Splatfest

For the Octo Valley mission of a similar name, see Spreader Splatfest.

“	Pick a side and battle it out in these special Turf War events. Find out about the latest Splatfests in Inkopolis Plaza, and be sure to pledge allegiance to your favorite side in the week leading up! Then help your side win by competing in Turf War battles!	”
— Splatoon's official website,

Splatfest, known as Festival or Fes in Japan, is a special event in Splatoon and Splatoon 2 in which Inklings choose between two teams, such as Cats or Dogs, and compete in Turf Wars for Super Sea Snails.

Inkopolis Plaza during the event.

Description

Splatoon

In Splatoon, Splatfest was a recurring event hosted by the Squid Sisters, Callie and Marie. During this event, Inklings were able to choose between two teams and participate in battles against each other. Inklings were limited to two colors during the Splatfest, reflecting which side they were on. The clothing section of the equip screen also became locked and all players were forced to wear the Splatfest Tee, which changed in color and design based on an Inkling's chosen team, though they could still change hats, shoes, and weapons. Inkopolis Plaza and all the stages were decorated with a flood of Miiverse posts from the Splatfest/Festival tag on the Splatoon community, some of which took the form of neon signs, banners, and even fireworks. Nighttime also descended over Inkopolis and all Turf War stages. Fireworks went off periodically in the plaza, and specks of light resembling fireflies or fire embers could be seen rising into the sky. Both Callie and Marie danced throughout the entire duration of this event, singing and dancing to Splatfest - City of Color. For the most part, each Splatfest lasted 24 hours, during which time the region involved was isolated and Splatfest players would only face off against players from their own region. Meanwhile, all other regions continued to play amongst each other. A few choice Splatfests deviated from these rules. Super Sea Snails were awarded to participating players upon Splatfest's conclusion.

Splatoon 2

Splatfests return in Splatoon 2, now hosted by Off The Hook's members, Pearl and Marina. Besides this, the structure is largely the same. Although Miiverse is not compatible with the Nintendo Switch, Splatoon 2's exclusive drawing feature allows for players to submit doodles that appear in-game as neon signs, banners, fireworks, or graffiti, as well as uploading doodles to social media accounts. Inkopolis Square is decorated similarly to Inkopolis Plaza in the first games and all areas once again become locked in nighttime as Pearl and Marina perform in Inkopolis Square.

Inkopolis Plaza the day before a Splatfest.

Preparation

Before a Splatfest begins, Inkopolis Plaza and Inkopolis Square experience a variety of visual upgrades to prepare for the event. One week before a Splatfest in Splatoon, a voting booth appears next to the Miiverse Mailbox and the event's theme is announced by Callie and Marie during their Inkopolis News segment. Pearl and Marina similarly announce the event's theme a week prior during their Off The Hook segment in Splatoon 2 while the voting booth appears in the square. Inklings receive a themed Splatfest Tee, a piece of gear that is wearable only until the Splatfest ends, once they join a team. Two days before a Splatfest, neon signs adorned with up-and-down-pointing arrows appear on walls and buildings. The day before it takes place, the Plaza becomes noticeably more crowded and two large trucks supporting stage scaffolding appear in the area's center. In Splatoon 2, one day before the Splatfest, a large performance stage appears in the plaza, above the entrance to the battle lobby. On the tower behind the stage is a screen displaying the two battling teams' mascots.
During a Splatfest, Regular & Ranked Battle options are not available, as they are temporarily replaced by the Splatfest Battle option; however, Private Battles can still be accessed.

Splatfest Power

Splatfest Power Level of the team shown before starting a Splatfest Turf War.

Main article: Splatfest Power

Splatfest Power is a feature introduced in Version 2.6.0 of Splatoon as a way of tracking players' skill during Splatfests, replacing the Vibe meter. While Splatfest matchmaking was previously based on play styles, players are now matched based on similar Splatfest Power levels. It is initially determined by one's Rank and may rise or fall depending on how well one does in battles.

Based on the team's Splatfest Power Level, the average of the four members of the team's Splatfest power, upon victory will gain more EXP points towards higher titles for bigger Super Sea Snails award, for example: If the player has 1688 Splatfest Power and the average Power Level of the team is more than 1700, and wins a Splatfest battle, the player will get +9 EXP, +7 winning points based on the team's power level and +2 bonus for winning.

After each Splatfest Battle, players on the winning team get roughly ten points toward their Splatfest Power, the losing team loses roughly ten, depends on the difference between the two teams' Spaltfest power level, and the player on the winning team with the highest Splatfest Power gains an additional one to two points.

The top 100 players with the highest Splatfest Power will be shown on Splatnet and in the social network sites of Splatoon.

Reward Tiers

Super Sea Snails are awarded to participants based on the size of their team, matches won, and ground covered, which dictate each player's Splatfest Title.

Splatoon

Title	Total EXP required	Super Sea Snails
		Winning team	Losing team
[Team Name] Fanboy/Fangirl (NA/EU/OC) Normal [Team Name] Boy/Girl Template:AUEU	–	4	2
[Team Name] Fiend (NA/EU/OC) Full-on [Team Name] Boy/Girl Template:AUEU	10	6	3
[Team Name] Defender (NA/EU/OC) Super [Team Name] Boy/Girl Template:AUEU	35	10	5
[Team Name] Champion (NA/EU/OC) Charismatic [Team Name] Boy/Girl Template:AUEU	85	16	10
[Team Name] King/Queen (NA/EU/OC) Eternal [Team Name] Boy/Girl Template:AUEU	184	24	18

Splatfest Power Level	Winning points
0-1399	+3
1400-1499	+4
1500-1599	+5
1600-1699	+6
1700+	+7

Splatfest EXP is earned by participating in and winning matches. Winning a match earns you a point based on the Splatfest Power, and your participation bonus is based on how much BP worth of ground you covered in ink during the match. If you cover 200–399 BP worth of ground, you earn 1 bonus participation EXP; if you cover 400+ BP worth of ground, you earn 2 bonus participation EXP, also the player on the winning team with the highest Splatfest Power gains an additional 2. One can earn a maximum of 11 EXP per match if your team wins, you have the highest Splatfest Power among your team, and you cover at least 400 BP worth of ground during the match.

One hour after Splatfest concludes, the results are announced during a broadcast. The results are based on team popularity, the percentage of the vote each team received, and wins, the percentage of matches each team won. Win percentage is worth six times more than the value of popularity. Players are awarded Super Sea Snails based on the Splatfest Title they have earned. Players on the winning team will earn more Super Sea Snails that those on the losing team.

To collect their prize, players must log into Splatoon before the next Splatfest theme is announced. The new Splatfest announcement overrides the announcement of the winners of the previous Splatfest, and no Super Sea Snails will be bestowed.

Splatoon 2

Title	Total EXP required	Super Sea Snails
		Winning team	Losing team
[Team Name] Fanboy/Fangirl	–	3	2
[Team Name] Fiend	10	5	3
[Team Name] Defender	35	9	7
[Team Name] Champion	85	16	13
[Team Name] King/Queen	184	24	21

Victory

The Splatfest theme descends from the heavens via fax machine.

Splatoon

The final score is calculated based both on popularity and on wins. The formula in Splatoon is as follows:

Final Score (out of 700) = Popularity Percentage + (Win Percentage × 6)

When the Squid Sisters announce the results, the highest of the popularity and win percentages are both individually highlighted before the final results are shown.

The formula used to use Win Percentage × 4, but this was changed in version 2.2.0.

The formula was at first Win Percentage × 2, but this was changed in version 2.0.0 in the August Update.

Splatoon 2

In Splatoon 2, the final score is a straight tally of how many categories each team has a majority percentage in. There are three categories:

• Popularity
• Solo Wins
• Team Wins

When Off The Hook announces the results, the highest of each category are all individually highlighted before the final results are shown, just as in the previous game.

Upcoming or ongoing Splatfests

No upcoming Splatfest events announced

Completed Splatfests in Splatoon

Main article: List of Splatfests in Splatoon

Summary

The following table lists all Splatfests in every region. Bold text signifies a Splatfest victory.

Splatfest Choices
North America		Europe and Oceania		Japan
Callie	Marie	Callie	Marie	Callie	Marie
Cats	Dogs	Rock	Pop	Rice	Bread
Roller Coasters	Water Slides	Eating	Sleeping	Red Fox	Green Tanuki
Marshmallows	Hot Dogs	North Pole	South Pole	Lemon Tea	Milk Tea
Autobots	Decepticons	Singing	Dancing	Grasshopper	Ant
Art	Science	Messy	Tidy	Boke	Tsukkomi
Cars	Planes	Cats	Dogs	Squid	Octopus
Pirates	Ninjas	Zombies	Ghosts	Love	Money
Burgers	Pizza	Pro-pineapple	Anti-pineapple	Mountain Food	Sea Food
Naughty	Nice	Fit	Rich	Red Fox	Green Tanuki
Past	Future	Barbarian	Ninja	Perfect Body	Perfect Brain
Pokémon Red	Pokémon Blue	Pokémon Red	Pokémon Blue	Pokémon Red	Pokémon Green
Snowman	Sandcastle	Hoverboard	Jet Pack	Go all out!	Focus on healing
SpongeBob	Patrick	SpongeBob	Patrick	Tuna Mayonnaise Onigiri	Red Salmon Onigiri
Fancy Party	Costume Party	Black Tie Event	Fancy Dress Party	Fancy Party	Costume Party
Early Bird	Night Owl	World Tour	Space Adventure	Mushroom Mountain	Bamboo Shoot Village
Callie	Marie	Callie	Marie	Callie	Marie

Stages

Main article: List of Splatfests in Splatoon#Stages

Completed Splatfests in Splatoon 2

On each event in the tables, the first choice is always sided by Pearl while the second is sided by Marina.

North America and Oceania

Options		Start	Winner				Loser				Score
			Option	Pop.	Solo	Team	Option	Pop.	Solo	Team
Cake	Ice Cream		Ice Cream	76%	51%	47%	Cake	24%	49%	53%	2-1
Mayo	Ketchup		Mayo	27%	52%	51%	Ketchup	73%	48%	49%	2-1
Flight	Invisibility		Flight	49%	55%	52%	Invisibility	51%	45%	48%	2-1

• File:Splatfest Cake vs Ice Cream.jpg

  Cake vs. Ice Cream

• File:Splatfest Mayo vs Ketchup.jpg

  Mayo vs. Ketchup

• File:Splatfest Flight vs Invisibility.jpg

  Flight vs. Invisibility

Europe

Options		Start	Winner				Loser				Score
			Option	Pop.	Solo	Team	Option	Pop.	Solo	Team
Cake	Ice Cream		Ice Cream	76%	51%	47%	Cake	24%	49%	53%	2-1
Mayo	Ketchup		Mayo	34%	51%	51%	Ketchup	66%	49%	49%	2-1
Flight	Invisibility		Flight	49%	55%	52%	Invisibility	51%	45%	48%	2-1

• File:Splatfest Cake vs Ice Cream.jpg

  Cake vs. Ice Cream

• File:Splatfest Mayo vs Ketchup.jpg

  Mayo vs. Ketchup

• File:Splatfest Flight vs Invisibility.jpg

  Flight vs. Invisibility

Japan

Options		Start	Winner				Loser				Score
			Option	Pop.	Solo	Team	Option	Pop.	Solo	Team
Rock	Pop		Rock	52%	48%	51%	Pop	48%	52%	49%	2-1
Mayo	Ketchup		Mayo	56%	51%	49%	Ketchup	44%	49%	51%	2-1
Fries	McNuggets		McNuggets	29%	51%	51%	Fries	71%	49%	49%	2-1

• File:Japan Splatfest Rock vs. Pop.jpg

  Rock vs. Pop

• File:Splatfest Mayo vs Ketchup Japan.jpg

  Mayo vs. Ketchup

• File:Japanese Splatfest Fries vs McNuggets.jpg

  Fries vs. McNuggets (McDonald's®)

Stages

In Splatoon 2, Splatfest stages change every two hours with two being any random stage and the third being Shifty Station. Shifty Station's layout changes per Splatfest. The Splatfest World Premiere had only two stages per two hours. Since the Word Premiere lasted four hours, only four stages were available.

World Premiere stages (all regions)
Starfish Mainstage	Inkblot Art Academy	Moray Towers	Humpback Pump Track

Delays

While the first Splatfest event, in Japan, went by flawlessly, the first North American Splatfest was delayed. The reason given was because of matchmaking issues with Japanese players.. The original schedule for the event was from June 20th, 2015 (Sat) at 6 AM PDT to June 21st (Sun) at 6 AM PDT, and some days later, it was revealed that it would be moved to July 4th (Sat) at midnight PT.

The first European Splatfest event, that was meant to start on the 27th of June at midnight CEST, was equally postponed, so that it would take place on the same day as the North American one.

Later, the first Splatfest event held simultaneously worldwide was supposed to have its results announced at the same time across all regions, despite the different start and ending times. Initially, the results were going to be announced on 21st of February 2016 (Sun) at 16:00 JST (18:00 AEST, 8:00 CEST, 2016-02-20 11:00PM PST). However, despite a notification of Callie and Marie's announcement, servers ended up being under maintenance since 15:30 JST, preventing the results from being received. Eventually, at midnight PST (19:00 AEST, 17:00 JST, 9:00 CEST), the servers were running again and players were able to view the results.

Quotes

→ Splatfest/Quotes

Trivia

• In Splatoon, some randomly selected players are able to join as early as 5 minutes before the official start time for faster matchmaking.
• If the game takes too long to find an enemy team for Splatfest, members of the same team will join and battle with regular colors. Splatfest EXP can be earned in these matches, but they do not affect the total win percentage for either team.
• In Splatoon, when Judd dances on his box, the pillow he sleeps on disappears. It reappears after the Splatfest when Judd goes back to sleep. In Splatoon 2, he and Li'l Judd are moved to different location while a Splatfest is going.
• Many characters in both games will bob their head or start dancing while a Splatfest is going, including Cap'n Cuttlefish and Spyke in Splatoon and Marie and Murch in Splatoon 2.
• The Fox and Tanuki statues in Inkopolis Plaza each represent opposite sides during a Splatfest. The Fox's bib and Tanuki's shirt change color to match their team.
• The end pose of the dance Callie and Marie do during a Splatfest represents the two teams fighting each other.
• According to Marina, the Splatfest rules state that the option that won a Splatfest is legally better than the one that lost.

Splatoon 2 superlatives

• For the second Splatoon 2 Splatfest, Mayo vs. Ketchup, the colors white/cream and red were used. This is the first time that these colors have been used internationally in the entire Splatoon series; the Japanese Lemon Tea vs. Milk Tea featured white ink for Milk Tea and the European Barbarian vs. Ninja featured red ink for Barbarian.

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Names in other languages

Splatfest Rank Names

English (NTSC/PAL)	Japanese	Dutch	French (NTSC)	French (PAL)
[Team Name] Fanboy/Fangirl	ふつうの [Team Name] ボーイ／ガール	Fan van team [Team Name]	Novice en [Team Name]	Novice en [Team Name]
[Team Name] Fiend	まことの [Team Name] ボーイ／ガール	Bezeten van team [Team Name]	Spécialiste en [Team Name]	Spécialiste en [Team Name]
[Team Name] Defender	スーパー [Team Name] ボーイ／ガール	Vedette van team [Team Name]	Expert(e) en [Team Name]	Expert(e) en [Team Name]
[Team Name] Champion	カリスマ [Team Name] ボーイ／ガール	Held(in) van team [Team Name]	Virtuose en [Team Name]	Virtuose en [Team Name]
[Team Name] King/Queen	えいえんの [Team Name] ボーイ／ガール	Koning(in) van team [Team Name]	Roi/Reine en [Team Name]	Maître(sse) en [Team Name]
German	Italian	Russian	Spanish (NTSC)	Spanish (PAL)
Normalo- [Team Name]-Fan	Ragazzo/Ragazza comun [Team Name]	Новичок Novichok	Fan [Team Name]	Novato/Novata [Team Name]
Volle-Kanne- [Team Name]-Fan	Ragazzo/Ragazza in gambero [Team Name]	Энтузиастка Entuziastka	Devoto/Devota [Team Name]	Fanático/Fanática [Team Name]
Super- [Team Name]-Fan	Ragazzo/Ragazza super [Team Name]	Опытная Opytnaya	Defensor/Defensora [Team Name]	Guerrero/Guerrera [Team Name]
Glorreicher [Team Name]-Fan	Ragazzo carismatico/Ragazza carismatica [Team Name]	Профи Profi	Protector/Protectora [Team Name]	Experto/Experta [Team Name]
[Team Name]- Fanclubleiter	Ragazzo/Ragazza élite [Team Name]	Мастер Master	Rey/Reina [Team Name]	Maestro/Maestra [Team Name]