diff --git a/src/data/battler-tags.ts b/src/data/battler-tags.ts
index cef4cbdb01a..313d52dc9ac 100644
--- a/src/data/battler-tags.ts
+++ b/src/data/battler-tags.ts
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ export interface TerrainBattlerTag {
  * to select disabled moves.
  */
 export abstract class DisablingBattlerTag extends BattlerTag {
-  abstract moveIsDisabled(move: Moves): boolean;
-
   constructor(tagType: BattlerTagType, turnCount: integer, sourceMove?: Moves, sourceId?: integer) {
     super(tagType, [ BattlerTagLapseType.PRE_MOVE, BattlerTagLapseType.TURN_END ], turnCount, sourceMove, sourceId);
   }
@@ -121,6 +119,12 @@ export abstract class DisablingBattlerTag extends BattlerTag {
     return super.lapse(pokemon, lapseType);
   }
 
+  /** Determines whether to disable a move. */
+  abstract moveIsDisabled(move: Moves): boolean;
+
+  /** The text to display when the player attempts to select a move disabled by this tag. */
+  abstract selectionDeniedText(pokemon: Pokemon, move: Moves): string;
+
   /**
    * The text to display when a move's execution is prevented as a result of the disable.
    * Because disabling effects also prevent selection of the move, this situation can only arise if a
@@ -169,6 +173,10 @@ export class DisabledTag extends DisablingBattlerTag {
     pokemon.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t("battle:battlerTagsDisabledLapse", { pokemonNameWithAffix: getPokemonNameWithAffix(pokemon), moveName: allMoves[this.moveId].name }));
   }
 
+  override selectionDeniedText(pokemon: Pokemon, move: Moves): string {
+    return i18next.t("battle:moveDisabled", { moveName: allMoves[move].name });
+  }
+
   override interruptedText(pokemon: Pokemon, move: Moves): string {
     return i18next.t("battle:disableInterruptedMove", { pokemonNameWithAffix: getPokemonNameWithAffix(pokemon), moveName: allMoves[move].name });
   }
diff --git a/src/phases.ts b/src/phases.ts
index 8a1508ce575..5857b461fd5 100644
--- a/src/phases.ts
+++ b/src/phases.ts
@@ -2020,8 +2020,9 @@ export class CommandPhase extends FieldPhase {
 
         // Decides between a Disabled, Not Implemented, or No PP translation message
         const errorMessage =
-            playerPokemon.isMoveDisabled(move.moveId) ? "battle:moveDisabled" :
-              move.getName().endsWith(" (N)") ? "battle:moveNotImplemented" : "battle:moveNoPP";
+          playerPokemon.isMoveDisabled(move.moveId)
+            ? playerPokemon.getDisablingTag(move.moveId)?.selectionDeniedText(playerPokemon, move.moveId)
+            : move.getName().endsWith(" (N)") ? "battle:moveNotImplemented" : "battle:moveNoPP";
         const moveName = move.getName().replace(" (N)", ""); // Trims off the indicator
 
         this.scene.ui.showText(i18next.t(errorMessage, { moveName: moveName }), null, () => {