diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 23d675cfb0..f032c5f485 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning
                     return null;
 
                 case TaikoSkinComponents.Mascot:
-                    if (GetTexture("pippidonclear0") != null)
-                        return new DrawableTaikoMascot();
-
-                    return null;
+                    return new DrawableTaikoMascot();
             }
 
             return Source.GetDrawableComponent(component);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotAnimation.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotAnimation.cs
index 6f25a5f662..9c76aea54c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotAnimation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotAnimation.cs
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
         }
 
         private static Texture getAnimationFrame(ISkin skin, TaikoMascotAnimationState state, int frameIndex)
-            => skin.GetTexture($"pippidon{state.ToString().ToLower()}{frameIndex}");
+        {
+            var texture = skin.GetTexture($"pippidon{state.ToString().ToLower()}{frameIndex}");
+
+            if (frameIndex == 0 && texture == null)
+                texture = skin.GetTexture($"pippidon{state.ToString().ToLower()}");
+
+            return texture;
+        }
     }
 }