Chill Season 2022



Chill Season 2022 is the upcoming season for. It will start on 2022-12-01.

Announcement
Chill Season 2022 was announced on 2022-11-14 on the @SplatoonNA and @SplatoonJP Twitter accounts. A higher-quality trailer was also uploaded to Nintendo's official North American and Japanese YouTube accounts.

Confirmed content

 * X Battle game mode, unlockable after reaching a rank of S+0 or higher in Anarchy Battle.
 * Early information from the SplatNet 3 application API shows the mode rotation for X Battle will be distinct from Anarchy Battle (Series) and Anarchy Battle (Open), which will make three different ranked modes available at any given time.
 * Big Run event.
 * Big Run stage(s): Wahoo World
 * New catalog.
 * New stages:
 * Flounder Heights, a (modified) returning stage from Splatoon. It is an apartment complex filled with Jellyfish.
 * Brinewater Springs, a new stage. It is a public bathhouse in the middle of an urban environment.
 * New Salmon Run Next Wave stage:
 * Marooner's Bay, a returning stage from . It is a large metal ship marooned on a sandbar.
 * New weapons:
 * The Splattershot Nova, with Point Sensors and the Killer Wail 5.1. It seems to have great accuracy and long range, similar to the Splattershot Pro, however a faster fire rate and weaker damage.
 * The Big Swig Roller. It outputs large amounts of ink while rolling and flinging, similar to the Dynamo Roller, but it rolls and flings at a higher speed, similar to the Splat Roller. It also has a long-range vertical flick, similar to the Flingza Roller.
 * The Snipewriter 5H, a charger with the Tacticooler. It can charge and store up to five shots at once. It notably takes two shots to splat an opponent.
 * New weapon variants:
 * The Tentatek Splattershot, with Splat Bombs.
 * The Dapple Dualies Nouveau, with Torpedoes.
 * The Forge Splattershot Pro, with Suction Bombs and the Booyah Bomb.
 * A Mini Splatling variant, possibly the Zink Mini Splatling, with Toxic Mist and the Big Bubbler.
 * A Luna Blaster variant, with Fizzy Bombs. It is notably similar to the Kensa Luna Blaster.
 * 5 more weapon variants are confirmed to be added, though they are currently unknown.
 * New gear:
 * Plain black glasses.
 * A white variant of the Ocho OctoPhones.
 * A Forge rugby helmet.
 * A sepia variant of the Apex Sweater.
 * A white variant of the Ink-Black Paddle Jack.
 * A featureless long-sleeved white shirt.
 * A black sweater with a white design below the neck, seemingly from Annaki.
 * A neon green and black variant of the Berry Ski Jacket.
 * An inverted variant of the Orca Bolero.
 * Blue high shoes with a wing design.
 * Brown fuzzy boots.
 * Simple black shoes.
 * White shoes with red triangles.
 * Black & white Toni Kensa shoes.
 * Returning gear:
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Quotes
"SRL meteorologist here to officially welcome you to Chill Season 2022! It starts on Thursday 12/1, and it's jam-packed with new weapons, stages, and events. Check out the linked video for more info... and start warming up your splat trigger now. Brrr!"

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

"New weapons, new stages, new gear, new events…

The jam-packed Chill Season 2022 arrives in #Splatoon3 on 01/12! Check out the trailer for a glimpse at what's in store"

- @NintendoEurope on Twitter