diff --git a/src/event_object_movement.c b/src/event_object_movement.c
index 4b275a9702..af34829695 100644
--- a/src/event_object_movement.c
+++ b/src/event_object_movement.c
@@ -1205,7 +1205,8 @@ static u8 InitObjectEventStateFromTemplate(struct ObjectEventTemplate *template,
 {
     struct ObjectEvent *objectEvent;
     u8 objectEventId;
-    s16 x, y;
+    s16 x;
+    s16 y;
 
     if (GetAvailableObjectEventId(template->localId, mapNum, mapGroup, &objectEventId))
         return OBJECT_EVENTS_COUNT;
@@ -1231,6 +1232,7 @@ static u8 InitObjectEventStateFromTemplate(struct ObjectEventTemplate *template,
     objectEvent->range.as_nybbles.x = template->movementRangeX;
     objectEvent->range.as_nybbles.y = template->movementRangeY;
     objectEvent->trainerType = template->trainerType;
+    objectEvent->mapNum = mapNum; //redundant, but needed to match
     objectEvent->trainerRange_berryTreeId = template->trainerRange_berryTreeId;
     objectEvent->previousMovementDirection = gInitialMovementTypeFacingDirections[template->movementType];
     SetObjectEventDirection(objectEvent, objectEvent->previousMovementDirection);