Challenge

Challenge​

Challenge

Test yourself with limited-time battles!

Type	Online multiplayer mode
Players	1-4
Ranked	No
Weapons
Controllers	Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
Release Date	3 June 2023 (playable only during event)

Challenge mode is an event mode which was added in Sizzle Season 2023. Officially a replacement for Splatoon 2's League Battle, Challenges are limited-time competitions of standard modes with unique in-match conditions. They can be played solo or with a team, and feature a two-hour ranked play window similar to League Battle, but unlike League Battle's constant rotations, the windows only occur at a few specific times during a season. Winning five games in a Challenge awards the player with a Shell-Out Token.

Description

Challenges are limited-time competitions of standard modes with unique in-match conditions. They can be played solo or with a team, and feature a two-hour ranked play window similar to League Battle, but unlike League Battle's constant rotations, the windows only occur at a few specific times during a season. The monthly event battles that appeared in Splatoon 2's League Battle mode were confirmed to return as Challenges. Winning 5 games in a Challenge awards the player with a Shell-Out Token.

List of Challenges

As of Version 4.1.0, there are 9 known challenge modes. The frequency at which challenges occur is random, aside from the Monthly Challenge occurring once per month, and the New Season Challenge occurring at the start of the season.

Challenge Mode	Description	Game Modes
New Season Challenge	The first challenge to occur after the launch of a new Season. Players play a game of Turf War on the new stages released for the season. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode.	✓
Too Many Trizookas!	Players are only able to use weapons with Trizooka as its special weapon. Their special will charge significantly faster in this mode and will fill even if the player is not inking turf. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode.			✓
The Sheldon Sampler Challenge	Players are given a random weapon at the start of the game, regardless if they own the weapon or not.		✓
Monthly Challenge	No additional modifiers are added to this mode. Players are encouraged to achieve the highest power possible.		✓	✓	✓
Foggy Notion	The stage is covered with fog that varies in strength throughout the duration of the match.	✓
Duel of Dynamic Duos	Players queue up as a team of two. Respawn time is shortened.			✓
Art Battle for the Ages	Players are only allowed to use weapons within the Roller or Brush weapon classes.					✓
Extreme Jump Battle	Players jump height is significantly increased. Spawn armor is also increased. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode.			✓
Zip-to-it Zipcaster Challenge	Players are only able to use weapons with Zipcaster as its special weapon. Their special will charge significantly faster in this mode and will fill even if the player is not inking turf. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode.		✓
Inkjets for Everyone!	Players are only able to use weapons with Inkjet as its special weapon. Their special will charge significantly faster in this mode and will fill even if the player is not inking turf. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode.		✓
Work the Angles	Players are only able to use weapons with Angle Shooter as its sub weapon. The Angle Shooter's damage will be greatly increased in this mode as well as it's ink consumption. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode.		✓
Swim It to Win It	Players swim speed is significantly increased.		✓
Modded Rainmaker Test-Fire	The Rainmaker is modified to shoot three balls of ink instead of the usual one.				✓

Rankings

All three timeframes per Challenge feature a list of the Top 100 Teams, Duos and Solo players respectively.

List of rankings:

• Challenge/Top 100 (Sizzle Season 2023)
• Challenge/Top 100 (Drizzle Season 2023)

Quotes

“	Ballistics aside, we have an update about the League Battle feature from Splatoon 2. A similar feature is coming in Sizzle Season with a new name - Challenges! These are an exciting new way to battle with special rules for a limited time, and you can join solo or with friends.	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

“	A new mode - Challenge - is coming to #Splatoon3 in Sizzle Season 2023! Look forward to monthly challenges and events with special rules. Test your Turf War talent on a brand new stage in the first event, taking place 03/06!	”
— @NintendoEurope on Twitter

Badges

Badges are available for reaching each tier of high score in any Challenge.

Image	In-game description
	Top 50% in a Challenge!
	Top 20% in a Challenge!
	Top 5% in a Challenge!

Gallery

Promotional images

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  Promotional image from the mode's reveal

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  Promotional image showing the mode's in-game guide screen

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  Promotional image for the Too Many Trizookas! Challenge

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  Promotional image for the Foggy Notion Challenge

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  Promotional image for the Extreme Jump Battle Challenge

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  Promotional image showcasing the Challenges schedule for the start of Sizzle Season 2023, from the official Japanese Twitter account

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  Promotional image shown on SplatNet 3

In-game

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  Earning a Shell-Out Token. The player has currently won 3 matches, and needs to win 2 more to earn it.

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  Calculating Challenge Power

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  Finished calibrating Challenge Power

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	イベントマッチ Ibento Matchi	Event Match
Dutch	Eventgevecht	Event Battle
French (NOE)	Matchs Challenge	Challenge Match
German	Event-Kampf	Event Battle
Italian	Partita evento	Event match
Russian	Бой-событие Boy-sobytie	Event battle
Spanish (NOA)	Combate especial	Special battle
Spanish (NOE)	Combate evento	Event battle
Chinese (Simplified)	活动比赛 huódòng bǐsài	Event match
Chinese (Traditional)	活動比賽 huódòng bǐsài (Mandarin) wut6 dung6 bei2 coi3 (Cantonese)	Event match
Korean	이번트 매치 Ibeonteu maechi	Event match
Internal	League