diff --git a/src/game/scenes/BattleScene.ts b/src/game/scenes/BattleScene.ts
index 9a4c282..082f527 100644
--- a/src/game/scenes/BattleScene.ts
+++ b/src/game/scenes/BattleScene.ts
@@ -1035,6 +1035,9 @@ type UnitView = {
 type UnitDirection = 'south' | 'east' | 'north' | 'west';
 type UnitActionPose = 'attack' | 'strategy' | 'item' | 'hurt';
 
+const levelUpCelebrationPoseSequence: UnitActionPose[] = ['strategy', 'item', 'attack', 'strategy', 'item', 'attack', 'strategy'];
+const levelUpCelebrationStepOffsets = [0, -4, 0, -6, -2, 0, -3];
+
 type BattlePhase = 'idle' | 'moving' | 'command' | 'targeting' | 'animating' | 'resolved';
 type BattleCommand = 'attack' | 'strategy' | 'item' | 'wait';
 type DamageCommand = Exclude<BattleCommand, 'wait'>;
@@ -5156,7 +5159,7 @@ export class BattleScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     }));
     banner.setOrigin(0.5);
     banner.setDepth(depth + 7);
-    await this.playUnitCelebrationFrames(sprite);
+    await this.playUnitCelebrationFrames(sprite, animation.unit);
   }
 
   private createResultLevelUpBurst(x: number, y: number, depth: number) {
@@ -5182,26 +5185,30 @@ export class BattleScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     });
   }
 
-  private playUnitCelebrationFrames(sprite: Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite) {
+  private playUnitCelebrationFrames(sprite: Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite, unit: UnitData) {
     const baseY = sprite.y;
+    const baseX = sprite.x;
     const baseAngle = sprite.angle;
-    const poses: UnitActionPose[] = ['item', 'attack', 'strategy', 'attack', 'item', 'attack'];
+    const preferredPose = this.celebrationPose(unit);
+    const poses = [preferredPose, ...levelUpCelebrationPoseSequence];
     return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
       poses.forEach((pose, index) => {
-        this.time.delayedCall(index * 110, () => {
+        this.time.delayedCall(index * 120, () => {
           if (!sprite.active) {
             return;
           }
           sprite.setFrame(this.unitActionFrameIndex('south', pose));
-          sprite.setY(baseY + (index % 2 === 0 ? -7 : 2));
-          sprite.setAngle(baseAngle + (index % 2 === 0 ? -3 : 3));
+          sprite.setX(baseX + (index % 2 === 0 ? 0 : 1));
+          sprite.setY(baseY + levelUpCelebrationStepOffsets[index % levelUpCelebrationStepOffsets.length]);
+          sprite.setAngle(baseAngle);
         });
       });
-      this.time.delayedCall(poses.length * 110 + 80, () => {
+      this.time.delayedCall(poses.length * 120 + 90, () => {
         if (sprite.active) {
+          sprite.setX(baseX);
           sprite.setY(baseY);
           sprite.setAngle(baseAngle);
-          sprite.setFrame(this.unitActionFrameIndex('south', 'item'));
+          sprite.setFrame(this.unitActionFrameIndex('south', preferredPose));
         }
         resolve();
       });
@@ -7149,8 +7156,8 @@ export class BattleScene extends Phaser.Scene {
       }
     }
 
-    if (celebration) {
-      await this.playGrowthCelebration(celebration);
+    if (celebration && config.celebrant) {
+      await this.playGrowthCelebration(celebration, config.celebrant);
     }
   }
 
@@ -7276,8 +7283,8 @@ export class BattleScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     return 'item';
   }
 
-  private playGrowthCelebration(sprite: Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite) {
-    return this.playUnitCelebrationFrames(sprite);
+  private playGrowthCelebration(sprite: Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite, unit: UnitData) {
+    return this.playUnitCelebrationFrames(sprite, unit);
   }
 
   private combatPortraitKey(unit: UnitData) {