diff --git a/src/battle_main.c b/src/battle_main.c
index 1aefd71b0f..6abc19083b 100644
--- a/src/battle_main.c
+++ b/src/battle_main.c
@@ -3678,18 +3678,6 @@ static void TryDoEventsBeforeFirstTurn(void)
     }
     memset(gTotemBoosts, 0, sizeof(gTotemBoosts));  // erase all totem boosts just to be safe
 
-    // Primal Reversion
-    for (i = 0; i < gBattlersCount; i++)
-    {
-        if (GetBattlerHoldEffect(i, TRUE) == HOLD_EFFECT_PRIMAL_ORB
-            && GetBattleFormChangeTargetSpecies(i, FORM_CHANGE_BATTLE_PRIMAL_REVERSION) != SPECIES_NONE)
-        {
-            gBattlerAttacker = i;
-            BattleScriptExecute(BattleScript_PrimalReversion);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
     // Check neutralizing gas
     if (AbilityBattleEffects(ABILITYEFFECT_NEUTRALIZINGGAS, 0, 0, 0, 0) != 0)
         return;
@@ -3698,6 +3686,14 @@ static void TryDoEventsBeforeFirstTurn(void)
     while (gBattleStruct->switchInAbilitiesCounter < gBattlersCount)
     {
         gBattlerAttacker = gBattlerByTurnOrder[gBattleStruct->switchInAbilitiesCounter++];
+
+        // Primal Reversion
+        if (GetBattlerHoldEffect(gBattlerAttacker, TRUE) == HOLD_EFFECT_PRIMAL_ORB
+            && GetBattleFormChangeTargetSpecies(gBattlerAttacker, FORM_CHANGE_BATTLE_PRIMAL_REVERSION) != SPECIES_NONE)
+        {
+            BattleScriptExecute(BattleScript_PrimalReversion);
+            return;
+        }
         if (AbilityBattleEffects(ABILITYEFFECT_ON_SWITCHIN, gBattlerAttacker, 0, 0, 0) != 0)
             return;
     }