diff --git a/sim/team-validator.ts b/sim/team-validator.ts
index be13082bfa..f05ae33779 100644
--- a/sim/team-validator.ts
+++ b/sim/team-validator.ts
@@ -524,6 +524,9 @@ export class TeamValidator {
 		problem = this.checkItem(set, item, setHas);
 		if (problem) problems.push(problem);
 		if (ruleTable.has('obtainablemisc')) {
+			if (dex.gen === 4 && item.id === 'griseousorb' && species.num !== 487) {
+				problems.push(`${set.name} cannot hold the Griseous Orb.`, `(In Gen 4, only Giratina could hold the Griseous Orb).`);
+			}
 			if (dex.gen <= 1) {
 				if (item.id) {
 					// no items allowed