diff --git a/src/loading-scene.ts b/src/loading-scene.ts
index 17cd5c277f1..f67d19e1027 100644
--- a/src/loading-scene.ts
+++ b/src/loading-scene.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { BiomeId } from "#enums/biome-id";
 import { initMysteryEncounters } from "#app/data/mystery-encounters/mystery-encounters";
 import { timedEventManager } from "./global-event-manager";
 import { initModifierPools } from "./modifier/init-modifier-pools";
+import { initModifierTypes } from "./modifier/modifier-type";
 
 export class LoadingScene extends SceneBase {
   public static readonly KEY = "loading";
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ export class LoadingScene extends SceneBase {
 
     this.loadLoadingScreen();
 
+    initModifierTypes();
     initModifierPools();
 
     initAchievements();
diff --git a/src/modifier/init-modifier-pools.ts b/src/modifier/init-modifier-pools.ts
index 2fdac392065..60697333600 100644
--- a/src/modifier/init-modifier-pools.ts
+++ b/src/modifier/init-modifier-pools.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import { MoveId } from "#enums/move-id";
 import { StatusEffect } from "#enums/status-effect";
 import { AbilityId } from "#enums/ability-id";
 import { MAX_PER_TYPE_POKEBALLS } from "#app/data/pokeball";
+// biome-ignore lint/correctness/noUnusedImports: This is used in a tsdoc comment
+import type { initModifierTypes } from "./modifier-type";
 
 /**
  * Initialize the wild modifier pool
@@ -780,6 +782,10 @@ function initDailyStarterModifierPool() {
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Initialize {@linkcode modifierPool} with the initial set of modifier types.
+ * {@linkcode initModifierTypes} MUST be called before this function.
+ */
 export function initModifierPools() {
   // The modifier pools the player chooses from during modifier selection
   initCommonModifierPool();
diff --git a/src/modifier/modifier-type.ts b/src/modifier/modifier-type.ts
index b34c23efdec..2c848c69e18 100644
--- a/src/modifier/modifier-type.ts
+++ b/src/modifier/modifier-type.ts
@@ -126,13 +126,9 @@ import i18next from "i18next";
 import { timedEventManager } from "#app/global-event-manager";
 import { TYPE_BOOST_ITEM_BOOST_PERCENT } from "#app/constants";
 import { ModifierPoolType } from "#enums/modifier-pool-type";
-
 import { getModifierPoolForType, getModifierType } from "#app/utils/modifier-utils";
 import type { ModifierTypeFunc, WeightedModifierTypeWeightFunc } from "#app/@types/modifier-types";
 
-// biome-ignore lint/correctness/noUnusedImports: This import is used in a
-import type { initModifierPools } from "./init-modifier-pools";
-
 const outputModifierData = false;
 const useMaxWeightForOutput = false;
 
@@ -2993,10 +2989,6 @@ export function getLuckTextTint(luckValue: number): number {
   return getModifierTierTextTint(modifierTier);
 }
 
-/**
- * Initialize the modifier types object with the initial set of modifier types.
- * {@linkcode initModifierPools} MUST be called before this function.
- */
 export function initModifierTypes() {
   for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(modifierTypeInitObj)) {
     modifierTypes[key] = value;