diff --git a/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
index 76f3ce44370..2047095d067 100644
--- a/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/pokedex-page-ui-handler.ts
@@ -1133,6 +1133,7 @@ export default class PokedexPageUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
             if (!isCaught || !isFormCaught) {
               error = true;
             } else if (this.tmMoves.length < 1) {
+              ui.showText(i18next.t("pokedexUiHandler:noTmMoves"));
               error = true;
             } else {
               this.blockInput = true;