diff --git a/src/battle/TrainerAI.lua b/src/battle/TrainerAI.lua
index 7eb4bb32..e623b61c 100644
--- a/src/battle/TrainerAI.lua
+++ b/src/battle/TrainerAI.lua
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ end
 local HEAL_AMOUNT = { POTION = 20, SUPER_POTION = 50, HYPER_POTION = 200 }
 local X_STAT = { X_ATTACK = "attack", X_DEFEND = "defense", X_SPEED = "speed" }
 
+-- Strings.source, not Strings: harvested at require time so the catalog
+-- generator can see the literal, same pattern as MoveEffects.lua's
+-- STAT_LABEL (#811) -- Strings(stat:upper()) alone is a dynamic argument
+-- the harvester can't discover.
+local STAT_LABEL = {
+  attack = Strings.source("ATTACK"), defense = Strings.source("DEFENSE"),
+  speed = Strings.source("SPEED"),
+}
+
 -- The trainer's ai_classes record from the merged registry; the direct
 -- require covers battles built without a loader.  A trainer record's
 -- aiClass field picks a record other than its own id.
@@ -124,7 +133,7 @@ function TrainerAI.useItem(battle, item)
   elseif X_STAT[item] then
     local stat = X_STAT[item]
     enemy.stages[stat] = math.min(6, (enemy.stages[stat] or 0) + 1)
-    table.insert(msgs, Strings("%s's\n%s rose!", displayName(enemy), Strings(stat:upper())))
+    table.insert(msgs, Strings("%s's\n%s rose!", displayName(enemy), Strings(STAT_LABEL[stat])))
   elseif item == "GUARD_SPEC" then
     enemy.mist = true
     table.insert(msgs, Strings("%s's\nprotected against\nstat changes!", displayName(enemy)))
diff --git a/src/inventory/ItemEffects.lua b/src/inventory/ItemEffects.lua
index 678cc517..86aa814d 100644
--- a/src/inventory/ItemEffects.lua
+++ b/src/inventory/ItemEffects.lua
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ local STONES = {
   LEAF_STONE = true, MOON_STONE = true,
 }
 
+-- Strings.source, not Strings: harvested at require time so the catalog
+-- generator can see the literal, same pattern as MoveEffects.lua's
+-- STAT_LABEL (#811) -- Strings(stat:upper()) alone is a dynamic argument
+-- the harvester can't discover.
+local STAT_LABEL = {
+  hp = Strings.source("HP"), attack = Strings.source("ATTACK"),
+  defense = Strings.source("DEFENSE"), speed = Strings.source("SPEED"),
+  special = Strings.source("SPECIAL"), accuracy = Strings.source("ACCURACY"),
+}
+
 -- vitamins: stat-exp boosters (ItemUseVitamin)
 local VITAMINS = { HP_UP = "hp", PROTEIN = "attack", IRON = "defense",
                    CARBOS = "speed", CALCIUM = "special" }
@@ -294,7 +304,7 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
           "Nothing happened!") }
       end
       b.stages[stat] = cur + 1
-      return "consumed", { Strings("%s's\n%s rose!", b.name, Strings(stat:upper())) }
+      return "consumed", { Strings("%s's\n%s rose!", b.name, Strings(STAT_LABEL[stat])) }
     end
     -- ItemUseDireHit/ItemUseGuardSpec always set the bit and consume
     -- the item, even when it is already active
@@ -493,7 +503,7 @@ function ItemEffects.use(data, save, itemId, target, battle, moveIndex, ow)
     -- Spanish ROM puts the stat before the name), so the extracted line
     -- cannot be filled positionally; the engine wording stands
     return "consumed", { Strings("%s's %s\nrose!", monName(data, target),
-      Strings(vitaminStat == "hp" and "HP" or vitaminStat:upper())) }
+      Strings(STAT_LABEL[vitaminStat])) }
   end
 
   -- PP UP boosts the move the player picked (ItemUsePPUp's move menu)