diff --git a/src/ui/run-info-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/run-info-ui-handler.ts
index 119b7bc9c4a..b4e4ad1130d 100644
--- a/src/ui/run-info-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/run-info-ui-handler.ts
@@ -288,25 +288,29 @@ export default class RunInfoUiHandler extends UiHandler {
   private parseTrainerDefeat(enemyContainer: Phaser.GameObjects.Container) {
     // Creating the trainer sprite and adding it to enemyContainer
     const tObj = this.runInfo.trainer.toTrainer(this.scene);
-    const tObjSpriteKey = tObj.config.getSpriteKey(this.runInfo.trainer.variant === TrainerVariant.FEMALE, false);
-    const tObjSprite = this.scene.add.sprite(0, 5, tObjSpriteKey);
-    if (this.runInfo.trainer.variant === TrainerVariant.DOUBLE) {
-      const doubleContainer = this.scene.add.container(5, 8);
-      tObjSprite.setPosition(-3, -3);
-      const tObjPartnerSpriteKey = tObj.config.getSpriteKey(true, true);
-      const tObjPartnerSprite = this.scene.add.sprite(5, -3, tObjPartnerSpriteKey);
-      // Double Trainers have smaller sprites than Single Trainers
-      tObjPartnerSprite.setScale(0.20);
-      tObjSprite.setScale(0.20);
-      doubleContainer.add(tObjSprite);
-      doubleContainer.add(tObjPartnerSprite);
-      doubleContainer.setPosition(12, 38);
-      enemyContainer.add(doubleContainer);
-    } else {
-      tObjSprite.setScale(0.35, 0.35);
-      tObjSprite.setPosition(12, 28);
-      enemyContainer.add(tObjSprite);
-    }
+
+    // Loads trainer assets on demand, as they are not loaded by default in the scene
+    tObj.config.loadAssets(this.scene, this.runInfo.trainer.variant).then(() => {
+      const tObjSpriteKey = tObj.config.getSpriteKey(this.runInfo.trainer.variant === TrainerVariant.FEMALE, false);
+      const tObjSprite = this.scene.add.sprite(0, 5, tObjSpriteKey);
+      if (this.runInfo.trainer.variant === TrainerVariant.DOUBLE) {
+        const doubleContainer = this.scene.add.container(5, 8);
+        tObjSprite.setPosition(-3, -3);
+        const tObjPartnerSpriteKey = tObj.config.getSpriteKey(true, true);
+        const tObjPartnerSprite = this.scene.add.sprite(5, -3, tObjPartnerSpriteKey);
+        // Double Trainers have smaller sprites than Single Trainers
+        tObjPartnerSprite.setScale(0.20);
+        tObjSprite.setScale(0.20);
+        doubleContainer.add(tObjSprite);
+        doubleContainer.add(tObjPartnerSprite);
+        doubleContainer.setPosition(12, 38);
+        enemyContainer.add(doubleContainer);
+      } else {
+        tObjSprite.setScale(0.35, 0.35);
+        tObjSprite.setPosition(12, 28);
+        enemyContainer.add(tObjSprite);
+      }
+    });
 
     // Determining which Terastallize Modifier belongs to which Pokemon
     // Creates a dictionary {PokemonId: TeraShardType}