diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index eb08af3da55..baa00e98f92 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -465,6 +465,10 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     return this.scene.findModifiers(m => m instanceof PokemonHeldItemModifier && (m as PokemonHeldItemModifier).pokemonId === this.id, this.isPlayer()) as PokemonHeldItemModifier[];
    }
 
+  getTransferrableHeldItems(): PokemonHeldItemModifier[] {
+    return this.getHeldItems().filter(m => m.getTransferrable(true));
+  }
+
   updateScale(): void {
     this.setScale(this.getSpriteScale());
   }
diff --git a/src/phases.ts b/src/phases.ts
index e2755328c69..37c6f450755 100644
--- a/src/phases.ts
+++ b/src/phases.ts
@@ -4455,8 +4455,7 @@ export class SelectModifierPhase extends BattlePhase {
             this.scene.ui.setModeWithoutClear(Mode.PARTY, PartyUiMode.MODIFIER_TRANSFER, -1, (fromSlotIndex: integer, itemIndex: integer, toSlotIndex: integer) => {
               if (toSlotIndex !== undefined && fromSlotIndex < 6 && toSlotIndex < 6 && fromSlotIndex !== toSlotIndex && itemIndex > -1) {
                 this.scene.ui.setMode(Mode.MODIFIER_SELECT, this.isPlayer(), typeOptions, modifierSelectCallback, this.getRerollCost(typeOptions, this.scene.lockModifierTiers)).then(() => {
-                  const itemModifiers = this.scene.findModifiers(m => m instanceof PokemonHeldItemModifier
-                    && (m as PokemonHeldItemModifier).getTransferrable(true) && (m as PokemonHeldItemModifier).pokemonId === party[fromSlotIndex].id) as PokemonHeldItemModifier[];
+                  const itemModifiers = party[fromSlotIndex].getTransferrableHeldItems();
                   const itemModifier = itemModifiers[itemIndex];
                   this.scene.tryTransferHeldItemModifier(itemModifier, party[toSlotIndex], true, true);
                 });
diff --git a/src/ui/party-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/party-ui-handler.ts
index 8b497655a17..a5121859c13 100644
--- a/src/ui/party-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/party-ui-handler.ts
@@ -246,8 +246,7 @@ export default class PartyUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
               filterResult = this.moveSelectFilter(pokemon.moveset[this.optionsCursor]);
           } else {
             const transferPokemon = this.scene.getParty()[this.transferCursor];
-            const itemModifiers = this.scene.findModifiers(m => m instanceof PokemonHeldItemModifier
-                && (m as PokemonHeldItemModifier).getTransferrable(true) && (m as PokemonHeldItemModifier).pokemonId === transferPokemon.id) as PokemonHeldItemModifier[];
+            const itemModifiers = transferPokemon.getTransferrableHeldItems();
             filterResult = (this.selectFilter as PokemonModifierTransferSelectFilter)(pokemon, itemModifiers[this.transferOptionCursor]);
           }
           if (filterResult === null) {
@@ -548,8 +547,7 @@ export default class PartyUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
         : null;
 
     const itemModifiers = this.partyUiMode === PartyUiMode.MODIFIER_TRANSFER
-      ? this.scene.findModifiers(m => m instanceof PokemonHeldItemModifier
-        && (m as PokemonHeldItemModifier).getTransferrable(true) && (m as PokemonHeldItemModifier).pokemonId === pokemon.id) as PokemonHeldItemModifier[]
+      ? pokemon.getTransferrableHeldItems()
       : null;
 
     if (this.options.length) {
@@ -732,15 +730,24 @@ export default class PartyUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
       this.clearPartySlots();
       this.scene.removePartyMemberModifiers(slotIndex);
       const releasedPokemon = this.scene.getParty().splice(slotIndex, 1)[0];
+      const releasedItems = releasedPokemon.getTransferrableHeldItems();
+
       releasedPokemon.destroy();
       this.populatePartySlots();
+      
       if (this.cursor >= this.scene.getParty().length)
         this.setCursor(this.cursor - 1);
       if (this.partyUiMode === PartyUiMode.RELEASE) {
         const selectCallback = this.selectCallback;
         this.selectCallback = null;
         selectCallback(this.cursor, PartyOption.RELEASE);
+        if (releasedItems && releasedItems.length > 0) {
+          const newPokemon = this.scene.getParty()[this.scene.getParty().length - 1];
+          releasedItems.forEach(i => this.scene.tryTransferHeldItemModifier(i, newPokemon, true, false));
+          this.showText("Items were transferred beep boop");
+        }
       }
+
       this.showText(null, 0);
     }, null, true);
   }