diff --git a/src/item_use.c b/src/item_use.c
index c0c2866018..cf5ca5b222 100755
--- a/src/item_use.c
+++ b/src/item_use.c
@@ -922,19 +922,19 @@ void ItemUseInBattle_PokeBall(u8 taskId)
     if (IsBattlerAlive(GetBattlerAtPosition(B_POSITION_OPPONENT_LEFT))
         && IsBattlerAlive(GetBattlerAtPosition(B_POSITION_OPPONENT_RIGHT))) // There are two present pokemon.
     {
-        u8 textCantThrowPokeBall[] = _("Cannot throw a ball!\nThere are two pokemon out there!\p");
+        static const u8 textCantThrowPokeBall[] = _("Cannot throw a ball!\nThere are two pokemon out there!\p");
 
         if (!InBattlePyramid())
-            DisplayItemMessage(taskId, 1, textCantThrowPokeBall, bag_menu_inits_lists_menu);
+            DisplayItemMessage(taskId, 1, textCantThrowPokeBall, BagMenu_InitListsMenu);
         else
             DisplayItemMessageInBattlePyramid(taskId, textCantThrowPokeBall, sub_81C6714);
     }
     else if (gBattlerInMenuId == GetBattlerAtPosition(B_POSITION_PLAYER_RIGHT)) // Attempting to throw a ball with the second pokemon.
     {
-        u8 textCantThrowPokeBall[] = _("Cannot throw a ball!\p");
+        static const u8 textCantThrowPokeBall[] = _("Cannot throw a ball!\p");
 
         if (!InBattlePyramid())
-            DisplayItemMessage(taskId, 1, textCantThrowPokeBall, bag_menu_inits_lists_menu);
+            DisplayItemMessage(taskId, 1, textCantThrowPokeBall, BagMenu_InitListsMenu);
         else
             DisplayItemMessageInBattlePyramid(taskId, textCantThrowPokeBall, sub_81C6714);
     }