diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/PKM/PKM.cs b/PKHeX.Core/PKM/PKM.cs
index e48d79f18..50248ddfb 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/PKM/PKM.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/PKM/PKM.cs
@@ -902,16 +902,18 @@ public int GetFlawlessIVCount()
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Applies all shared properties from <see cref="Source"/> to <see cref="Destination"/>.
+        /// Applies all shared properties from the current <see cref="PKM"/> to <see cref="Destination"/> <see cref="PKM"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="Source"><see cref="PKM"/> that supplies property values.</param>
         /// <param name="Destination"><see cref="PKM"/> that receives property values.</param>
-        public void TransferPropertiesWithReflection(PKM Source, PKM Destination)
+        public void TransferPropertiesWithReflection(PKM Destination)
         {
             // Only transfer declared properties not defined in PKM.cs but in the actual type
-            var SourceProperties = ReflectUtil.GetPropertiesCanWritePublicDeclared(Source.GetType());
+            var SourceProperties = ReflectUtil.GetPropertiesCanWritePublicDeclared(GetType());
             var DestinationProperties = ReflectUtil.GetPropertiesCanWritePublicDeclared(Destination.GetType());
-            foreach (string property in SourceProperties.Intersect(DestinationProperties))
+
+            // Transfer properties in the order they are defined in the destination PKM format for best conversion
+            var shared = DestinationProperties.Intersect(SourceProperties);
+            foreach (string property in shared)
             {
                 var prop = ReflectUtil.GetValue(this, property);
                 if (prop != null && !(prop is byte[]))
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/PKM/PKMConverter.cs b/PKHeX.Core/PKM/PKMConverter.cs
index c94d6c774..ba7eea7a2 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/PKM/PKMConverter.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/PKM/PKMConverter.cs
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ public static PKM ConvertToType(PKM pk, Type PKMType, out string comment)
 
             // Try Incompatible Conversion
             pkm = GetBlank(PKMType);
-            TransferProperties(pk, pkm);
+            pk.TransferPropertiesWithReflection(pkm);
             if (!SaveUtil.IsPKMCompatibleWithModifications(pkm))
                 return null;
             comment = "Converted via reflection.";
@@ -455,10 +455,5 @@ public static PKM GetBlank(Type t)
             var argCount = constructors.First().GetParameters().Length;
             return (PKM)Activator.CreateInstance(t, new object[argCount]);
         }
-
-        public static void TransferProperties(PKM source, PKM dest)
-        {
-            source.TransferPropertiesWithReflection(source, dest);
-        }
     }
 }