diff --git a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
index 0fcded90372..2028d70fac0 100644
--- a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -1446,6 +1446,16 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
               }
             } while (newVariant !== props.variant);
             this.setSpeciesDetails(this.lastSpecies, undefined, undefined, undefined, newVariant, undefined, undefined);
+
+            // Get the luck value
+            const luck = this.scene.gameData.getDexAttrLuck(this.speciesStarterDexEntry.caughtAttr);
+
+            // Get the tint based on the luck value
+            const tint = getVariantTint(Math.min(luck - 1, 2) as Variant);
+
+            // Set the color of variantLabel to the luck tint
+            this.variantLabel.setTint(tint);
+
             success = true;
           }
           break;