diff --git a/src/data/moves/move.ts b/src/data/moves/move.ts
index f2157ab65b7..3d80b6b3f4c 100644
--- a/src/data/moves/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/moves/move.ts
@@ -5542,6 +5542,31 @@ export class LeechSeedAttr extends AddBattlerTagAttr {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Adds the appropriate battler tag for Smack Down and Thousand arrows
+ * @extends AddBattlerTagAttr
+ */
+export class FallDownAttr extends AddBattlerTagAttr {
+  constructor() {
+    super(BattlerTagType.IGNORE_FLYING, false, false, 1, 1, true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Adds Grounded Tag to the target and checks if fallDown message should be displayed
+   * @param user the {@linkcode Pokemon} using the move
+   * @param target the {@linkcode Pokemon} targeted by the move
+   * @param move the {@linkcode Move} invoking this effect
+   * @param args n/a
+   * @returns `true` if the effect successfully applies; `false` otherwise
+   */
+  apply(user: Pokemon, target: Pokemon, move: Move, args: any[]): boolean {
+    if (!target.isGrounded()) {
+      globalScene.queueMessage(i18next.t("moveTriggers:fallDown", { targetPokemonName: getPokemonNameWithAffix(target) }));
+    }
+    return super.apply(user, target, move, args);
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Adds the appropriate battler tag for Gulp Missile when Surf or Dive is used.
  * @extends MoveEffectAttr
@@ -9646,7 +9671,7 @@ export function initMoves() {
       .target(MoveTarget.BOTH_SIDES)
       .unimplemented(),
     new AttackMove(Moves.SMACK_DOWN, PokemonType.ROCK, MoveCategory.PHYSICAL, 50, 100, 15, 100, 0, 5)
-      .attr(AddBattlerTagAttr, BattlerTagType.IGNORE_FLYING, false, false, 1, 1, true)
+      .attr(FallDownAttr)
       .attr(AddBattlerTagAttr, BattlerTagType.INTERRUPTED)
       .attr(RemoveBattlerTagAttr, [ BattlerTagType.FLYING, BattlerTagType.FLOATING, BattlerTagType.TELEKINESIS ])
       .attr(HitsTagAttr, BattlerTagType.FLYING)
@@ -10097,7 +10122,7 @@ export function initMoves() {
       .triageMove(),
     new AttackMove(Moves.THOUSAND_ARROWS, PokemonType.GROUND, MoveCategory.PHYSICAL, 90, 100, 10, -1, 0, 6)
       .attr(NeutralDamageAgainstFlyingTypeMultiplierAttr)
-      .attr(AddBattlerTagAttr, BattlerTagType.IGNORE_FLYING, false, false, 1, 1, true)
+      .attr(FallDownAttr)
       .attr(HitsTagAttr, BattlerTagType.FLYING)
       .attr(HitsTagAttr, BattlerTagType.FLOATING)
       .attr(AddBattlerTagAttr, BattlerTagType.INTERRUPTED)