Sizzle Season 2023



Sizzle Season 2023 is the currently-ongoing fourth season of. The season began on 2023-05-31, a day after the release of Version 4.0.0.

Announcement
Sizzle Season 2023 was announced on 2023-05-16 on the @SplatoonNA and @SplatoonJP Twitter accounts. A higher-quality trailer was uploaded to Nintendo's official North American and Japanese YouTube accounts.

Catalog
A new catalog for this season was added. Like in previous seasons, all content included in this catalog was 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
Two new main weapons were revealed for Sizzle Season 2023:


 * , with Curling Bomb and Wave Breaker
 * , with Sprinkler and Reefslider

Nine weapon kits, including both returning and new, were revealed for Sizzle Season 2023:


 * , with Ink Mine and Trizooka
 * , with Squid Beakon and Super Chump
 * , with Sprinkler and Zipcaster
 * , with Point Sensor and Kraken Royale
 * , with Splash Wall and Big Bubbler
 * , with Angle Shooter and Killer Wail 5.1
 * , with Squid Beakon and Tenta Missiles
 * , with Ink Mine and Inkjet
 * , with Angle Shooter and Ink Storm

Modes

 * A new mode, Challenge, is added to this season.
 * Anarchy Battle (Open) will now show rankings for teams, similar to 's League Battle.

Seasonal Rewards
The Shell-Out Machine features a rare title and banner.

Locker customizations
Sizzle Season 2023 added 52 new locker customization items: 10 decorations and 42 stickers:
 * 12 total customizations are unlockable Salmon Run Next Wave event rewards: 4 decorations may be earned through Big Run and 8 stickers may be earned through Eggstra Work.
 * 18 total customizations are available for purchase at Hotlantis and the Shell-Out Machine after being unlocked in the seasonal Catalog: 6 decorations and 12 stickers.
 * 22 total stickers are unlockable via leveling up the newly added Weapons' Freshness Rating.
 * There are 2 stickers unlockable for each individual weapon, awarded upon reaching 2-Star Freshness and 3-Star Freshness.

Events
Big Run and Eggstra Work events have been announced to take place later in the season.

Other

 * New Tableturf Battle Cards.
 * Cards for all the weapons being added this season will be making a debut in the mode.
 * Win streaks will now be shown in Tableturf Battle lobbies.
 * Tableturf Battle lobbies will now no longer close once the host leaves.
 * It is now possible to level up to level 999 in Tableturf Battle.
 * New bands and music:
 * The bands Yoko & the Gold Bazookas, Chroma Chaos, Medusa and Nothing in My Wave were added.
 * The songs Ska-BLAM, Rockagilly Blues, and Three-Horn Circus were added as songs that may play during Multiplayer matches.
 * The songs Pop 'n' Schlock, Clashing Colors and Dorsal Slicer were added as songs that may play in the Lobby.
 * New Deep Cut map dialogue during Anarchy Splatcasts.
 * A new Color Lock option was added.
 * When in a team in Anarchy Battle (Open), the ability to "Change gear and continue" is added.
 * The Eggtra Work event now features matchmaking to bring the total participants per shift to four players total.

Quotes
"SRL Investigative Video Team here. We've obtained what seems to be some sort of trailer for "Sizzle Season." Musicology can't stop raving about the music, and Ballistics is going bananas over some of the things they've seen, so it's definitely worth checking out. What do YOU see?"

- @SplatoonNA on Twitter

"Hot new weapons, stages, gear and more - #Splatoon3's Sizzle Season 2023 kicks off 01/06!

Check out the trailer to see what's cooking."

- @NintendoEurope on Twitter