diff --git a/src/palette_util.c b/src/palette_util.c
index 5364ff6d98..4f6416ea01 100755
--- a/src/palette_util.c
+++ b/src/palette_util.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "palette.h"
 #include "palette_util.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "overworld.h"
 
 // "RouletteFlash" is more accurately a general flashing/fading util
 // this file handles fading the palettes for the color/icon selections on the Roulette wheel
@@ -247,7 +248,7 @@ int InitPulseBlendPaletteSettings(struct PulseBlend *pulseBlend, const struct Pu
 
     if (pulseBlendPalette == NULL)
         return 0xFF;
-    
+
     pulseBlendPalette->blendCoeff = 0;
     pulseBlendPalette->fadeDirection = 0;
     pulseBlendPalette->available = 1;
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@ void MarkUsedPulseBlendPalettes(struct PulseBlend *pulseBlend, u16 pulseBlendPal
                 pulseBlend->usedPulseBlendPalettes |= 1 << i;
             }
         }
-    }    
+    }
 }
 
 void UnmarkUsedPulseBlendPalettes(struct PulseBlend *pulseBlend, u16 pulseBlendPaletteSelector, u8 multiSelection)
@@ -385,7 +386,12 @@ void UpdatePulseBlend(struct PulseBlend *pulseBlend)
                 if (--pulseBlendPalette->delayCounter == 0xFF)
                 {
                     pulseBlendPalette->delayCounter = pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.delay;
-                    BlendPalette(pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.paletteOffset, pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.numColors, pulseBlendPalette->blendCoeff, pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.blendColor);
+                    // TODO: Optimize pulse blending
+                    CpuFastCopy(gPlttBufferUnfaded + pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.paletteOffset, gPlttBufferFaded + pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.paletteOffset, 32);
+                    UpdatePalettesWithTime(1 << (pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.paletteOffset >> 4));
+                    // pulseBlendSettings has a numColors field, but it is only ever set to 16 (for mirage tower)
+                    // So, it's ok to use the fine blending here which blends the entire palette
+                    BlendPalettesFine(1, gPlttBufferFaded + pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.paletteOffset, gPlttBufferFaded + pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.paletteOffset, pulseBlendPalette->blendCoeff, pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.blendColor);
                     switch (pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.fadeType)
                     {
                     case 0: // Fade all the way to the max blend amount, then wrap around
@@ -423,7 +429,7 @@ void UpdatePulseBlend(struct PulseBlend *pulseBlend)
                             pulseBlendPalette->blendCoeff = 0;
                         else
                             pulseBlendPalette->blendCoeff = pulseBlendPalette->pulseBlendSettings.maxBlendCoeff & 0xF;
-                        
+
                         pulseBlendPalette->fadeDirection ^= 1;
                         pulseBlendPalette->fadeCycleCounter++;
                         break;