diff --git a/asm/secret_base.s b/asm/secret_base.s
index 1a3368e89c..e5aca7fdd5 100644
--- a/asm/secret_base.s
+++ b/asm/secret_base.s
@@ -5,52 +5,6 @@
 
 	.text
 
-	thumb_func_start sub_80E9780
-sub_80E9780: @ 80E9780
-	push {r4-r6,lr}
-	mov r6, r8
-	push {r6}
-	adds r6, r0, 0
-	lsls r1, 24
-	lsrs r1, 24
-	ldr r0, =gSaveBlock1Ptr
-	mov r8, r0
-	lsls r5, r1, 2
-	adds r5, r1
-	lsls r5, 5
-	ldr r4, [r0]
-	adds r4, r5, r4
-	ldr r1, =0x00001a9e
-	adds r4, r1
-	adds r0, r4, 0
-	bl sub_80E8DF4
-	adds r2, r0, 0
-	lsls r2, 24
-	lsrs r2, 24
-	adds r0, r6, 0
-	adds r1, r4, 0
-	bl StringCopyN
-	movs r1, 0xFF
-	strb r1, [r0]
-	mov r1, r8
-	ldr r0, [r1]
-	adds r0, r5
-	ldr r1, =0x00001aa9
-	adds r0, r1
-	ldrb r1, [r0]
-	adds r0, r6, 0
-	bl ConvertInternationalString
-	ldr r1, =gText_ApostropheSBase
-	adds r0, r6, 0
-	bl StringAppend
-	pop {r3}
-	mov r8, r3
-	pop {r4-r6}
-	pop {r1}
-	bx r1
-	.pool
-	thumb_func_end sub_80E9780
-
 	thumb_func_start GetSecretBaseMapName
 GetSecretBaseMapName: @ 80E97EC
 	push {r4,lr}
diff --git a/include/event_scripts.h b/include/event_scripts.h
index 74502541b7..6e8c4719f5 100755
--- a/include/event_scripts.h
+++ b/include/event_scripts.h
@@ -361,5 +361,6 @@ extern const u8 gPokeNewsTextLilycove_Ending[];
 extern const u8 gPokeNewsTextBlendMaster_Upcoming[];
 extern const u8 gPokeNewsTextBlendMaster_Ongoing[];
 extern const u8 gPokeNewsTextBlendMaster_Ending[];
+extern const u8 gText_ApostropheSBase[];
 
 #endif //GUARD_EVENT_SCRIPTS_H
diff --git a/src/secret_base.c b/src/secret_base.c
index 4260b15fe0..f8e2b1efd4 100644
--- a/src/secret_base.c
+++ b/src/secret_base.c
@@ -570,3 +570,10 @@ void sub_80E9744(void)
         gScriptResult = FALSE;
     }
 }
+
+u8 *sub_80E9780(u8 *dest, u8 sbId)
+{
+    *StringCopyN(dest, gSaveBlock1Ptr->secretBases[sbId].trainerName, sub_80E8DF4(gSaveBlock1Ptr->secretBases[sbId].trainerName)) = EOS;
+    ConvertInternationalString(dest, gSaveBlock1Ptr->secretBases[sbId].language);
+    return StringAppend(dest, gText_ApostropheSBase);
+}