diff --git a/src/battle_message.c b/src/battle_message.c
index 7ec079e72..e6344d733 100644
--- a/src/battle_message.c
+++ b/src/battle_message.c
@@ -3913,8 +3913,13 @@ void SetPpNumbersPaletteInMoveSelection(void)
 {
     struct ChooseMoveStruct *chooseMoveStruct = (struct ChooseMoveStruct *)(&gBattleResources->bufferA[gActiveBattler][4]);
     const u16 *palPtr = gPPTextPalette;
-    u8 var = GetCurrentPpToMaxPpState(chooseMoveStruct->currentPp[gMoveSelectionCursor[gActiveBattler]],
+    u8 var;
+
+    if (!gBattleStruct->zmove.viewing)
+        var = GetCurrentPpToMaxPpState(chooseMoveStruct->currentPp[gMoveSelectionCursor[gActiveBattler]],
                          chooseMoveStruct->maxPp[gMoveSelectionCursor[gActiveBattler]]);
+    else
+        var = GetCurrentPpToMaxPpState(chooseMoveStruct->currentPp[gMoveSelectionCursor[gActiveBattler]], gBattleMoves[gMoveSelectionCursor[gActiveBattler]].pp);
 
     gPlttBufferUnfaded[92] = palPtr[(var * 2) + 0];
     gPlttBufferUnfaded[91] = palPtr[(var * 2) + 1];