diff --git a/include/constants/party_menu.h b/include/constants/party_menu.h
index 1f37f3416c96..e997dd566dc1 100644
--- a/include/constants/party_menu.h
+++ b/include/constants/party_menu.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 #define PARTY_MSG_ALREADY_HOLDING_ONE       26
 #define PARTY_MSG_WHICH_APPLIANCE           27
 #define PARTY_MSG_CHOOSE_SECOND_FUSION      28
+#define PARTY_MSG_NO_POKEMON                29
 #define PARTY_MSG_NONE                      127
 
 // IDs for DisplayPartyPokemonDescriptionText, to display a message in the party pokemon's box
diff --git a/src/data/party_menu.h b/src/data/party_menu.h
index e6cb13ee6d83..168387dbf4a5 100644
--- a/src/data/party_menu.h
+++ b/src/data/party_menu.h
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ static const u8 *const sActionStringTable[] =
     [PARTY_MSG_ALREADY_HOLDING_ONE]    = gText_AlreadyHoldingOne,
     [PARTY_MSG_WHICH_APPLIANCE]        = gText_WhichAppliance,
     [PARTY_MSG_CHOOSE_SECOND_FUSION]   = gText_NextFusionMon,
+    [PARTY_MSG_NO_POKEMON]             = COMPOUND_STRING("You have no POKéMON."),
 };
 
 static const u8 *const sDescriptionStringTable[] =
diff --git a/src/party_menu.c b/src/party_menu.c
index af447ac9905b..bda62ba3d1fb 100644
--- a/src/party_menu.c
+++ b/src/party_menu.c
@@ -551,6 +551,9 @@ static void InitPartyMenu(u8 menuType, u8 layout, u8 partyAction, bool8 keepCurs
         else if (gPartyMenu.slotId > PARTY_SIZE - 1 || GetMonData(&gPlayerParty[gPartyMenu.slotId], MON_DATA_SPECIES) == SPECIES_NONE)
             gPartyMenu.slotId = 0;
 
+        if (gPlayerPartyCount == 0)
+            gPartyMenu.slotId = PARTY_SIZE + 1; // Cancel
+
         gTextFlags.autoScroll = 0;
         CalculatePlayerPartyCount();
         SetMainCallback2(CB2_InitPartyMenu);
@@ -982,7 +985,7 @@ static void RenderPartyMenuBox(u8 slot)
         PutWindowTilemap(sPartyMenuBoxes[slot].windowId);
         ScheduleBgCopyTilemapToVram(2);
     }
-    else
+    else if (gPlayerPartyCount != 0)
     {
         if (GetMonData(&gPlayerParty[slot], MON_DATA_SPECIES) == SPECIES_NONE)
         {
@@ -1656,7 +1659,7 @@ static u16 PartyMenuButtonHandler(s8 *slotPtr)
     if (JOY_NEW(START_BUTTON))
         return START_BUTTON;
 
-    if (movementDir)
+    if (movementDir && gPlayerPartyCount != 0)
     {
         UpdateCurrentPartySelection(slotPtr, movementDir);
         return 0;
@@ -2667,6 +2670,9 @@ void DisplayPartyMenuStdMessage(u32 stringId)
                 stringId = PARTY_MSG_CHOOSE_MON_AND_CONFIRM;
             else if (!ShouldUseChooseMonText())
                 stringId = PARTY_MSG_CHOOSE_MON_OR_CANCEL;
+
+            if (gPlayerPartyCount == 0)
+                stringId = PARTY_MSG_NO_POKEMON;
         }
         DrawStdFrameWithCustomTileAndPalette(*windowPtr, FALSE, 0x4F, 13);
         StringExpandPlaceholders(gStringVar4, sActionStringTable[stringId]);