diff --git a/include/dexnav.h b/include/dexnav.h
index 1ed3b74ba8..b0ee02aa2f 100644
--- a/include/dexnav.h
+++ b/include/dexnav.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ void TryIncrementSpeciesSearchLevel(u16 dexNum);
 void ResetDexNavSearch(void);
 bool8 TryFindHiddenPokemon(void);
 bool8 DexNavTryMakeShinyMon(void);
+void IncrementDexNavChain(void);
 
 //ewram
 extern u8 gCurrentDexNavChain;
diff --git a/src/battle_main.c b/src/battle_main.c
index 001e2ec17c..c34dc0ac57 100644
--- a/src/battle_main.c
+++ b/src/battle_main.c
@@ -5072,6 +5072,11 @@ static void FreeResetData_ReturnToOvOrDoEvolutions(void)
 {
     if (!gPaletteFade.active)
     {
+        if (gDexnavBattle && (gBattleOutcome == B_OUTCOME_WON || gBattleOutcome == B_OUTCOME_CAUGHT))
+            IncrementDexNavChain();
+        else
+            gSaveBlock1Ptr->dexNavChain = 0;
+        
         ResetSpriteData();
         if (gLeveledUpInBattle == 0 || gBattleOutcome != B_OUTCOME_WON)
         {
diff --git a/src/dexnav.c b/src/dexnav.c
index f378de7cab..be46b94ff5 100644
--- a/src/dexnav.c
+++ b/src/dexnav.c
@@ -2720,4 +2720,10 @@ void ResetDexNavSearch(void)
     VarSet(VAR_DEXNAV_STEP_COUNTER, 0); //reset hidden pokemon step counter
     if (FlagGet(FLAG_SYS_DEXNAV_SEARCH))
         EndDexNavSearch(FindTaskIdByFunc(Task_DexNavSearch));   //moving to new map ends dexnav search
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void IncrementDexNavChain(void)
+{
+    if (gSaveBlock1Ptr->dexNavChain < DEXNAV_CHAIN_MAX)
+        gSaveBlock1Ptr->dexNavChain++;
+}