diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-beta.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-beta.yml
index 3af48b400af..d8d8126193d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-beta.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-beta.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 2364fff5a35..70dc2bfa502 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/eslint.yml b/.github/workflows/eslint.yml
index a8eea069ba6..d863c96a643 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eslint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eslint.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out Git repository  # Step to check out the repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4  # Use the checkout action version 4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
 
       - name: Set up Node.js  # Step to set up Node.js environment
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4  # Use the setup-node action version 4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/github-pages.yml
index a092ccb425a..58067ac81ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-pages.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository for Typedoc
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
           path: pokerogue_docs
 
       - name: Install OS package
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-shard-template.yml b/.github/workflows/test-shard-template.yml
index ac89b503f0c..185764c86a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-shard-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-shard-template.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out Git repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 66cc3ecc139..d30d8adba38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out Git repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          submodules: 'recursive'
           path: tests-action
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b26fd56a7b1..da10290d51d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ We're using ESLint as our common linter and formatter. It will run automatically
 **How do I test a new _______?**
 - In the `src/overrides.ts` file there are overrides for most values you'll need to change for testing
 
+**How do I retrieve the translations?**
+- The translations were moved to the [dedicated translation repository](https://github.com/pagefaultgames/pokerogue-locales) and are now applied as a submodule in this project.
+- The command to retrieve the translations is `git submodule update --init --recursive`. If you still struggle to get it working, please reach out to #dev-corner channel in Discord.
 
 ## 🪧 To Do
 Check out [Github Issues](https://github.com/pagefaultgames/pokerogue/issues) to see how can you help us!