diff --git a/src/phases/show-ability-phase.ts b/src/phases/show-ability-phase.ts
index 1e45818af1d..ded480867e1 100644
--- a/src/phases/show-ability-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/show-ability-phase.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 import { globalScene } from "#app/global-scene";
 import type { BattlerIndex } from "#app/battle";
 import { PokemonPhase } from "./pokemon-phase";
+import { getPokemonNameWithAffix } from "#app/messages";
 
 export class ShowAbilityPhase extends PokemonPhase {
   private passive: boolean;
+  private pokemonName: string;
+  private abilityName: string;
 
   constructor(battlerIndex: BattlerIndex, passive: boolean = false) {
     super(battlerIndex);
 
     this.passive = passive;
+    // Set these now as the pokemon object may change before the queued phase is run
+    this.pokemonName = getPokemonNameWithAffix(this.getPokemon());
+    this.abilityName = passive ? this.getPokemon().getPassiveAbility().name : this.getPokemon().getAbility().name;
   }
 
   start() {
@@ -17,7 +23,7 @@ export class ShowAbilityPhase extends PokemonPhase {
     const pokemon = this.getPokemon();
 
     if (pokemon) {
-      globalScene.abilityBar.showAbility(pokemon, this.passive).then(() => {
+      globalScene.abilityBar.showAbility(this.pokemonName, this.abilityName, this.passive).then(() => {
         if (pokemon?.battleData) {
           pokemon.battleData.abilityRevealed = true;
         }
diff --git a/src/ui/ability-bar.ts b/src/ui/ability-bar.ts
index 602bf1ec87f..5eea44f4e91 100644
--- a/src/ui/ability-bar.ts
+++ b/src/ui/ability-bar.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import { getPokemonNameWithAffix } from "#app/messages";
 import { globalScene } from "#app/global-scene";
-import type Pokemon from "../field/pokemon";
 import { TextStyle, addTextObject } from "./text";
 import i18next from "i18next";
 
@@ -57,8 +55,8 @@ export default class AbilityBar extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     });
   }
 
-  showAbility(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
-    const text = (`${i18next.t("fightUiHandler:abilityFlyInText", { pokemonName: getPokemonNameWithAffix(pokemon), passive: passive ? i18next.t("fightUiHandler:passive") : "", abilityName: !passive ?  pokemon.getAbility().name : pokemon.getPassiveAbility().name })}`);
+  showAbility(pokemonName: string, abilityName: string, passive: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
+    const text = (`${i18next.t("fightUiHandler:abilityFlyInText", { pokemonName: pokemonName, passive: passive ? i18next.t("fightUiHandler:passive") : "", abilityName: abilityName })}`);
 
     globalScene.fieldUI.bringToTop(this);