diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71d3a04f..531b2db1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ QoL Enhancements
 - The Old and Good Rods have been removed, and the Super Rod, now called the Fishing Rod, is obtained in Pewter City. All fishing encounter tables have been altered to roughly match the levels of the surrounding routes. 
 - Traded Pokemon ("Outsiders") can now be nicknamed at the Name Rater's House.
 - HP bar has been doubled in speed, having a 1 frame delay per pixel rather than 2.
+- The "You missed the Pokemon!" message now only plays in the Safari Zone, with regular encounters now stating "It's too strong!". This aims to make the message less misleading while staying true to the setting.
 - The blinking animation when hit by moves like Tackle now repeats 4 instead of 6 times, speeding up battles by a bit while not sacrificing impact.
 - The Rock in the Safari Zone now only raises the flee chance by 1.5x, rather than 2x, opening up new strategies.
 - PP symbol is displayed in the battle menu. PP displayed before, it just looks nicer now. Done by changing a straggler Japanese character.
diff --git a/data/text/text_2.asm b/data/text/text_2.asm
index 18cd3bab..43357054 100644
--- a/data/text/text_2.asm
+++ b/data/text/text_2.asm
@@ -1840,4 +1840,9 @@ _CandyJarCount::
 	line "@"
 	text_decimal wCandyJarCount, 1, 2
 	text "0"
-	prompt
\ No newline at end of file
+	prompt
+
+_MeltanIncrement::
+	text "<PLAYER> found"
+	line "10 MELTAN CANDY!"
+	prompt
diff --git a/data/text/text_6.asm b/data/text/text_6.asm
index 194afa7b..f5014ed3 100644
--- a/data/text/text_6.asm
+++ b/data/text/text_6.asm
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ _ItemUseBallText01::
 	line "#MON!"
 	prompt
 
+_ItemUseBallText01_Alt::
+	text "It's too strong!"
+	line "It destroyed the"
+	cont "BALL!"
+	prompt
+
 _ItemUseBallText02::
 	text "Darn! The #MON"
 	line "broke free!"
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ _ItemUseBallText02::
 
 _ItemUseBallText03::
 	text "Aww! It appeared"
-	line "to be caught! "
+	line "to be caught!"
 	prompt
 
 _ItemUseBallText04::
diff --git a/engine/battle/core.asm b/engine/battle/core.asm
index bcec2b62..83fbbe24 100644
--- a/engine/battle/core.asm
+++ b/engine/battle/core.asm
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ FaintEnemyPokemon:
 	ld a, $01
 	ld [wDontSwitchOffMysteryBoxYet], a
 	
-	ld hl, MeltanIncrement ; Load text to show it's going up.
+	ld hl, _MeltanIncrement ; Load text to show it's going up.
 	call PrintText ; Yep text.
 	call PrintEmptyString ; vs text likes this.
 .skip
@@ -6220,11 +6220,17 @@ LoadEnemyMonData:
 	cp LINK_STATE_BATTLING
 	jp z, LoadEnemyMonFromParty
 	
-	; Upon initiating a battle, check if the Mystery Box has been activated.
+	; Mystery Box functionality.
+	; First, we need to check if it's a trainer battle, or everyone will use Meltan.
+	ld a, [wIsInBattle]
+	cp $2 ; is it a trainer battle?
+	jr z, .skip ; If so, skip.
+	
+	; Upon initiating a battle, if not a trainer battle, check if the Mystery Box has been activated.
 	; ~50% of the time, Meltan will replace what you encounter.
 	ld a, [wMysteryBoxActive] ; Load the box.
 	cp $01 ; Check if it's active.
-	jr nz, .cont ; If not, load a normal Pokemon. I know this looks sort of weird, it's just how it panned out.
+	jr nz, .skip ; If not, load a normal Pokemon. I know this looks sort of weird, it's just how it panned out.
 	
 	; This didn't work for some reason. It seems unnecessary, anyway...
 	;call Random
@@ -6235,7 +6241,7 @@ LoadEnemyMonData:
 	ld a, MELTAN ; Meltan is loaded...
 	ld [wEnemyMonSpecies2], a ; Here!
 
-.cont ; Standard loading.
+.skip ; Standard loading.
 	ld a, [wEnemyMonSpecies2]
 	ld [wEnemyMonSpecies], a
 	ld [wd0b5], a
@@ -7201,8 +7207,3 @@ StupidBattleTentFix:
 	text "Oops! Better"
 	line "luck next time!"
 	prompt
-
-MeltanIncrement:
-	text "<PLAYER> found"
-	line "10 MELTAN CANDY!"
-	prompt
diff --git a/engine/debug/debug_party.asm b/engine/debug/debug_party.asm
index cc81e102..21524ca9 100644
--- a/engine/debug/debug_party.asm
+++ b/engine/debug/debug_party.asm
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ DebugSetPokedexEntries:
 	ret
 
 DebugItemsList:
+	db POKE_BALL, 99
 	db MYSTERY_BOX, 1
 	db CANDY_JAR, 1
 	db BICYCLE, 1
diff --git a/engine/items/item_effects.asm b/engine/items/item_effects.asm
index 752452f9..3055c283 100644
--- a/engine/items/item_effects.asm
+++ b/engine/items/item_effects.asm
@@ -497,9 +497,23 @@ ItemUseBall:
 	cp $10
 	ld hl, ItemUseBallText00
 	jp z, .printMessage
-	cp $20
-	ld hl, ItemUseBallText01
-	jp z, .printMessage
+	
+	; The "ball miss" message has been reworked. I want to make it less misleading.
+	; Essentially, in normal battles, it'll say the Pokemon is too strong and broke the ball.
+	; In the Safari Zone, this mechanic happens a lot, so I'll keep the old text for that.
+	; This results in a convoluted series of statements, but I think I did a good job.
+	cp $20 ; First, let's load the usual ball anim check.
+	jr nz, .skip ; We're skipping from here early to make life easier for us.
+	
+	ld hl, ItemUseBallText01 ; Load Safari Zone version (this is the old text)
+	ld a, [wBattleType] ; Alright, what are we actually working with here?
+	cp BATTLE_TYPE_SAFARI ; Safari Zone?
+	jp z, .printMessage ; Yep? Alright, ship the old text.
+	ld hl, ItemUseBallText01_Alt ; No? New one, then.
+	jp .printMessage ; Here ya go, pardner.
+	
+.skip
+	ld a, [wPokeBallAnimData] ; ok back to normal :3
 	cp $61
 	ld hl, ItemUseBallText02
 	jp z, .printMessage
@@ -647,6 +661,10 @@ ItemUseBallText01:
 ;"You missed the pokemon!"
 	text_far _ItemUseBallText01
 	text_end
+ItemUseBallText01_Alt:
+;"It's too strong!"
+	text_far _ItemUseBallText01_Alt
+	text_end
 ItemUseBallText02:
 ;"Darn! The pokemon broke free!"
 	text_far _ItemUseBallText02