diff --git a/src/battle_util.c b/src/battle_util.c
index d0ccf4859e..ea2da5709e 100644
--- a/src/battle_util.c
+++ b/src/battle_util.c
@@ -6216,11 +6216,22 @@ bool32 IsMoldBreakerTypeAbility(u32 battler, u32 ability)
         || (ability == ABILITY_MYCELIUM_MIGHT && IS_MOVE_STATUS(gCurrentMove)));
 }
 
+static inline bool32 CanBreakThroughAbility(u32 battlerAtk, u32 battlerDef, u32 ability)
+{
+    return ((IsMoldBreakerTypeAbility(battlerAtk, ability) || gMovesInfo[gCurrentMove].ignoresTargetAbility)
+         && battlerDef != battlerAtk
+         && gAbilitiesInfo[gBattleMons[battlerDef].ability].breakable
+         && gBattlerByTurnOrder[gCurrentTurnActionNumber] == battlerAtk
+         && gActionsByTurnOrder[gCurrentTurnActionNumber] == B_ACTION_USE_MOVE
+         && gCurrentTurnActionNumber < gBattlersCount);
+}
+
 u32 GetBattlerAbility(u32 battler)
 {
     bool32 noAbilityShield = GetBattlerHoldEffectIgnoreAbility(battler, TRUE) != HOLD_EFFECT_ABILITY_SHIELD;
+    bool32 abilityCantBeSuppressed = gAbilitiesInfo[gBattleMons[battler].ability].cantBeSuppressed;
 
-    if (gAbilitiesInfo[gBattleMons[battler].ability].cantBeSuppressed)
+    if (abilityCantBeSuppressed)
     {
         // Edge case: pokemon under the effect of gastro acid transforms into a pokemon with Comatose (Todo: verify how other unsuppressable abilities behave)
         if (gBattleMons[battler].status2 & STATUS2_TRANSFORMED
@@ -6228,8 +6239,10 @@ u32 GetBattlerAbility(u32 battler)
             && gBattleMons[battler].ability == ABILITY_COMATOSE)
                 return ABILITY_NONE;
 
-        if (!gAbilitiesInfo[gBattleMons[battler].ability].breakable)
-            return gBattleMons[battler].ability;
+        if (CanBreakThroughAbility(gBattlerAttacker, battler, gBattleMons[gBattlerAttacker].ability))
+            return ABILITY_NONE;
+
+        return gBattleMons[battler].ability;
     }
 
     if (gStatuses3[battler] & STATUS3_GASTRO_ACID)
@@ -6240,13 +6253,7 @@ u32 GetBattlerAbility(u32 battler)
      && noAbilityShield)
         return ABILITY_NONE;
 
-    if ((IsMoldBreakerTypeAbility(gBattlerAttacker, gBattleMons[gBattlerAttacker].ability) || gMovesInfo[gCurrentMove].ignoresTargetAbility)
-     && battler != gBattlerAttacker
-     && gAbilitiesInfo[gBattleMons[battler].ability].breakable
-     && noAbilityShield
-     && gBattlerByTurnOrder[gCurrentTurnActionNumber] == gBattlerAttacker
-     && gActionsByTurnOrder[gCurrentTurnActionNumber] == B_ACTION_USE_MOVE
-     && gCurrentTurnActionNumber < gBattlersCount)
+    if (noAbilityShield && CanBreakThroughAbility(gBattlerAttacker, battler, gBattleMons[gBattlerAttacker].ability))
         return ABILITY_NONE;
 
     return gBattleMons[battler].ability;