It's supposed to be the amount of time that it says; however due to the lag that can be experienced, the seconds take a lot longer to pass than normal. If there's almost no lag, then one second is one second. If there is lag, then one second is a bit longer, but the Pokemon moves the same amount of distance anyway.kirdneh said:also, the playing with wailoid is MUCH longer than the time it says, especially towards the end. one second is about 5 seconds during the final 10.
Although, you bringing up that the final 10 takes much longer is an interesting insight. I'll have to go confirm that myself on a future visit.