diff --git a/include/constants/field_effects.h b/include/constants/field_effects.h
index 65ccc3ec7e..0f00ac6533 100644
--- a/include/constants/field_effects.h
+++ b/include/constants/field_effects.h
@@ -128,4 +128,10 @@
 #define FLDEFF_PAL_TAG_HOF_MONITOR        0x1010
 #define FLDEFF_PAL_TAG_UNKNOWN            0x1011
 
+// tile tags, for field effects that may have many copies on screen at once
+#define FLDEFF_TILE_TAG_SHADOW_SMALL        0x1300
+#define FLDEFF_TILE_TAG_SHADOW_MEDIUM       0x1301
+#define FLDEFF_TILE_TAG_SHADOW_LARGE        0x1302
+#define FLDEFF_TILE_TAG_SHADOW_EXTRA_LARGE  0x1303
+
 #endif // GUARD_FIELD_EFFECT_CONSTANTS_H
diff --git a/src/data/field_effects/field_effect_objects.h b/src/data/field_effects/field_effect_objects.h
index 219700cdd8..a61bcb0364 100755
--- a/src/data/field_effects/field_effect_objects.h
+++ b/src/data/field_effects/field_effect_objects.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const struct SpriteTemplate *const gFieldEffectLightTemplates[] = {
 };
 
 const struct SpriteTemplate gFieldEffectObjectTemplate_ShadowSmall = {
-    .tileTag = TAG_NONE,
+    .tileTag = FLDEFF_TILE_TAG_SHADOW_SMALL,
     .paletteTag = TAG_WEATHER_START,
     .oam = &gObjectEventBaseOam_8x8,
     .anims = sAnimTable_Shadow,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const struct SpriteTemplate gFieldEffectObjectTemplate_ShadowSmall = {
 };
 
 const struct SpriteTemplate gFieldEffectObjectTemplate_ShadowMedium = {
-    .tileTag = TAG_NONE,
+    .tileTag = FLDEFF_TILE_TAG_SHADOW_MEDIUM,
     .paletteTag = TAG_WEATHER_START,
     .oam = &gObjectEventBaseOam_16x8,
     .anims = sAnimTable_Shadow,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const struct SpriteTemplate gFieldEffectObjectTemplate_ShadowMedium = {
 };
 
 const struct SpriteTemplate gFieldEffectObjectTemplate_ShadowLarge = {
-    .tileTag = TAG_NONE,
+    .tileTag = FLDEFF_TILE_TAG_SHADOW_LARGE,
     .paletteTag = TAG_WEATHER_START,
     .oam = &gObjectEventBaseOam_32x8,
     .anims = sAnimTable_Shadow,
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const struct SpriteTemplate gFieldEffectObjectTemplate_ShadowLarge = {
 };
 
 const struct SpriteTemplate gFieldEffectObjectTemplate_ShadowExtraLarge = {
-    .tileTag = TAG_NONE,
+    .tileTag = FLDEFF_TILE_TAG_SHADOW_EXTRA_LARGE,
     .paletteTag = TAG_WEATHER_START,
     .oam = &gObjectEventBaseOam_64x32,
     .anims = sAnimTable_Shadow,
diff --git a/src/event_object_movement.c b/src/event_object_movement.c
index c3eb81622a..fb9ca34d9b 100644
--- a/src/event_object_movement.c
+++ b/src/event_object_movement.c
@@ -8996,7 +8996,7 @@ static void DoFlaggedGroundEffects(struct ObjectEvent *objEvent, struct Sprite *
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_COUNT(sGroundEffectFuncs); i++, flags >>= 1)
         if (flags & 1)
             sGroundEffectFuncs[i](objEvent, sprite);
-    if (!(gWeatherPtr->noShadows || objEvent->inHotSprings))
+    if (!(gWeatherPtr->noShadows || objEvent->inHotSprings || objEvent->inSandPile || MetatileBehavior_IsPuddle(objEvent->currentMetatileBehavior)))
       GroundEffect_Shadow(objEvent, sprite);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/field_effect_helpers.c b/src/field_effect_helpers.c
index 0418a1ef13..91efae9e1a 100755
--- a/src/field_effect_helpers.c
+++ b/src/field_effect_helpers.c
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ u32 FldEff_Shadow(void)
     u8 objectEventId;
     const struct ObjectEventGraphicsInfo *graphicsInfo;
     u8 spriteId;
-    u8 i;
-    for (i = 0; i < MAX_SPRITES; i++) {
+    s32 i;
+    for (i = MAX_SPRITES - 1; i > -1; i--) { // Search backwards, because of CreateSpriteAtEnd
       // Return early if a shadow sprite already exists
       if (gSprites[i].data[0] == gFieldEffectArguments[0] && gSprites[i].callback == UpdateShadowFieldEffect)
         return 0;
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ u32 FldEff_Shadow(void)
     graphicsInfo = GetObjectEventGraphicsInfo(gObjectEvents[objectEventId].graphicsId);
     if (graphicsInfo->shadowSize == SHADOW_SIZE_NONE) // don't create a shadow at all
       return 0;
+    LoadSpriteSheetByTemplate(gFieldEffectObjectTemplatePointers[sShadowEffectTemplateIds[graphicsInfo->shadowSize]], 0);
     spriteId = CreateSpriteAtEnd(gFieldEffectObjectTemplatePointers[sShadowEffectTemplateIds[graphicsInfo->shadowSize]], 0, 0, 0x94);
     if (spriteId != MAX_SPRITES)
     {
@@ -359,8 +360,10 @@ void UpdateShadowFieldEffect(struct Sprite *sprite)
         if (!objectEvent->active
          || objectEvent->noShadow
          || objectEvent->inHotSprings
+         || objectEvent->inSandPile
          || gWeatherPtr->noShadows
          || MetatileBehavior_IsPokeGrass(objectEvent->currentMetatileBehavior)
+         || MetatileBehavior_IsPuddle(objectEvent->currentMetatileBehavior)
          || MetatileBehavior_IsSurfableWaterOrUnderwater(objectEvent->currentMetatileBehavior)
          || MetatileBehavior_IsSurfableWaterOrUnderwater(objectEvent->previousMetatileBehavior))
         {