diff --git a/constants/gfx_constants.asm b/constants/gfx_constants.asm
index 58a5f41cb..20f25bc73 100644
--- a/constants/gfx_constants.asm
+++ b/constants/gfx_constants.asm
@@ -43,3 +43,5 @@ DEF SPRITEOAMSTRUCT_LENGTH EQU _RS
 DEF NUM_SPRITE_OAM_STRUCTS EQU 40 ; see wShadowOAM
 
 DEF SPRITE_GFX_LIST_CAPACITY EQU 12 ; see wUsedSprites
+
+DEF OAM_YCOORD_HIDDEN EQU 160 ; hides an OAM offscreen
diff --git a/engine/battle_anims/anim_commands.asm b/engine/battle_anims/anim_commands.asm
index 21bdc44fe..43509fd31 100644
--- a/engine/battle_anims/anim_commands.asm
+++ b/engine/battle_anims/anim_commands.asm
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ BattleAnimCmd_ResetObp0:
 BattleAnimCmd_ClearObjs:
 ; BUG: BattleAnimCmd only clears the first 6⅔ objects (see docs/bugs_and_glitches.md)
 	ld hl, wActiveAnimObjects
-	ld a, $a0
+	ld a, OAM_YCOORD_HIDDEN
 .loop
 	ld [hl], 0
 	inc hl
diff --git a/engine/overworld/map_objects.asm b/engine/overworld/map_objects.asm
index 78194d091..e24e39abc 100644
--- a/engine/overworld/map_objects.asm
+++ b/engine/overworld/map_objects.asm
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ _UpdateSprites::
 	ld h, HIGH(wShadowOAM)
 	ld de, SPRITEOAMSTRUCT_LENGTH
 	ld a, b
-	ld c, SCREEN_HEIGHT_PX + 2 * TILE_WIDTH
+	ld c, OAM_YCOORD_HIDDEN
 .loop
 	ld [hl], c ; y
 	add hl, de
diff --git a/engine/pokemon/switchpartymons.asm b/engine/pokemon/switchpartymons.asm
index 117bc3093..3934f47d4 100644
--- a/engine/pokemon/switchpartymons.asm
+++ b/engine/pokemon/switchpartymons.asm
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ _SwitchPartyMons:
 	ld de, SPRITEOAMSTRUCT_LENGTH
 	ld c, 4
 .gfx_loop
-	ld [hl], SCREEN_WIDTH_PX ; y (off-screen)
+	ld [hl], OAM_YCOORD_HIDDEN
 	add hl, de
 	dec c
 	jr nz, .gfx_loop
diff --git a/home/clear_sprites.asm b/home/clear_sprites.asm
index 0c1352a32..d8e257663 100644
--- a/home/clear_sprites.asm
+++ b/home/clear_sprites.asm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ HideSprites::
 	ld hl, wShadowOAMSprite00YCoord
 	ld de, SPRITEOAMSTRUCT_LENGTH
 	ld b, NUM_SPRITE_OAM_STRUCTS
-	ld a, SCREEN_WIDTH_PX
+	ld a, OAM_YCOORD_HIDDEN
 .loop
 	ld [hl], a ; y
 	add hl, de