diff --git a/include/trainer_util.h b/include/trainer_util.h
index 76bfd0b6f8..a12061f530 100644
--- a/include/trainer_util.h
+++ b/include/trainer_util.h
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ struct TrainerGenerator
 {
     u8 gender:7;
     u8 isFrontier:1;
-    u8 name[TRAINER_NAME_LENGTH + 1];
     u8 trainerClass;
+    u8 padding;
+    u8 name[TRAINER_NAME_LENGTH + 1];
     struct OriginalTrainerId otID;
     rng_value_t localRngState;
 };