diff --git a/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts b/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts
index 6ae4cf96a18..74a9284a727 100644
--- a/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts
+++ b/src/data/balance/pokemon-evolutions.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export class SpeciesEvolutionCondition {
         case EvoCondKey.HELD_ITEM:
           return pokemon.getHeldItems().some(m => m.is("SpeciesStatBoosterModifier") && (m.type as SpeciesStatBoosterModifierType).key === cond.itemKey);
         case EvoCondKey.USE_MOVE_COUNT:
-          return pokemon.getHeldItems().some(m => m.is("MoveTrackerModifier") && m.getStackCount() >= cond.value);
+          return pokemon.getHeldItems().some(m => m.is("MoveTrackerModifier") && m.shouldApply(pokemon, cond.move) && m.getStackCount() >= cond.value);
       }
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/modifier/modifier.ts b/src/modifier/modifier.ts
index 449af08e2ab..00b0ab2e2a7 100644
--- a/src/modifier/modifier.ts
+++ b/src/modifier/modifier.ts
@@ -983,6 +983,10 @@ export class MoveTrackerModifier extends PokemonHeldItemModifier {
     return super.getArgs().concat([this.species, this.move, this.required]);
   }
 
+  override shouldApply(pokemon?: Pokemon, ...args: unknown[]): boolean {
+    return (pokemon?.hasSpecies(this.species) && (args[0] as MoveId) === this.move) || false;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Applies the {@linkcode MoveTrackerModifier}
    * @returns always `true`