diff --git a/config/formats.ts b/config/formats.ts
index 50e40f3071..d6f338fd79 100644
--- a/config/formats.ts
+++ b/config/formats.ts
@@ -774,6 +774,12 @@ export const Formats: FormatList = [
 					`${species.name} cannot cross evolve into ${crossSpecies.name} because they are not consecutive evolution stages.`,
 				];
 			}
+			const item = this.dex.items.get(set.item);
+			if (item.itemUser?.length) {
+				if (!item.itemUser.includes(crossSpecies.name) || crossSpecies.name !== species.name) {
+					return [`${species.name} cannot use ${item.name} because it is cross evolved into ${crossSpecies.name}.`];
+				}
+			}
 			const ability = this.dex.abilities.get(set.ability);
 			if (!this.ruleTable.isRestricted(`ability:${ability.id}`) || Object.values(species.abilities).includes(ability.name)) {
 				set.species = crossSpecies.name;