diff --git a/asm/link.s b/asm/link.s
index 559bed0901..cc36859711 100644
--- a/asm/link.s
+++ b/asm/link.s
@@ -5,73 +5,6 @@
 
 	.text
 
-	thumb_func_start sub_8009628
-sub_8009628: @ 8009628
-	lsls r0, 24
-	lsrs r0, 24
-	ldr r1, =gUnknown_020229CC
-	strh r0, [r1, 0x18]
-	bx lr
-	.pool
-	thumb_func_end sub_8009628
-
-	thumb_func_start sub_8009638
-sub_8009638: @ 8009638
-	push {r4,r5,lr}
-	ldr r5, =gUnknown_020229CC
-	ldr r4, =gSaveBlock2Ptr
-	ldr r1, [r4]
-	ldrb r2, [r1, 0xA]
-	ldrb r0, [r1, 0xB]
-	lsls r0, 8
-	orrs r2, r0
-	ldrb r0, [r1, 0xC]
-	lsls r0, 16
-	orrs r2, r0
-	ldrb r0, [r1, 0xD]
-	lsls r0, 24
-	orrs r2, r0
-	str r2, [r5, 0x4]
-	adds r0, r5, 0
-	adds r0, 0x8
-	bl StringCopy
-	ldr r0, [r4]
-	ldrb r0, [r0, 0x8]
-	strb r0, [r5, 0x13]
-	ldr r0, =gUnknown_020229C6
-	ldrh r0, [r0]
-	str r0, [r5, 0x14]
-	ldr r0, =gGameLanguage
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	strh r0, [r5, 0x1A]
-	ldr r0, =gGameVersion
-	ldrb r0, [r0]
-	movs r2, 0x80
-	lsls r2, 7
-	adds r1, r2, 0
-	adds r0, r1
-	strh r0, [r5]
-	movs r0, 0x80
-	lsls r0, 8
-	strh r0, [r5, 0x2]
-	bl IsNationalPokedexEnabled
-	strb r0, [r5, 0x10]
-	ldr r0, =0x0000087f
-	bl FlagGet
-	lsls r0, 24
-	cmp r0, 0
-	beq _0800969E
-	ldrb r0, [r5, 0x10]
-	movs r1, 0x10
-	orrs r0, r1
-	strb r0, [r5, 0x10]
-_0800969E:
-	pop {r4,r5}
-	pop {r0}
-	bx r0
-	.pool
-	thumb_func_end sub_8009638
-
 	thumb_func_start sub_80096BC
 sub_80096BC: @ 80096BC
 	push {lr}
diff --git a/include/flags.h b/include/flags.h
index 7d825feba4..ce93af9851 100644
--- a/include/flags.h
+++ b/include/flags.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define FLAG_VISITED_MOSSDEEP_CITY    CODE_FLAGS + 0x1C
 #define FLAG_VISITED_SOOTOPOLIS_CITY  CODE_FLAGS + 0x1D
 #define FLAG_VISITED_EVER_GRANDE_CITY CODE_FLAGS + 0x1E
-
+#define SYS_UNKNOWN_87F      CODE_FLAGS + 0x1F
 #define SYS_UNKNOWN_880      CODE_FLAGS + 0x20
 
 #define SYS_USE_FLASH        CODE_FLAGS + 0x28
diff --git a/src/link.c b/src/link.c
index 3c1bd13b1d..f95c1acb73 100644
--- a/src/link.c
+++ b/src/link.c
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "global.h"
 #include "librfu.h"
 #include "rng.h"
+#include "string_util.h"
+#include "event_data.h"
 #include "gpu_regs.h"
 #include "palette.h"
 #include "task.h"
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ IWRAM_DATA void *gUnknown_03000DAC;
 IWRAM_DATA bool32 gUnknown_03000DB0;
 
 u16 gUnknown_020229C6 = 0;
+struct LinkPlayer gUnknown_020229CC = {};
 
 // Static ROM declarations
 
@@ -178,3 +181,24 @@ void sub_8009570(void)
     CreateTask(task00_link_test, 0);
     SetMainCallback2(c2_08009A8C);
 }
+
+void sub_8009628(u8 a0)
+{
+    gUnknown_020229CC.lp_field_18 = a0;
+}
+
+void sub_8009638(void)
+{
+    gUnknown_020229CC.trainerId = gSaveBlock2Ptr->playerTrainerId[0] | (gSaveBlock2Ptr->playerTrainerId[1] << 8) | (gSaveBlock2Ptr->playerTrainerId[2] << 16) | (gSaveBlock2Ptr->playerTrainerId[3] << 24);
+    StringCopy(gUnknown_020229CC.name, gSaveBlock2Ptr->playerName);
+    gUnknown_020229CC.gender = gSaveBlock2Ptr->playerGender;
+    gUnknown_020229CC.linkType = gUnknown_020229C6;
+    gUnknown_020229CC.language = gGameLanguage;
+    gUnknown_020229CC.version = gGameVersion + 0x4000;
+    gUnknown_020229CC.lp_field_2 = 0x8000;
+    gUnknown_020229CC.name[8] = IsNationalPokedexEnabled();
+    if (FlagGet(SYS_UNKNOWN_87F))
+    {
+        gUnknown_020229CC.name[8] |= 0x10;
+    }
+}