diff --git a/src/data/status-effect.ts b/src/data/status-effect.ts
index 828c52cae13..4381db5c2c6 100644
--- a/src/data/status-effect.ts
+++ b/src/data/status-effect.ts
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ export function getRandomStatusEffect(statusEffectA: StatusEffect, statusEffectB
 * @param statusA The first Status
 * @param statusB The second Status
 */
-export function getRandomStatus(statusA: Status, statusB: Status): Status {
-  if (statusA === undefined || statusA.effect === StatusEffect.NONE || statusA.effect === StatusEffect.FAINT) {
+export function getRandomStatus(statusA: Status | null, statusB: Status | null): Status | null {
+  if (!statusA || statusA.effect === StatusEffect.NONE || statusA.effect === StatusEffect.FAINT) {
     return statusB;
   }
-  if (statusB === undefined || statusB.effect === StatusEffect.NONE || statusB.effect === StatusEffect.FAINT) {
+  if (!statusB || statusB.effect === StatusEffect.NONE || statusB.effect === StatusEffect.FAINT) {
     return statusA;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index bf9cc6db42a..b4461c21354 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -3614,7 +3614,7 @@ export class PlayerPokemon extends Pokemon {
       if (!this.isFainted()) {
         // If this Pokemon hasn't fainted, make sure the HP wasn't set over the new maximum
         this.hp = Math.min(this.hp, this.stats[Stat.HP]);
-        this.status = getRandomStatus(this.status!, pokemon.status!); // Get a random valid status between the two  // TODO: are the bangs correct?
+        this.status = getRandomStatus(this.status, pokemon.status); // Get a random valid status between the two
       } else if (!pokemon.isFainted()) {
         // If this Pokemon fainted but the other hasn't, make sure the HP wasn't set to zero
         this.hp = Math.max(this.hp, 1);