diff --git a/include/item_icon.h b/include/item_icon.h
index e64c2ad34a..64753c32e2 100644
--- a/include/item_icon.h
+++ b/include/item_icon.h
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ void CopyItemIconPicTo4x4Buffer(const void *src, void *dest);
 u8 AddItemIconSprite(u16 tilesTag, u16 paletteTag, u16 itemId);
 u8 AddCustomItemIconSprite(const struct SpriteTemplate *customSpriteTemplate, u16 tilesTag, u16 paletteTag, u16 itemId);
 const void *GetItemIconPic(u16 itemId);
-const void *GetItemIconPalette(u16 itemId);
+const u16 *GetItemIconPalette(u16 itemId);
 
 #endif //GUARD_ITEM_ICON_H
diff --git a/src/item_icon.c b/src/item_icon.c
index 9881ec250d..e5bd085d7f 100644
--- a/src/item_icon.c
+++ b/src/item_icon.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ const void *GetItemIconPic(u16 itemId)
     return gItemsInfo[itemId].iconPic;
 }
 
-const void *GetItemIconPalette(u16 itemId)
+const u16 *GetItemIconPalette(u16 itemId)
 {
     if (itemId == ITEM_LIST_END)
         return gItemIconPalette_ReturnToFieldArrow;
diff --git a/src/pokemon_storage_system.c b/src/pokemon_storage_system.c
index 5c26c15edb..b782e3ff9e 100644
--- a/src/pokemon_storage_system.c
+++ b/src/pokemon_storage_system.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ static void MultiMove_DeselectColumn(u8, u8, u8);
 static bool32 IsItemIconAtPosition(u8, u8);
 static u8 GetNewItemIconIdx(void);
 static void SetItemIconPosition(u8, u8, u8);
-static void LoadItemIconGfx(u8, const u32 *, const u32 *);
+static void LoadItemIconGfx(u8 id, const u32 *itemTiles, const u16 *itemPal);
 static void SetItemIconAffineAnim(u8, u8);
 static void SetItemIconActive(u8, bool8);
 static u8 GetItemIconIdxByPosition(u8, u8);
@@ -8851,7 +8851,7 @@ static void TryLoadItemIconAtPos(u8 cursorArea, u8 cursorPos)
     if (heldItem != ITEM_NONE)
     {
         const u32 *tiles = GetItemIconPic(heldItem);
-        const u32 *pal = GetItemIconPalette(heldItem);
+        const u16 *pal = GetItemIconPalette(heldItem);
         u8 id = GetNewItemIconIdx();
 
         SetItemIconPosition(id, cursorArea, cursorPos);
@@ -8908,7 +8908,7 @@ static void TakeItemFromMon(u8 cursorArea, u8 cursorPos)
 static void InitItemIconInCursor(u16 itemId)
 {
     const u32 *tiles = GetItemIconPic(itemId);
-    const u32 *pal = GetItemIconPalette(itemId);
+    const u16 *pal = GetItemIconPalette(itemId);
     u8 id = GetNewItemIconIdx();
     LoadItemIconGfx(id, tiles, pal);
     SetItemIconAffineAnim(id, ITEM_ANIM_LARGE);
@@ -9172,7 +9172,7 @@ static void SetItemIconPosition(u8 id, u8 cursorArea, u8 cursorPos)
     sStorage->itemIcons[id].pos = cursorPos;
 }
 
-static void LoadItemIconGfx(u8 id, const u32 *itemTiles, const u32 *itemPal)
+static void LoadItemIconGfx(u8 id, const u32 *itemTiles, const u16 *itemPal)
 {
     s32 i;
 
@@ -9185,8 +9185,7 @@ static void LoadItemIconGfx(u8 id, const u32 *itemTiles, const u32 *itemPal)
         CpuFastCopy(&sStorage->tileBuffer[i * 0x60], &sStorage->itemIconBuffer[i * 0x80], 0x60);
 
     CpuFastCopy(sStorage->itemIconBuffer, sStorage->itemIcons[id].tiles, 0x200);
-    LZ77UnCompWram(itemPal, sStorage->itemIconBuffer);
-    LoadPalette(sStorage->itemIconBuffer, sStorage->itemIcons[id].palIndex, PLTT_SIZE_4BPP);
+    LoadPalette(itemPal, sStorage->itemIcons[id].palIndex, PLTT_SIZE_4BPP);
 }
 
 static void SetItemIconAffineAnim(u8 id, u8 animNum)