diff --git a/src/data/battle-anims.ts b/src/data/battle-anims.ts
index bed17fb0ebc..24212fd2fb5 100644
--- a/src/data/battle-anims.ts
+++ b/src/data/battle-anims.ts
@@ -880,6 +880,10 @@ export abstract class BattleAnim {
       targetSprite.pipelineData["tone"] = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0];
       targetSprite.setAngle(0);
 
+      // Remove animation event listeners to enable sprites to be freed.
+      userSprite.off("animationupdate");
+      targetSprite.off("animationupdate");
+
       /**
        * This and `targetSpriteToShow` are used to restore context lost
        * from the `isOppAnim` swap. Using these references instead of `this.user`