diff --git a/src/battle-phases.ts b/src/battle-phases.ts
index ef5e9695c..259aea076 100644
--- a/src/battle-phases.ts
+++ b/src/battle-phases.ts
@@ -2299,6 +2299,7 @@ export class AttemptCapturePhase extends PokemonPhase {
         Promise.all(modifiers.map(m => this.scene.addModifier(m))).then(() => {
           this.scene.getPlayerField().forEach(playerPokemon => playerPokemon.removeTagsBySourceId(pokemon.id));
           pokemon.hp = 0;
+          pokemon.trySetStatus(StatusEffect.FAINT);
           this.scene.clearEnemyModifiers();
           this.scene.field.remove(pokemon, true);
           if (newPokemon)
diff --git a/src/pokemon.ts b/src/pokemon.ts
index 75109422c..4032ac844 100644
--- a/src/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/pokemon.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { WeatherType } from './data/weather';
 import { TempBattleStat } from './data/temp-battle-stat';
 import { ArenaTagType, WeakenMoveTypeTag } from './data/arena-tag';
 import { Biome } from './data/biome';
-import { Abilities, Ability, BattleStatMultiplierAbAttr, BattlerTagImmunityAbAttr, BlockCritAbAttr, PreApplyBattlerTagAbAttr, StatusEffectImmunityAbAttr, TypeImmunityAbAttr, VariableMovePowerAbAttr, abilities, applyBattleStatMultiplierAbAttrs, applyPreApplyBattlerTagAbAttrs, applyPreAttackAbAttrs, applyPreDefendAbAttrs, applyPreSetStatusAbAttrs } from './data/ability';
+import { Abilities, Ability, BattleStatMultiplierAbAttr, BlockCritAbAttr, PreApplyBattlerTagAbAttr, StatusEffectImmunityAbAttr, TypeImmunityAbAttr, VariableMovePowerAbAttr, abilities, applyBattleStatMultiplierAbAttrs, applyPreApplyBattlerTagAbAttrs, applyPreAttackAbAttrs, applyPreDefendAbAttrs, applyPreSetStatusAbAttrs } from './data/ability';
 import PokemonData from './system/pokemon-data';
 import { BattlerIndex } from './battle';
 
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
   }
 
   trySetStatus(effect: StatusEffect): boolean {
-    if (this.status)
+    if (this.status && effect !== StatusEffect.FAINT)
       return false;
     switch (effect) {
       case StatusEffect.POISON:
diff --git a/src/system/game-data.ts b/src/system/game-data.ts
index 9d5e2270c..1e039df59 100644
--- a/src/system/game-data.ts
+++ b/src/system/game-data.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class GameData {
           scene.pokeballCounts[key] = sessionData.pokeballCounts[key] || 0;
         });
 
-        scene.newArena(sessionData.arena.biome, sessionData.enemyField.length > 1);
+        scene.newArena(sessionData.arena.biome, true);
         const battle = scene.newBattle(sessionData.waveIndex, sessionData.enemyField.length > 1);
 
         sessionData.enemyField.forEach((enemyData, e) => {