diff --git a/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/global-trade-system-encounter.ts b/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/global-trade-system-encounter.ts
index 720e904ecdb..be362b1c2fd 100644
--- a/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/global-trade-system-encounter.ts
+++ b/src/data/mystery-encounters/encounters/global-trade-system-encounter.ts
@@ -583,7 +583,13 @@ function doPokemonTradeSequence(scene: BattleScene, tradedPokemon: PlayerPokemon
     receivedPokemonTintSprite.setTintFill(getPokeballTintColor(receivedPokemon.pokeball));
 
     [ tradedPokemonSprite, tradedPokemonTintSprite ].map(sprite => {
-      sprite.play(tradedPokemon.getSpriteKey(true));
+      const spriteKey = tradedPokemon.getSpriteKey(true);
+      try {
+        sprite.play(spriteKey);
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        console.error(`Failed to play animation for ${spriteKey}`, err);
+      }
+
       sprite.setPipeline(scene.spritePipeline, { tone: [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ], hasShadow: false, teraColor: getTypeRgb(tradedPokemon.getTeraType()) });
       sprite.setPipelineData("ignoreTimeTint", true);
       sprite.setPipelineData("spriteKey", tradedPokemon.getSpriteKey());
@@ -598,7 +604,13 @@ function doPokemonTradeSequence(scene: BattleScene, tradedPokemon: PlayerPokemon
     });
 
     [ receivedPokemonSprite, receivedPokemonTintSprite ].map(sprite => {
-      sprite.play(receivedPokemon.getSpriteKey(true));
+      const spriteKey = receivedPokemon.getSpriteKey(true);
+      try {
+        sprite.play(spriteKey);
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        console.error(`Failed to play animation for ${spriteKey}`, err);
+      }
+
       sprite.setPipeline(scene.spritePipeline, { tone: [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ], hasShadow: false, teraColor: getTypeRgb(tradedPokemon.getTeraType()) });
       sprite.setPipelineData("ignoreTimeTint", true);
       sprite.setPipelineData("spriteKey", receivedPokemon.getSpriteKey());
diff --git a/src/data/mystery-encounters/utils/encounter-transformation-sequence.ts b/src/data/mystery-encounters/utils/encounter-transformation-sequence.ts
index fcadb101817..424ba15f811 100644
--- a/src/data/mystery-encounters/utils/encounter-transformation-sequence.ts
+++ b/src/data/mystery-encounters/utils/encounter-transformation-sequence.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ export function doPokemonTransformationSequence(scene: BattleScene, previousPoke
     pokemonEvoTintSprite.setTintFill(0xFFFFFF);
 
     [ pokemonSprite, pokemonTintSprite, pokemonEvoSprite, pokemonEvoTintSprite ].map(sprite => {
-      sprite.play(previousPokemon.getSpriteKey(true));
+      const spriteKey = previousPokemon.getSpriteKey(true);
+      try {
+        sprite.play(spriteKey);
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        console.error(`Failed to play animation for ${spriteKey}`, err);
+      }
+
       sprite.setPipeline(scene.spritePipeline, { tone: [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ], hasShadow: false, teraColor: getTypeRgb(previousPokemon.getTeraType()) });
       sprite.setPipelineData("ignoreTimeTint", true);
       sprite.setPipelineData("spriteKey", previousPokemon.getSpriteKey());
@@ -69,7 +75,13 @@ export function doPokemonTransformationSequence(scene: BattleScene, previousPoke
     });
 
     [ pokemonEvoSprite, pokemonEvoTintSprite ].map(sprite => {
-      sprite.play(transformPokemon.getSpriteKey(true));
+      const spriteKey = transformPokemon.getSpriteKey(true);
+      try {
+        sprite.play(spriteKey);
+      } catch (err: unknown) {
+        console.error(`Failed to play animation for ${spriteKey}`, err);
+      }
+
       sprite.setPipelineData("ignoreTimeTint", true);
       sprite.setPipelineData("spriteKey", transformPokemon.getSpriteKey());
       sprite.setPipelineData("shiny", transformPokemon.shiny);
diff --git a/src/phases/evolution-phase.ts b/src/phases/evolution-phase.ts
index 01994263688..b8ef074deab 100644
--- a/src/phases/evolution-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/evolution-phase.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,13 @@ export class EvolutionPhase extends Phase {
       this.scene.ui.add(this.evolutionOverlay);
 
       [ this.pokemonSprite, this.pokemonTintSprite, this.pokemonEvoSprite, this.pokemonEvoTintSprite ].map(sprite => {
-        sprite.play(this.pokemon.getSpriteKey(true));
+        const spriteKey = this.pokemon.getSpriteKey(true);
+        try {
+          sprite.play(spriteKey);
+        } catch (err: unknown) {
+          console.error(`Failed to play animation for ${spriteKey}`, err);
+        }
+
         sprite.setPipeline(this.scene.spritePipeline, { tone: [ 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ], hasShadow: false, teraColor: getTypeRgb(this.pokemon.getTeraType()) });
         sprite.setPipelineData("ignoreTimeTint", true);
         sprite.setPipelineData("spriteKey", this.pokemon.getSpriteKey());
@@ -127,7 +133,13 @@ export class EvolutionPhase extends Phase {
       this.pokemon.getPossibleEvolution(this.evolution).then(evolvedPokemon => {
 
         [ this.pokemonEvoSprite, this.pokemonEvoTintSprite ].map(sprite => {
-          sprite.play(evolvedPokemon.getSpriteKey(true));
+          const spriteKey = evolvedPokemon.getSpriteKey(true);
+          try {
+            sprite.play(spriteKey);
+          } catch (err: unknown) {
+            console.error(`Failed to play animation for ${spriteKey}`, err);
+          }
+
           sprite.setPipelineData("ignoreTimeTint", true);
           sprite.setPipelineData("spriteKey", evolvedPokemon.getSpriteKey());
           sprite.setPipelineData("shiny", evolvedPokemon.shiny);
diff --git a/src/phases/form-change-phase.ts b/src/phases/form-change-phase.ts
index 410163a70e4..b042cd98294 100644
--- a/src/phases/form-change-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/form-change-phase.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ export class FormChangePhase extends EvolutionPhase {
     this.pokemon.getPossibleForm(this.formChange).then(transformedPokemon => {
 
       [ this.pokemonEvoSprite, this.pokemonEvoTintSprite ].map(sprite => {
-        sprite.play(transformedPokemon.getSpriteKey(true));
+        const spriteKey = transformedPokemon.getSpriteKey(true);
+        try {
+          sprite.play(spriteKey);
+        } catch (err: unknown) {
+          console.error(`Failed to play animation for ${spriteKey}`, err);
+        }
+
         sprite.setPipelineData("ignoreTimeTint", true);
         sprite.setPipelineData("spriteKey", transformedPokemon.getSpriteKey());
         sprite.setPipelineData("shiny", transformedPokemon.shiny);
diff --git a/src/ui/summary-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/summary-ui-handler.ts
index 4b36867571e..47f2ee2d797 100644
--- a/src/ui/summary-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/summary-ui-handler.ts
@@ -319,8 +319,12 @@ export default class SummaryUiHandler extends UiHandler {
     this.numberText.setText(Utils.padInt(this.pokemon.species.speciesId, 4));
     this.numberText.setColor(this.getTextColor(!this.pokemon.isShiny() ? TextStyle.SUMMARY : TextStyle.SUMMARY_GOLD));
     this.numberText.setShadowColor(this.getTextColor(!this.pokemon.isShiny() ? TextStyle.SUMMARY : TextStyle.SUMMARY_GOLD, true));
-
-    this.pokemonSprite.play(this.pokemon.getSpriteKey(true));
+    const spriteKey = this.pokemon.getSpriteKey(true);
+    try {
+      this.pokemonSprite.play(spriteKey);
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      console.error(`Failed to play animation for ${spriteKey}`, err);
+    }
     this.pokemonSprite.setPipelineData("teraColor", getTypeRgb(this.pokemon.getTeraType()));
     this.pokemonSprite.setPipelineData("ignoreTimeTint", true);
     this.pokemonSprite.setPipelineData("spriteKey", this.pokemon.getSpriteKey());