The exchange between
kinetic and potential energy occurs at double the frequency of the pendulum
swing.
Potential energy is at its maximum (and kinetic energy zero) at the extremes
of the swing.
Kinetic energy is at its maximum (and potential energy zero) as the pendulum
swings either way through the bottom of its swing.
When air friction is present, the total energy of the pendulum falls - but
not at a constant rate. It falls the fastest when the kinetic energy (and
speed) is highest.
So in the short term graph
we see kinetic energy falling in a series of sloping steps.
In the longer term graph
we see how the total energy falls more slowly as there is less of it left.
This is called exponential decay.