diff --git a/include/event_object_movement.h b/include/event_object_movement.h
index 2906789b37..77da1ef1fd 100644
--- a/include/event_object_movement.h
+++ b/include/event_object_movement.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ extern const struct OamData gObjectEventBaseOam_64x64;
 extern const struct SubspriteTable sOamTables_32x32[];
 extern const struct SubspriteTable sOamTables_64x64[];
 extern const union AnimCmd *const sAnimTable_Following[];
+extern const union AnimCmd *const sAnimTable_Following_Asym[];
 extern const struct SpriteTemplate *const gFieldEffectObjectTemplatePointers[];
 extern const u8 gReflectionEffectPaletteMap[];
 
diff --git a/src/data/object_events/object_event_anims.h b/src/data/object_events/object_event_anims.h
index bde3c3b0d5..d6229e57c9 100755
--- a/src/data/object_events/object_event_anims.h
+++ b/src/data/object_events/object_event_anims.h
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ const union AnimCmd *const sAnimTable_Following[] = {
 };
 
 // Like the above, but has separate frames for facing right
-static const union AnimCmd *const sAnimTable_Following_Asym[] = {
+const union AnimCmd *const sAnimTable_Following_Asym[] = {
     [ANIM_STD_FACE_SOUTH] = sAnim_FaceSouth,
     [ANIM_STD_FACE_NORTH] = sAnim_FaceNorth2F,
     [ANIM_STD_FACE_WEST] = sAnim_FaceWest2F,
diff --git a/src/data/pokemon/species_info.h b/src/data/pokemon/species_info.h
index 4f21223eee..de8423fb44 100644
--- a/src/data/pokemon/species_info.h
+++ b/src/data/pokemon/species_info.h
@@ -46,8 +46,30 @@
     .affineAnims = gDummySpriteAffineAnimTable,                                             \
 },                                                                                          \
     OVERWORLD_PAL(__VA_ARGS__)
+
+#define OVERWORLD_SET_ANIM(picTable, _size, shadow, _tracks, _anims, ...)                   \
+.overworldData = {                                                                          \
+    .tileTag = TAG_NONE,                                                                    \
+    .paletteTag = OBJ_EVENT_PAL_TAG_DYNAMIC,                                                \
+    .reflectionPaletteTag = OBJ_EVENT_PAL_TAG_NONE,                                         \
+    .size = (_size == SIZE_32x32 ? 512 : 2048),                                             \
+    .width = (_size == SIZE_32x32 ? 32 : 64),                                               \
+    .height = (_size == SIZE_32x32 ? 32 : 64),                                              \
+    .paletteSlot = PALSLOT_NPC_1,                                                           \
+    .shadowSize = shadow,                                                                   \
+    .inanimate = FALSE,                                                                     \
+    .compressed = COMP,                                                                     \
+    .tracks = _tracks,                                                                      \
+    .oam = (_size == SIZE_32x32 ? &gObjectEventBaseOam_32x32 : &gObjectEventBaseOam_64x64), \
+    .subspriteTables = (_size == SIZE_32x32 ? sOamTables_32x32 : sOamTables_64x64),         \
+    .anims = _anims,                                                                        \
+    .images = picTable,                                                                     \
+    .affineAnims = gDummySpriteAffineAnimTable,                                             \
+},                                                                                          \
+    OVERWORLD_PAL(__VA_ARGS__)
 #else
 #define OVERWORLD(picTable, _size, shadow, _tracks, ...)
+#define OVERWORLD_SET_ANIM(picTable, _size, shadow, _tracks, _anims, ...)
 #endif //OW_POKEMON_OBJECT_EVENTS
 
 // Maximum value for a female Pokémon is 254 (MON_FEMALE) which is 100% female.
diff --git a/src/data/pokemon/species_info/gen_1_families.h b/src/data/pokemon/species_info/gen_1_families.h
index 72b4e43c0b..0acdc9dada 100644
--- a/src/data/pokemon/species_info/gen_1_families.h
+++ b/src/data/pokemon/species_info/gen_1_families.h
@@ -9515,11 +9515,12 @@ const struct SpeciesInfo gSpeciesInfoGen1[] =
         .iconSprite = gMonIcon_Farfetchd,
         .iconPalIndex = 1,
         FOOTPRINT(Farfetchd)
-        OVERWORLD(
+        OVERWORLD_SET_ANIM(
             sPicTable_Farfetchd,
             SIZE_32x32,
             SHADOW_SIZE_M,
             TRACKS_NONE,
+            sAnimTable_Following_Asym,
             gOverworldPalette_Farfetchd,
             gShinyOverworldPalette_Farfetchd
         )