diff --git a/src/battle_main.c b/src/battle_main.c
index 25db65f78..62662d1e4 100644
--- a/src/battle_main.c
+++ b/src/battle_main.c
@@ -3685,7 +3685,7 @@ u8 IsRunningFromBattleImpossible(void)
         return 0;
     if (gBattleTypeFlags & BATTLE_TYPE_LINK)
         return 0;
-    if (gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].ability == ABILITY_RUN_AWAY)
+    if (GetBattlerAbility(gActiveBattler) == ABILITY_RUN_AWAY)
         return 0;
 
     if ((i = IsAbilityPreventingEscape(gActiveBattler)))
diff --git a/src/battle_script_commands.c b/src/battle_script_commands.c
index 8d6dd5bdb..0623ec43e 100644
--- a/src/battle_script_commands.c
+++ b/src/battle_script_commands.c
@@ -3067,7 +3067,7 @@ void SetMoveEffect(bool32 primary, u32 certain)
                         gBattlescriptCurrInstr++;
                     }
                     else if (gBattleMons[gBattlerTarget].item
-                        && gBattleMons[gBattlerTarget].ability == ABILITY_STICKY_HOLD)
+                        && GetBattlerAbility(gBattlerTarget) == ABILITY_STICKY_HOLD)
                     {
                         BattleScriptPushCursor();
                         gBattlescriptCurrInstr = BattleScript_NoItemSteal;
@@ -9122,7 +9122,7 @@ bool8 UproarWakeUpCheck(u8 battlerId)
 
     for (i = 0; i < gBattlersCount; i++)
     {
-        if (!(gBattleMons[i].status2 & STATUS2_UPROAR) || gBattleMons[battlerId].ability == ABILITY_SOUNDPROOF)
+        if (!(gBattleMons[i].status2 & STATUS2_UPROAR) || GetBattlerAbility(battlerId) == ABILITY_SOUNDPROOF)
             continue;
 
         gBattleScripting.battler = i;
@@ -10771,7 +10771,7 @@ static void Cmd_healpartystatus(void)
         else
             party = gEnemyParty;
 
-        if (gBattleMons[gBattlerAttacker].ability != ABILITY_SOUNDPROOF)
+        if (GetBattlerAbility(gBattlerAttacker) != ABILITY_SOUNDPROOF)
         {
             gBattleMons[gBattlerAttacker].status1 = 0;
             gBattleMons[gBattlerAttacker].status2 &= ~(STATUS2_NIGHTMARE);
@@ -10787,7 +10787,7 @@ static void Cmd_healpartystatus(void)
         if (gBattleTypeFlags & BATTLE_TYPE_DOUBLE
             && !(gAbsentBattlerFlags & gBitTable[gActiveBattler]))
         {
-            if (gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].ability != ABILITY_SOUNDPROOF)
+            if (GetBattlerAbility(gActiveBattler) != ABILITY_SOUNDPROOF)
             {
                 gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].status1 = 0;
                 gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].status2 &= ~(STATUS2_NIGHTMARE);
@@ -10900,7 +10900,7 @@ static void Cmd_trysetperishsong(void)
     for (i = 0; i < gBattlersCount; i++)
     {
         if (gStatuses3[i] & STATUS3_PERISH_SONG
-            || gBattleMons[i].ability == ABILITY_SOUNDPROOF
+            || GetBattlerAbility(i) == ABILITY_SOUNDPROOF
             || BlocksPrankster(gCurrentMove, gBattlerAttacker, i))
         {
             notAffectedCount++;
@@ -11616,7 +11616,7 @@ static void Cmd_tryswapitems(void) // trick
             gBattlescriptCurrInstr = T1_READ_PTR(gBattlescriptCurrInstr + 1);
         }
         // check if ability prevents swapping
-        else if (gBattleMons[gBattlerTarget].ability == ABILITY_STICKY_HOLD)
+        else if (GetBattlerAbility(gBattlerTarget) == ABILITY_STICKY_HOLD)
         {
             gBattlescriptCurrInstr = BattleScript_StickyHoldActivates;
             gLastUsedAbility = gBattleMons[gBattlerTarget].ability;
diff --git a/src/battle_util.c b/src/battle_util.c
index cccc20ce8..af0d28115 100644
--- a/src/battle_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_util.c
@@ -983,6 +983,11 @@ static const u8 sAbilitiesAffectedByMoldBreaker[] =
     [ABILITY_FLUFFY] = 1,
     [ABILITY_QUEENLY_MAJESTY] = 1,
     [ABILITY_WATER_BUBBLE] = 1,
+    [ABILITY_MIRROR_ARMOR] = 1,
+    [ABILITY_PUNK_ROCK] = 1,
+    [ABILITY_ICE_SCALES] = 1,
+    [ABILITY_ICE_FACE] = 1,
+    [ABILITY_PASTEL_VEIL] = 1,
 };
 
 static const u8 sAbilitiesNotTraced[ABILITIES_COUNT] =
@@ -1263,7 +1268,7 @@ void PressurePPLose(u8 target, u8 attacker, u16 move)
 {
     int moveIndex;
 
-    if (gBattleMons[target].ability != ABILITY_PRESSURE)
+    if (GetBattlerAbility(target) != ABILITY_PRESSURE)
         return;
 
     for (moveIndex = 0; moveIndex < MAX_MON_MOVES; moveIndex++)
@@ -1295,7 +1300,7 @@ void PressurePPLoseOnUsingImprison(u8 attacker)
 
     for (i = 0; i < gBattlersCount; i++)
     {
-        if (atkSide != GetBattlerSide(i) && gBattleMons[i].ability == ABILITY_PRESSURE)
+        if (atkSide != GetBattlerSide(i) && GetBattlerAbility(i) == ABILITY_PRESSURE)
         {
             for (j = 0; j < MAX_MON_MOVES; j++)
             {
@@ -1328,7 +1333,7 @@ void PressurePPLoseOnUsingPerishSong(u8 attacker)
 
     for (i = 0; i < gBattlersCount; i++)
     {
-        if (gBattleMons[i].ability == ABILITY_PRESSURE && i != attacker)
+        if (GetBattlerAbility(i) == ABILITY_PRESSURE && i != attacker)
         {
             for (j = 0; j < MAX_MON_MOVES; j++)
             {
@@ -2723,8 +2728,8 @@ u8 DoBattlerEndTurnEffects(void)
             {
                 gStatuses3[gActiveBattler] -= STATUS3_YAWN_TURN(1);
                 if (!(gStatuses3[gActiveBattler] & STATUS3_YAWN) && !(gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].status1 & STATUS1_ANY)
-                 && gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].ability != ABILITY_VITAL_SPIRIT
-                 && gBattleMons[gActiveBattler].ability != ABILITY_INSOMNIA && !UproarWakeUpCheck(gActiveBattler)
+                 && GetBattlerAbility(gActiveBattler) != ABILITY_VITAL_SPIRIT
+                 && GetBattlerAbility(gActiveBattler) != ABILITY_INSOMNIA && !UproarWakeUpCheck(gActiveBattler)
                  && !IsLeafGuardProtected(gActiveBattler))
                 {
                     CancelMultiTurnMoves(gActiveBattler);
@@ -3121,7 +3126,7 @@ u8 AtkCanceller_UnableToUseMove(void)
                 else
                 {
                     u8 toSub;
-                    if (gBattleMons[gBattlerAttacker].ability == ABILITY_EARLY_BIRD)
+                    if (GetBattlerAbility(gBattlerAttacker) == ABILITY_EARLY_BIRD)
                         toSub = 2;
                     else
                         toSub = 1;