diff --git a/src/items/held-item-pool.ts b/src/items/held-item-pool.ts
index 8d2bbc413db..676fa798765 100644
--- a/src/items/held-item-pool.ts
+++ b/src/items/held-item-pool.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ export const trainerHeldItemPool: HeldItemTieredPool = {};
 
 export const dailyStarterHeldItemPool: HeldItemTieredPool = {};
 
-export function getDailyRunStarterHeldItems(party: PlayerPokemon[]) {
+export function assignDailyRunStarterHeldItems(party: PlayerPokemon[]) {
   for (const p of party) {
     for (let m = 0; m < 3; m++) {
       const tierValue = randSeedInt(64);
 
       const tier = getDailyRewardTier(tierValue);
 
-      const item = getNewHeldItemFromPool(dailyStarterHeldItemPool[tier] as HeldItemPool, p);
+      const item = getNewHeldItemFromPool(dailyStarterHeldItemPool[tier] as HeldItemPool, party);
       p.heldItemManager.add(item);
     }
   }
@@ -143,8 +143,12 @@ export function getNewHeldItemFromCategory(
   return null;
 }
 
+function getPoolWeights(pool: HeldItemPool, pokemon: Pokemon | Pokemon[]): number[] {
+  return pool.map(p => (typeof p.weight === "function" ? p.weight(coerceArray(pokemon)) : p.weight));
+}
+
 function getNewHeldItemFromPool(pool: HeldItemPool, pokemon: Pokemon | Pokemon[]): HeldItemId | HeldItemSpecs {
-  const weights = pool.map(p => (typeof p.weight === "function" ? p.weight(coerceArray(pokemon)) : p.weight));
+  const weights = getPoolWeights(pool, pokemon);
 
   const entry = pool[pickWeightedIndex(weights)].entry;
 
diff --git a/src/phases/title-phase.ts b/src/phases/title-phase.ts
index 5e36081b899..72132635c1b 100644
--- a/src/phases/title-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/title-phase.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ import { getBiomeKey } from "#app/field/arena";
 import { GameMode, getGameMode } from "#app/game-mode";
 import { GameModes } from "#enums/game-modes";
 import type { Modifier } from "#app/modifier/modifier";
-import { getDailyRunStarterModifiers, regenerateModifierPoolThresholds } from "#app/modifier/modifier-type";
 import { modifierTypes } from "#app/data/data-lists";
-import { ModifierPoolType } from "#enums/modifier-pool-type";
 import { Phase } from "#app/phase";
 import type { SessionSaveData } from "#app/system/game-data";
 import { Unlockables } from "#enums/unlockables";
@@ -20,6 +18,7 @@ import { isLocal, isLocalServerConnected, isNullOrUndefined } from "#app/utils/c
 import i18next from "i18next";
 import { globalScene } from "#app/global-scene";
 import Overrides from "#app/overrides";
+import { assignDailyRunStarterHeldItems } from "#app/items/held-item-pool";
 
 export class TitlePhase extends Phase {
   public readonly phaseName = "TitlePhase";
@@ -238,8 +237,6 @@ export class TitlePhase extends Phase {
           loadPokemonAssets.push(starterPokemon.loadAssets());
         }
 
-        regenerateModifierPoolThresholds(party, ModifierPoolType.DAILY_STARTER);
-
         const modifiers: Modifier[] = Array(3)
           .fill(null)
           .map(() => modifierTypes.EXP_SHARE().withIdFromFunc(modifierTypes.EXP_SHARE).newModifier())
@@ -249,9 +246,10 @@ export class TitlePhase extends Phase {
               .map(() => modifierTypes.GOLDEN_EXP_CHARM().withIdFromFunc(modifierTypes.GOLDEN_EXP_CHARM).newModifier()),
           )
           .concat([modifierTypes.MAP().withIdFromFunc(modifierTypes.MAP).newModifier()])
-          .concat(getDailyRunStarterModifiers(party))
           .filter(m => m !== null);
 
+        assignDailyRunStarterHeldItems(party);
+
         for (const m of modifiers) {
           globalScene.addModifier(m, true, false, false, true);
         }