For a moment, the situation was deadlocked.
Ash did not dare to take the initiative and command his Charizard to attack.
Lu Ze likewise had no intention of having his Snorlax attack first.
After all, if his Snorlax used [Max Rockfall] first, Ash would definitely have his Charizard use [Max Knuckle] to shatter the [Max Rockfall] created by Snorlax.
That would make it meaningless.
It was another Gigantamax exchange, the same situation as during the Masters Eight Tournament.
But if neither side moved...
In the end, since neither side commanded their Pokémon to attack, after enough time had passed, the Gigantamax states on both Pokémon automatically vanished.
[They stalled for too long, causing the Gigantamax states to disappear.]
[I knew that could happen, but this is my first time seeing Gigantamax end because of the time limit.]
[But why didn't either of them command their Pokémon to attack?]
[They're Master-level Trainers. They must have their own reasons, so let's not make wild guesses.]
[Ask the streamer. She's a Champion-level Trainer too, so she should know what's going on with them, right?]
"I do know a little about that."
After Rotom Phone read out the comments, it turned the camera toward Diantha.
Diantha smiled slightly and addressed the viewers in the livestream.
"It's actually very simple. Contestant Lu Ze wanted his Snorlax to use Max Rockfall and directly take down Gigantamax Charizard."
"And at first, Contestant Ash probably planned to have his Gigantamax Charizard use G-Max Wildfire as its final Gigantamax move."
"He wanted Charizard to leave behind a fiery field effect, so Lu Ze's later Pokémon would take damage from the flames when they entered the field."
"But Contestant Lu Ze anticipated that and intended to trade damage with Snorlax by using Max Rockfall."
"In a damage trade, the fiery