diff --git a/src/data/ability.ts b/src/data/ability.ts
index d64e212da00..088c37e331d 100644
--- a/src/data/ability.ts
+++ b/src/data/ability.ts
@@ -4249,6 +4249,10 @@ export class PostBattleLootAbAttr extends PostBattleAbAttr {
 }
 
 export class PostFaintAbAttr extends AbAttr {
+  willSucceedPostFaint(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, simulated: boolean, attacker?: Pokemon, move?: Move, hitResult?: HitResult, ...args: any[]): boolean {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   applyPostFaint(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, simulated: boolean, attacker?: Pokemon, move?: Move, hitResult?: HitResult, ...args: any[]): boolean {
     return false;
   }
@@ -4260,6 +4264,10 @@ export class PostFaintAbAttr extends AbAttr {
  * @extends PostFaintAbAttr
  */
 export class PostFaintUnsuppressedWeatherFormChangeAbAttr extends PostFaintAbAttr {
+  willSucceedPostFaint(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, simulated: boolean, attacker?: Pokemon, move?: Move, hitResult?: HitResult, ...args: any[]): boolean {
+    return getPokemonWithWeatherBasedForms().length > 0;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Triggers {@linkcode Arena.triggerWeatherBasedFormChanges | triggerWeatherBasedFormChanges}
    * when the user of the ability faints
@@ -4272,12 +4280,6 @@ export class PostFaintUnsuppressedWeatherFormChangeAbAttr extends PostFaintAbAtt
    * @returns whether the form change was triggered
    */
   applyPostFaint(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, simulated: boolean, attacker: Pokemon, move: Move, hitResult: HitResult, args: any[]): boolean {
-    const pokemonToTransform = getPokemonWithWeatherBasedForms();
-
-    if (pokemonToTransform.length < 1) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
     if (!simulated) {
       globalScene.arena.triggerWeatherBasedFormChanges();
     }
@@ -4290,6 +4292,33 @@ export class PostFaintUnsuppressedWeatherFormChangeAbAttr extends PostFaintAbAtt
  * Clears Desolate Land/Primordial Sea/Delta Stream upon the Pokemon fainting
  */
 export class PostFaintClearWeatherAbAttr extends PostFaintAbAttr {
+  willSucceedPostFaint(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, simulated: boolean, attacker?: Pokemon, move?: Move, hitResult?: HitResult, ...args: any[]): boolean {
+    const weatherType = globalScene.arena.weather?.weatherType;
+
+    // Clear weather only if user's ability matches the weather and no other pokemon has the ability.
+    switch (weatherType) {
+      case (WeatherType.HARSH_SUN):
+        if (pokemon.hasAbility(Abilities.DESOLATE_LAND)
+          && globalScene.getField(true).filter(p => p.hasAbility(Abilities.DESOLATE_LAND)).length === 0) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        break;
+      case (WeatherType.HEAVY_RAIN):
+        if (pokemon.hasAbility(Abilities.PRIMORDIAL_SEA)
+          && globalScene.getField(true).filter(p => p.hasAbility(Abilities.PRIMORDIAL_SEA)).length === 0) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        break;
+      case (WeatherType.STRONG_WINDS):
+        if (pokemon.hasAbility(Abilities.DELTA_STREAM)
+          && globalScene.getField(true).filter(p => p.hasAbility(Abilities.DELTA_STREAM)).length === 0) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
 
   /**
    * @param pokemon The {@linkcode Pokemon} with the ability
@@ -4301,41 +4330,11 @@ export class PostFaintClearWeatherAbAttr extends PostFaintAbAttr {
    * @returns {boolean} Returns true if the weather clears, otherwise false.
    */
   applyPostFaint(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, simulated: boolean, attacker?: Pokemon, move?: Move, hitResult?: HitResult, ...args: any[]): boolean {
-    const weatherType = globalScene.arena.weather?.weatherType;
-    let turnOffWeather = false;
-
-    // Clear weather only if user's ability matches the weather and no other pokemon has the ability.
-    switch (weatherType) {
-      case (WeatherType.HARSH_SUN):
-        if (pokemon.hasAbility(Abilities.DESOLATE_LAND)
-          && globalScene.getField(true).filter(p => p.hasAbility(Abilities.DESOLATE_LAND)).length === 0) {
-          turnOffWeather = true;
-        }
-        break;
-      case (WeatherType.HEAVY_RAIN):
-        if (pokemon.hasAbility(Abilities.PRIMORDIAL_SEA)
-          && globalScene.getField(true).filter(p => p.hasAbility(Abilities.PRIMORDIAL_SEA)).length === 0) {
-          turnOffWeather = true;
-        }
-        break;
-      case (WeatherType.STRONG_WINDS):
-        if (pokemon.hasAbility(Abilities.DELTA_STREAM)
-          && globalScene.getField(true).filter(p => p.hasAbility(Abilities.DELTA_STREAM)).length === 0) {
-          turnOffWeather = true;
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-
-    if (simulated) {
-      return turnOffWeather;
-    }
-
-    if (turnOffWeather) {
+    if (!simulated) {
       globalScene.arena.trySetWeather(WeatherType.NONE, false);
-      return true;
     }
 
-    return false;
+    return true;
   }
 }
 
@@ -4348,21 +4347,23 @@ export class PostFaintContactDamageAbAttr extends PostFaintAbAttr {
     this.damageRatio = damageRatio;
   }
 
-  applyPostFaint(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, simulated: boolean, attacker?: Pokemon, move?: Move, hitResult?: HitResult, ...args: any[]): boolean {
-    if (move !== undefined && attacker !== undefined && move.checkFlag(MoveFlags.MAKES_CONTACT, attacker, pokemon)) {  //If the mon didn't die to indirect damage
-      const cancelled = new Utils.BooleanHolder(false);
-      globalScene.getField(true).map(p => applyAbAttrs(FieldPreventExplosiveMovesAbAttr, p, cancelled, simulated));
-      if (cancelled.value || attacker.hasAbilityWithAttr(BlockNonDirectDamageAbAttr)) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      if (!simulated) {
-        attacker.damageAndUpdate(Utils.toDmgValue(attacker.getMaxHp() * (1 / this.damageRatio)), HitResult.OTHER);
-        attacker.turnData.damageTaken += Utils.toDmgValue(attacker.getMaxHp() * (1 / this.damageRatio));
-      }
-      return true;
+  willSucceedPostFaint(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, simulated: boolean, attacker?: Pokemon, move?: Move, hitResult?: HitResult, ...args: any[]): boolean {
+    const diedToDirectDamage = move !== undefined && attacker !== undefined && move.checkFlag(MoveFlags.MAKES_CONTACT, attacker, pokemon);
+    const cancelled = new Utils.BooleanHolder(false);
+    globalScene.getField(true).map(p => applyAbAttrs(FieldPreventExplosiveMovesAbAttr, p, cancelled, simulated));
+    if (!diedToDirectDamage || cancelled.value || attacker!.hasAbilityWithAttr(BlockNonDirectDamageAbAttr)) {
+      return false;
     }
 
-    return false;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  applyPostFaint(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, simulated: boolean, attacker?: Pokemon, move?: Move, hitResult?: HitResult, ...args: any[]): boolean {
+    if (!simulated) {
+      attacker!.damageAndUpdate(Utils.toDmgValue(attacker!.getMaxHp() * (1 / this.damageRatio)), HitResult.OTHER);
+      attacker!.turnData.damageTaken += Utils.toDmgValue(attacker!.getMaxHp() * (1 / this.damageRatio));
+    }
+    return true;
   }
 
   getTriggerMessage(pokemon: Pokemon, abilityName: string, ...args: any[]): string {
@@ -5434,7 +5435,8 @@ export function applyPostBattleAbAttrs(attrType: Constructor<PostBattleAbAttr>,
 
 export function applyPostFaintAbAttrs(attrType: Constructor<PostFaintAbAttr>,
   pokemon: Pokemon, attacker?: Pokemon, move?: Move, hitResult?: HitResult, simulated: boolean = false, ...args: any[]): Promise<void> {
-  return applyAbAttrsInternal<PostFaintAbAttr>(attrType, pokemon, (attr, passive) => attr.applyPostFaint(pokemon, passive, simulated, attacker, move, hitResult, args), args, false, simulated);
+  return applyAbAttrsInternal<PostFaintAbAttr>(attrType, pokemon, (attr, passive) => attr.applyPostFaint(pokemon, passive, simulated, attacker, move, hitResult, args),
+    (attr, passive) => attr.willSucceedPostFaint(pokemon, passive, simulated, attacker, move, hitResult, args), args, false, simulated);
 }
 
 export function applyPostItemLostAbAttrs(attrType: Constructor<PostItemLostAbAttr>,