Emote



Emotes are animations performed by the player when winning a battle or clearing a Salmon Run shift in. Most of them are obtained through the catalog at Hotlantis. Emotes from previous seasons can be obtained at the Shell-Out Machine, or a decorated Mystery Box.

Default
The player starts with the emote Flip Out. It changes depending on the current weapon type the player is holding, making up a total of eleven variations.

Regular gameplay
These emotes can be unlocked in-game anytime under certain conditions.

Splatfest
There are two special emotes performed under certain conditions during a Splatfest.

The first emote, internally named Win TriCol, is performed after a Tricolor Turf War when the attacking team wins: the winners who covered the most turf perform their chosen emote, while the other attacking team nods with crossed arms.

The second emote, internally named Win X00A through Win X00D is performed when a team wins a 100x or 333x Battle. The animation starts with the players gleefully dancing before each pointing a finger up in the air, at which point the tip of it shines briefly; the whole team then looks at each other, then each member strikes a different pose.

Catalog
Catalogs change with each season and feature emotes the player can unlock as rewards for leveling it up and speaking to Harmony afterwards.

Drizzle Season 2022
Drizzle Season 2022 was the first season in Splatoon 3. It added six unlockable emotes.

Chill Season 2022
Chill Season 2022 was the second season in Splatoon 3. It added six unlockable emotes.

Fresh Season 2023
Fresh Season 2023 was the third season in Splatoon 3. It added six unlockable emotes. It is the first season to feature a new emote with separate animations per weapon class, similar to the default Flip Out emote.

Sizzle Season 2023
Sizzle Season 2023 is the fourth season in Splatoon 3. It added six unlockable emotes.

Fist bumps


Starting with Sizzle Season 2023, winning players may fist bump each other at the end of a match's results screen if they fulfill certain requirements.

In order to fist bump, two players on the winning team must be positioned beside each other on the results screen, have compatible emotes equipped, and have each been awarded three gold medals. Only two players per team may fist bump. Any fist bumps achieved are not visible to players on the losing team.

Emote fist bump compatibility
Each emote is classed according to its height as upper, middle or lower. In order to fist bump, both eligible players must have compatible emotes equipped; a player equipped with a middle-height emote cannot fist bump a player equipped with an upper-height emote.

Trivia

 * Flip Out and Reppin' Inkopolis are the only emotes so far that feature the player's weapon and varies based on its class.
 * The animations for the Reppin' Inkopolis emote are directly based on the female Inkling's victory poses from, with some elements from the male's. They appear to have been completely remade, as opposed to imported from Splatoon.
 * One of the animations for Inklings and Octolings in Splatsville Square is very similar to the No Chill emote. The biggest difference is in the square, they open their mouth in a sigh, while in the No Chill emote their mouth is closed throughout.
 * Using supported SS undefined amiibo, players can perform The Lowdown, No Chill, Victory Strut, Double-Cross Dab, Card Shark, and, as of Version 2.0.0, the Wave 'Em Off and Flip Out emotes by using the "Pose" selection when taking a picture with the amiibo, allowing the player to perform select emotes from previous seasons regardless of whether it is owned.
 * The Wave 'Em Off emote can only be used in the Splatsville Square, while the Flip Out emote can only be used in multiplayer stages.
 * The special emotes from the 100x and 333x battles animation originate from the poses in the Mission Complete! screen of Alterna.