diff --git a/include/pokemon.h b/include/pokemon.h
index af36217739..1dc3ed461b 100644
--- a/include/pokemon.h
+++ b/include/pokemon.h
@@ -456,5 +456,6 @@ u16 GetFormSpeciesId(u16 speciesId, u8 formId);
 u8 GetFormIdFromFormSpeciesId(u16 formSpeciesId);
 u16 GetFormChangeTargetSpecies(struct Pokemon *mon, u16 method, u32 arg);
 u16 GetFormChangeTargetSpeciesBoxMon(struct BoxPokemon *mon, u16 method, u32 arg);
+u16 MonTryLearningNewMoveEvolution(struct Pokemon *mon, bool8 firstMove);
 
 #endif // GUARD_POKEMON_H
diff --git a/src/evolution_scene.c b/src/evolution_scene.c
index e5d628140e..a0adb4b465 100644
--- a/src/evolution_scene.c
+++ b/src/evolution_scene.c
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ static void Task_EvolutionScene(u8 taskId)
     case EVOSTATE_TRY_LEARN_MOVE:
         if (!IsTextPrinterActive(0))
         {
-            var = MonTryLearningNewMove(mon, gTasks[taskId].tLearnsFirstMove);
+            var = MonTryLearningNewMoveEvolution(mon, gTasks[taskId].tLearnsFirstMove);
             if (var != MOVE_NONE && !gTasks[taskId].tEvoWasStopped)
             {
                 u8 text[20];
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ static void Task_TradeEvolutionScene(u8 taskId)
     case T_EVOSTATE_TRY_LEARN_MOVE:
         if (!IsTextPrinterActive(0) && IsFanfareTaskInactive() == TRUE)
         {
-            var = MonTryLearningNewMove(mon, gTasks[taskId].tLearnsFirstMove);
+            var = MonTryLearningNewMoveEvolution(mon, gTasks[taskId].tLearnsFirstMove);
             if (var != MOVE_NONE && !gTasks[taskId].tEvoWasStopped)
             {
                 u8 text[20];
diff --git a/src/pokemon.c b/src/pokemon.c
index 0a0b837eac..7108c3d235 100644
--- a/src/pokemon.c
+++ b/src/pokemon.c
@@ -8259,3 +8259,29 @@ u16 GetFormChangeTargetSpeciesBoxMon(struct BoxPokemon *mon, u16 method, u32 arg
 
     return species != targetSpecies ? targetSpecies : SPECIES_NONE;
 }
+
+u16 MonTryLearningNewMoveEvolution(struct Pokemon *mon, bool8 firstMove)
+{
+    u16 species = GetMonData(mon, MON_DATA_SPECIES, NULL);
+    u8 level = GetMonData(mon, MON_DATA_LEVEL, NULL);
+
+    // since you can learn more than one move per level
+    // the game needs to know whether you decided to
+    // learn it or keep the old set to avoid asking
+    // you to learn the same move over and over again
+    if (firstMove)
+    {
+        sLearningMoveTableID = 0;
+    }
+    while(gLevelUpLearnsets[species][sLearningMoveTableID].move != LEVEL_UP_END)
+    {
+        while (!gLevelUpLearnsets[species][sLearningMoveTableID].level || gLevelUpLearnsets[species][sLearningMoveTableID].level == level)
+        {
+            gMoveToLearn = gLevelUpLearnsets[species][sLearningMoveTableID].move;
+            sLearningMoveTableID++;
+            return GiveMoveToMon(mon, gMoveToLearn);
+        }
+        sLearningMoveTableID++;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}