diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/entity/pokemon/PokemonServerDelegate.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/entity/pokemon/PokemonServerDelegate.kt
index c01ccf1ab3..2e4b8fa5d5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/entity/pokemon/PokemonServerDelegate.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/entity/pokemon/PokemonServerDelegate.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.cobblemon.mod.common.api.spawning.fishing.FishingSpawnCause.Companion
 import com.cobblemon.mod.common.api.tags.CobblemonItemTags
 import com.cobblemon.mod.common.battles.BattleRegistry
 import com.cobblemon.mod.common.entity.PoseType
+import com.cobblemon.mod.common.entity.pokemon.ai.PokemonMoveControl
 import com.cobblemon.mod.common.pokemon.Pokemon
 import com.cobblemon.mod.common.pokemon.activestate.ActivePokemonState
 import com.cobblemon.mod.common.pokemon.activestate.SentOutState
@@ -244,11 +245,13 @@ class PokemonServerDelegate : PokemonSideDelegate {
         entity.entityData.set(PokemonEntity.ASPECTS, trackedAspects)
         entity.entityData.set(PokemonEntity.LABEL_LEVEL, entity.pokemon.level)
 
+        // Slow mons can travel less than the distance check each tick so steering somewhere counts too.
+        val travelling = entity.controllingPassenger == null && (entity.moveControl as? PokemonMoveControl)?.isTravelling == true
         if (entity.getCurrentPoseType() in PoseType.FLYING_POSES) {
-            entity.entityData.set(PokemonEntity.MOVING, entity.isPokemonFlying)
+            entity.entityData.set(PokemonEntity.MOVING, entity.isPokemonFlying || travelling)
         }
         else {
-            entity.entityData.set(PokemonEntity.MOVING, entity.isPokemonWalking)
+            entity.entityData.set(PokemonEntity.MOVING, entity.isPokemonWalking || travelling)
         }
 
         entity.entityData.set(PokemonEntity.FRIENDSHIP, entity.pokemon.friendship)
diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/entity/pokemon/ai/PokemonMoveControl.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/entity/pokemon/ai/PokemonMoveControl.kt
index 6737b717cd..27ff646718 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/entity/pokemon/ai/PokemonMoveControl.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/entity/pokemon/ai/PokemonMoveControl.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ class PokemonMoveControl(val pokemonEntity: PokemonEntity) : MoveControl(pokemon
     private val speedEase = InertialEase(SPEED_BLEND_SECONDS)
     // What steering asked for this tick, null when it isn't steering
     private var steerGoal: SteerGoal? = null
+    /** True while steering somewhere this tick, however slowly. Used for the walk and fly poses */
+    var isTravelling = false
+        private set
 
     private class SteerGoal(
         val yaw: Float,
@@ -421,6 +424,7 @@ class PokemonMoveControl(val pokemonEntity: PokemonEntity) : MoveControl(pokemon
      */
     private fun updateMotion() {
         val goal = steerGoal
+        isTravelling = goal != null && !pokemonEntity.isDeadOrDying
         val heading = pokemonEntity.heading
         val turnTarget = pokemonEntity.stationaryTurnTarget
         if (goal == null && turnTarget != null) {