diff --git a/src/data/move.ts b/src/data/move.ts
index d4b2b2f0e75..748f81cdd8b 100644
--- a/src/data/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/move.ts
@@ -5333,7 +5333,7 @@ export class ChillyReceptionAttr extends ForceSwitchOutAttr {
 
   getCondition(): MoveConditionFunc {
     // chilly reception move will go through if the weather is change-able to snow, or the user can switch out, else move will fail
-    return (user, target, move) => user.scene.arena.trySetWeather(WeatherType.SNOW, true) || super.getSwitchOutCondition()(user, target, move);
+    return (user, target, move) => user.scene.arena.weather?.weatherType !== WeatherType.SNOW || super.getSwitchOutCondition()(user, target, move);
   }
 }
 export class RemoveTypeAttr extends MoveEffectAttr {