diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index 6e00fa05ac9..c9dfae5d140 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -2084,7 +2084,7 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
           source.turnData.damageDealt += damage.value;
           source.turnData.currDamageDealt = damage.value;
           this.battleData.hitCount++;
-          const attackResult = { move: move.id, result: result as DamageResult, damage: damage.value, critical: isCritical, sourceId: source.id, attackingPosition: source.getBattlerIndex() };
+          const attackResult = { move: move.id, result: result as DamageResult, damage: damage.value, critical: isCritical, sourceId: source.id, sourceBattlerIndex: source.getBattlerIndex() };
           this.turnData.attacksReceived.unshift(attackResult);
           if (source.isPlayer() && !this.isPlayer()) {
             this.scene.applyModifiers(DamageMoneyRewardModifier, true, source, damage);
@@ -4021,7 +4021,7 @@ export interface AttackMoveResult {
   damage: integer;
   critical: boolean;
   sourceId: integer;
-  attackingPosition: BattlerIndex;
+  sourceBattlerIndex: BattlerIndex;
 }
 
 export class PokemonSummonData {
diff --git a/src/phases.ts b/src/phases.ts
index fad95951c26..dc5dcd0d167 100644
--- a/src/phases.ts
+++ b/src/phases.ts
@@ -2666,13 +2666,14 @@ export class MovePhase extends BattlePhase {
     if (this.targets.length === 1 && this.targets[0] === BattlerIndex.ATTACKER) {
       if (this.pokemon.turnData.attacksReceived.length) {
         const attack = this.pokemon.turnData.attacksReceived[0];
-        this.targets[0] = attack.attackingPosition;
+        this.targets[0] = attack.sourceBattlerIndex;
 
         // account for metal burst and comeuppance hitting remaining targets in double battles
         // counterattack will redirect to remaining ally if original attacker faints
         if (this.scene.currentBattle.double && this.move.getMove().hasFlag(MoveFlags.REDIRECT_COUNTER)) {
-          if (!this.scene.getEnemyField()[this.targets[0]]) {
-            this.targets[0] = this.scene.getEnemyField().find(p => p.isActive(true)).getBattlerIndex();
+          if (this.scene.getField()[this.targets[0]].hp === 0) {
+            const opposingField = this.pokemon.isPlayer() ? this.scene.getEnemyField() : this.scene.getPlayerField();
+            this.targets[0] = opposingField.find(p => p.hp > 0)?.getBattlerIndex();
           }
         }
       }