diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
index a086762bb57..ad05b265a50 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@ export default class PokedexPageUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
         this.pokemonCaughtHatchedContainer.setY(25);
         this.pokemonCandyIcon.setTint(argbFromRgba(rgbHexToRgba(colorScheme[0])));
         this.pokemonCandyOverlayIcon.setTint(argbFromRgba(rgbHexToRgba(colorScheme[1])));
-        this.pokemonCandyCountText.setText(`x${globalScene.gameData.starterData[this.starterId].candyCount}`);
+        this.pokemonCandyCountText.setText(`x${species.speciesId === Species.PIKACHU ? 0 : globalScene.gameData.starterData[this.starterId].candyCount}`);
         this.pokemonCandyContainer.setVisible(true);
 
         if (pokemonPrevolutions.hasOwnProperty(species.speciesId)) {
diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts
index 6b8fdc41539..ed0c3e7ee33 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-ui-handler.ts
@@ -1534,8 +1534,8 @@ export default class PokedexUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
         case SortCriteria.COST:
           return (a.cost - b.cost) * -sort.dir;
         case SortCriteria.CANDY:
-          const candyCountA = globalScene.gameData.starterData[a.species.speciesId].candyCount;
-          const candyCountB = globalScene.gameData.starterData[b.species.speciesId].candyCount;
+          const candyCountA = globalScene.gameData.starterData[this.getStarterSpeciesId(a.species.speciesId)].candyCount;
+          const candyCountB = globalScene.gameData.starterData[this.getStarterSpeciesId(b.species.speciesId)].candyCount;
           return (candyCountA - candyCountB) * -sort.dir;
         case SortCriteria.IV:
           const avgIVsA = globalScene.gameData.dexData[a.species.speciesId].ivs.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) / globalScene.gameData.dexData[a.species.speciesId].ivs.length;