Spectating

Frontier lets players spectate ongoing ranked matches. Pick a player who’s currently in a battle, run a command, and you’re watching live.

Spectating a Match

/ranked spectate <player>

This teleports you to the arena’s spectator position and lets you watch the battle unfold in real time. You’ll see moves, switches, and damage as they happen — the same view both battlers get.

The target player must be in an active ranked match. If they’re not, you’ll get an error message.

Leaving Spectator Mode

Run the command with no arguments to stop spectating:

/ranked spectate

You’re teleported back to your original position (or the fallback spawn if your original location isn’t available).

Spectator Position

Each arena has a dedicated spectator spawn point, set during arena creation with:

/ranked admin arena setspectator

This is where spectators are teleported when they start watching a match. It should have a good view of the battle area — elevated positions or sideline spots work well.

Tip

Set the spectator position somewhere with a clear sightline to both player positions. A raised platform behind one of the players, or a centered elevated spot, gives spectators the best experience.

What Spectators See

Spectators watch the battle in real time:

• Pokemon sent out, switches, and faints
• Moves used and damage dealt
• Weather, terrain, and field effects
• The battle’s natural conclusion (win, loss, forfeit)

Spectators are passive observers. They can’t interact with the battle, send messages to the battlers through the battle UI, or influence the match in any way.

Admin Spectating

Admins with the frontier.admin permission have the same spectating capabilities as regular players — same command, same view. This is useful for:

• Monitoring matches for rule violations or suspicious play.
• Dispute resolution — watch a match in progress when a player reports an issue.
• Tournament oversight — keep an eye on bracket matches.

Admins can also force-end a match if something goes wrong:

/ranked admin forceend <player>

Tournament Spectating

Tournament matches can also be spectated:

/tournament spectate <id>

Spectate an ongoing tournament match. Run /tournament spectate stop to stop spectating.

Cinematic Camera

Tournament matches support an optional cinematic camera mode that tracks Pokemon entities and provides smooth orbital movement around the battlefield.

Controls

Command	Description
/tournament camera toggle	Enable or disable cinematic camera

Event-Driven Focus

The camera automatically responds to battle events by focusing on the relevant Pokemon:

Event	Camera Behavior
Battle start	Camera sweeps to overview position
Move used	Camera focuses on the attacking Pokemon
Critical hit	Camera focuses on the Pokemon that landed the crit
Super effective	Camera focuses on the Pokemon landing the hit
Faint	Camera focuses on the fainting Pokemon
Mega Evolution	Camera focuses on the mega-evolving Pokemon
Terastallization	Camera focuses on the terastallizing Pokemon
Pokemon switch	Camera focuses on the switching Pokemon
Battle end	Camera returns to overview position

Camera transitions use smooth interpolation for fluid movement. Orbital tracking orbits around the target Pokemon entity.

ML Camera Learning

Each player has a personal machine learning model that learns their camera preferences over time.

1. The model is stored persistently per player.
2. Players provide feedback using /tournament camera rate <1-5>.
3. The model uses a 15-dimensional input vector encoding event type and battle state.
4. Over time, the model adjusts camera angles, distances, and transition speeds to match the player’s preferences.

Low-Motion Mode

An optional low-motion variant is available for motion-sensitive players. This mode reduces camera movement speed and limits rapid transitions.

Tournament Finals Auto-Spectating

When a tournament reaches its finals, all remaining players in the tournament are automatically pulled to spectate the final match.

Players who do not wish to be auto-spectated can opt out:

/tournament optout <id>

Commands Reference

Command	Permission	Description
/ranked spectate <player>	frontier.user	Start spectating a player’s match.
/ranked spectate	frontier.user	Stop spectating and return to your previous position.
/ranked admin forceend <player>	frontier.admin	Force-end a match involving a player.
/tournament spectate <id>	frontier.tournament	Spectate a tournament match.
/tournament spectate stop	frontier.tournament	Stop spectating.
/tournament camera toggle	frontier.tournament	Toggle cinematic camera.
/tournament camera rate <1-5>	frontier.tournament	Rate camera behavior (ML feedback).