Chill Season 2022

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Promotional art from the trailer

Chill Season 2022 is the upcoming season for Splatoon 3. It 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 YouTube accounts (NA, JP).

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 returning stage from Splatoon.
  • Brinewater Springs, a brand-new stage.
• New weapons:
  • A new shooter with Point Sensor and 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.
  • A new 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.
  • A new charger with the Tacticooler coming from Nouveau. It is seemingly able to charge and store up to five charges at once.
• 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, with Toxic Mist and the Big Bubbler.
  • A Luna Blaster variant, with Fizzy Bombs.
  • 5 more weapon variants are confirmed to return, 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.

Gallery

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  An Octoling holding the Tentatek Splattershot.

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  An Inkling holding the Dapple Dualies Nouveau.

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  An Inkling holding the Forge Splattershot Pro.

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  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 new Shooter. Its design seems to be based off of Super Soakers.

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  An Octoling holding the new Charger. Its design seems to be based off a drawing compass with a pencil inside it.

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  The same Octoling shooting the new Charger. The Nouveau logo is visible on what is most likely the ink tank of the weapon.

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