diff --git a/data/battle_scripts_1.s b/data/battle_scripts_1.s
index 9af9d7fd27..a7295d9b53 100644
--- a/data/battle_scripts_1.s
+++ b/data/battle_scripts_1.s
@@ -4724,6 +4724,9 @@ BattleScript_ButItFailed::
 	resultmessage
 	waitmessage B_WAIT_TIME_LONG
 	goto BattleScript_MoveEnd
+BattleScript_RestoreAttackerButItFailed:
+        restoreattacker
+        goto BattleScript_ButItFailed
 
 BattleScript_NotAffected::
 	pause B_WAIT_TIME_SHORT
@@ -6460,12 +6463,14 @@ BattleScript_SeedSowerActivates::
 	return
 
 BattleScript_AngerShellActivates::
+	saveattacker
+	copybyte gBattlerAttacker, gBattlerTarget
 	call BattleScript_AbilityPopUp
 	jumpifstat BS_TARGET, CMP_LESS_THAN, STAT_ATK, MAX_STAT_STAGE, BattleScript_AngerShellTryDef
 	jumpifstat BS_TARGET, CMP_LESS_THAN, STAT_SPATK, MAX_STAT_STAGE, BattleScript_AngerShellTryDef
 	jumpifstat BS_TARGET, CMP_LESS_THAN, STAT_SPEED, MAX_STAT_STAGE, BattleScript_AngerShellTryDef
 	jumpifstat BS_TARGET, CMP_GREATER_THAN, STAT_DEF, MIN_STAT_STAGE, BattleScript_AngerShellTryDef
-	jumpifstat BS_TARGET, CMP_EQUAL, STAT_SPDEF, MIN_STAT_STAGE, BattleScript_ButItFailed
+	jumpifstat BS_TARGET, CMP_EQUAL, STAT_SPDEF, MIN_STAT_STAGE, BattleScript_RestoreAttackerButItFailed
 BattleScript_AngerShellTryDef::
 	setbyte sSTAT_ANIM_PLAYED, FALSE
 	modifybattlerstatstage BS_ATTACKER, STAT_DEF, DECREASE, 1, BattleScript_AngerShellTrySpDef, ANIM_ON
@@ -6479,6 +6484,7 @@ BattleScript_AngerShellTrySpAtk:
 BattleScript_AngerShellTrySpeed:
 	modifybattlerstatstage BS_ATTACKER, STAT_SPEED, INCREASE, 1, BattleScript_AngerShellRet, ANIM_ON
 BattleScript_AngerShellRet:
+	restoreattacker
 	return
 
 BattleScript_WindPowerActivates::
diff --git a/src/battle_util.c b/src/battle_util.c
index 035a2c981c..83af21cdcf 100644
--- a/src/battle_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_util.c
@@ -5936,7 +5936,6 @@ u32 AbilityBattleEffects(u32 caseID, u32 battler, u32 ability, u32 special, u32
              && HadMoreThanHalfHpNowDoesnt(gBattlerTarget)
              && !(TestIfSheerForceAffected(gBattlerAttacker, gCurrentMove)))
             {
-                gBattlerAttacker = gBattlerTarget;
                 BattleScriptPushCursor();
                 gBattlescriptCurrInstr = BattleScript_AngerShellActivates;
                 effect++;