diff --git a/src/data/moves/move.ts b/src/data/moves/move.ts
index 42596a47204..26ffa0c0656 100644
--- a/src/data/moves/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/moves/move.ts
@@ -1932,19 +1932,21 @@ export class AddSubstituteAttr extends MoveEffectAttr {
  * @see {@linkcode apply}
  */
 export class HealAttr extends MoveEffectAttr {
-  /** The percentage of {@linkcode Stat.HP} to heal */
-  private healRatio: number;
-  /** Should an animation be shown? */
-  private showAnim: boolean;
-
-  constructor(healRatio?: number, showAnim?: boolean, selfTarget?: boolean) {
-    super(selfTarget === undefined || selfTarget);
-
-    this.healRatio = healRatio || 1;
-    this.showAnim = !!showAnim;
+  constructor(
+    /** The percentage of {@linkcode Stat.HP} to heal; default `1` */
+    protected healRatio = 1,
+    /** Whether to display a healing animation upon healing the target; default `false` */
+    private showAnim = false,
+    selfTarget = true
+  ) {
+    super(selfTarget);
   }
 
   apply(user: Pokemon, target: Pokemon, move: Move, args: any[]): boolean {
+    if (!super.apply(user, target, move, args)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     this.addHealPhase(this.selfTarget ? user : target, this.healRatio);
     return true;
   }
@@ -1998,9 +2000,8 @@ export class VariableHealAttr extends HealAttr {
   }
 
   apply(user: Pokemon, target: Pokemon, move: Move, _args: any[]): boolean {
-    const healRatio = this.healFunc(user, target, move)
-    this.addHealPhase(target, healRatio);
-    return true;
+    this.healRatio = this.healFunc(user, target, move)
+    return super.apply(user, target, move, args);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index eee6c309859..f62542fcaac 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -1601,6 +1601,7 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     return this.getMaxHp() - this.hp;
   }
 
+  // TODO: Why does this default to `false`?
   getHpRatio(precise = false): number {
     return precise ? this.hp / this.getMaxHp() : Math.round((this.hp / this.getMaxHp()) * 100) / 100;
   }
diff --git a/test/moves/recovery-moves.test.ts b/test/moves/recovery-moves.test.ts
index 6b3b84c5539..0a6daaa209c 100644
--- a/test/moves/recovery-moves.test.ts
+++ b/test/moves/recovery-moves.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { getPokemonNameWithAffix } from "#app/messages";
 import { getEnumValues, toReadableString } from "#app/utils/common";
 import { AbilityId } from "#enums/ability-id";
 import { MoveId } from "#enums/move-id";
-import { MoveResult } from "#enums/move-result";
 import { SpeciesId } from "#enums/species-id";
 import { WeatherType } from "#enums/weather-type";
 import GameManager from "#test/testUtils/gameManager";
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ describe("Moves - Recovery Moves - ", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     game = new GameManager(phaserGame);
     game.override
-      .ability(AbilityId.BALL_FETCH)
+      .ability(AbilityId.MAGIC_GUARD) // prevents passive weather damage
       .battleStyle("single")
       .criticalHits(false)
       .enemySpecies(SpeciesId.MAGIKARP)
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ describe("Moves - Recovery Moves - ", () => {
       .enemyLevel(100);
   });
 
-
   describe.each<{ name: string; move: MoveId }>([
     { name: "Recover", move: MoveId.RECOVER },
     { name: "Soft-Boiled", move: MoveId.SOFT_BOILED },