diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/js/client-teambuilder.js b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/js/client-teambuilder.js
index 1f9cff093..a47e7b7f3 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/js/client-teambuilder.js
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/js/client-teambuilder.js
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@
 					}
 				}
 				if (this.curTeam.gen === 9) {
-					buf += '<span class="detailcell"><label>Tera Type</label>' + (species.forceTeraType || set.teraType || species.types[0]) + '</span>';
+					buf += '<span class="detailcell"><label>Tera Type</label>' + (set.teraType || species.requiredTeraType || species.types[0]) + '</span>';
 				}
 			}
 			buf += '</button></div></div>';
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@
 
 			// never preserve current set tera, even if smogon set used default
 			if (this.curSet.gen === 9) {
-				curSet.teraType = species.forceTeraType || sampleSet.teraType || species.types[0];
+				curSet.teraType = sampleSet.teraType || species.requiredTeraType || species.types[0];
 			}
 
 			var text = Storage.exportTeam([curSet], this.curTeam.gen);
@@ -2913,18 +2913,13 @@
 
 			if (this.curTeam.gen === 9) {
 				buf += '<div class="formrow"><label class="formlabel" title="Tera Type">Tera Type:</label><div>';
-				if (species.forceTeraType) {
-					buf += species.forceTeraType;
-				} else {
-					buf += '<select name="teratype" class="button">';
-					var types = Dex.types.all();
-					var teraType = set.teraType || species.types[0];
-					for (var i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
-						buf += '<option value="' + types[i].name + '"' + (teraType === types[i].name ? ' selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + types[i].name + '</option>';
-					}
-					buf += '</select>';
+				buf += '<select name="teratype" class="button">';
+				var types = Dex.types.all();
+				var teraType = set.teraType || species.requiredTeraType || species.types[0];
+				for (var i = 0; i < types.length; i++) {
+					buf += '<option value="' + types[i].name + '"' + (teraType === types[i].name ? ' selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + types[i].name + '</option>';
 				}
-				buf += '</div></div>';
+				buf += '</select></div></div>';
 			}
 
 			buf += '</form>';
@@ -3035,7 +3030,7 @@
 					}
 				}
 				if (this.curTeam.gen === 9) {
-					buf += '<span class="detailcell"><label>Tera Type</label>' + (species.forceTeraType || set.teraType || species.types[0]) + '</span>';
+					buf += '<span class="detailcell"><label>Tera Type</label>' + (set.teraType || species.requiredTeraType || species.types[0]) + '</span>';
 				}
 			}
 			this.$('button[name=details]').html(buf);
diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/js/storage.js b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/js/storage.js
index c07512a67..81053a139 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/js/storage.js
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/js/storage.js
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ Storage.exportTeam = function (team, gen, hidestats) {
 		}
 		if (gen === 9) {
 			var species = Dex.species.get(curSet.species);
-			text += 'Tera Type: ' + (species.forceTeraType || curSet.teraType || species.types[0]) + "  \n";
+			text += 'Tera Type: ' + (curSet.teraType || species.requiredTeraType || species.types[0]) + "  \n";
 		}
 		if (!hidestats) {
 			var first = true;
diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-dex-data.ts b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-dex-data.ts
index be2f089ca..61932d02c 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-dex-data.ts
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-dex-data.ts
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ export class Species implements Effect {
 	readonly isPrimal: boolean;
 	readonly canGigantamax: boolean;
 	readonly cannotDynamax: boolean;
-	readonly forceTeraType: TypeName;
+	readonly requiredTeraType: TypeName;
 	readonly battleOnly: string | string[] | undefined;
 	readonly isNonstandard: string | null;
 	readonly unreleasedHidden: boolean | 'Past';
@@ -1562,7 +1562,7 @@ export class Species implements Effect {
 		this.isPrimal = !!(this.forme && this.formeid === '-primal');
 		this.canGigantamax = !!data.canGigantamax;
 		this.cannotDynamax = !!data.cannotDynamax;
-		this.forceTeraType = data.forceTeraType || '';
+		this.requiredTeraType = data.requiredTeraType || '';
 		this.battleOnly = data.battleOnly || (this.isMega ? this.baseSpecies : undefined);
 		this.isNonstandard = data.isNonstandard || null;
 		this.unreleasedHidden = data.unreleasedHidden || false;
diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-dex.ts b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-dex.ts
index 706cd0be5..23e8a5416 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-dex.ts
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-dex.ts
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ export const Teams = new class {
 			}
 			if (gen === 9) {
 				const species = Dex.species.get(curSet.species);
-				text += `Tera Type: ${species.forceTeraType || curSet.teraType || species.types[0]}  \n`;
+				text += `Tera Type: ${curSet.teraType || species.requiredTeraType || species.types[0]}  \n`;
 			}
 			if (!hidestats) {
 				let first = true;
diff --git a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-team-editor.tsx b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-team-editor.tsx
index 69b723ae7..6d851624b 100644
--- a/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-team-editor.tsx
+++ b/play.pokemonshowdown.com/src/battle-team-editor.tsx
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ class TeamTextbox extends preact.Component<{ editor: TeamEditorState, onChange?:
 			</span>
 			{editor.gen === 9 ? (
 				<span class="detailcell">
-					<label>Tera</label>{TeamEditor.renderTypeIcon(set.teraType || species.forceTeraType || species.types[0])}
+					<label>Tera</label>{TeamEditor.renderTypeIcon(set.teraType || species.requiredTeraType || species.types[0])}
 				</span>
 			) : editor.hpTypeMatters(set) ? (
 				<span class="detailcell">
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ class TeamWizard extends preact.Component<{
 							</span>}
 							{editor.gen === 9 && <span class="detailcell">
 								<strong class="label">Tera</strong> {}
-								{TeamEditor.renderTypeIcon(set.teraType || species.forceTeraType || species.types[0])}
+								{TeamEditor.renderTypeIcon(set.teraType || species.requiredTeraType || species.types[0])}
 							</span>}
 							{editor.hpTypeMatters(set) && <span class="detailcell">
 								<strong class="label">H.P.</strong> {}
@@ -2464,7 +2464,7 @@ class DetailsForm extends preact.Component<{
 		const target = ev.currentTarget as HTMLInputElement;
 		const { editor, set } = this.props;
 		const species = editor.dex.species.get(set.species);
-		if (!target.value || target.value === (species.forceTeraType || species.types[0])) {
+		if (!target.value || target.value === (species.requiredTeraType || species.types[0])) {
 			delete set.teraType;
 		} else {
 			set.teraType = target.value.trim();
@@ -2638,12 +2638,12 @@ class DetailsForm extends preact.Component<{
 				{editor.gen === 9 && <p>
 					<label class="label" title="Tera Type">
 						Tera Type: {}
-						{species.forceTeraType ? (
-							<select name="teratype" class="button cur" disabled><option>{species.forceTeraType}</option></select>
+						{species.requiredTeraType && editor.formeLegality === 'normal' ? (
+							<select name="teratype" class="button cur" disabled><option>{species.requiredTeraType}</option></select>
 						) : (
 							<select name="teratype" class="button" onChange={this.changeTera}>
 								{Dex.types.all().map(type => (
-									<option value={type.name} selected={(set.teraType || species.types[0]) === type.name}>
+									<option value={type.name} selected={(set.teraType || species.requiredTeraType || species.types[0]) === type.name}>
 										{type.name}
 									</option>
 								))}