diff --git a/macros/ram.asm b/macros/ram.asm
index df5dcf90..5f2b8a6f 100644
--- a/macros/ram.asm
+++ b/macros/ram.asm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ MACRO box_struct
 \1DefenseExp:: dw
 \1SpeedExp::   dw
 \1SpecialExp:: dw
-\1DVs::        ds 2
+\1DVs::        dw
 \1PP::         ds NUM_MOVES
 ENDM
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ MACRO battle_struct
 \1Type2::      db
 \1CatchRate::  db
 \1Moves::      ds NUM_MOVES
-\1DVs::        ds 2
+\1DVs::        dw
 \1Level::      db
 \1Stats::
 \1MaxHP::      dw
diff --git a/ram/hram.asm b/ram/hram.asm
index 72e9e13a..fc2f45bc 100644
--- a/ram/hram.asm
+++ b/ram/hram.asm
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ hMoney:: ds 3 ; BCD number
 NEXTU
 ; some code zeroes this for no reason when writing a coin amount
 hUnusedCoinsByte:: db
-hCoins:: ds 2 ; BCD number
+hCoins:: dw ; BCD number
 ENDU
 
 hDivideBCDDivisor::
diff --git a/ram/wram.asm b/ram/wram.asm
index 3deb114a..ecd0602b 100644
--- a/ram/wram.asm
+++ b/ram/wram.asm
@@ -1904,7 +1904,7 @@ wNumHoFTeams:: db
 
 wUnusedD5A3:: db
 
-wPlayerCoins:: ds 2 ; BCD
+wPlayerCoins:: dw ; BCD
 
 ; bit array of missable objects. set = removed
 wMissableObjectFlags:: flag_array $100