diff --git a/P3D/Pokemon/Items/Medicine/RareCandy.vb b/P3D/Pokemon/Items/Medicine/RareCandy.vb
index edf6116a2..efca7a8a5 100644
--- a/P3D/Pokemon/Items/Medicine/RareCandy.vb
+++ b/P3D/Pokemon/Items/Medicine/RareCandy.vb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Namespace Items.Medicine
                 If removedItem = False Then
                     Dim t As String = Me.RemoveItem()
                     If t <> "" Then
-                        s &= "@text.show(" & t & ")" & Environment.NewLine
+                        s &= "@text.show(" & t.Remove(0, 1) & ")" & Environment.NewLine
                     End If
                 End If