diff --git a/src/phases/move-phase.ts b/src/phases/move-phase.ts
index f88f9d0cad1..69b2851d56b 100644
--- a/src/phases/move-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/move-phase.ts
@@ -85,15 +85,16 @@ export class MovePhase extends BattlePhase {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Checks if the pokemon is active, if the move is usable, and that the move is targeting something.
+   * Check if the current Move is usable and targeting at least 1 active pokemon.
    * @param ignoreDisableTags `true` to not check if the move is disabled
    * @returns `true` if all the checks pass
    */
   public canMove(ignoreDisableTags = false): boolean {
+    const targets = this.getActiveTargetPokemon();
     return (
-      this.pokemon.isActive(true) &&
       this.move.isUsable(this.pokemon, isIgnorePP(this.useMode), ignoreDisableTags) &&
-      this.targets.length > 0
+      // TODO: Don't hardcode a check for traps here
+      (targets.length > 0 || this.move.getMove().hasAttr("AddArenaTrapTagAttr"))
     );
   }
 
@@ -120,15 +121,9 @@ export class MovePhase extends BattlePhase {
 
     console.log(MoveId[this.move.moveId], enumValueToKey(MoveUseMode, this.useMode));
 
-    // Check if move is unusable (e.g. running out of PP due to a mid-turn Spite
-    // or the user no longer being on field), ending the phase early if not.
-    if (!this.canMove(true)) {
-      if (this.pokemon.isActive(true)) {
-        this.fail();
-        this.showMoveText();
-        this.showFailedText();
-      }
-      this.end();
+    // If the target isn't on field (such as due to leaving the field from Whirlwind/etc), do nothing.
+    if (!this.pokemon.isActive(true)) {
+      super.end();
       return;
     }
 
@@ -155,6 +150,7 @@ export class MovePhase extends BattlePhase {
 
     this.resolveCounterAttackTarget();
 
+    // Check status cancellation from sleep, freeze, etc.
     this.resolvePreMoveStatusEffects();
 
     this.lapsePreMoveAndMoveTags();
@@ -175,18 +171,18 @@ export class MovePhase extends BattlePhase {
     this.end();
   }
 
-  /** Check for cancellation edge cases - no targets remaining, or {@linkcode MoveId.NONE} is in the queue */
+  /** Check for cancellation edge cases - no targets remaining, out of PP, or {@linkcode MoveId.NONE} is in the queue */
   protected resolveFinalPreMoveCancellationChecks(): void {
-    const targets = this.getActiveTargetPokemon();
     const moveQueue = this.pokemon.getMoveQueue();
 
     if (
-      (targets.length === 0 && !this.move.getMove().hasAttr("AddArenaTrapTagAttr")) ||
+      // skip disable checks since we already triggered them inside `lapsePreMoveAndMoveTags`
+      !this.canMove(true) ||
       (moveQueue.length > 0 && moveQueue[0].move === MoveId.NONE)
     ) {
       this.showMoveText();
       this.showFailedText();
-      this.cancel();
+      this.fail();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/test/data/status-effect.test.ts b/test/data/status-effect.test.ts
index 20e164ce4d7..de90ed18562 100644
--- a/test/data/status-effect.test.ts
+++ b/test/data/status-effect.test.ts
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ describe("Status Effects", () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       game = new GameManager(phaserGame);
       game.override
-        .moveset([MoveId.SPLASH])
+        .moveset([MoveId.SPLASH, MoveId.DRAGON_CHEER])
         .ability(AbilityId.BALL_FETCH)
         .battleStyle("single")
         .criticalHits(false)
@@ -390,6 +390,30 @@ describe("Status Effects", () => {
       expect(player.status).toBeFalsy();
       expect(player.getLastXMoves(1)[0].result).toBe(MoveResult.SUCCESS);
     });
+
+    it("Sleep turns should tick down when failing to use ally-targeting moves", async () => {
+      await game.classicMode.startBattle([SpeciesId.FEEBAS]);
+
+      const player = game.field.getPlayerPokemon();
+      // Set sleep turns to 2 for brevity
+      player.status = new Status(StatusEffect.SLEEP, 0, 2);
+      game.move.changeMoveset(player, MoveId.DRAGON_CHEER);
+
+      game.move.select(MoveId.DRAGON_CHEER);
+      await game.toNextTurn();
+
+      expect(player.status.effect).toBe(StatusEffect.SLEEP);
+      expect(player.getMoveset()[0].ppUsed).toBe(0);
+      expect(player.getLastXMoves(1)[0].result).toBe(MoveResult.FAIL);
+
+      game.move.select(MoveId.DRAGON_CHEER);
+      await game.toNextTurn();
+
+      // Sleep was cured, move failed as normal and consumed PP
+      expect(player.status).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(player.getMoveset()[0].ppUsed).toBe(1);
+      expect(player.getLastXMoves(1)[0].result).toBe(MoveResult.FAIL);
+    });
   });
 
   describe("Behavior", () => {