diff --git a/include/constants/flags.h b/include/constants/flags.h
index 6c1400410..a74dffccf 100644
--- a/include/constants/flags.h
+++ b/include/constants/flags.h
@@ -1570,6 +1570,7 @@
 #define FLAG_0x95E               (SYSTEM_FLAGS + 0xFE)
 #define FLAG_0x95F               (SYSTEM_FLAGS + 0xFF)
 
+#define SPECIAL_FLAGS_START 0x4000
 // SPECIAL FLAGS (unknown purpose)
 #define FLAG_SPECIAL_FLAG_0x4000    0x4000
 #define FLAG_SPECIAL_FLAG_0x4001    0x4001
diff --git a/include/constants/vars.h b/include/constants/vars.h
index 7cf232efe..e2c59b4fb 100644
--- a/include/constants/vars.h
+++ b/include/constants/vars.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@
 #define VAR_0x40FE                 0x40FE
 #define VAR_0x40FF                 0x40FF
 
+#define SPECIAL_VARS_START 0x8000
 // special vars
 // They are commonly used as parameters to commands, or return values from commands.
 #define VAR_0x8000                 0x8000
diff --git a/src/event_data.c b/src/event_data.c
index e42f5d514..2cbe50f13 100644
--- a/src/event_data.c
+++ b/src/event_data.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ EWRAM_DATA u16 gSpecialVar_MonBoxPos = 0;
 EWRAM_DATA u16 gSpecialVar_0x8014 = 0;
 EWRAM_DATA static u8 gUnknown_020375FC[16] = {0};
 
-extern u16 * const gSpecialVars[];
+extern u16 *const gSpecialVars[];
 
 extern void sub_80BB358(void);
 
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ u16 *GetVarPointer(u16 id)
 {
     if (id < VARS_START)
         return NULL;
-    else if (id < VAR_0x8000)
+    else if (id < SPECIAL_VARS_START)
         return &gSaveBlock1Ptr->vars[id - VARS_START];
 	else
-		return gSpecialVars[id - VAR_0x8000];
+		return gSpecialVars[id - SPECIAL_VARS_START];
 }
 
 u16 VarGet(u16 id)
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ u8 *GetFlagPointer(u16 id)
 {
     if (id == 0)
         return NULL;
-    else if (id < FLAG_SPECIAL_FLAG_0x4000)
+    else if (id < SPECIAL_FLAGS_START)
         return &gSaveBlock1Ptr->flags[id / 8];
 	else
-		return &gUnknown_020375FC[(id - FLAG_SPECIAL_FLAG_0x4000) / 8];
+		return &gUnknown_020375FC[(id - SPECIAL_FLAGS_START) / 8];
 }
 
 u8 FlagSet(u16 id)