diff --git a/include/pokedex.h b/include/pokedex.h
index 0dfc802312..c558cd1b07 100644
--- a/include/pokedex.h
+++ b/include/pokedex.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ void ResetPokedex(void);
 u16 GetNationalPokedexCount(u8 caseID);
 u16 GetHoennPokedexCount(u8 caseID);
 u8 DisplayCaughtMonDexPage(u16 species, bool32 isShiny, u32 personality);
+u32 Pokedex_CreateCaughtMonSprite(u32 species, s32 x, s32 y);
 s8 GetSetPokedexFlag(enum NationalDexOrder nationalDexNo, u8 caseID);
 void DrawFootprint(u8 windowId, u16 species);
 u16 CreateMonSpriteFromNationalDexNumber(enum NationalDexOrder nationalNum, s16 x, s16 y, u16 paletteSlot);
diff --git a/src/pokedex.c b/src/pokedex.c
index bcd6cb607d..7f2ebe2d9c 100644
--- a/src/pokedex.c
+++ b/src/pokedex.c
@@ -4048,6 +4048,17 @@ static void LoadDexMonPalette(u32 taskId, bool32 isShiny)
     LoadPalette(paletteData, OBJ_PLTT_ID(paletteNum), PLTT_SIZE_4BPP);
 }
 
+u32 Pokedex_CreateCaughtMonSprite(u32 species, s32 x, s32 y)
+{
+    u32 spriteId;
+
+    SetMultiuseSpriteTemplateToPokemon(species, GetCatchingBattler());
+    spriteId = CreateSprite(&gMultiuseSpriteTemplate, x, y, 0);
+    gSprites[spriteId].oam.priority = 0;
+    gSprites[spriteId].callback = SpriteCallbackDummy;
+    return spriteId;
+}
+
 static void Task_DisplayCaughtMonDexPage(u8 taskId)
 {
     u8 spriteId;
@@ -4096,11 +4107,8 @@ static void Task_DisplayCaughtMonDexPage(u8 taskId)
         break;
     case 4:
         // We're using a different mon sprite creation method, because we don't have enough memory to safely use CreateMonPicSprite.
-        SetMultiuseSpriteTemplateToPokemon(species, GetCatchingBattler());
-        spriteId = CreateSprite(&gMultiuseSpriteTemplate, MON_PAGE_X, MON_PAGE_Y, 0);
+        spriteId = Pokedex_CreateCaughtMonSprite(species, MON_PAGE_X, MON_PAGE_Y);
         gTasks[taskId].tMonSpriteId = spriteId;
-        gSprites[spriteId].oam.priority = 0;
-        gSprites[spriteId].callback = SpriteCallbackDummy;
         LoadDexMonPalette(taskId, FALSE);
         gSprites[spriteId].oam.priority = 0;
         BeginNormalPaletteFade(PALETTES_ALL, 0, 0x10, 0, RGB_BLACK);
diff --git a/src/pokedex_plus_hgss.c b/src/pokedex_plus_hgss.c
index 49e1016d32..2e4463ac80 100644
--- a/src/pokedex_plus_hgss.c
+++ b/src/pokedex_plus_hgss.c
@@ -4148,13 +4148,18 @@ void Task_DisplayCaughtMonDexPageHGSS(u8 taskId)
         gTasks[taskId].tState++;
         break;
     case 4:
-        spriteId = CreateMonSpriteFromNationalDexNumberHGSS(dexNum, MON_PAGE_X, MON_PAGE_Y, 0);
-        gSprites[spriteId].oam.priority = 0;
+    {
+        u32 personality = ((u16)gTasks[taskId].tPersonalityHi << 16) | (u16)gTasks[taskId].tPersonalityLo;
+        const u16 *paletteData = GetMonSpritePalFromSpeciesAndPersonality(species, FALSE, personality);
+
+        spriteId = Pokedex_CreateCaughtMonSprite(species, MON_PAGE_X, MON_PAGE_Y);
+        LoadPalette(paletteData, OBJ_PLTT_ID(gSprites[spriteId].oam.paletteNum), PLTT_SIZE_4BPP);
         BeginNormalPaletteFade(PALETTES_ALL, 0, 0x10, 0, RGB_BLACK);
         SetVBlankCallback(gPokedexVBlankCB);
         gTasks[taskId].tMonSpriteId = spriteId;
         gTasks[taskId].tState++;
         break;
+    }
     case 5:
         SetGpuReg(REG_OFFSET_BLDCNT, 0);
         SetGpuReg(REG_OFFSET_BLDALPHA, 0);
@@ -4532,8 +4537,8 @@ static u32 GetPokedexMonPersonality(u16 species)
 
 static u16 CreateMonSpriteFromNationalDexNumberHGSS(u16 nationalNum, s16 x, s16 y, u16 paletteSlot)
 {
-    nationalNum = NationalPokedexNumToSpeciesHGSS(nationalNum);
-    return CreateMonPicSprite(nationalNum, FALSE, GetPokedexMonPersonality(nationalNum), TRUE, x, y, paletteSlot, TAG_NONE);
+    u32 species = NationalPokedexNumToSpeciesHGSS(nationalNum);
+    return CreateMonPicSprite(nationalNum, FALSE, GetPokedexMonPersonality(species), TRUE, x, y, paletteSlot, TAG_NONE);
 }
 
 static u16 GetPokemonScaleFromNationalDexNumber(u16 nationalNum)