Chill Season 2022

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Promotional art from the trailer

Chill Season 2022 is the upcoming season for Splatoon 3. It comes with the Version 2.0.0 update and will start on 1 December 2022.

Announcement

Chill Season 2022 was announced on 14 November 2022 on the @SplatoonNA and @SplatoonJP Twitter accounts. A higher-quality trailer was also uploaded to Nintendo's official North American and Japanese YouTube accounts.

Confirmed content

• 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 rotation for X Battle will be distinct from Anarchy Battle (Series) and Anarchy Battle (Open), which will make three different ranked modes available at any given time.
• Big Run event.
  • Big Run stage(s): Wahoo World
• New catalog.
• New stages:
  • Flounder Heights, a (modified) returning stage from Splatoon. It is an apartment complex filled with Jellyfish.
  • Brinewater Springs, a new stage. It is a public bathhouse in the middle of an urban environment.
• New Salmon Run Next Wave stage:
  • Marooner's Bay, a returning stage from Splatoon 2. It is a large metal ship marooned on a sandbar.
• New weapons:
  • The Splattershot Nova, with Point Sensors and the Killer Wail 5.1. It seems to have great accuracy and long range, similar to the Splattershot Pro, however a faster fire rate and weaker damage.
  • The Big Swig Roller. It outputs large amounts of ink while rolling and flinging, similar to the Dynamo Roller, but it rolls and flings at a higher speed, similar to the Splat Roller. It also has a long-range vertical flick, similar to the Flingza Roller.
  • The Snipewriter 5H, a charger with the Tacticooler. It can charge and store up to five shots at once. It notably takes two shots to splat an opponent.
• New weapon variants:
  • The Tentatek Splattershot, with Splat Bombs.
  • The Dapple Dualies Nouveau, with Torpedoes.
  • The Forge Splattershot Pro, with Suction Bombs and the Booyah Bomb.
  • A Mini Splatling variant, possibly the Zink Mini Splatling, with Toxic Mist and the Big Bubbler.
  • A Luna Blaster variant, with Fizzy Bombs. It is notably similar to the Kensa Luna Blaster.
  • 5 more weapon variants are confirmed to be added, though they are currently unknown.
• New gear:
  • Plain black glasses.
  • A white variant of the Ocho OctoPhones.
  • A Forge rugby helmet.
  • A sepia variant of the Apex Sweater.
  • A white variant of the Ink-Black Paddle Jack.
  • A featureless long-sleeved white shirt.
  • A black sweater with a white design below the neck, seemingly from Annaki.
  • A neon green and black variant of the Berry Ski Jacket.
  • An inverted variant of the Orca Bolero.
  • Blue high shoes with a wing design.
  • Brown fuzzy boots.
  • Simple black shoes.
  • White shoes with red triangles.
  • Black & white Toni Kensa shoes.
• Returning gear:
  • Skull Bandana.
  • SV925 Circle Shades.
  • Fake Contacts, confirming leaks of their return.
  • Jellyvader Cap.
  • Annaki Beret.
  • Ink-Wash Shirt.
  • Dark Bomber Jacket.
  • Squink Wingtips.
  • Annaki Tigers.
  • Gold Hi-Horses, which were also leaked to be returning.

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

Gallery

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  An Octoling holding the Tentatek Splattershot.

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  An Inkling holding the Dapple Dualies Nouveau.

• An Inkling holding the Forge Splattershot Pro.

  An Inkling holding the Forge Splattershot Pro.

• The other side of the Forge Splattershot Pro, showing the Forge Logo.

  The other side of the Forge Splattershot Pro, showing the Forge Logo.

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  An Octoling holding the Zink Mini Splatling. Note the Zink logo's wordmark on the blue support of the weapon.

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  An Inkling holding the black-colored Luna Blaster variant.

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  An Octoling holding the Splattershot Nova. Its design seems to be based on Super Soakers.

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  An Octoling holding the Snipewriter 5H. Its design seems to be based on a drawing compass with a pencil.

• The same Octoling shooting the Snipewriter 5H. The Nouveau logo is visible on what is most likely the ink tank of the weapon.

  The same Octoling shooting the Snipewriter 5H. The Nouveau logo is visible on what is most likely the ink tank of the weapon.

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  An Inkling rolling the Big Swig Roller. Its design seems to be based on disposable drink cups, including the lids and straws they're sometimes paired with.