diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WB8.cs b/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WB8.cs
index 078779c7c..19e3c3c9c 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WB8.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WB8.cs
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ private void SetEggMetData(PB8 pk)
     {
         pk.IsEgg = true;
         pk.EggMetDate = EncounterDate.GetDateSwitch();
+        pk.NicknameTrash.Clear();
         pk.Nickname = SpeciesName.GetEggName(pk.Language, Generation);
         pk.IsNicknamed = false;
     }