Sheldon License

Icon of a Sheldon License in Splatoon 3

Sheldon Licenses are a type of currency introduced in Splatoon 3 that can be used to acquire new weapons in Ammo Knights, which differs from previous games where players instead used cash.

Description

1 Sheldon License is obtained every time the player levels up or increases a weapon's Freshness to 1 star. Additionally, for three seasons starting with Chill Season 2023, players were automatically rewarded with a complementary Sheldon License at the beginning of each season, and the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass also immediately rewards 10 Sheldon Licenses upon purchase as part of its 'battle-boosting bonuses'.

As in previous games, all buyable weapons are unlocked at certain levels, at which point they can be purchased with 1 Sheldon License. However, this locking system differs from previous games in that it is more of a soft restriction: weapons above the player's current level can still be bought, although in this case they will cost 3 Sheldon Licenses each instead of 1.

If a player has purchased every weapon, they can exchange extra Sheldon Licenses for Shell-Out Tokens at the Shell-Out Machine.

Gold Sheldon Licenses

Gold Sheldon Licenses can be used to purchase any weapon regardless of the player's level. Players who import their Splatoon 2 save data at the beginning of Splatoon 3 receive three Gold Sheldon Licenses after completing their first online battle, which is the only way to obtain them.

If the player has one, a Gold Sheldon License is spent automatically when purchasing a weapon above the player's level, or when purchasing any weapon with no regular Sheldon Licenses remaining (though in this case, Sheldon will warn the player that it may be a waste of a Gold Sheldon License).

Gold Sheldon Licenses do not have a counter in the user interface. Instead, Sheldon will tell the player how many they have left after they make a purchase with one in Ammo Knights.

Gallery

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  Icon of a Gold Sheldon License

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  Getting a Sheldon License

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  The menu when exchanging Sheldon Licenses for Shell-Out Tokens

Trivia

• Not counting time-limited complementary Sheldon Licenses, there is a defined cap on the maximum amount of Sheldon Licenses obtainable in a single save file: 998 Sheldon Licenses can be obtained via player levels, and 131 can be obtained via raising the freshness of all weapons available in the base game. Additionally, purchasing the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass adds 12 additional replica weapons and a complementary gift of 10 Sheldon Licenses, adding an extra 22 to the maximum number overall. This means:
  • A total of 1,129 Sheldon Licenses can be earned in the base game (however, at least 129 of these must also be spent to obtain the weapons needed to reach this total, meaning the maximum amount available at one time caps at 1,000).
  • A total of 1,151 Sheldon Licenses can be earned with the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass (1,022 if not including licenses that must be spent).
• A news article on the official Splatoon 3 website reveals a tip about the ability to spend extra Sheldon Licenses to purchase weapons above the player's level, but it contains an error: the website states four Sheldon Licenses are required, whereas only three are actually required in-game.

Names in other languages

Sheldon License

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ブキチライセンス Bukichiraisensu	Sheldon License
Dutch	Krabbert-vergunning	Sheldon license
French	Brevet Cartouche	Sheldon license
German	ArtyCard	Sheldon card
Italian	Licenza di Armand	Sheldon's license
Russian	Лицензия Пушкина Litsenziya Pushkina	Sheldon's license
Spanish	Licencia de Jairo	Sheldon's license
Chinese (Simplified)	武器兑换证 Wǔqì duìhuàn zhèng	Weapon Coupon
Chinese (Traditional)	武器兌換證 Wǔqì duìhuàn zhèng	Weapon Coupon
Korean	부키치 라이선스 Bukichi laiseonseu	Sheldon License
Portuguese	Sheldon License	Same as English
Internal	WeaponLicense	WeaponLicense is localized.

Gold Sheldon License

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ゴールドブキチライセンス Gōrudobukichiraisensu	Gold Sheldon License
Dutch	Gouden Krabbert-vergunning	Golden Sheldon license
French	Brevet Cartouche Or	Gold Sheldon license
German	Gold-ArtyCard	Gold Sheldon card
Italian	Licenza d'oro di Armand	Sheldon's golden license
Russian	Золотая лицензия Пушкина Zolotaya litsenziya Pushkina	Sheldon's golden license
Spanish	Licencia dorada de Jairo	Sheldon's golden license
Chinese (Simplified)	金色武器兑换证 Jīnsè wǔqì duìhuàn zhèng	Gold Weapon Coupon
Chinese (Traditional)	金色武器兌換證 Jīnsè wǔqì duìhuàn zhèng	Gold Weapon Coupon
Korean	골드 부키치 라이선스 Goldeu bukichi laiseonseu	Gold Sheldon License
Portuguese	Gold Sheldon License	Same as English
Internal	WeaponLicenseGold	WeaponLicenseGold is localized.