diff --git a/src/battle/BattleState.lua b/src/battle/BattleState.lua
index 2bbdd484..47e0cd1e 100644
--- a/src/battle/BattleState.lua
+++ b/src/battle/BattleState.lua
@@ -5073,10 +5073,9 @@ function BattleState:playerMonFainted()
   -- battles go straight to the party menu (the menu-phase guard).
   if self.kind ~= "wild" then return end
   local game = self.game
-  self:say(self.data.text._UseNextMonText or Strings("Use next POKéMON?"))
-  self:ui(function()
-    local ChoiceBox = require("src.ui.ChoiceBox")
-    return ChoiceBox.new(game, function(yes)
+  -- engine/battle/core.asm:1052-1078
+  self:sayChoice(self.data.text._UseNextMonText or Strings("Use next POKéMON?"),
+    function(yes)
       if yes then return end -- the menu-phase guard opens the party menu
       local pSpd = (game.save.party[1].stats or { speed = 0 }).speed or 0
       if self:runRoll(pSpd, TurnOrder.effectiveSpeed(self.enemy)) then
@@ -5088,8 +5087,7 @@ function BattleState:playerMonFainted()
       else
         self:say(self:romText("_CantEscapeText", "Can't escape!"))
       end
-    end)
-  end)
+    end, { box = require("src.ui.Theme").useNextMonBox })
 end
 
 -- ChooseNextMon (core.asm:1086-1128): the battle party menu; a fainted
diff --git a/src/ui/Theme.lua b/src/ui/Theme.lua
index 036dc9f1..d8497285 100644
--- a/src/ui/Theme.lua
+++ b/src/ui/Theme.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ local Theme = {
   -- EnemySendOutFirstMon inlines its own TWO_OPTION_MENU at hlcoord 0, 7
   -- instead of the shared right-hand one -- engine/battle/core.asm:1378-1384
   trainerSwitchBox = { tx = 0, ty = 7, tw = 6, th = 5 },
+  -- engine/battle/core.asm:1062
+  useNextMonBox = { tx = 13, ty = 9, tw = 6, th = 5 },
   -- SaveTheGame_YesOrNo pins its TWO_OPTION_MENU at hlcoord 0, 7 too --
   -- engine/menus/save.asm:186-192
   saveBox = { tx = 0, ty = 7, tw = 6, th = 5 },
diff --git a/tests/drivers/use_next_mon_2554.lua b/tests/drivers/use_next_mon_2554.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06e75269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/drivers/use_next_mon_2554.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+-- engine/battle/core.asm:1052
+return function(game)
+  local U = dofile("tests/drivers/util.lua")
+  local DIR = os.getenv("SHOT_DIR") or os.getenv("POKEPORT_SHOT_DIR") or "/tmp/shots"
+  local Pokemon = require("src.pokemon.Pokemon")
+  local BattleState = require("src.battle.BattleState")
+
+  local function isChoice(top, battle)
+    return top ~= battle and top ~= nil and top.index ~= nil and top.onChoose ~= nil
+  end
+
+  local lead = Pokemon.new(game.data, "CATERPIE", 3)
+  lead.hp = 1
+  game.save.party = { lead, Pokemon.new(game.data, "SQUIRTLE", 10) }
+  U.teleport(game, "ROUTE_1", 5, 5, "down")
+
+  local battle = BattleState.newWild(game, "RATTATA", 50)
+  battle.onFinish = function() end
+  game.overworld:pushBattle(battle)
+
+  for _ = 1, 200 do
+    if battle.phase == "menu" then break end
+    U.tap(game, "a")
+    U.wait(4)
+  end
+  U.tap(game, "a"); U.wait(8)
+  U.tap(game, "a"); U.wait(8)
+
+  local sawPrompt = false
+  local up = false
+  for _ = 1, 900 do
+    local top = game.stack:top()
+    local cur = battle.current
+    local txt = cur and cur.text and tostring(cur.text) or ""
+    if isChoice(top, battle) then up = true break end
+    if top ~= battle then break end
+    if txt:find("Use next") then
+      sawPrompt = true
+    else
+      U.tap(game, "a")
+    end
+    U.wait(2)
+  end
+  U.log("use-next page seen:", sawPrompt)
+
+  local top = game.stack:top()
+  if not up then
+    for _ = 1, 120 do
+      U.wait(1)
+      if isChoice(game.stack:top(), battle) then up = true break end
+    end
+  end
+  U.log("PASS_USE_NEXT_YESNO_WITHOUT_A", up and sawPrompt)
+  local boxOk = false
+  if up then
+    top = game.stack:top()
+    boxOk = top.tx == 13 and top.ty == 9
+    U.log("PASS_USE_NEXT_BOX_13_9", boxOk)
+    U.wait(20)
+    U.still(game, DIR .. "/2554_01_use_next_yesno_auto.png")
+  end
+  local ok = up and sawPrompt and boxOk
+  U.log(ok and "RESULT PASS" or "RESULT FAIL")
+  love.event.quit(ok and 0 or 1)
+end
diff --git a/tests/parity_double_faint.lua b/tests/parity_double_faint.lua
index 01844892..f8943cd5 100644
--- a/tests/parity_double_faint.lua
+++ b/tests/parity_double_faint.lua
@@ -44,8 +44,16 @@ local function battleWith(partyHP, result)
     data = { text = { _UseNextMonText = "Use next POKéMON?" } },
     game = { save = { party = party, player = { name = "RED" } } },
     sayNext = function(self, m) self.said[#self.said + 1] = m end,
-    say = function(self, m) self.said[#self.said + 1] = m end,
-    ui = function() end,
+    rows = {},
+    say = function(self, m)
+      self.said[#self.said + 1] = m
+      self.rows[#self.rows + 1] = { kind = "say", text = m }
+    end,
+    sayChoice = function(self, m, fn, opts)
+      self.said[#self.said + 1] = m
+      self.rows[#self.rows + 1] = { kind = "choice", text = m, fn = fn, opts = opts }
+    end,
+    ui = function(self) self.rows[#self.rows + 1] = { kind = "ui" } end,
   }, BattleState)
 end
 
@@ -106,6 +114,11 @@ do
   BattleState.playerMonFainted(b)
   eq(b.result, nil, "a faint with reserves left does not decide the battle")
   check(not saidBlackout(b), "and does not black out")
+  eq(#b.rows, 1, "the prompt is a single queue row, no trailing ui row")
+  eq(b.rows[1].kind, "choice", "Use next POKéMON? is a done-tail choice row")
+  eq(b.rows[1].text, "Use next POKéMON?", "the choice row carries the prompt text")
+  eq(b.rows[1].opts.box.tx, 13, "YES/NO sits at hlcoord 13, 9 (x)")
+  eq(b.rows[1].opts.box.ty, 9, "YES/NO sits at hlcoord 13, 9 (y)")
 end
 
 -- enemyMonFainted is also a native authority path used by move effects.  A