diff --git a/src/data/ability.ts b/src/data/ability.ts
index 0ff03ed67..75ccbf5ff 100644
--- a/src/data/ability.ts
+++ b/src/data/ability.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import i18next, { Localizable } from "#app/plugins/i18n.js";
 import { Command } from "../ui/command-ui-handler";
 import Battle from "#app/battle.js";
 import { ability } from "#app/locales/en/ability.js";
+import { Species } from "./enums/species";
 
 export class Ability implements Localizable {
   public id: Abilities;
@@ -1730,6 +1731,23 @@ export class ProtectStatAbAttr extends PreStatChangeAbAttr {
   }
 }
 
+export class ConfusionOnStatusEffectAbAttr extends PostAttackAbAttr {
+  private effects: StatusEffect[];
+
+  constructor(...effects: StatusEffect[]) {
+    super();
+
+    this.effects = effects;
+  }
+
+  applyPostAttack(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, defender: Pokemon, move: PokemonMove, hitResult: HitResult, args: any[]): boolean {
+    if(this.effects.indexOf(args[0]) > -1 && !defender.isFainted()) {
+      return defender.addTag(BattlerTagType.CONFUSED, pokemon.randSeedInt(3,2), move.moveId, defender.id);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 export class PreSetStatusAbAttr extends AbAttr {
   applyPreSetStatus(pokemon: Pokemon, passive: boolean, effect: StatusEffect, cancelled: Utils.BooleanHolder, args: any[]): boolean | Promise<boolean> {
     return false;
@@ -3849,6 +3867,6 @@ export function initAbilities() {
     new Ability(Abilities.POISON_PUPPETEER, 9)
       .attr(UncopiableAbilityAbAttr)
       .attr(UnswappableAbilityAbAttr)
-      .unimplemented(),
+      .conditionalAttr(pokemon => pokemon.species.speciesId===Species.PECHARUNT,ConfusionOnStatusEffectAbAttr,StatusEffect.POISON,StatusEffect.TOXIC)
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/data/move.ts b/src/data/move.ts
index 3c99ad8c1..ec335fa81 100644
--- a/src/data/move.ts
+++ b/src/data/move.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import * as Utils from "../utils";
 import { WeatherType } from "./weather";
 import { ArenaTagSide, ArenaTrapTag } from "./arena-tag";
 import { ArenaTagType } from "./enums/arena-tag-type";
-import { UnswappableAbilityAbAttr, UncopiableAbilityAbAttr, UnsuppressableAbilityAbAttr, NoTransformAbilityAbAttr, BlockRecoilDamageAttr, BlockOneHitKOAbAttr, IgnoreContactAbAttr, MaxMultiHitAbAttr, applyAbAttrs, BlockNonDirectDamageAbAttr, applyPreSwitchOutAbAttrs, PreSwitchOutAbAttr, applyPostDefendAbAttrs, PostDefendContactApplyStatusEffectAbAttr, MoveAbilityBypassAbAttr, ReverseDrainAbAttr, FieldPreventExplosiveMovesAbAttr, ForceSwitchOutImmunityAbAttr } from "./ability";
+import { UnswappableAbilityAbAttr, UncopiableAbilityAbAttr, UnsuppressableAbilityAbAttr, NoTransformAbilityAbAttr, BlockRecoilDamageAttr, BlockOneHitKOAbAttr, IgnoreContactAbAttr, MaxMultiHitAbAttr, applyAbAttrs, BlockNonDirectDamageAbAttr, applyPreSwitchOutAbAttrs, PreSwitchOutAbAttr, applyPostDefendAbAttrs, PostDefendContactApplyStatusEffectAbAttr, MoveAbilityBypassAbAttr, ReverseDrainAbAttr, FieldPreventExplosiveMovesAbAttr, ForceSwitchOutImmunityAbAttr, applyPostAttackAbAttrs, ConfusionOnStatusEffectAbAttr } from "./ability";
 import { Abilities } from "./enums/abilities";
 import { allAbilities } from './ability';
 import { PokemonHeldItemModifier } from "../modifier/modifier";
@@ -1155,8 +1155,11 @@ export class StatusEffectAttr extends MoveEffectAttr {
         else
           return false;
       }
-      if (!pokemon.status || (pokemon.status.effect === this.effect && move.chance < 0))
-        return pokemon.trySetStatus(this.effect, true, user, this.cureTurn);
+      if (!pokemon.status || (pokemon.status.effect === this.effect && move.chance < 0)
+        && pokemon.trySetStatus(this.effect, true, user, this.cureTurn)) {
+          applyPostAttackAbAttrs(ConfusionOnStatusEffectAbAttr, user, target, new PokemonMove(move.id), null,this.effect);
+          return true;
+        }
     }
     return false;
   }