diff --git a/graphics/starter_choose/birch_bag.png b/graphics/starter_choose/birch_bag.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 86bfbbbc0a..0000000000
Binary files a/graphics/starter_choose/birch_bag.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/graphics/starter_choose/birch_grass.png b/graphics/starter_choose/birch_grass.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 838fa5f4c7..0000000000
Binary files a/graphics/starter_choose/birch_grass.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/graphics/starter_choose/tiles.png b/graphics/starter_choose/tiles.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..175b30f9d1
Binary files /dev/null and b/graphics/starter_choose/tiles.png differ
diff --git a/graphics_file_rules.mk b/graphics_file_rules.mk
index 8f74216a7d..9591890f1b 100644
--- a/graphics_file_rules.mk
+++ b/graphics_file_rules.mk
@@ -675,9 +675,6 @@ $(POKEDEXGFXDIR)/region_map.8bpp: %.8bpp: %.png
 $(POKEDEXGFXDIR)/region_map_affine.8bpp: %.8bpp: %.png
 	$(GFX) $< $@ -num_tiles 233 -Wnum_tiles
 
-$(STARTERGFXDIR)/birch_help.4bpp: $(STARTERGFXDIR)/birch_bag.4bpp $(STARTERGFXDIR)/birch_grass.4bpp
-	@cat $^ >$@
-
 $(NAMINGGFXDIR)/cursor.4bpp: %.4bpp: %.png
 	$(GFX) $< $@ -num_tiles 5 -Wnum_tiles
 
diff --git a/include/starter_choose.h b/include/starter_choose.h
index 7a4f6e967b..1bee42a2e8 100644
--- a/include/starter_choose.h
+++ b/include/starter_choose.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #ifndef GUARD_STARTER_CHOOSE_H
 #define GUARD_STARTER_CHOOSE_H
 
-extern const u16 gBirchBagGrassPal[2][16];
+extern const u16 gBirchBagGrass_Pal[];
 extern const u32 gBirchBagTilemap[];
 extern const u32 gBirchGrassTilemap[];
-extern const u32 gBirchHelpGfx[];
+extern const u32 gBirchBagGrass_Gfx[];
 extern const u32 gPokeballSelection_Gfx[];
 
 u16 GetStarterPokemon(u16 chosenStarterId);
diff --git a/src/credits.c b/src/credits.c
index 4156e45ba4..94bc0c4a6c 100644
--- a/src/credits.c
+++ b/src/credits.c
@@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ static void Task_LoadShowMons(u8 taskId)
         ResetAllPicSprites();
         FreeAllSpritePalettes();
         gReservedSpritePaletteCount = 8;
-        LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchHelpGfx, (void *)VRAM);
+        LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchBagGrass_Gfx, (void *)VRAM);
         LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchGrassTilemap, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(7)));
-        LoadPalette(gBirchBagGrassPal[0] + 1, 1, 31 * 2);
+        LoadPalette(gBirchBagGrass_Pal + 1, 1, 31 * 2);
 
         for (i = 0; i < MON_PIC_SIZE; i++)
             gDecompressionBuffer[i] = 0x11;
diff --git a/src/save_failed_screen.c b/src/save_failed_screen.c
index 877482728f..d632c553a8 100644
--- a/src/save_failed_screen.c
+++ b/src/save_failed_screen.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void CB2_SaveFailedScreen(void)
         DmaFill16(3, 0, VRAM, VRAM_SIZE);
         DmaFill32(3, 0, OAM, OAM_SIZE);
         DmaFill16(3, 0, PLTT, PLTT_SIZE);
-        LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchHelpGfx, (void *)VRAM);
+        LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchBagGrass_Gfx, (void *)VRAM);
         LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchBagTilemap, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(14)));
         LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchGrassTilemap, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(15)));
         LZ77UnCompVram(sSaveFailedClockGfx, (void *)(OBJ_VRAM0 + 0x20));
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static void CB2_SaveFailedScreen(void)
         ResetSpriteData();
         ResetTasks();
         ResetPaletteFade();
-        LoadPalette(gBirchBagGrassPal, 0, 0x40);
+        LoadPalette(gBirchBagGrass_Pal, 0, 0x40);
         LoadPalette(sSaveFailedClockPal, 0x100, 0x20);
         LoadPalette(gTextWindowFrame1_Pal, 0xE0, 0x20);
         LoadPalette(gStandardMenuPalette, 0xF0, 0x20);
diff --git a/src/starter_choose.c b/src/starter_choose.c
index cbe0c7ee61..67f762d801 100644
--- a/src/starter_choose.c
+++ b/src/starter_choose.c
@@ -51,17 +51,12 @@ static void SpriteCB_StarterPokemon(struct Sprite *sprite);
 
 static u16 sStarterLabelWindowId;
 
-const u16 gBirchBagGrassPal[][16] =
-{
-    INCBIN_U16("graphics/starter_choose/birch_bag.gbapal"),
-    INCBIN_U16("graphics/starter_choose/birch_grass.gbapal"),
-};
-
+const u16 gBirchBagGrass_Pal[] = INCBIN_U16("graphics/starter_choose/tiles.gbapal");
 static const u16 sPokeballSelection_Pal[] = INCBIN_U16("graphics/starter_choose/pokeball_selection.gbapal");
 static const u16 sStarterCircle_Pal[] = INCBIN_U16("graphics/starter_choose/starter_circle.gbapal");
 const u32 gBirchBagTilemap[] = INCBIN_U32("graphics/starter_choose/birch_bag.bin.lz");
 const u32 gBirchGrassTilemap[] = INCBIN_U32("graphics/starter_choose/birch_grass.bin.lz");
-const u32 gBirchHelpGfx[] = INCBIN_U32("graphics/starter_choose/birch_help.4bpp.lz"); // Birch bag and grass combined
+const u32 gBirchBagGrass_Gfx[] = INCBIN_U32("graphics/starter_choose/tiles.4bpp.lz");
 const u32 gPokeballSelection_Gfx[] = INCBIN_U32("graphics/starter_choose/pokeball_selection.4bpp.lz");
 static const u32 sStarterCircle_Gfx[] = INCBIN_U32("graphics/starter_choose/starter_circle.4bpp.lz");
 
@@ -402,7 +397,7 @@ void CB2_ChooseStarter(void)
     DmaFill32(3, 0, OAM, OAM_SIZE);
     DmaFill16(3, 0, PLTT, PLTT_SIZE);
 
-    LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchHelpGfx, (void *)VRAM);
+    LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchBagGrass_Gfx, (void *)VRAM);
     LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchBagTilemap, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(6)));
     LZ77UnCompVram(gBirchGrassTilemap, (void *)(BG_SCREEN_ADDR(7)));
 
@@ -421,7 +416,7 @@ void CB2_ChooseStarter(void)
     ResetAllPicSprites();
 
     LoadPalette(GetOverworldTextboxPalettePtr(), 0xE0, 0x20);
-    LoadPalette(gBirchBagGrassPal, 0, 0x40);
+    LoadPalette(gBirchBagGrass_Pal, 0, sizeof(gBirchBagGrass_Pal));
     LoadCompressedSpriteSheet(&sSpriteSheet_PokeballSelect[0]);
     LoadCompressedSpriteSheet(&sSpriteSheet_StarterCircle[0]);
     LoadSpritePalettes(sSpritePalettes_StarterChoose);