Massive Pokémon GO PvP Update Coming September 2025: Move Updates, New Moves, and 45-Second Switch Timer

During the yesterday’s Pokémon Worlds 2025 Day 2 Twitch Stream, Pokémon GO developers revealed that the next Season will bring massive move changes in Trainer Battles, including many Energy and damage related changes. In addition to these balancing changes, a lot of Pokémon will be able to learn new moves, especially Dragon-type Pokémon.

The switch timer will also be reduced to 45 seconds, down from 50 seconds. This change will also affect Trainer Battles against friends, Team GO Rocket battles, and team leader battles. The devs said they are “trying out a reduced switch timer and will reevaluate the change for next Season and onward.”

With that being said, here is the full list of move updates coming with the next Pokémon GO season. There’s no official confirmation yet about when Season 24 starts or whether it begins on September 2 or 3—but that’s the expected timing window.

All announced Move Buffs, Nerfs and Reworks

Season 24 is bringing a big list of move updates aimed at changing the PvP meta to be more divers. Several key Fast and Charged Moves are getting adjustments to power, energy generation, and debuffs — with Dragon-types at the center of this meta shift.

Move	Pokémon
Aura Sphere	Energy cost decreased, Power ~~100~~ → 80
Body Slam	Power 50 → 55
All Weather Ball	Power 55 → 60
All Weather Ball	Power 55 → 60
Charm	Energy generation increased, Power 15 → 13
Confusion	Energy generation increased
Breaking Swipe	Energy cost increased, guaranteed debuff chance
Dragon Breath	Energy generation increased, Power 4 → 3
Dragon Claw	Energy cost increased, Power 50 → 80
Dragon Pulse	Energy cost decreased
Dragon Tail	Energy generation increased, Power 13 → 9
Aerial Ace	Energy cost increased, Power 55 → 60
Drill Peck	Power 65 → 70
Peck	Energy generation increased,
Sky Attack	Energy cost decreased, Power 85 → 75
Ember	Energy generation increased, Power 7 → 4
Flame Wheel	Energy cost decreased, Power 60 → 80
Gyro Ball	Energy cost decreased
Steel Wing	Energy generation decreased
Leafage	Energy generation increased
Seed Bomb	Energy cost decreased, Power 65 → 55
Rock Slide	Power 65 → 75
Smack Down	Power 11 → 12
Scorching Sands	Debuff chance decreased
Volt Switch	Power 12 → 14
Water Pulse	Energy cost decreased

Dragon Breath and Dragon Tail now generate more energy, while Dragon Claw sees a power jump — but at a higher energy cost. Dragon Pulse becomes cheaper to use, and Breaking Swipe sees a nerf in energy efficiency, though it gains a guaranteed debuff to decrease target’s attack.

Aura Sphere becomes cheaper but slightly weaker, Charm now generates more energy at the cost of reduced damage, and Ember has a similar tweak to increase viability. Other moves like Body Slam, Drill Peck, Rock Slide, and Weather Ball see modest power increases, while Sky Attack and Seed Bomb receive minor nerfs.

All in all, this will bring a massive change to the meta, with an expected raise in Dragon-type usage, reduced Charm usage, but also new PvP combos like Mud Slap Nidoqueen, Leafage/Mud Slap Torterra, Giratina buffs, etc. Will be interesting!

Attack Availability Updates

Move	Pokémon
Brutal Swing	Salamence Incineroar Turtonator
Crunch	Shelgon Salamence
Breaking Swipe	Garchomp
Dragon Claw	Turtonator
Flame Wheel	Torkoal
Flamethrower	Altaria
Metal Sound	Empoleon Kommo-o
Drill Peck	Fearow
Peck	Dodrio Xatu Togekiss
Air Cutter	Charizard
Psyshock	Alola Raichu Xatu Galarian Slowking Victini Delphox Aromatisse
Rock Tomb	Druddigon Tyrunt Tyrantrum Hakamo-o
Rock Wrecker	Crustle
Sand Tomb	Flygon Krookodile
Mud Slap	Nidoqueen Torterra
Hyper Fang	Pachirisu
Swift	Kingdra
Trailblaze	Dodrio
Upper Hand	Kommo-o
Aura Sphere	Raikou Celebi Latias Latios Jirachi
Drain Punch	Slowbro Galarian Slowbro Gengar Quagsire Sableye Toxicroak Mienfoo Mienshao Incineroar Passimian
Sludge	Venusaur
Thunder Punch	Dragonite