diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Gen9/ZA/MyItem9a.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Gen9/ZA/MyItem9a.cs
index 45ae67f69..a65abf677 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Gen9/ZA/MyItem9a.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Gen9/ZA/MyItem9a.cs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ private static InventoryPouch9a MakePouch(InventoryType type)
         return new InventoryPouch9a(type, info, max, GetPouchIndex(type));
     }
 
-    private static uint GetPouchIndex(InventoryType type) => type switch
+    public static uint GetPouchIndex(InventoryType type) => type switch
     {
         InventoryType.Items => InventoryItem9a.PouchOther,
         InventoryType.KeyItems => InventoryItem9a.PouchKey,
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Inventory/Item/InventoryItem9a.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Inventory/Item/InventoryItem9a.cs
index 127e32a83..029dfa200 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Inventory/Item/InventoryItem9a.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Inventory/Item/InventoryItem9a.cs
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ public static InventoryItem9a Read(ushort index, ReadOnlySpan<byte> data) => new
 
     public void Write(Span<byte> data)
     {
-        // Ensure the updated flag state is as expected.
-        if (Pouch == PouchNone)
-            Flags = DefaultFlagValue;
-
         // Index is not saved.
         WriteUInt32LittleEndian(data, Pouch);
         WriteUInt32LittleEndian(data[4..], (uint)Count);
diff --git a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Inventory/Pouch/InventoryPouch9a.cs b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Inventory/Pouch/InventoryPouch9a.cs
index 65ac7a693..fba94e2c1 100644
--- a/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Inventory/Pouch/InventoryPouch9a.cs
+++ b/PKHeX.Core/Saves/Substructures/Inventory/Pouch/InventoryPouch9a.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,16 @@ public sealed class InventoryPouch9a(InventoryType type, IItemStorage info, int
     public bool SetNew { get; set; }
     public uint PouchIndex { get; set; } = pouch;
 
-    public override InventoryItem9a GetEmpty(int itemID = 0, int count = 0) => new() { Index = itemID, Count = count, IsNew = count != 0 };
+    public override InventoryItem9a GetEmpty(int itemID = 0, int count = 0) => new()
+    {
+        Index = itemID,
+        Pouch = MyItem9a.GetPouchIndex(ItemStorage9ZA.GetInventoryPouch((ushort)itemID)),
+        Count = count,
+        IsNewShop = true,
+        IsNewNotify = true,
+        IsNew = true,
+    };
+
     public static int GetItemOffset(ushort index) => InventoryItem9a.SIZE * index;
     public static Span<byte> GetItemSpan(Span<byte> block, ushort index) => block.Slice(GetItemOffset(index), InventoryItem9a.SIZE);
 
@@ -74,6 +83,11 @@ public override void SetPouch(Span<byte> block)
 
     private void EnsureFlagsConsistent(InventoryItem9a item, InventoryItem9a original)
     {
+        if (item.Index == 0x14)
+        {
+
+        }
+        item.Pouch = PouchIndex; // ensure the pouch is set
         if (item.Count != 0)
         {
             // Ensure the flag is set; 0->X and Y->Z
@@ -81,6 +95,11 @@ private void EnsureFlagsConsistent(InventoryItem9a item, InventoryItem9a origina
                 item.IsNew = true;
             item.IsNewNotify = false;
         }
+        else if (original.Count == 0)
+        {
+            item.Flags = original.Flags;
+            item.Pouch = original.Pouch;
+        }
     }
 
     public static void SetQuantityZero(Span<byte> block, ushort index)