diff --git a/src/faraway_island.c b/src/faraway_island.c
index e275bcfa37..67acf5cc6d 100755
--- a/src/faraway_island.c
+++ b/src/faraway_island.c
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ void SetMewAboveGrass(void)
 
         LoadSpritePalette(&gSpritePalette_GeneralFieldEffect1);
         UpdateSpritePaletteWithWeather(IndexOfSpritePaletteTag(gSpritePalette_GeneralFieldEffect1.tag), FALSE);
+        gSprites[mew->spriteId].subspriteTableNum = 1;
 
         x = mew->currentCoords.x;
         y = mew->currentCoords.y;