diff --git a/src/phases/move-phase.ts b/src/phases/move-phase.ts
index cd7c7a8f48f..7bf84a2f6d5 100644
--- a/src/phases/move-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/move-phase.ts
@@ -120,14 +120,8 @@ export class MovePhase extends BattlePhase {
 
     console.log(MoveId[this.move.moveId], enumValueToKey(MoveUseMode, this.useMode));
 
-    // Check if move is unusable (e.g. running out of PP due to a mid-turn Spite
-    // or the user no longer being on field), ending the phase early if not.
-    if (!this.canMove(true)) {
-      if (this.pokemon.isActive(true)) {
-        this.fail();
-        this.showMoveText();
-        this.showFailedText();
-      }
+    if (!this.pokemon.isActive(true)) {
+      this.cancel();
       this.end();
       return;
     }
@@ -155,6 +149,7 @@ export class MovePhase extends BattlePhase {
 
     this.resolveCounterAttackTarget();
 
+    // Check status cancellation from sleep, freeze, etc.
     this.resolvePreMoveStatusEffects();
 
     this.lapsePreMoveAndMoveTags();
@@ -180,6 +175,18 @@ export class MovePhase extends BattlePhase {
     const targets = this.getActiveTargetPokemon();
     const moveQueue = this.pokemon.getMoveQueue();
 
+    // Check if move is unusable (e.g. running out of PP due to a mid-turn Spite
+    // or the user no longer being on field)
+
+    if (!this.canMove(true)) {
+      if (this.pokemon.isActive(true)) {
+        this.fail();
+        this.showMoveText();
+        this.showFailedText();
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (
       (targets.length === 0 && !this.move.getMove().hasAttr("AddArenaTrapTagAttr")) ||
       (moveQueue.length > 0 && moveQueue[0].move === MoveId.NONE)
diff --git a/test/data/status-effect.test.ts b/test/data/status-effect.test.ts
index ebfd9066b3c..70c29782e6e 100644
--- a/test/data/status-effect.test.ts
+++ b/test/data/status-effect.test.ts
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ describe("Status Effects", () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       game = new GameManager(phaserGame);
       game.override
-        .moveset([MoveId.SPLASH])
+        .moveset([MoveId.SPLASH, MoveId.DRAGON_CHEER])
         .ability(AbilityId.BALL_FETCH)
         .battleStyle("single")
         .criticalHits(false)
@@ -390,6 +390,35 @@ describe("Status Effects", () => {
       expect(player.status).toBeFalsy();
       expect(player.getLastXMoves(1)[0].result).toBe(MoveResult.SUCCESS);
     });
+
+    it("Sleep turns should tick down when failing to use ally-targeting moves", async () => {
+      await game.classicMode.startBattle([SpeciesId.FEEBAS]);
+
+      const player = game.field.getPlayerPokemon();
+      player.status = new Status(StatusEffect.SLEEP, 0, 4);
+
+      game.move.select(MoveId.DRAGON_CHEER);
+      await game.toNextTurn();
+
+      expect(player.status.effect).toBe(StatusEffect.SLEEP);
+
+      game.move.select(MoveId.DRAGON_CHEER);
+      await game.toNextTurn();
+
+      expect(player.status.effect).toBe(StatusEffect.SLEEP);
+
+      game.move.select(MoveId.DRAGON_CHEER);
+      await game.toNextTurn();
+
+      expect(player.status.effect).toBe(StatusEffect.SLEEP);
+      expect(player.getLastXMoves(1)[0].result).toBe(MoveResult.FAIL);
+
+      game.move.select(MoveId.DRAGON_CHEER);
+      await game.toNextTurn();
+
+      expect(player.status).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(player.getLastXMoves(1)[0].result).toBe(MoveResult.FAIL);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("Behavior", () => {