diff --git a/src/data/pokemon-species.ts b/src/data/pokemon-species.ts
index db601935bfc..3c65d91eccf 100644
--- a/src/data/pokemon-species.ts
+++ b/src/data/pokemon-species.ts
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ export abstract class PokemonSpeciesForm {
 
   loadAssets(scene: BattleScene, female: boolean, formIndex?: integer, shiny?: boolean, variant?: Variant, startLoad?: boolean): Promise<void> {
     return new Promise(resolve => {
+      console.time("fetching assets " + this.speciesId);
       const spriteKey = this.getSpriteKey(female, formIndex, shiny, variant);
       scene.loadPokemonAtlas(spriteKey, this.getSpriteAtlasPath(female, formIndex, shiny, variant));
       scene.load.audio(`cry/${this.getCryKey(formIndex)}`, `audio/cry/${this.getCryKey(formIndex)}.m4a`);
@@ -498,6 +499,8 @@ export abstract class PokemonSpeciesForm {
           populateVariantColors(spriteKey).then(() => resolve());
           return;
         }
+        console.timeEnd("fetching assets " + this.speciesId);
+
         resolve();
       });
       if (startLoad) {
diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index 6df486aab39..0ef2bb10d2b 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,9 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
 
   loadAssets(ignoreOverride: boolean = true): Promise<void> {
     return new Promise(resolve => {
+      console.time("total asset loading for " + this.name + (this.shiny ? "" : "shiny"));
       const moveIds = this.getMoveset().map(m => m!.getMove().id); // TODO: is this bang correct?
+      console.time("loading moves " + this.name);
       Promise.allSettled(moveIds.map(m => initMoveAnim(this.scene, m)))
         .then(() => {
           loadMoveAnimAssets(this.scene, moveIds);
@@ -392,10 +394,13 @@ export default abstract class Pokemon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
             }
             this.playAnim();
             const updateFusionPaletteAndResolve = () => {
+              console.time("fusion loading " + this.name);
               this.updateFusionPalette();
               if (this.summonData?.speciesForm) {
                 this.updateFusionPalette(true);
               }
+              console.timeEnd("fusion loading " + this.name);
+              console.timeEnd("total asset loading for " + this.name + (this.shiny ? "" : "shiny"));
               resolve();
             };
             if (this.shiny) {