diff --git a/data/maps/SootopolisCity_Gym_1F/scripts.inc b/data/maps/SootopolisCity_Gym_1F/scripts.inc
index 99b9fb2ba..8db708e9c 100644
--- a/data/maps/SootopolisCity_Gym_1F/scripts.inc
+++ b/data/maps/SootopolisCity_Gym_1F/scripts.inc
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ SootopolisCity_Gym_1F_Text_225268: @ 8225268
 	.string "A grand illusion of water sculpted\n"
 	.string "by POKéMON and myself!$"
 
+@ NOTE: This defeat text actually causes a buffer overflow. It's about 50 bytes too long for
+@ the gDisplayedStringBattle buffer that it's put into, and it stomps all over the gBattleTextBuffs
+@ after, as well as the otherwise unused array after that. One wonders if that's the reason for
+@ the existence of that unused array of ints.
 SootopolisCity_Gym_1F_Text_225432: @ 8225432
 	.string "Ahahaha, excellent!\n"
 	.string "Very well, you are the winner.\p"