diff --git a/src/data/ability.ts b/src/data/ability.ts
index b2899a33f..5ef07c39f 100644
--- a/src/data/ability.ts
+++ b/src/data/ability.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Type } from "./type";
 import * as Utils from "../utils";
 import { BattleStat, getBattleStatName } from "./battle-stat";
 import { PokemonHealPhase, ShowAbilityPhase, StatChangePhase } from "../phases";
-import { getPokemonMessage } from "../messages";
+import { getPokemonMessage, getPokemonPrefix } from "../messages";
 import { Weather, WeatherType } from "./weather";
 import { BattlerTag } from "./battler-tags";
 import { BattlerTagType } from "./enums/battler-tag-type";
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class BlockRecoilDamageAttr extends AbAttr {
   }
 
   getTriggerMessage(pokemon: Pokemon, abilityName: string, ...args: any[]) {
-    return getPokemonMessage(pokemon, `'s ${abilityName}\nprotected it from recoil!`);
+    return i18next.t('abilityTriggers:blockRecoilDamage', {pokemonName: `${getPokemonPrefix(pokemon)}${pokemon.name}`, abilityName: abilityName});
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/locales/de/ability-trigger.ts b/src/locales/de/ability-trigger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..889007412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/de/ability-trigger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { SimpleTranslationEntries } from "#app/plugins/i18n";
+
+export const abilityTriggers: SimpleTranslationEntries = {
+    'blockRecoilDamage' : `{{pokemonName}}'s {{abilityName}}\nprotected it from recoil!`,
+} as const;
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diff --git a/src/locales/de/config.ts b/src/locales/de/config.ts
index 2cc7a52c8..a9f4cd682 100644
--- a/src/locales/de/config.ts
+++ b/src/locales/de/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ability } from "./ability";
+import { abilityTriggers } from "./ability-trigger";
 import { battle } from "./battle";
 import { commandUiHandler } from "./command-ui-handler";
 import { fightUiHandler } from "./fight-ui-handler";
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { tutorial } from "./tutorial";
 
 export const deConfig = {
     ability: ability,
+    abilityTriggers: abilityTriggers,
     battle: battle,
     commandUiHandler: commandUiHandler,
     fightUiHandler: fightUiHandler,
diff --git a/src/locales/en/ability-trigger.ts b/src/locales/en/ability-trigger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..889007412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/en/ability-trigger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { SimpleTranslationEntries } from "#app/plugins/i18n";
+
+export const abilityTriggers: SimpleTranslationEntries = {
+    'blockRecoilDamage' : `{{pokemonName}}'s {{abilityName}}\nprotected it from recoil!`,
+} as const;
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diff --git a/src/locales/en/config.ts b/src/locales/en/config.ts
index 029791a70..f5e8a68b0 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/config.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ability } from "./ability";
+import { abilityTriggers } from "./ability-trigger";
 import { battle } from "./battle";
 import { commandUiHandler } from "./command-ui-handler";
 import { fightUiHandler } from "./fight-ui-handler";
@@ -14,8 +15,9 @@ import { starterSelectUiHandler } from "./starter-select-ui-handler";
 import { tutorial } from "./tutorial";
 
 
-export const enConfig = {
+export const enConfig = {    
     ability: ability,
+    abilityTriggers: abilityTriggers,
     battle: battle,
     commandUiHandler: commandUiHandler,
     fightUiHandler: fightUiHandler,
diff --git a/src/locales/es/ability-trigger.ts b/src/locales/es/ability-trigger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..889007412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/es/ability-trigger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { SimpleTranslationEntries } from "#app/plugins/i18n";
+
+export const abilityTriggers: SimpleTranslationEntries = {
+    'blockRecoilDamage' : `{{pokemonName}}'s {{abilityName}}\nprotected it from recoil!`,
+} as const;
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diff --git a/src/locales/es/config.ts b/src/locales/es/config.ts
index 564b8dd32..c56a8d384 100644
--- a/src/locales/es/config.ts
+++ b/src/locales/es/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ability } from "./ability";
+import { abilityTriggers } from "./ability-trigger";
 import { battle } from "./battle";
 import { commandUiHandler } from "./command-ui-handler";
 import { fightUiHandler } from "./fight-ui-handler";
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { tutorial } from "./tutorial";
 
 export const esConfig = {
     ability: ability,
+    abilityTriggers: abilityTriggers,
     battle: battle,
     commandUiHandler: commandUiHandler,
     fightUiHandler: fightUiHandler,
diff --git a/src/locales/fr/ability-trigger.ts b/src/locales/fr/ability-trigger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..889007412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/fr/ability-trigger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { SimpleTranslationEntries } from "#app/plugins/i18n";
+
+export const abilityTriggers: SimpleTranslationEntries = {
+    'blockRecoilDamage' : `{{pokemonName}}'s {{abilityName}}\nprotected it from recoil!`,
+} as const;
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diff --git a/src/locales/fr/config.ts b/src/locales/fr/config.ts
index 90f9fb83c..89669aceb 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr/config.ts
+++ b/src/locales/fr/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ability } from "./ability";
+import { abilityTriggers } from "./ability-trigger";
 import { battle } from "./battle";
 import { commandUiHandler } from "./command-ui-handler";
 import { fightUiHandler } from "./fight-ui-handler";
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { tutorial } from "./tutorial";
 
 export const frConfig = {
     ability: ability,
+    abilityTriggers: abilityTriggers,
     battle: battle,
     commandUiHandler: commandUiHandler,
     fightUiHandler: fightUiHandler,
diff --git a/src/locales/it/ability-trigger.ts b/src/locales/it/ability-trigger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..889007412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/it/ability-trigger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { SimpleTranslationEntries } from "#app/plugins/i18n";
+
+export const abilityTriggers: SimpleTranslationEntries = {
+    'blockRecoilDamage' : `{{pokemonName}}'s {{abilityName}}\nprotected it from recoil!`,
+} as const;
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diff --git a/src/locales/it/config.ts b/src/locales/it/config.ts
index bbfd452dc..6ba9aa3af 100644
--- a/src/locales/it/config.ts
+++ b/src/locales/it/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ability } from "./ability";
+import { abilityTriggers } from "./ability-trigger";
 import { battle } from "./battle";
 import { commandUiHandler } from "./command-ui-handler";
 import { fightUiHandler } from "./fight-ui-handler";
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { tutorial } from "./tutorial";
 
 export const itConfig = {
     ability: ability,
+    abilityTriggers: abilityTriggers,
     battle: battle,
     commandUiHandler: commandUiHandler,
     fightUiHandler: fightUiHandler,
diff --git a/src/locales/zh_CN/ability-trigger.ts b/src/locales/zh_CN/ability-trigger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..889007412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/zh_CN/ability-trigger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { SimpleTranslationEntries } from "#app/plugins/i18n";
+
+export const abilityTriggers: SimpleTranslationEntries = {
+    'blockRecoilDamage' : `{{pokemonName}}'s {{abilityName}}\nprotected it from recoil!`,
+} as const;
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diff --git a/src/locales/zh_CN/config.ts b/src/locales/zh_CN/config.ts
index a8f5f878b..496fd983c 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh_CN/config.ts
+++ b/src/locales/zh_CN/config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ability } from "./ability";
+import { abilityTriggers } from "./ability-trigger";
 import { battle } from "./battle";
 import { commandUiHandler } from "./command-ui-handler";
 import { fightUiHandler } from "./fight-ui-handler";
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import { nature } from "./nature";
 
 export const zhCnConfig = {
     ability: ability,
+    abilityTriggers: abilityTriggers,
     battle: battle,
     commandUiHandler: commandUiHandler,
     fightUiHandler: fightUiHandler,
diff --git a/src/plugins/i18n.ts b/src/plugins/i18n.ts
index 676e691ee..82a5a51ba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/i18n.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/i18n.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ declare module 'i18next' {
       menu: SimpleTranslationEntries;
       menuUiHandler: SimpleTranslationEntries;
       move: MoveTranslationEntries;
-      battle: SimpleTranslationEntries,
+      battle: SimpleTranslationEntries;
+      abilityTriggers: SimpleTranslationEntries;
       ability: AbilityTranslationEntries;
       pokeball: SimpleTranslationEntries;
       pokemon: SimpleTranslationEntries;