diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Gen3/SecretBaseManager3.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Gen3/SecretBaseManager3.cs
index c51ebc842..7afaaa779 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Gen3/SecretBaseManager3.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Gen3/SecretBaseManager3.cs
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ private Memory<byte> GetBase(int index)
 
     private void WriteTo(Span<byte> data)
     {
-        // Initialize: Wipe trainer name of each slot
-        for (int i = 0; i < BaseCount; i++)
-            data.Slice((i * SecretBase3.SIZE) + 2, 7).Fill(StringConverter3.TerminatorByte);
-
         var tmp = Bases.ToList();
         for (int i = 0; i < BaseCount; i++)
         {
             if (!Occupied[i])
+            {
+                // Initialize: Wipe trainer name of each slot
+                data.Slice((i * SecretBase3.SIZE) + 2, 7).Fill(StringConverter3.TerminatorByte);
                 continue;
+            }
             var tmpbase = tmp[0];
             tmpbase.Data.CopyTo(data[(i * SecretBase3.SIZE)..]);
             tmp.RemoveAt(0);