diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index 8071b2c032e..b91e8353908 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -2559,6 +2559,10 @@ export class PlayerPokemon extends Pokemon {
   constructor(scene: BattleScene, species: PokemonSpecies, level: integer, abilityIndex: integer, formIndex: integer, gender: Gender, shiny: boolean, variant: Variant, ivs: integer[], nature: Nature, dataSource: Pokemon | PokemonData) {
     super(scene, 106, 148, species, level, abilityIndex, formIndex, gender, shiny, variant, ivs, nature, dataSource);
     
+    if (Overrides.STATUS_OVERRIDE) {
+      this.status = new Status(Overrides.STATUS_OVERRIDE)
+    }
+
     if (Overrides.SHINY_OVERRIDE) {
       this.shiny = true;
       this.initShinySparkle();
@@ -2949,6 +2953,10 @@ export class EnemyPokemon extends Pokemon {
     if (boss)
       this.setBoss();
 
+    if (Overrides.OPP_STATUS_OVERRIDE) {
+      this.status = new Status(Overrides.OPP_STATUS_OVERRIDE)
+    }
+
     if (!dataSource) {
       this.generateAndPopulateMoveset();
 
diff --git a/src/overrides.ts b/src/overrides.ts
index b7307ab2f7f..bed50efc606 100644
--- a/src/overrides.ts
+++ b/src/overrides.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { Type } from './data/type';
 import { Stat } from './data/pokemon-stat';
 import { PokeballCounts } from './battle-scene';
 import { PokeballType } from './data/pokeball';
+import { StatusEffect } from './data/status-effect';
 
 /**
  * Overrides for testing different in game situations
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export const STARTER_SPECIES_OVERRIDE: Species | integer = 0;
 export const ABILITY_OVERRIDE: Abilities = Abilities.NONE;
 export const PASSIVE_ABILITY_OVERRIDE: Abilities = Abilities.NONE;
 export const MOVESET_OVERRIDE: Array<Moves> = [];
+export const STATUS_OVERRIDE: StatusEffect = StatusEffect.NONE;
 export const SHINY_OVERRIDE: boolean = false;
 export const VARIANT_OVERRIDE: Variant = 0;
 
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ export const OPP_SPECIES_OVERRIDE: Species | integer = 0;
 export const OPP_ABILITY_OVERRIDE: Abilities = Abilities.NONE;
 export const OPP_PASSIVE_ABILITY_OVERRIDE = Abilities.NONE;
 export const OPP_MOVESET_OVERRIDE: Array<Moves> = [];
+export const OPP_STATUS_OVERRIDE: StatusEffect = StatusEffect.NONE;
 export const OPP_SHINY_OVERRIDE: boolean = false;
 export const OPP_VARIANT_OVERRIDE: Variant = 0;