diff --git a/src/battle-phases.ts b/src/battle-phases.ts
index f2eaed03f12..a7c4df61f66 100644
--- a/src/battle-phases.ts
+++ b/src/battle-phases.ts
@@ -284,11 +284,12 @@ export class SelectStarterPhase extends BattlePhase {
       const loadPokemonAssets: Promise<void>[] = [];
       for (let starter of starters) {
         const starterProps = this.scene.gameData.getSpeciesDexAttrProps(starter.species, starter.dexAttr);
+        const starterFormIndex = Math.min(starterProps.formIndex, starter.species.forms.length - 1);
         const starterGender = starter.species.malePercent !== null
           ? !starterProps.female ? Gender.MALE : Gender.FEMALE
           : Gender.GENDERLESS;
         const starterIvs = this.scene.gameData.dexData[starter.species.speciesId].ivs.slice(0);
-        const starterPokemon = this.scene.addPlayerPokemon(starter.species, startingLevel, starterProps.abilityIndex, starterProps.formIndex, starterGender, starterProps.shiny, starterIvs, starter.nature);
+        const starterPokemon = this.scene.addPlayerPokemon(starter.species, startingLevel, starterProps.abilityIndex, starterFormIndex, starterGender, starterProps.shiny, starterIvs, starter.nature);
         if (starter.pokerus)
           starterPokemon.pokerus = true;
         if (this.scene.gameMode === GameMode.SPLICED_ENDLESS)
diff --git a/src/data/move.ts b/src/data/move.ts
index 1605bb7d93b..0812ed2c57d 100644
--- a/src/data/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/move.ts
@@ -2944,7 +2944,7 @@ export function initMoves() {
     new AttackMove(Moves.NEEDLE_ARM, "Needle Arm", Type.GRASS, MoveCategory.PHYSICAL, 60, 100, 15, -1, "The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. This may also make the target flinch.", 30, 0, 3)
       .attr(FlinchAttr),
     new SelfStatusMove(Moves.SLACK_OFF, "Slack Off", Type.NORMAL, -1, 10, -1, "The user slacks off, restoring its own HP by up to half of its max HP.", -1, 0, 3)
-      .attr(HealAttr),
+      .attr(HealAttr, 0.5),
     new AttackMove(Moves.HYPER_VOICE, "Hyper Voice", Type.NORMAL, MoveCategory.SPECIAL, 90, 100, 10, 117, "The user lets loose a horribly echoing shout with the power to inflict damage.", -1, 0, 3)
       .soundBased()
       .target(MoveTarget.ALL_NEAR_ENEMIES),