diff --git a/src/field/pokemon-item-manager.ts b/src/field/pokemon-item-manager.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f00cf63f763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/field/pokemon-item-manager.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { allHeldItems } from "#app/modifier/held-items";
+import type { HeldItemType } from "#app/modifier/held-items";
+
+export class PokemonItemManager {
+  private heldItems: [HeldItemType, number][];
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.heldItems = [];
+  }
+
+  getHeldItems(): [HeldItemType, number][] {
+    return this.heldItems;
+  }
+
+  addHeldItem(itemType: HeldItemType, stack: number) {
+    const maxStack = allHeldItems[itemType].getMaxStackCount();
+
+    const existing = this.heldItems.find(([type]) => type === itemType);
+
+    if (existing) {
+      existing[1] = Math.min(existing[1] + stack, maxStack);
+    } else {
+      this.heldItems.push([itemType, Math.min(stack, maxStack)]);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index 6d99aa91193..f2c11de396a 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ import { MoveFlags } from "#enums/MoveFlags";
 import { timedEventManager } from "#app/global-event-manager";
 import { loadMoveAnimations } from "#app/sprites/pokemon-asset-loader";
 import { ResetStatusPhase } from "#app/phases/reset-status-phase";
-import { allHeldItems, HeldItemType } from "#app/modifier/held-items";
+import { PokemonItemManager } from "./pokemon-item-manager";
 
 export enum LearnMoveSituation {
   MISC,
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
 
   private shinySparkle: Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite;
 
-  private heldItems: [HeldItemType, number][] = [];
+  public heldItemManager: PokemonItemManager;
 
   constructor(
     x: number,
@@ -537,6 +537,8 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     if (!dataSource) {
       this.calculateStats();
     }
+
+    this.heldItemManager = new PokemonItemManager();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1189,22 +1191,6 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     ) as PokemonHeldItemModifier[];
   }
 
-  getHeldItems2(): [HeldItemType, number][] {
-    return this.heldItems;
-  }
-
-  addHeldItem(itemType: HeldItemType, stack: number) {
-    const maxStack = allHeldItems[itemType].getMaxStackCount();
-
-    const existing = this.heldItems.find(([type]) => type === itemType);
-
-    if (existing) {
-      existing[1] = Math.min(existing[1] + stack, maxStack);
-    } else {
-      this.heldItems.push([itemType, Math.min(stack, maxStack)]);
-    }
-  }
-
   updateScale(): void {
     this.setScale(this.getSpriteScale());
   }
diff --git a/src/modifier/held-items.ts b/src/modifier/held-items.ts
index 284365bb02d..10e03a533b3 100644
--- a/src/modifier/held-items.ts
+++ b/src/modifier/held-items.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export class AttackTypeBoosterHeldItemAttr extends HeldItemAttr {
 
 export function applyHeldItemAttrs(attrType: Constructor<HeldItemAttr>, pokemon: Pokemon, ...args: any[]) {
   if (pokemon) {
-    for (const [item, stackCount] of pokemon.getHeldItems2()) {
+    for (const [item, stackCount] of pokemon.heldItemManager.getHeldItems()) {
       if (allHeldItems[item].hasAttr(attrType)) {
         attrType.apply(stackCount, ...args);
       }