Pokemon Stadium was a Nintendo 64 game built around 3D Pokemon battles, where an announcer guided players through team selection and each round of combat. The commands have been issued line comes from that battle flow, marking the moment both players have confirmed their moves and the round can begin. As retro Pokemon clips circulated online, short announcer lines like this one were pulled out for soundboards and edits, where they now work as a neat shorthand for a match starting or a decision becoming final.