diff --git a/src/data/move.ts b/src/data/move.ts
index cf24bd125e5..df6f324272e 100644
--- a/src/data/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/move.ts
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ export class StatusEffectAttr extends MoveEffectAttr {
   }
 
   getTargetBenefitScore(user: Pokemon, target: Pokemon, move: Move): number {
-    return !(this.selfTarget ? user : target).status ? Math.floor(move.chance * -0.1) : 0;
+    return !(this.selfTarget ? user : target).status && target.getAttackMoveEffectiveness(move.type) ? Math.floor(move.chance * -0.1) : 0;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pokemon.ts b/src/pokemon.ts
index 01a23f2b131..96d652404d5 100644
--- a/src/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/pokemon.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Phaser from 'phaser';
 import BattleScene, { AnySound } from './battle-scene';
 import BattleInfo, { PlayerBattleInfo, EnemyBattleInfo } from './ui/battle-info';
 import { Moves } from "./data/enums/moves";
-import Move, { HighCritAttr, HitsTagAttr, applyMoveAttrs, FixedDamageAttr, VariablePowerAttr, allMoves, MoveCategory, TypelessAttr, CritOnlyAttr, getMoveTargets, OneHitKOAttr, MultiHitAttr } from "./data/move";
+import Move, { HighCritAttr, HitsTagAttr, applyMoveAttrs, FixedDamageAttr, VariablePowerAttr, allMoves, MoveCategory, TypelessAttr, CritOnlyAttr, getMoveTargets, OneHitKOAttr, MultiHitAttr, StatusEffectAttr } from "./data/move";
 import { default as PokemonSpecies, PokemonSpeciesForm, SpeciesFormKey, getFusedSpeciesName, getPokemonSpecies } from './data/pokemon-species';
 import * as Utils from './utils';
 import { Type, TypeDamageMultiplier, getTypeDamageMultiplier, getTypeRgb } from './data/type';
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     const cancelled = new Utils.BooleanHolder(false);
     const typeless = !!move.getAttrs(TypelessAttr).length;
     const types = this.getTypes(true);
-    const typeMultiplier = new Utils.NumberHolder(!typeless && moveCategory !== MoveCategory.STATUS
+    const typeMultiplier = new Utils.NumberHolder(!typeless && (moveCategory !== MoveCategory.STATUS || move.getAttrs(StatusEffectAttr).length)
       ? getTypeDamageMultiplier(move.type, types[0]) * (types.length > 1 ? getTypeDamageMultiplier(move.type, types[1]) : 1)
       : 1);
     if (typeless)
@@ -1150,6 +1150,8 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
           applyPreDefendAbAttrs(TypeImmunityAbAttr, this, source, battlerMove, cancelled, typeMultiplier);
         if (!cancelled.value)
           applyPreDefendAbAttrs(MoveImmunityAbAttr, this, source, battlerMove, cancelled, typeMultiplier);
+        if (!typeMultiplier.value)
+          this.scene.queueMessage(`It doesn\'t affect ${this.name}!`);
         result = cancelled.value || !typeMultiplier.value ? HitResult.NO_EFFECT : HitResult.STATUS;
         break;
     }