Fresh Season 2023



Fresh Season 2023 will be the third season in Splatoon 3. The start of the season coincides with Version 3.0.0 and is planned to begin on 2023-03-01.

Announcement
Fresh Season 2023 was announced on 2023-02-16 via the @SplatoonJP Twitter account.

Catalog
A new Catalog for this season will be added. Like in previous seasons, all content included in this catalog is available from the start until the end of the season. Titles, Tableturf Battle cards, food and drink tickets, and banners given are random unless specifically shown.

Weapons
12 new weapon kits are confirmed to be added with Fresh Season 2023:
 * The Krak-On Splat Roller with Squid Beakon and Kraken Royale
 * The .96 Gal Deco with Splash Wall and Kraken Royale
 * The N-ZAP '89 with Autobomb and Super Chump
 * The Clash Blaster Neo with Curling Bomb and Super Chump
 * The Z+F Splat Charger with Splash Wall and Triple Inkstrike
 * The Z+F Splatterscope with Splash Wall and Triple Inkstrike
 * The L-3 Nozzlenose D with Burst Bomb and Ultra Stamp
 * The Rapid Blaster Deco with Torpedo and Inkjet
 * The Neo Splash-o-matic with Suction Bomb and Triple Inkstrike
 * The Custom Jet Squelcher with Toxic Mist and Ink Storm
 * The Tri-Slosher Nouveau with Fizzy Bomb and Tacticooler
 * The Neo Sploosh-o-matic with Squid Beakon and Killer Wail 5.1

Two new special weapons are confirmed to be added:
 * The Kraken Royale
 * The Super Chump

New gear
24 new pieces of gear have been confirmed to be added with Fresh Season 2023.



Returning gear




The following Salmon Run gear will also make a return as purchasable gear rewards in Salmon Run: Next Wave:



Modes



 * Big Run event.
 * Big Run stage: Inkblot Art Academy taking place on 2023-03-04 until 2023-03-06.
 * Eggstra Work event.
 * Eggstra Work is new event where players form a team with friends, challenge a fixed 5 Wave job scenario, and compete for the total number of Golden Eggs obtained during the scenario. Much like Big Runs, depending if players reach the top 50%, 20%, or 5% of egg scores, they'll receive a bronze, silver, or gold version respectively of a sticker reward handed out to everyone. The first Eggstra Work is scheduled for April of Fresh Season 2023.

Other

 * A jukebox to listen to and play music in the lobby.
 * can be spent to change the music in the lobby. In a Private Battle lobby, the music of other players in the same room will also change to the one currently playing.
 * Pools, a matchmaking feature which facilitates a joinable public lobby, not limited to friends only, by matching players together who have entered the same keyphrases (such as "Turf War Heroes").
 * New Tableturf Battle Cards.
 * Cards based on Deep Cut boss battle variants from The Future Stares Back, The Pursuit of the Precious and The Obscurest Chiaroscurist missions in Return of the Mammalians.
 * Cards for the new shop vendors in Inkopolis Plaza.
 * A card for the new gear brand, Z+F.
 * Cards for all the weapons being added this season, including special weapons.
 * More Locker decorations and stickers, including some that are almost certainly available as Salmon Run rewards.
 * The ability to change the player's appearance in Salmon Run Next Wave by redeeming scales to unlock the work suit from 's Salmon Run, and new recolors of it.
 * A new King Salmonid, Horrorboros.
 * A new Gear Brand, Z+F, which is a collaboration between Zekko and Firefin.

Quotes
"Breaking news! SRL here with advance info about next season in the Splatoon 3 game! We'll be entering Fresh Season 2023 on March 1st, and SRL's hardworking scientists have you covered with a plethora of discoveries. Grab 8 pencils (if you have tentacles), and start taking notes!"

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

"Spring is just around the corner, which can mean only one thing - #Splatoon3's Fresh Season 2023 kicks off on 01/03!"

- @NintendoEurope on Twitter