diff --git a/src/battle/BattleState.lua b/src/battle/BattleState.lua
index ec26c48b..b976ffb4 100644
--- a/src/battle/BattleState.lua
+++ b/src/battle/BattleState.lua
@@ -2527,11 +2527,7 @@ end
 
 -- the HUD label drawn in place of the level for a statused mon
 function BattleState:statusLabel(mon)
-  local record = Status.recordFor(self.data.statuses, mon.status)
-  if record then
-    return record.hudLabel or record.label or mon.status
-  end
-  return mon.status
+  return Status.hudLabelFor(self.data.statuses, mon.status)
 end
 
 -- the one accuracy roll (MoveHitTest), hooked as battle.accuracy
diff --git a/src/battle/Status.lua b/src/battle/Status.lua
index 9a217b65..86e5565c 100644
--- a/src/battle/Status.lua
+++ b/src/battle/Status.lua
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ end
 -- freeze the English.  They are already translatable through the
 -- statuses registry (mod.content.statuses:patch(id, { label = ... })).
 --
+-- Do not add a matching hudLabel = "..." below: Status.hudLabelFor reads
+-- hudLabel before label, and Registry:patch only overrides the fields a
+-- mod actually passes, so a label-only translation patch would be
+-- shadowed by this hudLabel forever. Nothing in this codebase gives
+-- hudLabel a value different from label -- setting it here only recreates
+-- that trap for no observed benefit.
+--
 -- The five persistent conditions as records: the beforeMove gauntlet, the
 -- residual sweep, the inflict text/immunities (StatusRegistry.inflict),
 -- the catch/wobble bonuses (Catching.attempt), the HUD label, and the
@@ -61,7 +68,7 @@ end
 -- read these fields, so a mod's sixth status plugs into every consumer.
 Status.RECORDS = {
   SLP = {
-    id = "SLP", label = "SLP", hudLabel = "SLP",
+    id = "SLP", label = "SLP",
     catchBonus = 25, shakeBonus = 10,
     beforeMovePriority = 40,
     beforeMove = function(battler, _, battle)
@@ -82,7 +89,7 @@ Status.RECORDS = {
     end,
   },
   FRZ = {
-    id = "FRZ", label = "FRZ", hudLabel = "FRZ",
+    id = "FRZ", label = "FRZ",
     catchBonus = 25, shakeBonus = 10,
     beforeMovePriority = 30,
     beforeMove = function(battler, _, battle)
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@ Status.RECORDS = {
     end,
   },
   PSN = {
-    id = "PSN", label = "PSN", hudLabel = "PSN",
+    id = "PSN", label = "PSN",
     catchBonus = 12, shakeBonus = 5,
     residual = damageOverTime("_HurtByPoisonText",
       Strings.source("%s's\nhurt by poison!")),
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ Status.RECORDS = {
     end,
   },
   BRN = {
-    id = "BRN", label = "BRN", hudLabel = "BRN",
+    id = "BRN", label = "BRN",
     catchBonus = 12, shakeBonus = 5,
     statPenalty = { stat = "attack", div = 2 },
     residual = damageOverTime("_HurtByBurnText",
@@ -124,7 +131,7 @@ Status.RECORDS = {
     end,
   },
   PAR = {
-    id = "PAR", label = "PAR", hudLabel = "PAR",
+    id = "PAR", label = "PAR",
     catchBonus = 12, shakeBonus = 5,
     statPenalty = { stat = "speed", div = 4 },
     beforeMovePriority = 10,
@@ -160,6 +167,14 @@ function Status.recordFor(statuses, id)
   return (statuses or Status.RECORDS)[id]
 end
 
+-- the HUD label for a status id: a mod's patched hudLabel/label if the
+-- merged registry has one, the raw id otherwise (BattleState.statusLabel,
+-- SummaryMenu.draw and PartyMenu.draw all read this the same way)
+function Status.hudLabelFor(statuses, id)
+  local record = Status.recordFor(statuses, id)
+  return record and (record.hudLabel or record.label) or id
+end
+
 local function battleStatuses(battle)
   return battle and battle.data and battle.data.statuses
 end
diff --git a/src/ui/PartyMenu.lua b/src/ui/PartyMenu.lua
index 833b5ffb..4e2b9535 100644
--- a/src/ui/PartyMenu.lua
+++ b/src/ui/PartyMenu.lua
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ local Theme = require("src.ui.Theme")
 local FieldDefaults = require("src.world.FieldDefaults")
 local Map = require("src.world.Map")
 local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
+local Status = require("src.battle.Status")
 
 local PartyMenu = {}
 PartyMenu.__index = PartyMenu
@@ -821,7 +822,7 @@ function PartyMenu:draw()
       if mon.hp <= 0 then
         Font.draw(Strings("FNT"), 136, y)
       elseif mon.status then
-        Font.draw(mon.status, 136, y)
+        Font.draw(Status.hudLabelFor(self.game.data.statuses, mon.status), 136, y)
       end
       -- the tile HP bar (DrawHP2 + SetPartyMenuHPBarColor).  grayFill:
       -- tinting the fill AND running it through the row's zone
diff --git a/src/ui/SummaryMenu.lua b/src/ui/SummaryMenu.lua
index 30d0de4f..789c3135 100644
--- a/src/ui/SummaryMenu.lua
+++ b/src/ui/SummaryMenu.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ local Font = require("src.render.Font")
 local TypeChart = require("src.battle.TypeChart")
 local Strings = require("src.core.Strings")
 local Stats = require("src.pokemon.Stats")
+local Status = require("src.battle.Status")
 
 local SummaryMenu = {}
 SummaryMenu.__index = SummaryMenu
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ function SummaryMenu:draw()
     HudTiles.drawHPBar(data, 11, 3, mon, 1, barZoned) -- wHPBarType 1
     Font.draw(("%3d/%3d"):format(mon.hp, mon.stats.hp), 96, 32)
     Font.draw(Strings("STATUS/"), 72, 48)
-    Font.draw(mon.status or "OK", 128, 48)
+    Font.draw(Status.hudLabelFor(data.statuses, mon.status) or "OK", 128, 48)
 
     -- stats box (0,8) 10x10: names rows 9/11/13/15, values indented
     Font.drawBox(0, 8, 10, 10)