DoBattleStartFunctions:
	call PlayBattleMusic
	call ShowLinkBattleParticipants
	call FindFirstAliveMon
	call DisableSpriteUpdates

; fallthrough
ClearBattleRAM:
	xor a
	ld [wPlayerAction], a
	ld [wBattleResult], a

	ld hl, wPartyMenuCursor
	ld [hli], a
	ld [hli], a
	ld [hli], a
	ld [hl], a

	ld [wMenuScrollPosition], a
	ld [wCriticalHitOrOHKO], a
	ld [BattleMonSpecies], a
	ld [wBattleParticipantsNotFainted], a
	ld [CurBattleMon], a
	ld [wForcedSwitch], a
	ld [TimeOfDayPal], a
	ld [PlayerTurnsTaken], a
	ld [EnemyTurnsTaken], a
	ld [EvolvableFlags], a

	ld hl, PlayerHPPal
	ld [hli], a
	ld [hl], a

	ld hl, BattleMonDVs
	ld [hli], a
	ld [hl], a

	ld hl, EnemyMonDVs
	ld [hli], a
	ld [hl], a
	dec a
	ld [wCatchMonSwitchBox], a

; Clear the entire BattleMons area
	ld hl, wBattle
	ld bc, wBattleEnd - wBattle
	xor a
	call ByteFill

	callba ResetEnemyStatLevels

	call ClearWindowData

	ld hl, hBGMapAddress
	xor a
	ld [hli], a
	ld [hl], vBGMap / $100
	ret

ShowLinkBattleParticipants:
; If we're not in a communications room,
; we don't need to be here.
	ld a, [wLinkMode]
	and a
	ret z

	callba _ShowLinkBattleParticipants
	ld c, 150
	call DelayFrames
	call ClearTileMap
	jp ClearSprites

FindFirstAliveMon:
	xor a
	ld [hMapAnims], a
	call DelayFrame
	ld b, 6
	ld hl, PartyMon1HP
	ld de, PARTYMON_STRUCT_LENGTH - 1

.loop
	ld a, [hli]
	or [hl]
	jr nz, .okay
	add hl, de
	dec b
	jr nz, .loop

.okay
	ld de, MON_LEVEL - MON_HP
	add hl, de
	ld a, [hl]
	ld [BattleMonLevel], a
	callba Predef_StartBattle
	callba LoadBattleFontsHPBar
	ld a, 1
	ld [hBGMapMode], a
	call ClearSprites
	call ClearTileMap
	xor a
	ld [hBGMapMode], a
	ld [hWY], a
	ld [rWY], a
	ld [hMapAnims], a
	ret
