diff --git a/src/battle_bg.c b/src/battle_bg.c
index e56884b55d..0ed1eec2e7 100644
--- a/src/battle_bg.c
+++ b/src/battle_bg.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static const struct WindowTemplate sStandardBattleWindowTemplates[] =
         .bg = 0,
         .tilemapLeft = 2,
         .tilemapTop = 55,
-        .width = 12,    //for z move names
+        .width = 16,    //for z move names
         .height = 2,
         .paletteNum = 5,
         .baseBlock = 0x0300,