diff --git a/common/type_system/TypeSystem.cpp b/common/type_system/TypeSystem.cpp
index a4baa95ab8..abb56c1027 100644
--- a/common/type_system/TypeSystem.cpp
+++ b/common/type_system/TypeSystem.cpp
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> TypeSystem::search_types_by_parent_type(
   // iterate through the entire map
   if (!existing_matches.empty()) {
     for (const auto& type_name : existing_matches) {
-      if (typecheck_base_types(type_name, parent_type, false)) {
+      if (typecheck_base_types(parent_type, type_name, false)) {
         results.push_back(type_name);
       }
     }
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> TypeSystem::search_types_by_parent_type(
       if (!type_info->has_parent()) {
         continue;
       }
-      if (typecheck_base_types(type_name, parent_type, false)) {
+      if (typecheck_base_types(parent_type, type_name, false)) {
         results.push_back(type_name);
       }
     }
@@ -1332,6 +1332,28 @@ std::vector<std::string> TypeSystem::search_types_by_parent_type(
   return results;
 }
 
+std::vector<std::string> TypeSystem::search_types_by_minimum_method_id(
+    const int minimum_method_id,
+    const std::vector<std::string>& existing_matches) {
+  std::vector<std::string> results = {};
+  // If we've been given a list of already matched types, narrow it down from there, otherwise
+  // iterate through the entire map
+  if (!existing_matches.empty()) {
+    for (const auto& type_name : existing_matches) {
+      if (get_type_method_count(type_name) - 1 >= minimum_method_id) {
+        results.push_back(type_name);
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    for (const auto& [type_name, type_info] : m_types) {
+      if (get_type_method_count(type_name) - 1 >= minimum_method_id) {
+        results.push_back(type_name);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return results;
+}
+
 std::vector<std::string> TypeSystem::search_types_by_size(
     const int search_size,
     const std::vector<std::string>& existing_matches) {
diff --git a/common/type_system/TypeSystem.h b/common/type_system/TypeSystem.h
index 69212a1673..93b366cfef 100644
--- a/common/type_system/TypeSystem.h
+++ b/common/type_system/TypeSystem.h
@@ -267,6 +267,10 @@ class TypeSystem {
       const std::string& parent_type,
       const std::vector<std::string>& existing_matches = {});
 
+  std::vector<std::string> search_types_by_minimum_method_id(
+      const int minimum_method_id,
+      const std::vector<std::string>& existing_matches = {});
+
   std::vector<std::string> search_types_by_size(
       const int search_size,
       const std::vector<std::string>& existing_matches = {});
diff --git a/tools/type_searcher/main.cpp b/tools/type_searcher/main.cpp
index b036781148..14b010a3f6 100644
--- a/tools/type_searcher/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/type_searcher/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   fs::path output_path;
   std::string game_name = "jak1";
   std::string parent_type = "";
+  int method_id_min = -1;
   int type_size = -1;
   std::string field_json = "";
 
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   app.add_option("--output-path", output_path, "Where to output the search results file");
   app.add_option("-g,--game", game_name, "Specify the game name, defaults to 'jak1'");
   app.add_option("-s,--size", type_size, "The size of the type we are searching for");
+  app.add_option("-m,--method_id", method_id_min,
+                 "Require the provided method id to be supported by the type");
   app.add_option("-p,--parent", parent_type, "The type of which it is an descendent of");
   app.add_option("-f,--fields", field_json,
                  "JSON encoded string specifying which field types and their offsets are required "
@@ -65,6 +68,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     potential_types = dts.ts.search_types_by_parent_type(parent_type);
   }
 
+  // Filter by method count
+  if (method_id_min != -1) {
+    potential_types = dts.ts.search_types_by_minimum_method_id(method_id_min, potential_types);
+  }
+
   // Filter out types by size next
   if (type_size != -1) {
     potential_types = dts.ts.search_types_by_size(type_size, potential_types);