diff --git a/src/scrcmd.c b/src/scrcmd.c
index ae2cbfc335..b53ae95b90 100644
--- a/src/scrcmd.c
+++ b/src/scrcmd.c
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ bool8 ScrCmd_vmessage(struct ScriptContext *ctx)
 bool8 ScrCmd_bufferspeciesname(struct ScriptContext *ctx)
 {
     u8 stringVarIndex = ScriptReadByte(ctx);
-    u16 species = VarGet(ScriptReadHalfword(ctx));
+    u16 species = VarGet(ScriptReadHalfword(ctx)) & ((1 << 10) - 1); // ignore possible shiny / form bits
 
     StringCopy(sScriptStringVars[stringVarIndex], gSpeciesNames[species]);
     return FALSE;