diff --git a/src/phases/move-phase.ts b/src/phases/move-phase.ts
index 97ad5101d94..62fe64294aa 100644
--- a/src/phases/move-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/move-phase.ts
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ export class MovePhase extends BattlePhase {
 
   /** Queues a {@linkcode MoveChargePhase} for this phase's invoked move. */
   protected chargeMove() {
+    // Protean and Libero apply on the charging turn of charge moves
+    applyPreAttackAbAttrs(PokemonTypeChangeAbAttr, this.pokemon, null, this.move.getMove());
+
     this.scene.unshiftPhase(new MoveChargePhase(this.scene, this.pokemon.getBattlerIndex(), this.targets[0], this.move));
   }