diff --git a/src/data/moves/move.ts b/src/data/moves/move.ts
index e8dcfc5b8b3..5169e73445a 100644
--- a/src/data/moves/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/moves/move.ts
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ export class RecoilAttr extends MoveEffectAttr {
     user.damageAndUpdate(recoilDamage, { result: HitResult.INDIRECT, ignoreSegments: true });
     globalScene.queueMessage(i18next.t("moveTriggers:hitWithRecoil", { pokemonName: getPokemonNameWithAffix(user) }));
     user.turnData.damageTaken += recoilDamage;
-    if (!user.isFainted() && user.hasSpecies(Species.BASCULIN, "white-striped")) {
+    if (!user.isFainted() && user.hasSpecies(Species.BASCULIN, "white-striped") && move.id !== Moves.STRUGGLE) {
       const modifier = modifierTypes.EVOLUTION_TRACKER_BASCULIN()
         .withIdFromFunc(modifierTypes.EVOLUTION_TRACKER_BASCULIN)
         .newModifier(user, recoilDamage) as EvoTrackerRecoilModifier;