diff --git a/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts b/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts
index 21e5cea01d7..64409c3c989 100644
--- a/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts
+++ b/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { DamageMoneyRewardModifier, ExtraModifierModifier, MoneyMultiplierModifi
 import { SpeciesFormKey } from "#enums/species-form-key";
 import { speciesStarterCosts } from "./starters";
 import i18next from "i18next";
+import { initI18n } from "#app/plugins/i18n";
 
 
 export enum SpeciesWildEvolutionDelay {
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ export class SpeciesFormEvolution {
   public description = "";
 
   constructor(speciesId: Species, preFormKey: string | null, evoFormKey: string | null, level: number, item: EvolutionItem | null, condition: SpeciesEvolutionCondition | null, wildDelay?: SpeciesWildEvolutionDelay) {
+    if (!i18next.isInitialized) {
+      initI18n();
+    }
     this.speciesId = speciesId;
     this.preFormKey = preFormKey;
     this.evoFormKey = evoFormKey;
diff --git a/test/account.test.ts b/test/account.test.ts
index 3f6b9f3f80b..77368b0b64c 100644
--- a/test/account.test.ts
+++ b/test/account.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as battleScene from "#app/battle-scene";
+import * as bypassLogin from "#app/global-vars/bypass-login";
 import { pokerogueApi } from "#app/plugins/api/pokerogue-api";
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { initLoggedInUser, loggedInUser, updateUserInfo } from "#app/account";
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ describe("account", () => {
 
   describe("updateUserInfo", () => {
     it("should set loggedInUser! to Guest if bypassLogin is true", async () => {
-      vi.spyOn(battleScene, "bypassLogin", "get").mockReturnValue(true);
+      vi.spyOn(bypassLogin, "bypassLogin", "get").mockReturnValue(true);
 
       const [success, status] = await updateUserInfo();
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe("account", () => {
     });
 
     it("should fetch user info from the API if bypassLogin is false", async () => {
-      vi.spyOn(battleScene, "bypassLogin", "get").mockReturnValue(false);
+      vi.spyOn(bypassLogin, "bypassLogin", "get").mockReturnValue(false);
       vi.spyOn(pokerogueApi.account, "getInfo").mockResolvedValue([
         {
           username: "test",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe("account", () => {
     });
 
     it("should handle resolved API errors", async () => {
-      vi.spyOn(battleScene, "bypassLogin", "get").mockReturnValue(false);
+      vi.spyOn(bypassLogin, "bypassLogin", "get").mockReturnValue(false);
       vi.spyOn(pokerogueApi.account, "getInfo").mockResolvedValue([null, 401]);
 
       const [success, status] = await updateUserInfo();
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe("account", () => {
     });
 
     it("should handle 500 API errors", async () => {
-      vi.spyOn(battleScene, "bypassLogin", "get").mockReturnValue(false);
+      vi.spyOn(bypassLogin, "bypassLogin", "get").mockReturnValue(false);
       vi.spyOn(pokerogueApi.account, "getInfo").mockResolvedValue([null, 500]);
 
       const [success, status] = await updateUserInfo();
diff --git a/test/testUtils/gameWrapper.ts b/test/testUtils/gameWrapper.ts
index 42f1baf7287..050e9f13257 100644
--- a/test/testUtils/gameWrapper.ts
+++ b/test/testUtils/gameWrapper.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @ts-nocheck - TODO: remove this
-import BattleScene, * as battleScene from "#app/battle-scene";
+import BattleScene from "#app/battle-scene";
 import { MoveAnim } from "#app/data/battle-anims";
 import Pokemon from "#app/field/pokemon";
 import { sessionIdKey } from "#app/utils/common";
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import KeyboardPlugin = Phaser.Input.Keyboard.KeyboardPlugin;
 import GamepadPlugin = Phaser.Input.Gamepad.GamepadPlugin;
 import EventEmitter = Phaser.Events.EventEmitter;
 import UpdateList = Phaser.GameObjects.UpdateList;
+// biome-ignore lint/style/noNamespaceImport: Necessary in order to mock the var
+import * as bypassLoginModule from "#app/global-vars/bypass-login";
 
 window.URL.createObjectURL = (blob: Blob) => {
   blobToString(blob).then((data: string) => {
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export default class GameWrapper {
     Phaser.Math.RND.sow(["test"]);
     // vi.spyOn(Utils, "apiFetch", "get").mockReturnValue(fetch);
     if (bypassLogin) {
-      vi.spyOn(battleScene, "bypassLogin", "get").mockReturnValue(true);
+      vi.spyOn(bypassLoginModule, "bypassLogin", "get").mockReturnValue(true);
     }
     this.game = phaserGame;
     MoveAnim.prototype.getAnim = () => ({
diff --git a/test/testUtils/testFileInitialization.ts b/test/testUtils/testFileInitialization.ts
index b2ef7e0ccd6..414e34e024b 100644
--- a/test/testUtils/testFileInitialization.ts
+++ b/test/testUtils/testFileInitialization.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import Phaser from "phaser";
 import InputText from "phaser3-rex-plugins/plugins/inputtext";
 import BBCodeText from "phaser3-rex-plugins/plugins/bbcodetext";
 import { manageListeners } from "./listenersManager";
+import { initI18n } from "#app/plugins/i18n";
 
 let wasInitialized = false;
 /**
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export function initTestFile() {
   // initSpecies();
   if (!wasInitialized) {
     wasInitialized = true;
+    initI18n();
     initVouchers();
     initAchievements();
     initStatsKeys();