diff --git a/src/index.template.html b/src/index.template.html
index 570223c1e..6d62e299b 100644
--- a/src/index.template.html
+++ b/src/index.template.html
@@ -684,6 +684,15 @@
                     <input class="visually-hidden calc-trigger" type="radio" name="format" value="Doubles" id="doubles-format" />
                     <label class="btn btn-right" for="doubles-format">Doubles</label>
                 </div>
+                <div aria-labelledby="selectDefaultLevelInstruction" role="radiogroup" style="margin: auto auto 5px;" title="Select the default level.">
+                   <span class="visually-hidden" id="selectDefaultLevelInstruction">Select the default level.</span>
+                   <input class="visually-hidden calc-trigger" type="radio" name="defaultLevel" value="100" id="default-level-100" />
+                   <label class="btn btn-wide btn-left" for="default-level-100">Level 100</label>
+                   <input class="visually-hidden calc-trigger gen-specific g4 g5 g6 g7 g8 g9" type="radio" name="defaultLevel" value="50" id="default-level-50" />
+                   <label class="btn btn-wide btn-mid gen-specific g4 g5 g6 g7 g8 g9" for="default-level-50">Level 50</label>
+                   <input class="visually-hidden calc-trigger" type="radio" name="defaultLevel" value="5" id="default-level-5" />
+                   <label class="btn btn-wide btn-right" for="default-level-5">Level 5</label>
+               </div>
                 <div aria-labelledby="selectTerrainInstruction" class="gen-specific g6 g7 g8 g9" role="group" title="Select the current terrain.">
                     <span class="visually-hidden" id="selectTerrainInstruction">Select the current terrain.</span>
                     <input class="visually-hidden terrain-trigger calc-trigger" type="checkbox" name="terrain" value="Electric" id="electric" /><label class="btn btn-xxxwide btn-left" for="electric">Electric Terrain</label>
diff --git a/src/js/shared_controls.js b/src/js/shared_controls.js
index 9743f76d2..20c89b7af 100644
--- a/src/js/shared_controls.js
+++ b/src/js/shared_controls.js
@@ -104,8 +104,17 @@ $("input:radio[name='format']").change(function () {
 	$(".format-specific").not("." + gameType.toLowerCase()).hide();
 });
 
+var defaultLevel = 100;
+$("input:radio[name='defaultLevel']").change(function () {
+	defaultLevel = $("input:radio[name='defaultLevel']:checked").val();
+	$("#levelL1").val(defaultLevel);
+	$("#levelR1").val(defaultLevel);
+	$("#levelL1").trigger("change");
+	$("#levelR1").trigger("change");
+});
+
 // auto-calc stats and current HP on change
-$(".level").keyup(function () {
+$(".level").bind("keyup change", function () {
 	var poke = $(this).closest(".poke-info");
 	calcHP(poke);
 	calcStats(poke);
@@ -641,7 +650,7 @@ $(".set-selector").change(function () {
 			}
 		} else {
 			pokeObj.find(".teraType").val(getForcedTeraType(pokemonName) || pokemon.types[0]);
-			pokeObj.find(".level").val(100);
+			pokeObj.find(".level").val(defaultLevel);
 			pokeObj.find(".hp .evs").val(0);
 			pokeObj.find(".hp .ivs").val(31);
 			pokeObj.find(".hp .dvs").val(15);
@@ -1495,6 +1504,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 	$("#percentage").change();
 	$("#singles-format").prop("checked", true);
 	$("#singles-format").change();
+	$("#default-level-100").prop("checked", true);
+	$("#default-level-100").change();
 	loadDefaultLists();
 	$(".move-selector").select2({
 		dropdownAutoWidth: true,