diff --git a/src/data/battle-anims.ts b/src/data/battle-anims.ts
index c446917d986..7aa419ca470 100644
--- a/src/data/battle-anims.ts
+++ b/src/data/battle-anims.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type Pokemon from "../field/pokemon";
 import { type nil, getFrameMs, getEnumKeys, getEnumValues, animationFileName } from "../utils/common";
 import type { BattlerIndex } from "#enums/battler-index";
 import { MoveId } from "#enums/move-id";
+import { SubstituteTag } from "./battler-tags";
 import { isNullOrUndefined } from "../utils/common";
 import Phaser from "phaser";
 import { EncounterAnim } from "#enums/encounter-anims";
diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index b7f27be31b2..6a34d936a51 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -4108,6 +4108,9 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
   /**@overload */
   getTag(tagType: BattlerTagType.GRUDGE): GrudgeTag | nil;
 
+  /** @overload */
+  getTag(tagType: BattlerTagType.SUBSTITUTE): SubstituteTag | undefined;
+
   /** @overload */
   getTag(tagType: BattlerTagType): BattlerTag | undefined;