diff --git a/src/data/moves/move.ts b/src/data/moves/move.ts
index 8637c65966b..6e29f6b0ac9 100644
--- a/src/data/moves/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/moves/move.ts
@@ -10700,7 +10700,7 @@ export function initMoves() {
       .attr(HealOnAllyAttr, 0.5, true, false)
       .ballBombMove()
       // Fail if used against an ally that is affected by heal block, during the second failure check
-      .condition((user, target) => target.isOpponent(user) || !!target.getTag(BattlerTagType.HEAL_BLOCK), 2),
+      .condition((user, target) => target == null || target.isOpponent(user) || !target.getTag(BattlerTagType.HEAL_BLOCK), 2),
     new AttackMove(MoveId.ANCHOR_SHOT, PokemonType.STEEL, MoveCategory.PHYSICAL, 80, 100, 20, 100, 0, 7)
       .attr(AddBattlerTagAttr, BattlerTagType.TRAPPED, false, false, 1, 1, true),
     new StatusMove(MoveId.PSYCHIC_TERRAIN, PokemonType.PSYCHIC, -1, 10, -1, 0, 7)