diff --git a/src/data/move.ts b/src/data/move.ts
index 08c00829b48..4924341870d 100644
--- a/src/data/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/move.ts
@@ -4107,11 +4107,11 @@ export class StatusCategoryOnAllyAttr extends VariableMoveCategoryAttr {
    * @param user {@linkcode Pokemon} using the move
    * @param target {@linkcode Pokemon} target of the move
    * @param move {@linkcode Move} with this attribute
-   * @param args [0] {@linkcode Utils.IntegerHolder} The category of the move
+   * @param args [0] {@linkcode Utils.NumberHolder} The category of the move
    * @returns true if the function succeeds
    */
   apply(user: Pokemon, target: Pokemon, move: Move, args: any[]): boolean {
-    const category = (args[0] as Utils.IntegerHolder);
+    const category = (args[0] as Utils.NumberHolder);
 
     if (user.getAlly() === target) {
       category.value = MoveCategory.STATUS;
diff --git a/src/phases/move-effect-phase.ts b/src/phases/move-effect-phase.ts
index 82816635891..34e03605bff 100644
--- a/src/phases/move-effect-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/move-effect-phase.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class MoveEffectPhase extends PokemonPhase {
              * made visible to the user until the resulting {@linkcode DamagePhase}
              * is invoked.
              */
-          const moveCategory = new Utils.IntegerHolder(move.category);
+          const moveCategory = new Utils.NumberHolder(move.category);
           applyMoveAttrs(VariableMoveCategoryAttr, user, target, move, moveCategory);
           const hitResult = !isProtected ? target.apply(user, move, moveCategory.value) : HitResult.NO_EFFECT;