diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index 909d255eef8..27728680c5f 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Variant, VariantSet, variantColorCache } from '#app/data/variant';
 import { variantData } from '#app/data/variant';
 import BattleInfo, { PlayerBattleInfo, EnemyBattleInfo } from '../ui/battle-info';
 import { Moves } from "../data/enums/moves";
-import Move, { HighCritAttr, HitsTagAttr, applyMoveAttrs, FixedDamageAttr, VariableAtkAttr, VariablePowerAttr, allMoves, MoveCategory, TypelessAttr, CritOnlyAttr, getMoveTargets, OneHitKOAttr, MultiHitAttr, StatusMoveTypeImmunityAttr, MoveTarget, VariableDefAttr, AttackMove, ModifiedDamageAttr, VariableMoveTypeMultiplierAttr, IgnoreOpponentStatChangesAttr, SacrificialAttr, VariableMoveTypeAttr, VariableMoveCategoryAttr } from "../data/move";
+import Move, { HighCritAttr, HitsTagAttr, applyMoveAttrs, FixedDamageAttr, VariableAtkAttr, VariablePowerAttr, allMoves, MoveCategory, TypelessAttr, CritOnlyAttr, getMoveTargets, OneHitKOAttr, MultiHitAttr, StatusMoveTypeImmunityAttr, MoveTarget, VariableDefAttr, AttackMove, ModifiedDamageAttr, VariableMoveTypeMultiplierAttr, IgnoreOpponentStatChangesAttr, SacrificialAttr, VariableMoveTypeAttr, VariableMoveCategoryAttr, CounterDamageAttr } from "../data/move";
 import { default as PokemonSpecies, PokemonSpeciesForm, SpeciesFormKey, getFusedSpeciesName, getPokemonSpecies, getPokemonSpeciesForm, getStarterValueFriendshipCap, speciesStarters, starterPassiveAbilities } from '../data/pokemon-species';
 import * as Utils from '../utils';
 import { Type, TypeDamageMultiplier, getTypeDamageMultiplier, getTypeRgb } from '../data/type';
@@ -2731,6 +2731,10 @@ export class EnemyPokemon extends Pokemon {
             let targetScores: integer[] = [];
 
             for (let mt of moveTargets[move.id]) {
+              // Prevent a target score from being calculated when there isn't a target
+              if (mt === -1)
+                break;
+
               const target = this.scene.getField()[mt];
               let targetScore = move.getUserBenefitScore(this, target, move) + move.getTargetBenefitScore(this, target, move) * (mt < BattlerIndex.ENEMY === this.isPlayer() ? 1 : -1);
               if (move.name.endsWith(' (N)') || !move.applyConditions(this, target, move))
@@ -2801,8 +2805,14 @@ export class EnemyPokemon extends Pokemon {
       return scoreA < scoreB ? 1 : scoreA > scoreB ? -1 : 0;
     });
 
-    if (!sortedBenefitScores.length)
+    if (!sortedBenefitScores.length) {
+      // Set target to -1 when using a counter move
+      // This is the same as when the player does so
+      if (!!move.findAttr(attr => attr instanceof CounterDamageAttr))
+        return [-1];
+      
       return [];
+    }
 
     let targetWeights = sortedBenefitScores.map(s => s[1]);
     const lowestWeight = targetWeights[targetWeights.length - 1];