In today's world of gaming, eSports have gained ground. Where there are matches of these, there is likely to be an audience of some sort, whether in the same hall as the competitors or somewhere else, particularly now with a certain thing still going around. Something the members of the audience naturally do is to cheer, especially when particular moments occur. Since Pokémon games today can fill in eSports to a certain capacity, they could be watched by an audience of its fervent fans when exhibited, and they too would cheer. This applies especially well at certain moments in them, which becomes the focus of the current discussion.
By experience, I've been able to see and hear the audience cheer during that one national tournament for Pokémon Go that I attended, and I found that they cheer most often and the loudest when a Charge Move is being initiated. Further, this happens for a specific instance of them: the one that occurs for an opponent when the opponent has no more Protect Shields to use. They might cheer during other times when Charge Moves are initiated, but it's not as spectacular nor as important as the other instance that I mentioned above. It is, of course, a pivotal moment in a battle, and the audience would have to be spirited for that.
Currently, Pokémon eSports will likely involve Pokémon Unite, as it fits in very well with the venues. Here too, the audience will be prompted to cheer as well, and that is likely to be the most pivotal moment of the match: the taking of the Legendary Pokémon in the middle "Legendary pit", which might just decide a match. Occasionally, they might also be prompted to cheer whenever an "objective" is taken, but this would be similar to the Charged Move situation above. By and large, the end is still what matters the most.
As for the "original" eSports of main series VGC, it may or may not stand on par with current ones, but audiences are likely to be paramount to cheer nonetheless, particularly as battles get down to the wire and there are fewer and fewer options for a Trainer to make. The end result might be described as being similar to a Pokémon Go PvP battle, where the final moves are made and that would be a cause to cheer... at least for one of the sides. Scintillating plays may just be the key for audience reactions.
Pokémon eSports might still be a bit distant for some gamers today, but considering the reactions that audiences might have, specifically cheering, it may be regarded as being close enough. The takeaway is that it can and will occur for any of the above, especially in the particular case that something spectacular happens. And when that does, it may be as great as in any form of eSports that has gained ground at this time.
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