diff --git a/include/event_object_movement.h b/include/event_object_movement.h
index 7d66072a76..701a47f409 100644
--- a/include/event_object_movement.h
+++ b/include/event_object_movement.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ u8 SpawnSpecialObjectEventParameterized(u8 graphicsId, u8 movementBehavior, u8 l
 u8 SpawnSpecialObjectEvent(struct ObjectEventTemplate *);
 void SetSpritePosToMapCoords(s16, s16, s16 *, s16 *);
 void CameraObjectReset1(void);
+u8 LoadObjectEventPalette(u16);
 u8 UpdateSpritePaletteByTemplate(const struct SpriteTemplate *, struct Sprite *);
 void ObjectEventSetGraphicsId(struct ObjectEvent *, u8 graphicsId);
 void ObjectEventTurn(struct ObjectEvent *, u8);
diff --git a/src/event_object_movement.c b/src/event_object_movement.c
index b8494bfa02..c2056d1b3e 100644
--- a/src/event_object_movement.c
+++ b/src/event_object_movement.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ static void UpdateObjectEventVisibility(struct ObjectEvent *, struct Sprite *);
 static void MakeObjectTemplateFromObjectEventTemplate(struct ObjectEventTemplate *, struct SpriteTemplate *, const struct SubspriteTable **);
 static void GetObjectEventMovingCameraOffset(s16 *, s16 *);
 static struct ObjectEventTemplate *GetObjectEventTemplateByLocalIdAndMap(u8, u8, u8);
-static void LoadObjectEventPalette(u16);
 static void RemoveObjectEventIfOutsideView(struct ObjectEvent *);
 static void SpawnObjectEventOnReturnToField(u8, s16, s16);
 static void SetPlayerAvatarObjectEventIdAndObjectId(u8, u8);
@@ -2431,12 +2430,12 @@ void FreeAndReserveObjectSpritePalettes(void)
     gReservedSpritePaletteCount = 12;
 }
 
-static void LoadObjectEventPalette(u16 paletteTag)
+u8 LoadObjectEventPalette(u16 paletteTag)
 {
     u16 i = FindObjectEventPaletteIndexByTag(paletteTag);
-
-    if (i != OBJ_EVENT_PAL_TAG_NONE) // always true
-        LoadSpritePaletteIfTagExists(&sObjectEventSpritePalettes[i]);
+    if (i == 0xFF)
+        return i;
+    return LoadSpritePaletteIfTagExists(&sObjectEventSpritePalettes[i]);
 }
 
 // Unused
@@ -2448,13 +2447,15 @@ static void LoadObjectEventPaletteSet(u16 *paletteTags)
         LoadObjectEventPalette(paletteTags[i]);
 }
 
+// Really just loads the palette and applies weather fade
 static u8 LoadSpritePaletteIfTagExists(const struct SpritePalette *spritePalette)
 {
-    u8 paletteNum;
-    if (IndexOfSpritePaletteTag(spritePalette->tag) != 0xFF)
-        return 0xFF;
+    u8 paletteNum = IndexOfSpritePaletteTag(spritePalette->tag);
+    if (paletteNum != 0xFF) // don't load twice; return
+        return paletteNum;
     paletteNum = LoadSpritePalette(spritePalette);
-    UpdateSpritePaletteWithWeather(paletteNum, FALSE);
+    if (paletteNum != 0xFF)
+        UpdateSpritePaletteWithWeather(paletteNum, FALSE);
     return paletteNum;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/field_effect_helpers.c b/src/field_effect_helpers.c
index 14330bd661..e263ebe23e 100755
--- a/src/field_effect_helpers.c
+++ b/src/field_effect_helpers.c
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ u8 CreateWarpArrowSprite(void)
     if (spriteId != MAX_SPRITES)
     {
         sprite = &gSprites[spriteId];
+        // OBJ_EVENT_PAL_TAG_MAY : OBJ_EVENT_PAL_TAG_BRENDAN
+        sprite->oam.paletteNum = LoadObjectEventPalette(gSaveBlock2Ptr->playerGender ? 0x1110 : 0x1100);
         sprite->oam.priority = 1;
         sprite->coordOffsetEnabled = TRUE;
         sprite->invisible = TRUE;
@@ -1421,7 +1423,7 @@ static u32 ShowDisguiseFieldEffect(u8 fldEff, u8 fldEffObj, u8 paletteNum)
     if (spriteId != MAX_SPRITES)
     {
         sprite = &gSprites[spriteId];
-        UpdateSpritePaletteByTemplate(gFieldEffectObjectTemplatePointers[fldEffObj], sprite);
+        sprite->oam.paletteNum = LoadObjectEventPalette(gFieldEffectObjectTemplatePointers[fldEffObj]->paletteTag);
         sprite->coordOffsetEnabled ++;
         sprite->sFldEff = fldEff;
         sprite->sLocalId = gFieldEffectArguments[0];
diff --git a/src/field_weather.c b/src/field_weather.c
index 205b4f7f22..137a167a4e 100644
--- a/src/field_weather.c
+++ b/src/field_weather.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void StartWeather(void)
         CpuCopy32(gFogPalette, &gPlttBufferUnfaded[0x100 + index * 16], 32);
         BuildGammaShiftTables();
         gWeatherPtr->altGammaSpritePalIndex = index;
-        gWeatherPtr->weatherPicSpritePalIndex = AllocSpritePalette(PALTAG_WEATHER_2);
+        gWeatherPtr->weatherPicSpritePalIndex = 0xFF; // defer allocation until needed
         gWeatherPtr->rainSpriteCount = 0;
         gWeatherPtr->curRainSpriteIndex = 0;
         gWeatherPtr->cloudSpritesCreated = 0;
@@ -899,6 +899,9 @@ static bool8 IsFirstFrameOfWeatherFadeIn(void)
 
 void LoadCustomWeatherSpritePalette(const u16 *palette)
 {
+    if (gWeatherPtr->weatherPicSpritePalIndex > 16) // haven't allocated palette yet
+        if ((gWeatherPtr->weatherPicSpritePalIndex = AllocSpritePalette(PALTAG_WEATHER_2)) > 16)
+            return;
     LoadPalette(palette, 0x100 + gWeatherPtr->weatherPicSpritePalIndex * 16, 32);
     UpdateSpritePaletteWithWeather(gWeatherPtr->weatherPicSpritePalIndex, TRUE);
 }