diff --git a/data/mods/gen4/abilities.ts b/data/mods/gen4/abilities.ts
index b4f436b5f3c0..2e71d1a2eab9 100644
--- a/data/mods/gen4/abilities.ts
+++ b/data/mods/gen4/abilities.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export const Abilities: import('../../../sim/dex-abilities').ModdedAbilityDataTa
 		onStart(pokemon) {
 			const target = pokemon.side.randomFoe();
 			if (target?.item && !target.itemState.knockedOff) {
-				this.add('-item', pokemon, target.getItem().name, '[from] ability: Frisk', '[of] ' + pokemon);
+				this.add('-item', '', target.getItem().name, '[from] ability: Frisk', '[of] ' + pokemon);
 			}
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/data/mods/gen5/abilities.ts b/data/mods/gen5/abilities.ts
index 010a71d1affc..a51c64b58abe 100644
--- a/data/mods/gen5/abilities.ts
+++ b/data/mods/gen5/abilities.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const Abilities: import('../../../sim/dex-abilities').ModdedAbilityDataTa
 		onStart(pokemon) {
 			const target = pokemon.side.randomFoe();
 			if (target?.item) {
-				this.add('-item', pokemon, target.getItem().name, '[from] ability: Frisk', '[of] ' + pokemon);
+				this.add('-item', '', target.getItem().name, '[from] ability: Frisk', '[of] ' + pokemon);
 			}
 		},
 	},