diff --git a/src/data/move.ts b/src/data/move.ts
index a2b879a388b..ee7ad1abc02 100644
--- a/src/data/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/move.ts
@@ -717,9 +717,13 @@ export default class Move implements Localizable {
    * @returns The calculated power of the move.
    */
   calculateBattlePower(source: Pokemon, target: Pokemon): number {
-    const power = new Utils.NumberHolder(this.power);
+    if (this.category === MoveCategory.STATUS) {
+      return -1;
+    }
 
+    const power = new Utils.NumberHolder(this.power);
     const typeChangeMovePowerMultiplier = new Utils.NumberHolder(1);
+
     applyPreAttackAbAttrs(MoveTypeChangeAttr, source, target, this, typeChangeMovePowerMultiplier);
 
     const sourceTeraType = source.getTeraType();
diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index f630cc16a48..cd9ff748b0a 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -1836,7 +1836,9 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     const types = this.getTypes(true, true);
 
     const cancelled = new Utils.BooleanHolder(false);
+    const power = move.calculateBattlePower(source, this);
     const typeless = move.hasAttr(TypelessAttr);
+
     const typeMultiplier = new Utils.NumberHolder(!typeless && (moveCategory !== MoveCategory.STATUS || move.getAttrs(StatusMoveTypeImmunityAttr).find(attr => types.includes(attr.immuneType)))
       ? this.getAttackTypeEffectiveness(move, source, false, false)
       : 1);
@@ -1861,7 +1863,6 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     case MoveCategory.PHYSICAL:
     case MoveCategory.SPECIAL:
       const isPhysical = moveCategory === MoveCategory.PHYSICAL;
-      const power = move.calculateBattlePower(source, this);
       const sourceTeraType = source.getTeraType();
 
       if (!typeless) {