diff --git a/src/modifier/modifier-type.ts b/src/modifier/modifier-type.ts
index bd1bfda8068..cb7fd1554a3 100644
--- a/src/modifier/modifier-type.ts
+++ b/src/modifier/modifier-type.ts
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ export const modifierTypes = {
   SHINY_CHARM: () => new ModifierType('Shiny Charm', 'Dramatically increases the chance of a wild Pokémon being shiny', (type, _args) => new Modifiers.ShinyRateBoosterModifier(type)),
   ABILITY_CHARM: () => new ModifierType('Ability Charm', 'Dramatically increases the chance of a wild Pokémon having a hidden ability', (type, _args) => new Modifiers.HiddenAbilityRateBoosterModifier(type)),
 
-  IV_SCANNER: () => new ModifierType('IV Scanner', 'Allows scanning the IVs of wild Pokémon', (type, _args) => new Modifiers.IvScannerModifier(type), 'scanner'),
+  IV_SCANNER: () => new ModifierType('IV Scanner', 'Allows scanning the IVs of wild Pokémon. 2 IVs are revealed per stack. The best IVs are shown first.', (type, _args) => new Modifiers.IvScannerModifier(type), 'scanner'),
 
   DNA_SPLICERS: () => new FusePokemonModifierType('DNA Splicers'),
 
diff --git a/src/modifier/modifier.ts b/src/modifier/modifier.ts
index 5a2474532f8..a75f596316b 100644
--- a/src/modifier/modifier.ts
+++ b/src/modifier/modifier.ts
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ export class IvScannerModifier extends PersistentModifier {
   }
 
   getMaxStackCount(scene: BattleScene): integer {
-    return 5;
+    return 3;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/phases.ts b/src/phases.ts
index 7e9ed5a85c5..09dd81a964a 100644
--- a/src/phases.ts
+++ b/src/phases.ts
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ export class EncounterPhase extends BattlePhase {
       enemyField.map(p => this.scene.pushPhase(new PostSummonPhase(this.scene, p.getBattlerIndex())));
       const ivScannerModifier = this.scene.findModifier(m => m instanceof IvScannerModifier);
       if (ivScannerModifier)
-        enemyField.map(p => this.scene.pushPhase(new ScanIvsPhase(this.scene, p.getBattlerIndex(), Math.min(ivScannerModifier.getStackCount(), 6))));
+        enemyField.map(p => this.scene.pushPhase(new ScanIvsPhase(this.scene, p.getBattlerIndex(), Math.min(ivScannerModifier.getStackCount() * 2, 6))));
     }
 
     if (!this.loaded) {
diff --git a/src/ui/battle-message-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/battle-message-ui-handler.ts
index 23830cd75f4..2ae2f5b37c6 100644
--- a/src/ui/battle-message-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/battle-message-ui-handler.ts
@@ -193,7 +193,14 @@ export default class BattleMessageUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
         if (shownIvsCount < 6) {
           let statsPool = stats.slice(0);
           for (let i = 0; i < shownIvsCount; i++) {
-            const shownStat = Utils.randSeedItem(statsPool);
+            let shownStat: Stat;
+            let highestIv = -1;
+            statsPool.map(s => {
+              if (ivs[s] > highestIv) {
+                shownStat = s as Stat;
+                highestIv = ivs[s];
+              }
+            });
             shownStats.push(shownStat);
             statsPool.splice(statsPool.indexOf(shownStat), 1);
           }