diff --git a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
index 311b420e437..6636c967ce9 100644
--- a/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/starter-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@ export default class StarterSelectUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
         let dupe = false;
 
         do {
+          dupe = false;
+
           generateSpecies();
 
           for (let pc = 0; pc < c; pc++) {