diff --git a/charmap.asm b/charmap.asm
index 8cdff71e9..3b15daf46 100644
--- a/charmap.asm
+++ b/charmap.asm
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
 	charmap "′",         $6e ; gfx/font/feet_inches.png
 	charmap "″",         $6f ; gfx/font/feet_inches.png
 
+	; needed for StatsScreen_PlaceShinyIcon and PrintPartyMonPage1
+	charmap "<SHINY>",   $3f ; gfx/stats/stats_tiles.png, tile 14
+
 ; Actual characters (from gfx/font/font.png)
 
 	charmap "A",         $80
diff --git a/engine/print_party.asm b/engine/print_party.asm
index ce624b013..819f38759 100755
--- a/engine/print_party.asm
+++ b/engine/print_party.asm
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-PRINTPARTY_HP    EQUS "\"◀\"" ; $71
-PRINTPARTY_SHINY EQUS "\"<ENEMY>\"" ; $3f
+PRINTPARTY_HP EQUS "\"◀\"" ; $71
 
 PrintPage1: ; 1dc1b0
 	hlcoord 0, 0
@@ -153,9 +152,9 @@ PrintPartyMonPage1: ; 1dc381
 	lb bc, BANK(GBPrinterLvIcon), 1
 	call Request1bpp
 
-	ld de, ShinyIconGFX
-	ld hl, vTiles2 tile PRINTPARTY_SHINY
-	lb bc, BANK(ShinyIconGFX), 1
+	ld de, StatsScreenPageTilesGFX + 14 tiles ; shiny icon
+	ld hl, vTiles2 tile "<SHINY>"
+	lb bc, BANK(StatsScreenPageTilesGFX), 1
 	call Get2bpp
 
 	xor a
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ Function1dc52c: ; 1dc52c
 	farcall CheckShininess
 	ret nc
 	hlcoord 18, 2
-	ld [hl], PRINTPARTY_SHINY
+	ld [hl], "<SHINY>"
 	ret
 ; 1dc550
 
diff --git a/engine/stats_screen.asm b/engine/stats_screen.asm
index fbe562d9c..c0963d766 100755
--- a/engine/stats_screen.asm
+++ b/engine/stats_screen.asm
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ StatsScreen_PlaceShinyIcon: ; 4dfa6 (13:5fa6)
 	farcall CheckShininess
 	ret nc
 	hlcoord 19, 0
-	ld [hl], $3f ; shiny icon
+	ld [hl], "<SHINY>"
 	ret
 
 StatsScreen_LoadGFX: ; 4dfb6 (13:5fb6)
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ StatsScreen_LoadTextBoxSpaceGFX: ; 4e307 (13:6307)
 	ld [rVBK], a
 	ld de, TextBoxSpaceGFX
 	lb bc, BANK(TextBoxSpaceGFX), 1
-	ld hl, vTiles2 tile $7f
+	ld hl, vTiles2 tile " "
 	call Get2bpp
 	pop af
 	ld [rVBK], a
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ StatsScreen_LoadTextBoxSpaceGFX: ; 4e307 (13:6307)
 
 ; unreferenced
 Unknown_4e32a: ; 4e32a
-; A blank tile?
+; An unused space tile?
 	ds 16
 ; 4e33a
 
diff --git a/gfx/font.asm b/gfx/font.asm
index 3b7ec39e9..e376e8afd 100755
--- a/gfx/font.asm
+++ b/gfx/font.asm
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ INCBIN "gfx/frames/9.1bpp"
 
 StatsScreenPageTilesGFX: ; f89b0
 INCBIN "gfx/stats/stats_tiles.2bpp"
-; f8a90
-
-ShinyIconGFX: ; f8a90
-; also part of StatsScreenPageTilesGFX
-INCBIN "gfx/stats/shiny.2bpp"
-
-ExpBarEndsGFX: ; f8aa0
-; not referenced on its own, but part of StatsScreenPageTilesGFX
-INCBIN "gfx/stats/exp_bar_ends.2bpp"
 ; f8ac0
 
 EnemyHPBarBorderGFX: ; f8ac0
diff --git a/gfx/stats/exp_bar_ends.png b/gfx/stats/exp_bar_ends.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 252bdd990..000000000
Binary files a/gfx/stats/exp_bar_ends.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/gfx/stats/shiny.png b/gfx/stats/shiny.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 010aeafbf..000000000
Binary files a/gfx/stats/shiny.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/gfx/stats/stats_tiles.png b/gfx/stats/stats_tiles.png
index 151704af5..5da4a008e 100644
Binary files a/gfx/stats/stats_tiles.png and b/gfx/stats/stats_tiles.png differ