diff --git a/include/game_records.h b/include/game_records.h
index a7bf2218ac..c099968c0f 100644
--- a/include/game_records.h
+++ b/include/game_records.h
@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@
 #include "struct_decls/pokedexdata_decl.h"
 #include "savedata.h"
 
+#define NUM_U32_RECORDS 71
+#define NUM_U16_RECORDS 77
+
 typedef struct GameRecords_sub1 {
     u16 unk_00;
     u16 unk_02;
 } GameRecords_sub1;
 
 typedef struct GameRecords {
-    u32 unk_00[71];
-    u16 unk_11C[77];
-    u16 unk_1B6;
+    u32 recordsU32[NUM_U32_RECORDS];
+    u16 recordsU16[NUM_U16_RECORDS];
+    u16 padding; // this should be added by the compiler, but is needed to match
     GameRecords_sub1 unk_1B8;
 } GameRecords;
 
diff --git a/src/game_records.c b/src/game_records.c
index d11af18a61..1076e53e32 100644
--- a/src/game_records.c
+++ b/src/game_records.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ static void sub_0202CD94 (GameRecords * records, int param1)
         return;
     }
 
-    records->unk_1B8.unk_00 = sub_0201D5B8(&records->unk_00[1], sizeof(GameRecords) - sizeof(GameRecords_sub1) - sizeof(u32)) & 0xffff;
-    EncryptData(&records->unk_00[1], sizeof(GameRecords) - sizeof(GameRecords_sub1) - sizeof(u32), records->unk_1B8.unk_00 + (records->unk_1B8.unk_02 << 16));
+    records->unk_1B8.unk_00 = sub_0201D5B8(&records->recordsU32[1], sizeof(GameRecords) - sizeof(GameRecords_sub1) - sizeof(u32)) & 0xffff;
+    EncryptData(&records->recordsU32[1], sizeof(GameRecords) - sizeof(GameRecords_sub1) - sizeof(u32), records->unk_1B8.unk_00 + (records->unk_1B8.unk_02 << 16));
 }
 
 static void sub_0202CDC0 (GameRecords * records, int param1)
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ static void sub_0202CDC0 (GameRecords * records, int param1)
         return;
     }
 
-    DecryptData(&records->unk_00[1], sizeof(GameRecords) - sizeof(GameRecords_sub1) - sizeof(u32), records->unk_1B8.unk_00 + (records->unk_1B8.unk_02 << 16));
+    DecryptData(&records->recordsU32[1], sizeof(GameRecords) - sizeof(GameRecords_sub1) - sizeof(u32), records->unk_1B8.unk_00 + (records->unk_1B8.unk_02 << 16));
 }
 
 static u32 sub_0202CDE0 (const GameRecords * records, int param1)
 {
     if (param1 < ((70 + 1))) {
-        return records->unk_00[param1];
+        return records->recordsU32[param1];
     } else if (param1 < ((49 + 28) + ((70 + 1)))) {
-        return records->unk_11C[param1 - ((70 + 1))];
+        return records->recordsU16[param1 - ((70 + 1))];
     }
 
     GF_ASSERT(0);
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ static u32 sub_0202CDE0 (const GameRecords * records, int param1)
 static u32 sub_0202CE08 (GameRecords * records, int param1, u32 param2)
 {
     if (param1 < ((70 + 1))) {
-        records->unk_00[param1] = param2;
+        records->recordsU32[param1] = param2;
     } else if (param1 < ((49 + 28) + ((70 + 1)))) {
-        records->unk_11C[param1 - ((70 + 1))] = param2;
+        records->recordsU16[param1 - ((70 + 1))] = param2;
     } else {
         GF_ASSERT(0);
     }