Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour

Spicy vs. Sweet vs. Sour was 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 the option to take commemorative photos atop a Splatfest Float to celebrate after the player wins a 100x or 333x Battle. These photos can be taken by interacting with the pledge box.

The stage for Tricolor Turf War was Undertow Spillway.

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

 * This was the first Splatfest won by the team representing Frye.
 * This was the first Splatfest where all three teams scored points in a category.
 * 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.
 * Additionally, during the ending dialogue, Frye mentions that the "all-you-can-sweet buffet" serves pickled plums.
 * A visual bug would occur when boarding a Splatfest Float after winning a 100x or a 333x Battle if any Octolings where part of the winning team, wherein the Octoling's eyes and ears would appear as an Inkling's.