diff --git a/src/data/moves/move.ts b/src/data/moves/move.ts
index 1debe59e09a..7d6e5d6e5f7 100644
--- a/src/data/moves/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/moves/move.ts
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ export class PreMoveMessageAttr extends MoveAttr {
    * @param message - The message to display before move use, either as a string or a function producing one.
    * @remarks
    * If {@linkcode message} evaluates to an empty string (`''`), no message will be displayed
-   * (though the move will still suceed).
+   * (though the move will still succeed).
    */
   constructor(message: string | ((user: Pokemon, target: Pokemon, move: Move) => string)) {
     super();
@@ -1380,8 +1380,9 @@ export class PreMoveMessageAttr extends MoveAttr {
 
     if (message) {
       globalScene.queueMessage(message, 500);
+      return true;
     }
-    return true;
+    return false;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/moves/chilly_reception.test.ts b/test/moves/chilly_reception.test.ts
index c265215b60c..e94fc84e564 100644
--- a/test/moves/chilly_reception.test.ts
+++ b/test/moves/chilly_reception.test.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe("Moves - Chilly Reception", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it("should not display message if called indirectly", async () => {
+  it("should succeed without message if called indirectly", async () => {
     vi.spyOn(RandomMoveAttr.prototype, "getMoveOverride").mockReturnValue(Moves.CHILLY_RECEPTION);
     await game.classicMode.startBattle([Species.SLOWKING, Species.MEOWTH]);