Chill Season 2022



Chill Season 2022 was the second season in. The season began on 2022-12-01, a day after the release of Version 2.0.0. It ended after 3 months, on 2023-03-01.

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.

Catalog
A new Catalog for this season was added as well as the new function to view the content in-game. Like in Drizzle Season 2022, 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
This season added 10 variants of already existing weapons while introducing 3 new weapon types for the Shooter, Roller and Charger classes respectively.

Modes

 * 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 rotations for X Battle will be distinct from Anarchy Battle (Series) and Anarchy Battle (Open), which makes three different ranked modes available at any given time.
 * Big Run event.
 * Big Run stage: Wahoo World

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

Locker Customizations
Chill Season 2022 added 48 new locker customization items: 10 decorations and 38 stickers:
 * 4 total decorations are unlockable Big Run rewards.
 * 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.
 * 26 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
One Big Run and two Splatfests occurred during Chill Season 2022.

Tableturf Battle
Chill Season 2022 added 13 mew Tableturf Battle cards:

Other

 * New Locker room features:
 * Some clothing now can be folded by pressing the L Stick.
 * New locker decorations and stickers.
 * Freshness stickers for variant weapons are separate from their base counterparts.
 * From the start of this season onwards, the player will be able to see the name and artist of the music playing during a battle.
 * This information appears in the bottom right corner of the screen near the start of a match.
 * Wandercrust Journey 2.

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