diff --git a/src/data/pokemon-species.ts b/src/data/pokemon-species.ts
index 5682b93ffb5..3c77c4d5562 100644
--- a/src/data/pokemon-species.ts
+++ b/src/data/pokemon-species.ts
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ export abstract class PokemonSpeciesForm {
           frameRate: 12,
           repeat: -1
         });
-        let spritePath = this.getSpriteAtlasPath(female, formIndex, shiny, variant);
+        let spritePath = this.getSpriteAtlasPath(female, formIndex, shiny, variant).replace('variant/', '').replace(/_[1-3]$/, '');
         const useExpSprite = scene.experimentalSprites && scene.hasExpSprite(spriteKey);
         if (useExpSprite)
           spritePath = `exp/${spritePath}`;
diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index 57a03a308fa..ffde68f8d9e 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
             if (this.shiny) {
               const populateVariantColors = (key: string, back: boolean = false): Promise<void> => {
                 return new Promise(resolve => {
-                  const battleSpritePath = this.getBattleSpriteAtlasPath(back, ignoreOverride);
+                  const battleSpritePath = this.getBattleSpriteAtlasPath(back, ignoreOverride).replace('variant/', '').replace(/_[1-3]$/, '');
                   let variantSet: VariantSet;
                   let config = variantData;
                   battleSpritePath.split('/').map(p => config ? config = config[p] : null);
@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
                 });
               };
               if (this.isPlayer())
-                Promise.all([ populateVariantColors(this.getBattleSpriteKey()), populateVariantColors(this.getBattleSpriteKey(true)) ]).then(() => updateFusionPaletteAndResolve());
+                Promise.all([ populateVariantColors(this.getBattleSpriteKey(false)), populateVariantColors(this.getBattleSpriteKey(true), true) ]).then(() => updateFusionPaletteAndResolve());
               else
-                populateVariantColors(this.getBattleSpriteKey()).then(() => updateFusionPaletteAndResolve());
+                populateVariantColors(this.getBattleSpriteKey(false)).then(() => updateFusionPaletteAndResolve());
             } else
               updateFusionPaletteAndResolve();
           });