Leon gently gripped the ball in one hand and launched it behind him.
What emerged was Gigantamax Charizard, its wings transformed into flames, making it all the more terrifying.
"So this is Gigantamax."
For Shirona, who lived in the Sinnoh Region, this was her first time seeing such an explosive display. She had seen it several times in videos, but witnessing it firsthand, she could not help holding her breath at its power and menace.
Overwhelming power and heat. It would have been no surprise for an ordinary Trainer to lose the will to fight before it. To Cynthia and Garchomp, however, it was nothing more than fuel for the fire.
"So this is your full power."
"That's right. This is it! Everything Charizard and I have!"
Leon spread both arms, challenging Cynthia with every ounce of his commanding presence.
Come on. With all the power Charizard and I possess, I'll surpass everything you have.
Even without words, Leon's entire body challenged Cynthia. Yet even in the face of that ambition, Cynthia did not abandon her confident smile.
"I accept! Let's go, Garchomp!"
"Burn it down! Charizard! Gigantamax!"
"Dragon!"
Charizard gathered flames in its enormous mouth and fired the blisteringly hot Max Flare at Garchomp. The flames flew toward Garchomp in the shape of a bird.
Meanwhile, Garchomp fired Dragon Power into the sky. That power sent countless meteors raining down from above, cloaked in Dragon Power as they hurtled toward Charizard.
Hellfire and meteors. Their tremendous power collided, triggering a violent explosion across the battlefield.
Charizard's Max Flare turned the grassland into scorched earth, while Garchomp's Draco Meteor reduced it to a wasteland.
With the moves covering such enormous areas, the shock waves from Max Flare and Draco Meteor reached not only Charizard, Garchomp, Leon, and Cynthia on the