diff --git a/src/data/move.ts b/src/data/move.ts
index 17d1a461fce..e3d191149c8 100644
--- a/src/data/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/move.ts
@@ -1463,8 +1463,8 @@ export class StatChangeAttr extends MoveEffectAttr {
   private condition: MoveConditionFunc;
   private showMessage: boolean;
 
-  constructor(stats: BattleStat | BattleStat[], levels: integer, selfTarget?: boolean, condition?: MoveConditionFunc, showMessage: boolean = true, firstHitOnly: boolean = false) {
-    super(selfTarget, MoveEffectTrigger.HIT, firstHitOnly);
+  constructor(stats: BattleStat | BattleStat[], levels: integer, selfTarget?: boolean, condition?: MoveConditionFunc, showMessage: boolean = true, firstHitOnly: boolean = false, moveEffectTrigger: MoveEffectTrigger = MoveEffectTrigger.HIT) {
+    super(selfTarget, moveEffectTrigger, firstHitOnly);
     this.stats = typeof(stats) === 'number'
       ? [ stats as BattleStat ]
       : stats as BattleStat[];
@@ -5497,7 +5497,7 @@ export function initMoves() {
       .soundBased()
       .target(MoveTarget.ALL_NEAR_ENEMIES),
     new StatusMove(Moves.PARTING_SHOT, Type.DARK, 100, 20, 100, 0, 6)
-      .attr(StatChangeAttr, [ BattleStat.ATK, BattleStat.SPATK ], -1)
+      .attr(StatChangeAttr, [ BattleStat.ATK, BattleStat.SPATK ], -1, false, null, true, true, MoveEffectTrigger.PRE_APPLY)
       .attr(ForceSwitchOutAttr, true, false)
       .soundBased(),
     new StatusMove(Moves.TOPSY_TURVY, Type.DARK, -1, 20, -1, 0, 6)