diff --git a/src/battle-scene.ts b/src/battle-scene.ts
index 9a51950a5..da40d850c 100644
--- a/src/battle-scene.ts
+++ b/src/battle-scene.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ export default class BattleScene extends SceneBase {
 	public gameData: GameData;
 	public sessionSlotId: integer;
 
+	// can debug phases using "phase.constructor.name"
 	private phaseQueue: Phase[];
 	private phaseQueuePrepend: Phase[];
 	private phaseQueuePrependSpliceIndex: integer;
@@ -1488,6 +1489,7 @@ export default class BattleScene extends SceneBase {
 			this.phaseQueuePrepend.push(phase);
 		else
 			this.phaseQueuePrepend.splice(this.phaseQueuePrependSpliceIndex, 0, phase);
+		this.phaseQueuePrepend.forEach(p => console.log(p.constructor.name))
 	}
 
 	clearPhaseQueue(): void {
diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index 8afff1b27..938f6134e 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -1460,6 +1460,7 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
 
           console.log('damage', damage.value, move.name, power.value, sourceAtk, targetDef);
 
+
           if (damage.value) {
             if (this.getHpRatio() === 1)
               applyPreDefendAbAttrs(PreDefendFullHpEndureAbAttr, this, source, battlerMove, cancelled, damage);
@@ -1467,10 +1468,12 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
               this.scene.applyModifiers(EnemyEndureChanceModifier, false, this);
 
             const oneHitKo = result === HitResult.ONE_HIT_KO;
-            damage.value = this.damageAndUpdate(damage.value, result as DamageResult, isCritical, oneHitKo, oneHitKo);
+
+            // damageAndUpdate: will queue potential messages for critical hit, effectiveness, fainted - in that order
+            // requires passing in hitsLeft
+            damage.value = this.damageAndUpdate(damage.value, result as DamageResult, isCritical, oneHitKo, oneHitKo, source.turnData.hitsLeft);
             this.turnData.damageTaken += damage.value;
-            if (isCritical)
-              this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t('battle:hitResultCriticalHit'));
+
             this.scene.setPhaseQueueSplice();
             if (source.isPlayer()) {
               this.scene.validateAchvs(DamageAchv, damage);
@@ -1485,23 +1488,6 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
               this.scene.applyModifiers(DamageMoneyRewardModifier, true, source, damage)
           }
 
-          if (source.turnData.hitsLeft === 1) {
-            switch (result) {
-              case HitResult.SUPER_EFFECTIVE:
-                this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t('battle:hitResultSuperEffective'));
-                break;
-              case HitResult.NOT_VERY_EFFECTIVE:
-                this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t('battle:hitResultNotVeryEffective'));
-                break;
-              case HitResult.NO_EFFECT:
-                this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t('battle:hitResultNoEffect', { pokemonName: this.name }));
-                break;
-              case HitResult.ONE_HIT_KO:  
-                this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t('battle:hitResultOneHitKO'));
-                break;
-            }
-          }
-
           if (damage)
             this.scene.clearPhaseQueueSplice();
         }
@@ -1541,6 +1527,7 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     damage = Math.min(damage, this.hp);
 
     this.hp = this.hp - damage;
+    // checks and adds Fainted scene
     if (this.isFainted()) {
       this.scene.unshiftPhase(new FaintPhase(this.scene, this.getBattlerIndex(), preventEndure));
       this.resetSummonData();
@@ -1549,9 +1536,31 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     return damage;
   }
 
-  damageAndUpdate(damage: integer, result?: DamageResult, critical: boolean = false, ignoreSegments: boolean = false, preventEndure: boolean = false): integer {
+  damageAndUpdate(damage: integer, result?: DamageResult, critical: boolean = false, ignoreSegments: boolean = false, preventEndure: boolean = false, hitsLeft: integer = 1): integer {
     const damagePhase = new DamagePhase(this.scene, this.getBattlerIndex(), damage, result as DamageResult, critical);
     this.scene.unshiftPhase(damagePhase);
+    // queue critical message before effectiveness
+    if (critical)
+      this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t('battle:hitResultCriticalHit'));
+
+    // hitsLeft: for multi-hit moves, only want to render effectiveness text at end.
+    if (hitsLeft === 1) {
+      switch (result as HitResult) {
+        case HitResult.SUPER_EFFECTIVE:
+          this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t('battle:hitResultSuperEffective'));
+          break;
+        case HitResult.NOT_VERY_EFFECTIVE:
+          this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t('battle:hitResultNotVeryEffective'));
+          break;
+        case HitResult.NO_EFFECT:
+          this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t('battle:hitResultNoEffect', { pokemonName: this.name }));
+          break;
+        case HitResult.ONE_HIT_KO:  
+          this.scene.queueMessage(i18next.t('battle:hitResultOneHitKO'));
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+
     damage = this.damage(damage, ignoreSegments, preventEndure);
     // Damage amount may have changed, but needed to be queued before calling damage function
     damagePhase.updateAmount(damage);