diff --git a/include/config/item.h b/include/config/item.h
index 2f60739335..272848e82e 100644
--- a/include/config/item.h
+++ b/include/config/item.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define I_POWER_ITEM_BOOST              GEN_LATEST  // In Gen7+, Power Items grant 8 EVs instead of 4 EVs.
 #define I_PREMIER_BALL_BONUS            GEN_LATEST  // In LGPE onwards (Gen8+ here), you are given a Premier Ball for every 10 Poké Balls of any type and in the same purchase. Previously, it only applied to regular Poké Balls and only 1 could be obtained per purchase.
 #define I_ROTOM_CATALOG_THUNDER_SHOCK   GEN_LATEST  // In Gen9+, reverting Rotom to its base form will teach it Thunder Shock even if it knows another move.
+#define I_REPEL_INCLUDE_FAINTED         GEN_LATEST  // In Gen1 and Gen6+, Repels always use the level of the first member of the party to check which wild Pokémon to prevent encounters with, even if that member is fainted. In Gen2-5, it only uses the level of the first non-fainted Pokémon.
 
 // TM config
 #define I_REUSABLE_TMS          FALSE       // In Gen5-8, TMs are reusable. Setting this to TRUE will make all vanilla TMs reusable, though they can also be cherry-picked by setting their importance to 1.
diff --git a/src/wild_encounter.c b/src/wild_encounter.c
index ae7770aa3a..033eec56da 100644
--- a/src/wild_encounter.c
+++ b/src/wild_encounter.c
@@ -1002,14 +1002,10 @@ static bool8 IsWildLevelAllowedByRepel(u8 wildLevel)
 
     for (i = 0; i < PARTY_SIZE; i++)
     {
-        if (GetMonData(&gPlayerParty[i], MON_DATA_HP) && !GetMonData(&gPlayerParty[i], MON_DATA_IS_EGG))
+        if (I_REPEL_INCLUDE_FAINTED == GEN_1 || I_REPEL_INCLUDE_FAINTED >= GEN_6 || GetMonData(&gPlayerParty[i], MON_DATA_HP))
         {
-            u8 ourLevel = GetMonData(&gPlayerParty[i], MON_DATA_LEVEL);
-
-            if (wildLevel < ourLevel)
-                return FALSE;
-            else
-                return TRUE;
+            if (!GetMonData(&gPlayerParty[i], MON_DATA_IS_EGG))
+                return wildLevel >= GetMonData(&gPlayerParty[i], MON_DATA_LEVEL);
         }
     }