diff --git a/src/battle_util.c b/src/battle_util.c
index 72df5990e..5c1767fcf 100644
--- a/src/battle_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_util.c
@@ -7771,33 +7771,35 @@ bool32 IsBattlerProtected(u8 battlerId, u16 move)
         return FALSE;
 }
 
-
-bool32 IsBattlerGrounded(u8 battlerId)
+// Only called directly when calculating damage type effectiveness
+static bool32 IsBattlerGrounded2(u8 battlerId, bool32 considerInverse)
 {
     if (GetBattlerHoldEffect(battlerId, TRUE) == HOLD_EFFECT_IRON_BALL)
         return TRUE;
-    else if (gFieldStatuses & STATUS_FIELD_GRAVITY)
+    if (gFieldStatuses & STATUS_FIELD_GRAVITY)
         return TRUE;
 #if B_ROOTED_GROUNDING >= GEN_4
-    else if (gStatuses3[battlerId] & STATUS3_ROOTED)
+    if (gStatuses3[battlerId] & STATUS3_ROOTED)
         return TRUE;
 #endif
-    else if (gStatuses3[battlerId] & STATUS3_SMACKED_DOWN)
+    if (gStatuses3[battlerId] & STATUS3_SMACKED_DOWN)
         return TRUE;
+    if (gStatuses3[battlerId] & STATUS3_TELEKINESIS)
+        return FALSE;
+    if (gStatuses3[battlerId] & STATUS3_MAGNET_RISE)
+        return FALSE;
+    if (GetBattlerHoldEffect(battlerId, TRUE) == HOLD_EFFECT_AIR_BALLOON)
+        return FALSE;
+    if (GetBattlerAbility(battlerId) == ABILITY_LEVITATE)
+        return FALSE;
+    if (IS_BATTLER_OF_TYPE(battlerId, TYPE_FLYING) && (!considerInverse || !FlagGet(B_FLAG_INVERSE_BATTLE)))
+        return FALSE;
+    return TRUE;
+}
 
-    else if (gStatuses3[battlerId] & STATUS3_TELEKINESIS)
-        return FALSE;
-    else if (gStatuses3[battlerId] & STATUS3_MAGNET_RISE)
-        return FALSE;
-    else if (GetBattlerHoldEffect(battlerId, TRUE) == HOLD_EFFECT_AIR_BALLOON)
-        return FALSE;
-    else if (GetBattlerAbility(battlerId) == ABILITY_LEVITATE)
-        return FALSE;
-    else if (IS_BATTLER_OF_TYPE(battlerId, TYPE_FLYING))
-        return FALSE;
-
-    else
-        return TRUE;
+bool32 IsBattlerGrounded(u8 battlerId)
+{
+    IsBattlerGrounded2(battlerId, FALSE);
 }
 
 bool32 IsBattlerAlive(u8 battlerId)
@@ -9173,7 +9175,7 @@ static u16 CalcTypeEffectivenessMultiplierInternal(u16 move, u8 moveType, u8 bat
         && gBattleMons[battlerDef].type3 != gBattleMons[battlerDef].type1)
         MulByTypeEffectiveness(&modifier, move, moveType, battlerDef, gBattleMons[battlerDef].type3, battlerAtk, recordAbilities);
 
-    if (moveType == TYPE_GROUND && !IsBattlerGrounded(battlerDef) && !(gBattleMoves[move].flags & FLAG_DMG_UNGROUNDED_IGNORE_TYPE_IF_FLYING))
+    if (moveType == TYPE_GROUND && !IsBattlerGrounded2(battlerDef, TRUE) && !(gBattleMoves[move].flags & FLAG_DMG_UNGROUNDED_IGNORE_TYPE_IF_FLYING))
     {
         modifier = UQ_4_12(0.0);
         if (recordAbilities && defAbility == ABILITY_LEVITATE)