diff --git a/constants/player_constants.asm b/constants/player_constants.asm
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f666d458b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/constants/player_constants.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+; see GetPlayerField (home/player.asm) and Players (data/players/players.asm)
+
+; player characters
+	const_def
+	const PLAYER_CHRIS
+	const PLAYER_KRIS
+	const PLAYER_GREEN
+DEF NUM_PLAYER_CHARACTERS EQU const_value
+
+; field ids in the Players table
+rsreset
+DEF PLAYERDATA_STATE_SPRITES rw
+DEF PLAYERDATA_NPC_PAL      rb
+DEF PLAYERDATA_FISHING_SPRITE rw
+DEF PLAYERDATA_FRONTPIC     rw
+DEF PLAYERDATA_BACKPIC      rw
+DEF PLAYERDATA_PIC_PAL rw
+DEF PLAYERDATA_LENGTH EQU _RS
diff --git a/data/player_names.asm b/data/players/names.asm
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 100%
rename from data/player_names.asm
rename to data/players/names.asm
diff --git a/data/players/players.asm b/data/players/players.asm
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..34bad4fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/players/players.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+MACRO player
+	dw \1 ; ptr to ow state sprites
+	db \2 ; ow sprite palette
+	dw \3 ; ptr to ow fishing gfx
+	dw \4, \5 ; ptr to (uncompressed) frontpic, ptr to (compressed) backpic
+	dw \6 ; ptr to pic pallete
+ENDM
+
+Players::
+	player ChrisStateSprites, PAL_NPC_RED, FishingGFX, ChrisPic, ChrisBackpic, PlayerPalette   ; PLAYER_CHRIS
+	player KrisStateSprites, PAL_NPC_BLUE, KrisFishingGFX, KrisPic, KrisBackpic, KrisPalette  ; PLAYER_KRIS
+	player GreenStateSprites, PAL_NPC_GREEN, FishingGFX, ChrisPic, ChrisBackpic, PlayerPalette ; PLAYER_GREEN
+	db $ff
diff --git a/data/sprites/player_sprites.asm b/data/sprites/player_sprites.asm
index 89eb6e831..819b1f3e3 100644
--- a/data/sprites/player_sprites.asm
+++ b/data/sprites/player_sprites.asm
@@ -11,3 +11,10 @@ KrisStateSprites:
 	db PLAYER_SURF,      SPRITE_SURF
 	db PLAYER_SURF_PIKA, SPRITE_SURFING_PIKACHU
 	db -1 ; end
+
+GreenStateSprites:
+	db PLAYER_NORMAL,    SPRITE_RIVAL
+	db PLAYER_BIKE,      SPRITE_CHRIS_BIKE
+	db PLAYER_SURF,      SPRITE_SURF
+	db PLAYER_SURF_PIKA, SPRITE_SURFING_PIKACHU
+	db -1 ; end
diff --git a/engine/battle/core.asm b/engine/battle/core.asm
index 06ea09d69..786610927 100644
--- a/engine/battle/core.asm
+++ b/engine/battle/core.asm
@@ -8755,7 +8755,6 @@ GetTrainerBackpic:
 ; Load the player character's backpic (6x6) into VRAM starting from vTiles2 tile $31.
 
 ; Special exception for Dude.
-	ld b, BANK(DudeBackpic)
 	ld hl, DudeBackpic
 	ld a, [wBattleType]
 	cp BATTLETYPE_TUTORIAL
@@ -8763,21 +8762,12 @@ GetTrainerBackpic:
 
 ; What gender are we?
 	ld a, [wPlayerGender]
-	bit PLAYERGENDER_FEMALE_F, a
-	jr z, .Chris
-
-; It's a girl.
-	farcall GetKrisBackpic
-	ret
-
-.Chris:
-; It's a boy.
-	ld b, BANK(ChrisBackpic)
-	ld hl, ChrisBackpic
-
-.Decompress:
+	ld e, PLAYERDATA_BACKPIC
+	call GetPlayerField
+.Decompress
 	ld de, vTiles2 tile $31
 	ld c, 7 * 7
+	ld b, BANK(ChrisBackpic)
 	predef DecompressGet2bpp
 	ret
 
diff --git a/engine/events/fishing_gfx.asm b/engine/events/fishing_gfx.asm
index e8878b6f2..b4dfe727c 100644
--- a/engine/events/fishing_gfx.asm
+++ b/engine/events/fishing_gfx.asm
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ LoadFishingGFX:
 	ld a, $1
 	ldh [rVBK], a
 
-	ld de, FishingGFX
 	ld a, [wPlayerGender]
-	bit PLAYERGENDER_FEMALE_F, a
-	jr z, .got_gender
-	ld de, KrisFishingGFX
-.got_gender
+	ld e, PLAYERDATA_FISHING_SPRITE
+	call GetPlayerField
+	ld d, h
+	ld e, l
 
 	ld hl, vTiles0 tile $02
 	call .LoadGFX
diff --git a/engine/gfx/color.asm b/engine/gfx/color.asm
index 2d303b992..1d519f362 100644
--- a/engine/gfx/color.asm
+++ b/engine/gfx/color.asm
@@ -504,13 +504,8 @@ GetPlayerOrMonPalettePointer:
 	and a
 	jp nz, GetMonNormalOrShinyPalettePointer
 	ld a, [wPlayerGender]
-	and a
-	jr z, .male
-	ld hl, KrisPalette
-	ret
-
-.male
-	ld hl, PlayerPalette
+	ld e, PLAYERDATA_PIC_PAL
+	call GetPlayerField
 	ret
 
 GetFrontpicPalettePointer:
diff --git a/engine/gfx/load_pics.asm b/engine/gfx/load_pics.asm
index c4b869783..f2ad86c99 100644
--- a/engine/gfx/load_pics.asm
+++ b/engine/gfx/load_pics.asm
@@ -288,25 +288,6 @@ EXPORT PICS_FIX
 	db BANK("Pics 23") ; BANK("Pics 1") + 22
 	db BANK("Pics 24") ; BANK("Pics 1") + 23
 
-GSIntro_GetMonFrontpic: ; unreferenced
-	ld a, c
-	push de
-	ld hl, PokemonPicPointers
-	dec a
-	ld bc, 6
-	call AddNTimes
-	ld a, BANK(PokemonPicPointers)
-	call GetFarByte
-	call FixPicBank
-	push af
-	inc hl
-	ld a, BANK(PokemonPicPointers)
-	call GetFarWord
-	pop af
-	pop de
-	call FarDecompress
-	ret
-
 GetTrainerPic:
 	ld a, [wTrainerClass]
 	and a
diff --git a/engine/gfx/player_gfx.asm b/engine/gfx/player_gfx.asm
index 2bf698889..fbef541e5 100644
--- a/engine/gfx/player_gfx.asm
+++ b/engine/gfx/player_gfx.asm
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ShowPlayerNamingChoices:
 	call CloseWindow
 	ret
 
-INCLUDE "data/player_names.asm"
+INCLUDE "data/players/names.asm"
 
 GetPlayerIcon:
 	ld de, ChrisSpriteGFX
@@ -100,16 +100,11 @@ INCBIN "gfx/trainer_card/trainer_card.2bpp"
 
 GetPlayerBackpic:
 	ld a, [wPlayerGender]
-	bit PLAYERGENDER_FEMALE_F, a
-	jr z, GetChrisBackpic
-	call GetKrisBackpic
-	ret
-
-GetChrisBackpic:
-	ld hl, ChrisBackpic
-	ld b, BANK(ChrisBackpic)
+	ld e, PLAYERDATA_BACKPIC
+	call GetPlayerField
 	ld de, vTiles2 tile $31
 	ld c, 7 * 7
+	ld b, BANK(ChrisBackpic)
 	predef DecompressGet2bpp
 	ret
 
@@ -177,20 +172,3 @@ DrawIntroPlayerPic:
 	lb bc, 7, 7
 	predef PlaceGraphic
 	ret
-
-ChrisPic:
-INCBIN "gfx/player/chris.2bpp"
-
-KrisPic:
-INCBIN "gfx/player/kris.2bpp"
-
-GetKrisBackpic:
-; Kris's backpic is uncompressed.
-	ld de, KrisBackpic
-	ld hl, vTiles2 tile $31
-	lb bc, BANK(KrisBackpic), 7 * 7 ; dimensions
-	call Get2bpp
-	ret
-
-KrisBackpic:
-INCBIN "gfx/player/kris_back.2bpp"
diff --git a/engine/overworld/overworld.asm b/engine/overworld/overworld.asm
index ec7dfdee5..7828faf18 100644
--- a/engine/overworld/overworld.asm
+++ b/engine/overworld/overworld.asm
@@ -52,15 +52,11 @@ RefreshSprites::
 	call LoadAndSortSprites
 	ret
 
-GetPlayerSprite:
-; Get Chris or Kris's sprite.
-	ld hl, ChrisStateSprites
+DeterminePlayerSprite:
+; Return player's sprite in c and a.
 	ld a, [wPlayerGender]
-	bit PLAYERGENDER_FEMALE_F, a
-	jr z, .go
-	ld hl, KrisStateSprites
-
-.go
+	ld e, PLAYERDATA_STATE_SPRITES
+	call GetPlayerField
 	ld a, [wPlayerState]
 	ld c, a
 .loop
@@ -75,12 +71,16 @@ GetPlayerSprite:
 	xor a ; ld a, PLAYER_NORMAL
 	ld [wPlayerState], a
 	ld a, SPRITE_CHRIS
-	jr .finish
+	ret
 
 .good
 	ld a, [hl]
+	ld c, a
+	ret
 
-.finish
+GetPlayerSprite:
+; Get player's sprite in a.
+	call DeterminePlayerSprite
 	ld [wUsedSprites + 0], a
 	ld [wPlayerSprite], a
 	ld [wPlayerObjectSprite], a
diff --git a/engine/overworld/player_object.asm b/engine/overworld/player_object.asm
index 86f002de0..d19d4fda8 100644
--- a/engine/overworld/player_object.asm
+++ b/engine/overworld/player_object.asm
@@ -944,33 +944,19 @@ MockPlayerObject::
 	ld bc, OBJECT_EVENT_SIZE + 1
 	call CopyBytes
 
-; adjust sprite id and palette number
-	ld hl, .PlayerObjectFields
-.loop
+; adjust palette number
 	ld a, [wPlayerGender]
-	cp [hl]
-	inc hl
-	jr nz, .next1
-	ld a, [wPlayerState]
-	cp [hl]
-	inc hl
-	jr nz, .next2
-; found a match
-	ld a, [hli] ; sprite
-	ld [wMapObject{d:LAST_OBJECT}Sprite], a
-	ld a, [hl] ; palette | objecttype
+	ld e, PLAYERDATA_NPC_PAL
+	call GetPlayerField
+	swap a
+	or OBJECTTYPE_SCRIPT
 	ld [wMapObject{d:LAST_OBJECT}Palette], a ; also wMapObject{d:LAST_OBJECT}Type
-	jr .copy_player_coords
-.next1
-	inc hl
-.next2
-	inc hl
-	inc hl
-	ld a, [hl]
-	cp -1
-	jr nz, .loop
 
-.copy_player_coords
+; adjust sprite id
+	farcall DeterminePlayerSprite
+	ld a, c
+	ld [wMapObject{d:LAST_OBJECT}Sprite], a
+
 ; copy player's coordinates
 	ld hl, wPlayerMockYCoord
 	ld de, wMapObject{d:LAST_OBJECT}YCoord
@@ -1001,16 +987,6 @@ MockPlayerObject::
 	db -1 ; MAPOBJECT_OBJECT_STRUCT_ID
 	object_event  0,  0, SPRITE_CHRIS, SPRITEMOVEDATA_STANDING_DOWN, 0, 0, -1, -1, PAL_NPC_RED,  OBJECTTYPE_SCRIPT, 0, ObjectEvent, -1
 
-.PlayerObjectFields:
-; [wPlayerGender], [wPlayerState], sprite id, palette
-	db 0,                          PLAYER_NORMAL, SPRITE_CHRIS,      PAL_NPC_RED << 4 | OBJECTTYPE_SCRIPT
-	db 1 << PLAYERGENDER_FEMALE_F, PLAYER_NORMAL, SPRITE_KRIS,       PAL_NPC_BLUE << 4 | OBJECTTYPE_SCRIPT
-	db 0,                          PLAYER_SURF,   SPRITE_SURF,       PAL_NPC_RED << 4 | OBJECTTYPE_SCRIPT
-	db 1 << PLAYERGENDER_FEMALE_F, PLAYER_SURF,   SPRITE_SURF,       PAL_NPC_BLUE << 4 | OBJECTTYPE_SCRIPT
-	db 0,                          PLAYER_BIKE,   SPRITE_CHRIS_BIKE, PAL_NPC_RED << 4 | OBJECTTYPE_SCRIPT
-	db 1 << PLAYERGENDER_FEMALE_F, PLAYER_BIKE,   SPRITE_KRIS_BIKE,  PAL_NPC_BLUE << 4 | OBJECTTYPE_SCRIPT
-	db -1
-
 GetSouthConnectedSpriteCoords:
 ; ycoord / 2 <= 2
 	ld a, e
diff --git a/gfx/misc.asm b/gfx/misc.asm
index a22e7b643..c0a974064 100644
--- a/gfx/misc.asm
+++ b/gfx/misc.asm
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-SECTION "Trainer Backpics", ROMX
-
-ChrisBackpic::
-INCBIN "gfx/player/chris_back.2bpp.lz"
-DudeBackpic::
-INCBIN "gfx/battle/dude.2bpp.lz"
-
-
-SECTION "Shrink Pics", ROMX
-
-Shrink1Pic::
-INCBIN "gfx/new_game/shrink1.2bpp.lz"
-Shrink2Pic::
-INCBIN "gfx/new_game/shrink2.2bpp.lz"
-
-
 SECTION "Unused Egg Pic", ROMX
 
 UnusedEggPic::
diff --git a/gfx/pics.asm b/gfx/pics.asm
index 9264e2dd3..b2197516d 100644
--- a/gfx/pics.asm
+++ b/gfx/pics.asm
@@ -17,6 +17,35 @@ SECTION "Trainer Pic Pointers", ROMX
 INCLUDE "data/trainers/pic_pointers.asm"
 
 
+SECTION "Player Frontpics", ROMX
+
+ChrisPic::
+INCBIN "gfx/player/chris.2bpp"
+
+KrisPic::
+INCBIN "gfx/player/kris.2bpp"
+
+
+SECTION "Player Backpics", ROMX
+
+ChrisBackpic::
+INCBIN "gfx/player/chris_back.2bpp.lz"
+
+KrisBackpic::
+INCBIN "gfx/player/kris_back.2bpp.lz"
+
+DudeBackpic::
+INCBIN "gfx/battle/dude.2bpp.lz"
+
+
+SECTION "Shrink Pics", ROMX
+
+Shrink1Pic::
+INCBIN "gfx/new_game/shrink1.2bpp.lz"
+Shrink2Pic::
+INCBIN "gfx/new_game/shrink2.2bpp.lz"
+
+
 SECTION "Pics 1", ROMX
 
 HoOhFrontpic:        INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/ho_oh/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
@@ -709,75 +738,11 @@ UnownIBackpic:       INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_i/back.2bpp.lz"
 UnownRBackpic:       INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_r/back.2bpp.lz"
 
 
-SECTION "Pics 19", ROMX
-
-; Seems to be an accidental copy of the previous bank
-
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/spinarak/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/raikou/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_k/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/houndour/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/poliwag/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/squirtle/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/shuckle/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/dewgong/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_b/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/slowpoke/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/dunsparce/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/donphan/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/wooper/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/tauros/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_x/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_n/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/tangela/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/voltorb/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_j/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/mantine/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_l/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/piloswine/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_m/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_f/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/natu/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_a/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/golem/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_u/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/diglett/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_q/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_p/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_c/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/jynx/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/golbat/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_y/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_g/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_i/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_v/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/forretress/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_s/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_r/front.animated.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_e/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_j/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_b/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_o/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_z/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_w/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_n/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_a/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_m/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_k/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_t/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_x/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_l/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_u/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_q/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_y/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_p/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_i/back.2bpp.lz"
-INCBIN "gfx/pokemon/unown_r/back.2bpp.lz"
-
-
-; Sections "Pics 20" to "Pics 24" are not used for any graphics,
+; Sections "Pics 19" to "Pics 24" are not used for any graphics,
 ; but entries for their banks exist in FixPicBank (see engine/gfx/load_pics.asm).
 
+SECTION "Pics 19", ROMX
+
 SECTION "Pics 20", ROMX
 
 SECTION "Pics 21", ROMX
diff --git a/home.asm b/home.asm
index 205c09824..f8d776797 100644
--- a/home.asm
+++ b/home.asm
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ INCLUDE "home/print_bcd.asm"
 INCLUDE "home/battle.asm"
 INCLUDE "home/sprite_anims.asm"
 INCLUDE "home/audio.asm"
+INCLUDE "home/player.asm"
diff --git a/home/player.asm b/home/player.asm
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b877f98e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/player.asm
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+; return field e in player a
+; for one-byte field: in a
+; for two-byte field: in hl
+GetPlayerField::
+	ld hl, Players
+	ld bc, PLAYERDATA_LENGTH
+	call AddNTimes
+	ld d, 0
+	add hl, de
+	ld a, BANK(Players)
+	call GetFarWord
+	ld a, l
+	ret
diff --git a/includes.asm b/includes.asm
index 6b258d283..ba6cfc92f 100644
--- a/includes.asm
+++ b/includes.asm
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ INCLUDE "constants/item_data_constants.asm"
 INCLUDE "constants/music_constants.asm"
 INCLUDE "constants/npc_trade_constants.asm"
 INCLUDE "constants/phone_constants.asm"
+INCLUDE "constants/player_constants.asm"
 INCLUDE "constants/pokemon_constants.asm"
 INCLUDE "constants/pokemon_data_constants.asm"
 INCLUDE "constants/printer_constants.asm"
diff --git a/layout.link b/layout.link
index cfbdd433e..317b1421b 100644
--- a/layout.link
+++ b/layout.link
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ ROMX $09
 	"bank9"
 ROMX $0a
 	"bankA"
-	"Trainer Backpics"
 ROMX $0b
 	"bankB"
 ROMX $0c
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ ROMX $12
 	"Crystal Features 1"
 ROMX $13
 	"bank13"
-	"Shrink Pics"
 	"bank13_2"
 ROMX $14
 	"bank14"
diff --git a/main.asm b/main.asm
index b6c0cfdac..733886008 100644
--- a/main.asm
+++ b/main.asm
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ INCLUDE "engine/overworld/player_object.asm"
 INCLUDE "engine/math/sine.asm"
 INCLUDE "engine/predef.asm"
 INCLUDE "engine/gfx/color.asm"
+INCLUDE "data/players/players.asm"
 
 
 SECTION "bank3", ROMX