diff --git a/src/game-mode.ts b/src/game-mode.ts
index e78b9017c12..f5dadad6f1b 100644
--- a/src/game-mode.ts
+++ b/src/game-mode.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class GameMode implements GameModeConfig {
    * @returns true if the game mode has that challenge
    */
   hasChallenge(challenge: Challenges): boolean {
-    return this.challenges.some(c => c.id === challenge);
+    return this.challenges.some(c => c.id === challenge && c.value !== 0);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/phases.ts b/src/phases.ts
index b881f0de819..88acfc825ef 100644
--- a/src/phases.ts
+++ b/src/phases.ts
@@ -2034,7 +2034,8 @@ export class CommandPhase extends FieldPhase {
       }
       break;
     case Command.BALL:
-      if (this.scene.arena.biomeType === Biome.END && (!this.scene.gameMode.isClassic || this.scene.gameMode.isFreshStartChallenge() || (this.scene.getEnemyField().filter(p => p.isActive(true)).some(p => !p.scene.gameData.dexData[p.species.speciesId].caughtAttr) && this.scene.gameData.getStarterCount(d => !!d.caughtAttr) < Object.keys(speciesStarters).length - 1))) {
+      const notInDex = (this.scene.getEnemyField().filter(p => p.isActive(true)).some(p => !p.scene.gameData.dexData[p.species.speciesId].caughtAttr) && this.scene.gameData.getStarterCount(d => !!d.caughtAttr) < Object.keys(speciesStarters).length - 1);
+      if (this.scene.arena.biomeType === Biome.END && (!this.scene.gameMode.isClassic || this.scene.gameMode.isFreshStartChallenge() || notInDex )) {
         this.scene.ui.setMode(Mode.COMMAND, this.fieldIndex);
         this.scene.ui.setMode(Mode.MESSAGE);
         this.scene.ui.showText(i18next.t("battle:noPokeballForce"), null, () => {