diff --git a/src/data/move.ts b/src/data/move.ts
index 35dd31675b7..9ba591bc493 100644
--- a/src/data/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/move.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,22 @@ export default class Move {
     return !!(this.flags & flag);
   }
 
+  isMultiTarget(): boolean {
+    switch (this.moveTarget) {
+      case MoveTarget.ALL_OTHERS:
+      case MoveTarget.ALL_NEAR_OTHERS:
+      case MoveTarget.ALL_NEAR_ENEMIES:
+      case MoveTarget.ALL_ENEMIES:
+      case MoveTarget.USER_AND_ALLIES:
+      case MoveTarget.ALL:
+      case MoveTarget.USER_SIDE:
+      case MoveTarget.ENEMY_SIDE:
+      case MoveTarget.BOTH_SIDES:
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   condition(condition: MoveCondition | MoveConditionFunc): this {
     if (typeof condition === 'function')
       condition = new MoveCondition(condition as MoveConditionFunc);
diff --git a/src/phases.ts b/src/phases.ts
index 691a7eed426..67e4612bf36 100644
--- a/src/phases.ts
+++ b/src/phases.ts
@@ -2202,7 +2202,7 @@ export class MoveEffectPhase extends PokemonPhase {
 
       const targetHitChecks = Object.fromEntries(targets.map(p => [ p.getBattlerIndex(), this.hitCheck(p) ]));
       const activeTargets = targets.map(t => t.isActive(true));
-      if (targets.length === 1 && !targetHitChecks[this.targets[0]] || !activeTargets.length) {
+      if (!activeTargets.length || (!this.move.getMove().isMultiTarget() && !targetHitChecks[this.targets[0]])) {
         user.turnData.hitCount = 1;
         user.turnData.hitsLeft = 1;
         if (activeTargets.length) {