diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index 21deb3790e1..871c7160cc2 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -4901,6 +4901,7 @@ export class EnemyPokemon extends Pokemon {
 
   /**
    * Add a new pokemon to the player's party (at `slotIndex` if set).
+   * If the first slot is replaced, the new pokemon's visibility will be set to `false`.
    * @param pokeballType the type of pokeball the pokemon was caught with
    * @param slotIndex an optional index to place the pokemon in the party
    * @returns the pokemon that was added or null if the pokemon could not be added
@@ -4918,6 +4919,9 @@ export class EnemyPokemon extends Pokemon {
       const newPokemon = this.scene.addPlayerPokemon(this.species, this.level, this.abilityIndex, this.formIndex, this.gender, this.shiny, this.variant, this.ivs, this.nature, this);
 
       if (Utils.isBetween(slotIndex, 0, PLAYER_PARTY_MAX_SIZE - 1)) {
+        if (slotIndex === 0) {
+          newPokemon.setVisible(false); // Hide if replaced with first pokemon
+        }
         party.splice(slotIndex, 0, newPokemon);
       } else {
         party.push(newPokemon);