diff --git a/data/scripts/story2.lua b/data/scripts/story2.lua
index 2501b199..643c615e 100644
--- a/data/scripts/story2.lua
+++ b/data/scripts/story2.lua
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ M.PALLET_TOWN = {
           if oak then oak.facing = x == 10 and "right" or "left" end
           hold(2, nil, function()
             local battle = BattleState.newWild(game, "PIKACHU", 5)
-            battle:makeOldManDemo("PROF.OAK")
+            battle:makeOldManDemo("oak")
             battle.onFinish = function()
               afterPikaBattle()
             end
diff --git a/src/battle/BattleState.lua b/src/battle/BattleState.lua
index f5d6a3c8..38839c28 100644
--- a/src/battle/BattleState.lua
+++ b/src/battle/BattleState.lua
@@ -1038,8 +1038,7 @@ end
 -- scripted cursor hovers FIGHT, hops to ITEM and forces the item menu
 -- (one POKé BALL x50).  Nothing is kept.
 -- Yellow's Pallet intro (BATTLE_TYPE_PIKACHU) is the same simulated
--- script under "PROF.OAK" (pokeyellow core.asm .profOakName), so the
--- displayed thrower name is a parameter.
+-- script under .profOakName (pokeyellow core.asm:2117).
 -- The throw catches everywhere except Yellow's FIRST Viridian training.
 -- ItemUseBall's .oldManBattle branch checks EVENT_INITIAL_CATCH_TRAINING
 -- and, when it is set, stores anim data $63 in place of the $43 capture
@@ -1049,16 +1048,13 @@ end
 -- closely!" demo resets the event before its battle
 -- (ViridianCityOldManStartCatchTrainingScript), so only the initial
 -- tutorial passes failThrow -- it stands in for that event (#636).
-function BattleState:makeOldManDemo(name, failThrow)
+function BattleState:makeOldManDemo(kind, failThrow)
   self.demo = true
-  self.demoName = name or Strings("OLD MAN")
+  -- pokeyellow engine/battle/core.asm:2109-2121
+  self.oakDemo = kind == "oak"
+  self.demoName = self.data.text[self.oakDemo and "DisplayBattleMenu.profOakName"
+    or "DisplayBattleMenu.oldManName"]
   self.demoFails = failThrow and true or false
-  -- LoadPlayerBackPic and DisplayBattleMenu split on the same wBattleType:
-  -- BATTLE_TYPE_OLD_MAN gets .oldManName + OldManPicBack, BATTLE_TYPE_PIKACHU
-  -- gets .profOakName + ProfOakPicBack (pokeyellow core.asm).  The thrower
-  -- name the caller passes IS that distinction here, so it picks the pic too
-  -- -- data/scripts/story2.lua is the only site that names PROF.OAK (#557).
-  self.oakDemo = name == "PROF.OAK"
   -- Yellow's Pallet intro runs this before the player owns any mon
   -- (BATTLE_TYPE_PIKACHU precedes the lab gift), so newWild flagged the
   -- battle dead for lack of a party.  The demo never sends out, draws, or
@@ -2790,7 +2786,7 @@ function BattleState:oldManThrow()
   self.result = "run" -- nothing is kept; wBattleResult only ends the demo
   -- engine/items/item_effects.asm:148
   self:sayAuto(self:romText("_ItemUseText001", "%s used\n%s!",
-    self.demoName or Strings("OLD MAN"), self.data.items.POKE_BALL.name))
+    self.demoName, self.data.items.POKE_BALL.name))
   self:act(function()
     -- ItemUseBall's beat before the toss chain (like throwBall)
     self.nextInsert = (self.nextInsert or 0) + 1
diff --git a/src/import/CacheContract.lua b/src/import/CacheContract.lua
index 18ea9520..5b576150 100644
--- a/src/import/CacheContract.lua
+++ b/src/import/CacheContract.lua
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ local GameVersion = require("src.core.GameVersion")
 
 local CacheContract = {}
 
--- engine/battle/animations.asm:2418
-CacheContract.FORMAT = "rom-cache-v12-gen1:"
+-- engine/battle/animations.asm:2418, engine/battle/core.asm:2051
+CacheContract.FORMAT = "rom-cache-v13-gen1:"
 CacheContract.VERSION_FORMAT = {
   -- v11: Gen 2 maps carry their object list's ROM address, which a .sav
   -- export re-anchoring a save onto another map writes back into
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ CacheContract.VERSION_FORMAT = {
   crystal = "rom-cache-v15-crystal6:",
   -- engine/overworld/map_sprites.asm:181, engine/battle/animations.asm:2600
   -- data/pikachu/pikachu_pic_animation.asm:340, engine/movie/title.asm:76
-  -- engine/pikachu/pikachu_pic_animation.asm:412
-  yellow = "rom-cache-v12-yellow4:",
+  -- engine/pikachu/pikachu_pic_animation.asm:412, engine/battle/core.asm:2135-2138
+  yellow = "rom-cache-v12-yellow5:",
   -- v8: M4A tracks retain reachable patterns and explicit entry offsets.
   firered = "rom-cache-v25-firered:",
   leafgreen = "rom-cache-v10-leafgreen:",
diff --git a/src/import/RomExtractor.lua b/src/import/RomExtractor.lua
index 6a51398a..37f82511 100644
--- a/src/import/RomExtractor.lua
+++ b/src/import/RomExtractor.lua
@@ -1523,6 +1523,13 @@ function RomExtractor:extractText()
       self:symbol(label), metadata.dynamic[label] or {})
     self:tick("Dialogue", index, #metadata.labels)
   end
+  -- pokered engine/battle/core.asm:2051, pokeyellow engine/battle/core.asm:2135-2138
+  for _, label in ipairs({ "DisplayBattleMenu.oldManName", "DisplayBattleMenu.profOakName" }) do
+    if label == "DisplayBattleMenu.oldManName" or self.symbols[label] then
+      local s = self:symbol(label)
+      texts[label] = self.rom:readString(s.bank, s.address, self.manifest.charmap)
+    end
+  end
   local trainerHeaders = {}
   for mapLabel, headers in pairs(metadata.trainerHeaders) do
     local converted = {}
diff --git a/tests/drivers/blue_ball_toss_sound_sync_2611.lua b/tests/drivers/blue_ball_toss_sound_sync_2611.lua
index d283c0cc..6d9d43ae 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/blue_ball_toss_sound_sync_2611.lua
+++ b/tests/drivers/blue_ball_toss_sound_sync_2611.lua
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ return function(game)
         or BattleState.newWild(game, "DITTO", 10)
       b.onFinish = function() end
       b.catchAttempt = function() return false, 0 end
-      if kind == "oldman" then b:makeOldManDemo("OLD MAN", false) end
+      if kind == "oldman" then b:makeOldManDemo(nil, false) end
       if kind == "safari" then b:makeSafari({ balls = 30, steps = 500 }) end
       ow:pushBattle(b)
       assert(waitFor(function() return b.phase == "menu" end, 2500, true),
diff --git a/tests/drivers/fixed_extended_world_bag_overlay_test.lua b/tests/drivers/fixed_extended_world_bag_overlay_test.lua
index 95855569..009c7f54 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/fixed_extended_world_bag_overlay_test.lua
+++ b/tests/drivers/fixed_extended_world_bag_overlay_test.lua
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ return function(game)
   U.wait(30)
 
   local demo = BattleState.newWild(game, "CHARMANDER", 5)
-  demo:makeOldManDemo("PROF.OAK")
+  demo:makeOldManDemo("oak")
   demo.onFinish = function() end
   game.overworld:pushBattle(demo)
 
diff --git a/tests/drivers/oak_pikapic_bug557_bug561_test.lua b/tests/drivers/oak_pikapic_bug557_bug561_test.lua
index 55ef760b..b28546fc 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/oak_pikapic_bug557_bug561_test.lua
+++ b/tests/drivers/oak_pikapic_bug557_bug561_test.lua
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ return function(game)
   check("it is Oak's pic, not the old man's", backPath == PROF_BACK)
 
   local battle = BattleState.newWild(game, "PIKACHU", 5)
-  battle:makeOldManDemo("PROF.OAK")
+  battle:makeOldManDemo("oak")
   check("the thrower is named PROF.OAK", battle.demoName == "PROF.OAK")
   check("the battle asks for the BATTLE_TYPE_PIKACHU back pic",
         battle.oakDemo == true)
diff --git a/tests/drivers/oldman_yellow_bug636_test.lua b/tests/drivers/oldman_yellow_bug636_test.lua
index ddf36ede..24441570 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/oldman_yellow_bug636_test.lua
+++ b/tests/drivers/oldman_yellow_bug636_test.lua
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ return function(game)
   local probe = BattleState.newWild(game, (om and om.species) or "RATTATA",
                                     (om and om.level) or 5)
   probe:makeOldManDemo(nil, true)
-  check("makeOldManDemo(name, true) sets demoFails", probe.demoFails == true)
+  check("makeOldManDemo(nil, true) sets demoFails", probe.demoFails == true)
   probe:makeOldManDemo(nil, false)
   check("and without it the demo still catches, for Red and the reruns",
         probe.demoFails == false)
diff --git a/tests/drivers/yellow_oak_catch_pacing_2817.lua b/tests/drivers/yellow_oak_catch_pacing_2817.lua
index b9bae259..de3369f2 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/yellow_oak_catch_pacing_2817.lua
+++ b/tests/drivers/yellow_oak_catch_pacing_2817.lua
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ return function(game)
   U.wait(10)
 
   local battle = BattleState.newWild(game, "PIKACHU", 5)
-  battle:makeOldManDemo("PROF.OAK")
+  battle:makeOldManDemo("oak")
 
   local menuFrames, cursorItemAt = 0, nil
   local clearedDuringWait = nil
diff --git a/tests/engine/yellow_oak_back_pikapic.lua b/tests/engine/yellow_oak_back_pikapic.lua
index abefb2cf..a5218934 100644
--- a/tests/engine/yellow_oak_back_pikapic.lua
+++ b/tests/engine/yellow_oak_back_pikapic.lua
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -- loads OldManPicBack for BATTLE_TYPE_OLD_MAN but ProfOakPicBack for
 -- BATTLE_TYPE_PIKACHU, the Pallet Town catch scene, and DisplayBattleMenu
 -- splits the displayed thrower name on the same wBattleType.  The port
--- carries that split as makeOldManDemo's name argument.
+-- carries that split as makeOldManDemo's kind argument.
 --
 -- #561: TalkToPikachu's framed portrait draws the chosen PikaPicAnimScript's
 -- own base frame (data/pikachu/pikachu_pic_animation.asm), not the battle
@@ -59,12 +59,16 @@ T.eq(Sprites.playerPath(nil, "back", { demo = true, oakDemo = true }),
 
 -- makeOldManDemo only fills fields when a player battler already exists, so
 -- a stub with one stays clear of Pokemon.new and the fixture dataset.
-local oak = { player = true }
-BattleState.makeOldManDemo(oak, "PROF.OAK")
+local names = { text = {
+  ["DisplayBattleMenu.oldManName"] = "OLD MAN",
+  ["DisplayBattleMenu.profOakName"] = "PROF.OAK",
+} }
+local oak = { player = true, data = names }
+BattleState.makeOldManDemo(oak, "oak")
 T.eq(oak.demoName, "PROF.OAK", "the Yellow demo names PROF.OAK as the thrower")
 T.eq(oak.oakDemo, true, "and asks for his back pic")
 
-local oldMan = { player = true }
+local oldMan = { player = true, data = names }
 BattleState.makeOldManDemo(oldMan)
 T.eq(oldMan.demoName, "OLD MAN", "the unnamed demo is still the old man")
 T.eq(oldMan.oakDemo, false, "and does not reach for Oak's pic")
@@ -114,6 +118,9 @@ end
 T.check(extractor:find('self.symbols["ProfOakPicBack"]', 1, true) ~= nil,
   "the extractor gates Oak's back pic on the ProfOakPicBack symbol")
 requireSymbols({ "ProfOakPicBack" }, "#557")
+requireSymbols({ "DisplayBattleMenu.profOakName" }, "#557 thrower name")
+T.check(yellowManifest:find('"DisplayBattleMenu.oldManName"', 1, true) ~= nil,
+  "rom_manifest_yellow.json carries DisplayBattleMenu.oldManName")
 
 local PikachuPicExtractor = require("src.import.PikachuPicExtractor")
 local pikapic = PikachuPicExtractor.symbolNames()
diff --git a/tests/parity_J.lua b/tests/parity_J.lua
index c1d7f9b2..3a85e3e0 100644
--- a/tests/parity_J.lua
+++ b/tests/parity_J.lua
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ do
     }
     fg.save.party = { Pokemon.new(Data, "BULBASAUR", 20) }
     local demo = BattleState.newWild(fg, "PIKACHU", 5)
-    demo:makeOldManDemo("PROF.OAK")
+    demo:makeOldManDemo("oak")
     stack:push(demo)
     demo:enter()
     for _ = 1, 300 do
diff --git a/tools/make_rom_manifest.py b/tools/make_rom_manifest.py
index 67bee150..af0ef8dc 100755
--- a/tools/make_rom_manifest.py
+++ b/tools/make_rom_manifest.py
@@ -537,6 +537,7 @@ DIRECT_SYMBOLS = {
     "BugIconFrame2",
     "CircleTile",
     "CryData",
+    "DisplayBattleMenu.oldManName",
     "DoorTileIDPointers",
     "ED_Tile",
     "EvosMovesPointerTable",
diff --git a/tools/make_yellow_manifest.py b/tools/make_yellow_manifest.py
index a7f2a05a..4542e02b 100755
--- a/tools/make_yellow_manifest.py
+++ b/tools/make_yellow_manifest.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ YELLOW_EXTRA_SYMBOLS = (
     "YellowIntroCloudGFX",
     "PikachuCriesPointerTable",
     "CGBBasePalettes",
+    "DisplayBattleMenu.profOakName",
     # Jessie & James share the ROCKET trainer class but battle behind their
     # own pic (home/trainers2.asm IsFightingJessieJames) (#439)
     "JessieJamesPic",
diff --git a/tools/rom_manifest.json b/tools/rom_manifest.json
index 0fdef36f..e8ac6f53 100644
--- a/tools/rom_manifest.json
+++ b/tools/rom_manifest.json
@@ -20198,6 +20198,10 @@
       24,
       24418
     ],
+    "DisplayBattleMenu.oldManName": [
+      15,
+      20242
+    ],
     "DittoPicBack": [
       11,
       17853
diff --git a/tools/rom_manifest_blue.json b/tools/rom_manifest_blue.json
index f49cfccc..221611c3 100644
--- a/tools/rom_manifest_blue.json
+++ b/tools/rom_manifest_blue.json
@@ -20175,6 +20175,10 @@
       24,
       24418
     ],
+    "DisplayBattleMenu.oldManName": [
+      15,
+      20242
+    ],
     "DittoPicBack": [
       11,
       17853
diff --git a/tools/rom_manifest_yellow.json b/tools/rom_manifest_yellow.json
index a7c993ce..1bf224c3 100644
--- a/tools/rom_manifest_yellow.json
+++ b/tools/rom_manifest_yellow.json
@@ -21333,6 +21333,14 @@
       24,
       24441
     ],
+    "DisplayBattleMenu.oldManName": [
+      15,
+      20455
+    ],
+    "DisplayBattleMenu.profOakName": [
+      15,
+      20463
+    ],
     "DittoPicBack": [
       11,
       17853