diff --git a/src/faraway_island.c b/src/faraway_island.c
index e3d8444c98..6bfa066c28 100755
--- a/src/faraway_island.c
+++ b/src/faraway_island.c
@@ -181,40 +181,36 @@ u32 GetMewMoveDirection(void)
     {
         if (ShouldMewMoveEast(mew, 1))
             return GetRandomMewDirectionCandidate(2);
-        else if (ShouldMewMoveWest(mew, 1))
+        if (ShouldMewMoveWest(mew, 1))
             return GetRandomMewDirectionCandidate(2);
-        else
-            return DIR_NORTH;
+        return DIR_NORTH;
     }
 
     if (ShouldMewMoveSouth(mew, 0))
     {
         if (ShouldMewMoveEast(mew, 1))
             return GetRandomMewDirectionCandidate(2);
-        else if (ShouldMewMoveWest(mew, 1))
+        if (ShouldMewMoveWest(mew, 1))
             return GetRandomMewDirectionCandidate(2);
-        else
-            return DIR_SOUTH;
+         return DIR_SOUTH;
     }
 
     if (ShouldMewMoveEast(mew, 0))
     {
         if (ShouldMewMoveNorth(mew, 1))
             return GetRandomMewDirectionCandidate(2);
-        else if (ShouldMewMoveSouth(mew, 1))
+        if (ShouldMewMoveSouth(mew, 1))
             return GetRandomMewDirectionCandidate(2);
-        else
-            return DIR_EAST;
+        return DIR_EAST;
     }
 
     if (ShouldMewMoveWest(mew, 0))
     {
         if (ShouldMewMoveNorth(mew, 1))
             return GetRandomMewDirectionCandidate(2);
-        else if (ShouldMewMoveSouth(mew, 1))
+        if (ShouldMewMoveSouth(mew, 1))
             return GetRandomMewDirectionCandidate(2);
-        else
-            return DIR_WEST;
+        return DIR_WEST;
     }
 
     // If this point is reached, Mew cannot move without getting closer to the player
@@ -315,8 +311,7 @@ static u8 GetValidMewMoveDirection(u8 ignoredDir)
 
     if (count > 1)
         return sMewDirectionCandidates[VarGet(VAR_FARAWAY_ISLAND_STEP_COUNTER) % count];
-    else
-        return sMewDirectionCandidates[0];
+    return sMewDirectionCandidates[0];
 }
 
 void UpdateFarawayIslandStepCounter(void)
diff --git a/src/pokemon.c b/src/pokemon.c
index 188624d6a7..782c22d28f 100644
--- a/src/pokemon.c
+++ b/src/pokemon.c
@@ -5746,25 +5746,27 @@ u8 GetTrainerEncounterMusicId(u16 trainerOpponentId)
 
 u16 ModifyStatByNature(u8 nature, u16 n, u8 statIndex)
 {
+    u16 retVal;
     // Dont modify HP, Accuracy, or Evasion by nature
     if (statIndex <= STAT_HP || statIndex > NUM_NATURE_STATS)
     {
-        // Should just be "return n", but it wouldn't match without this.
-        u16 retVal = n;
-        retVal++;
-        retVal--;
-        return retVal;
+        return n;
     }
 
     switch (gNatureStatTable[nature][statIndex - 1])
     {
     case 1:
-        return (u16)(n * 110) / 100; // NOTE: will overflow for n > 595 because the intermediate value is cast to u16 before the division. Fix by removing (u16) cast
+        retVal = (u16)(n * 110) / 100; // NOTE: will overflow for n > 595 because the intermediate value is cast to u16 before the division. Fix by removing (u16) cast
+        break;
     case -1:
-        return (u16)(n * 90) / 100;  // NOTE: will overflow for n > 728, see above
+        retVal = (u16)(n * 90) / 100;  // NOTE: will overflow for n > 728, see above
+        break;
+    default:
+        retVal = n;
+        break;
     }
 
-    return n;
+    return retVal;
 }
 
 #define IS_LEAGUE_BATTLE                                                                \