diff --git a/src/data/move.ts b/src/data/move.ts
index 8211146a4c4..3cd90fe6ba5 100644
--- a/src/data/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/move.ts
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ export class ChargeAttr extends OverrideMoveEffectAttr {
             applyMoveAttrs(MoveEffectAttr, user, target, move);
           user.pushMoveHistory({ move: move.id, targets: [ target.getBattlerIndex() ], result: MoveResult.OTHER });
           user.getMoveQueue().push({ move: move.id, targets: [ target.getBattlerIndex() ], ignorePP: true });
-          if (this.sameTurn)
+          if (this.sameTurn) // for beak blast atm
             user.scene.pushMovePhase(new MovePhase(user.scene, user, [ target.getBattlerIndex() ], user.moveset.find(m => m.moveId === move.id), true), this.followUpPriority);
           user.addTag(BattlerTagType.CHARGING, 1, move.id, user.id);
           resolve(true);
diff --git a/src/phases.ts b/src/phases.ts
index 55c92550dcd..77bd486139d 100644
--- a/src/phases.ts
+++ b/src/phases.ts
@@ -2370,6 +2370,14 @@ export class MovePhase extends BattlePhase {
       this.end();
     };
 
+    // beak blast's first stage should not be affected by status conditions
+    // while the second stage should be affected by status conditions
+    // we can achieve this easily by flipping this.followUp, which is false
+    // during the first portion and true during the second portion
+    if (this.move.moveId == Moves.BEAK_BLAST) {
+        this.followUp = !this.followUp
+    }
+
     if (!this.followUp && this.pokemon.status && !this.pokemon.status.isPostTurn()) {
       this.pokemon.status.incrementTurn();
       let activated = false;
@@ -2524,6 +2532,7 @@ export class MoveEffectPhase extends PokemonPhase {
           
           const hitResult = !isProtected ? target.apply(user, this.move) : HitResult.NO_EFFECT;
 
+          // handle beak blast burn on contact after hit
           target.findTags(t => t instanceof BeakBlastTag).find(t => target.lapseTag(t.tagType))
 
           this.scene.triggerPokemonFormChange(user, SpeciesFormChangePostMoveTrigger);