diff --git a/include/global.h b/include/global.h
index 057a53b498..b58ef3518b 100644
--- a/include/global.h
+++ b/include/global.h
@@ -680,7 +680,8 @@ struct Roamer
     /*0x12*/ u8 tough;
     /*0x13*/ bool8 active;
     /*0x14*/ u8 statusB; // Stores frostbite
-    /*0x14*/ u8 filler[0x7];
+    /*0x15*/ bool8 shiny;
+    /*0x16*/ u8 filler[0x6];
 };
 
 struct RamScriptData
diff --git a/src/roamer.c b/src/roamer.c
index 9bca6fdc45..0fc86b6711 100644
--- a/src/roamer.c
+++ b/src/roamer.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ static void CreateInitialRoamerMon(u8 index, u16 species, u8 level)
     ROAMER(index)->cute = GetMonData(&gEnemyParty[0], MON_DATA_CUTE);
     ROAMER(index)->smart = GetMonData(&gEnemyParty[0], MON_DATA_SMART);
     ROAMER(index)->tough = GetMonData(&gEnemyParty[0], MON_DATA_TOUGH);
+    ROAMER(index)->shiny = GetMonData(&gEnemyParty[0], MON_DATA_IS_SHINY);
     ROAMER(index)->active = TRUE;
     sRoamerLocation[index][MAP_GRP] = ROAMER_MAP_GROUP;
     sRoamerLocation[index][MAP_NUM] = sRoamerLocations[Random() % NUM_LOCATION_SETS][0];
@@ -243,8 +244,6 @@ void CreateRoamerMonInstance(u32 roamerIndex)
     struct Pokemon *mon = &gEnemyParty[0];
     ZeroEnemyPartyMons();
     CreateMonWithIVsPersonality(mon, ROAMER(roamerIndex)->species, ROAMER(roamerIndex)->level, ROAMER(roamerIndex)->ivs, ROAMER(roamerIndex)->personality);
-    // The roamer's status field is u16, but SetMonData expects status to be u32, so will set the roamer's status
-    // using the status field and the following 3 bytes (cool, beauty, and cute).
     SetMonData(mon, MON_DATA_STATUS, &status);
     SetMonData(mon, MON_DATA_HP, &ROAMER(roamerIndex)->hp);
     SetMonData(mon, MON_DATA_COOL, &ROAMER(roamerIndex)->cool);
@@ -252,6 +251,7 @@ void CreateRoamerMonInstance(u32 roamerIndex)
     SetMonData(mon, MON_DATA_CUTE, &ROAMER(roamerIndex)->cute);
     SetMonData(mon, MON_DATA_SMART, &ROAMER(roamerIndex)->smart);
     SetMonData(mon, MON_DATA_TOUGH, &ROAMER(roamerIndex)->tough);
+    SetMonData(mon, MON_DATA_IS_SHINY, &ROAMER(roamerIndex)->shiny);
 }
 
 bool8 TryStartRoamerEncounter(void)