diff --git a/src/data/moves/move.ts b/src/data/moves/move.ts
index 24b263a2a24..5c6b361c533 100644
--- a/src/data/moves/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/moves/move.ts
@@ -1312,8 +1312,8 @@ export class MoveEffectAttr extends MoveAttr {
   }
 
   /** Applies move effects so long as they are able based on {@linkcode canApply} */
-  apply(user: Pokemon, target: Pokemon, move: Move, _args?: any[]): boolean {
-    return this.canApply(user, target, move, _args);
+  apply(user: Pokemon, target: Pokemon, move: Move, args?: any[]): boolean {
+    return this.canApply(user, target, move, args);
   }
 
   /**