diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WC3.cs b/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WC3.cs
index a8144172f..ba3743a2d 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WC3.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/MysteryGifts/WC3.cs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ protected override bool IsMatchExact(PKM pkm)
                 if (TID != -1 && TID != pkm.TID) return false;
                 if (OT_Gender < 3 && OT_Gender != pkm.OT_Gender) return false;
                 var wcOT = OT_Name;
-                if (wcOT != null)
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(wcOT))
                 {
                     if (wcOT.Length > 7) // Colosseum Mattle Ho-Oh
                     {