Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour

Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour is a Splatfest event in, being the first Splatfest of the Chill Season 2022. It was announced on social networks on 2022-12-16 and in-game on 2022-12-30 at July 27, 2024.

Details
This Splatfest is the first one to feature the revamped Tricolor matchmaking system. The battle is no longer locked for the leading team, instead allowing a duo from any team to join the queue. The roles (Attackers and Defenders) are chosen randomly, but if the leading team wins as defender or a non-leading team wins as attacker, they receive a ×1.5 bonus in their Clout. It was also the first Splatfest to feature commemorative photos that celebrates the player winning a 100x and 333x Battle. These photos can be taken by interacting with the pledge box.

Schedule
This Splatfest event runs in multiple phases:


 * Splatfest Sneak Peek: 2022-12-30 at July 27, 2024 to 2023-01-06 at July 27, 2024
 * Splatfest Main Event First Half: 2023-01-07 at July 27, 2024 to July 27, 2024
 * Splatfest Main Event Second Half: 2023-01-08 at July 27, 2024 to July 27, 2024

Halftime Report
At the halfway point in the Splatfest, Deep Cut revealed the team currently with the most overall Clout, and congruently announced that the mode Tricolor Turf War would be open.

Trivia

 * In the Splatfest announcement dialogue, Big Man says: "Ay! Ay! (Power rhymes with sour, and sour is the best of all! Like...pickled plums!)". This could be a reference to the Splatoon manga in which the main character, Goggles, is often seen eating pickled plums.
 * When taking a commemorative picture for winning a 100x or a 333x Battle with an Octoling as a teammate, a visual bug that swapped the octoling's eyes and ears for an Inkling's would occur.