Pokemas LabMove-Cycle Time Ranking, Excluding Sync Moves | 40 Moves Averaging 10 Seconds or More
In Pokémon Masters EX, stat changes, healing, and field setup take time alongside attacks. When trying to fit more actions into a timed battle, the processes that follow a move also matter.
This measurement covers only sync pairs with a master passive skill. We recorded ourselves playing time-limited content and read the remaining-time display visible on the game screen in that footage. We did not analyze the app’s internals or calculate animation times from internal game data.
From 253 measured moves across 318 intervals in our own recordings, we selected the 40 moves whose mean decrease in the displayed countdown was at least 10 seconds and listed them from longest to shortest. The highest observed mean was Gloria (Anniversary 2025) & Cinderace’s Meteor Quick Attack at 17.10 seconds.
The interval runs from the start of a move’s execution to the start of the next action by an ally or opponent. It includes additional effects and waiting as well as the animation. Time is measured by the decrease in the remaining-time display on screen; real time while that display is paused does not add to the value.
Moves with an observed mean of at least 10 seconds
Where a sync pair and move have multiple measurements, we use their mean. The observed range runs from the shortest to the longest measurement.
| Order | Sync pair / move | Type | Mean countdown decrease | Observed range | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gloria (Anniversary 2025) & CinderaceMeteor Quick Attack | Buddy move | 17.10 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 2 |  Volo (Alt.) & GiratinaStrike Them Down! | Trainer move | 16.32 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 3 |  Kieran & HydrappleRed-Ripe Sunny Day | Buddy move | 16.18 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 4 |  Irida (Anniversary 2025) & Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)Graceful Hyper Beam | Buddy move | 15.77 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 5 |  Dawn (Champion) & PalkiaIdeal World Spacial Rend | Buddy move | 15.63 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 6 |  Red (1996) & PikachuThe Original Thunder | Buddy move | 14.96 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 7 |  Ethan (Champion) & RaikouThunderous Roar Wild Charge | Buddy move | 14.84 s | 13.10–16.57 s | 2 |
| 8 |  Geeta & GlimmoraBlooming Mortal Spin | Buddy move | 14.64 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 9 |  Rosa (Champion) & MeloettaRelic Song of Wonder | Buddy move | 14.24 s | 12.45–15.18 s | 3 |
| 10 |  Red (Anniversary 2025) & CharizardTreasured Scales Outrage | Buddy move | 14.07 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 11 |  Blue (Champion) & ZapdosDischarge | Pokémon | 13.44 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 12 |  Sygna Suit Cynthia (Aura) & LucarioSuperior Aura Sphere | Buddy move | 13.10 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 13 |  Lyra (Champion) & EnteiEntrapping Blaze Flare Blitz | Buddy move | 13.09 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 14 |  Lucas (Champion) & DialgaBrilliant Diamond Roar of Time | Buddy move | 13.00 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 15 | Lucas (Champion) & DialgaShatterproof Dragon Breath | Buddy move | 12.56 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 16 |  Blue (Anniversary 2026) & DragoniteSplit-Second Extreme Speed | Buddy move | 12.28 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 17 |  Marnie (Champion) & MoltresFierce Fiery Wrath | Buddy move | 12.15 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 18 | Pokémon | 12.14 s | One measurement | 1 | |
| 19 | Irida (Anniversary 2025) & Typhlosion (Hisuian Form)Amethyst Tera Blast | Tera | 12.01 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 20 |  Sygna Suit Gladion & MagearnaPiercing Fleur Cannon | Buddy move | 11.96 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 21 |  Serena (Champion) & GreninjaBoundless Quick Attack | Buddy move | 11.83 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 22 | Ethan (Champion) & RaikouReigning Thunder Fang | Buddy move | 11.74 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 23 |  Elio (Champion) & NecrozmaSolar Sunsteel Strike | Buddy move | 11.68 s | 11.61–11.75 s | 2 |
| 24 |  Serena (Anniversary 2026) & GreninjaMoonlit Night Slash | Buddy move | 11.63 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 25 |  Sygna Suit Giovanni (Alt.) & GuzzlordGorging Crunch | Buddy move | 11.40 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 26 |  Irida & GlaceonDancing Ice Beam | Buddy move | 11.34 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 27 |  Hilda (Champion) & Iron LeavesGlory of the Burning Fight! | Trainer move | 11.19 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 28 | Dawn (Champion) & PalkiaGlorious Control of Space! | Trainer move | 11.13 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 29 | Gloria (Anniversary 2025) & CinderaceRutile Tera Blast | Tera | 11.10 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 30 |  Cheren (Champion) & TornadusBlack Gale Bleakwind Storm | Buddy move | 10.70 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 31 |  Sygna Suit Kieran & FurretPaldea Analysis | Trainer move | 10.47 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 32 |  Selene (Champion) & NecrozmaLunar Moongeist Beam | Buddy move | 10.46 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 33 |  Adaman & LeafeonRazor-Sharp Razor Leaf | Buddy move | 10.36 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 34 |  Juliana (Anniversary 2026) & TerapagosKaleidoscopic Tera Starstorm | Buddy move | 10.33 s | 10.05–10.62 s | 4 |
| 35 |  Bede (Champion) & ArticunoIntimidating Freezing Glare | Buddy move | 10.20 s | 9.45–10.95 s | 2 |
| 36 |  Nate (Champion) & HaxorusDark Black Outrage | Buddy move | 10.15 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 37 |  Hilbert (Champion) & KyuremNoble Roar | Pokémon | 10.11 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 38 |  Sygna Suit Lear & GholdengoPrecious Make It Rain | Buddy move | 10.10 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 39 | Volo (Alt.) & GiratinaDistortion World Shadow Force※Charging / attacking phase unconfirmed | Buddy move | 10.10 s | One measurement | 1 |
| 40 | Kieran & HydrappleTopaz Tera Blast | Tera | 10.01 s | One measurement | 1 |
Top-ten highlights
The top ten contain nine buddy moves and one Trainer move. Here are the effects observed during those actions.
1. Meteor Quick Attack — 17.10 s
This buddy move had the highest observed mean. A damage display on the center opponent appeared alongside Special Break, sync-countdown reduction, boosts, and healing on all three allies. The measured action includes several additional processes.
2. Strike Them Down! — 16.32 s
The only Trainer move in the top ten. Attack and critical-hit-rate increases, Ghost Zone, boosts, and sync-countdown reduction were visible. A setup move can also take a long time when its subsequent buff processing is included.
3. Red-Ripe Sunny Day — 16.18 s
The action includes sunlight, boosts, stat changes, and healing notifications. Its measured time covers the surrounding processing as well as the weather setup.
4. Graceful Hyper Beam — 15.77 s
Damage displays on all three opponents were followed by Sync Move Boost, a next-move power-up display, and notifications related to field effects and stat drops. Several buffs and debuffs appeared during this action.
5. Ideal World Spacial Rend — 15.63 s
The action includes field processing such as EX Dragon Zone. Its measured time covers the attack animation and subsequent processing until the next action begins.
6. The Original Thunder — 14.96 s
Stat drops, paralysis and resistance notifications on all three opponents appeared alongside ally sync-countdown reduction and boosts. Processes affecting both sides followed the attack.
7. Thunderous Roar Wild Charge — 14.84 s
The two measurements were 13.10 and 16.57 seconds, a difference of 3.47 seconds. The latter also recorded a failed-healing notification and HP recovery on Raikou. The variation shows why the observed range should be considered alongside the accompanying processes.
8. Blooming Mortal Spin — 14.64 s
Defense drops on all three opponents and a Physical Moves Up Next display on an ally were observed. The action includes both debuffs across the opposing team and an ally buff.
9. Relic Song of Wonder — 14.24 s
The three measurements were 12.45, 15.08, and 15.18 seconds. Critical-hit rate, accuracy, physical and special boosts, sleep, Defense increases, and healing notifications differed between actions. Formes also remain unresolved, so this is a reference mean across mixed conditions.
10. Treasured Scales Outrage — 14.07 s
Sunlight-related power-up and special-boost notifications were observed. The measurement includes subsequent buff processing; future comparisons will investigate the time attributable to each effect.
Reading the measurements
This comparison covers the moves measured so far among sync pairs with a master passive skill. It is not a definitive ranking covering every move in that group. Stat caps, status conditions, and field effects can alter damage displays and additional-effect processing, so the values need not apply unchanged to every battle.
A longer action does not by itself make a move weaker. Ally buffs, opposing debuffs, and healing also have value. We will repeat measurements under matching conditions and update the means and observed ranges.