Freshness
In Splatoon 2, Freshness refers to a player's skill ranking with a particular main weapon, replacing Vibe from Splatoon.
In Splatoon 3, Freshness was reworked to be a five-star system; however, the Splatoon 2 Freshness flag and its tracking remains.
Splatoon 2
Similar to Vibe, Freshness increases by one point when a player wins a match and decreases by a variable amount when losing based on the player's current Freshness rating. However, unlike with Vibe, Freshness is tracked for each specific main weapon and does not reset. It also changes only from Regular Battles and not from Ranked Battles, League Battles, or Splatfests.
As of version 3.0.0, when the player loses while having fewer teammates than the opposing team, the Freshness rating does not change.
Whenever a player reaches a new Freshness rating with a weapon, they earn a large one-time Battle Points bonus. This bonus is not affected by the use of a Crust Bucket Ticket. Losing and regaining a rating does not grant the bonus a second time.
Splatoon 3
Freshness is tracked for each specific main weapon and does not reset. After each match, a player's weapon will gain Freshness points based on Battle Points awarded.
Obtaining a new star level for a weapon grants the player the reward associated with that level:
| Stars | Freshness required | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10000 | 1 Sheldon License |
| 2 | 25000 | Normal Sticker of the weapon |
| 3 | 60000 | Reflective Sticker of the weapon |
| 4 | 160000 | Badge of the weapon |
| 5 | 1160000 | Golden Badge of the weapon |
Freshness flag
Each rating has a specific flag color that is displayed beside a weapon's name in the weapon select. The flag's color is representative of that weapon's highest Freshness rating, not its current rating. Therefore, if Fresh is reached with a weapon before dropping back down to Raw, it will still display the Fresh flag on the weapon select. Max freshness is at 99.0. In Splatoon 3, this system no longer awards bonus points and is purely cosmetic.
| Title | Score to Reach | Score Penalty on Loss | Bonus on Reaching | Flag Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry | 0 | -0.5 | N/A | Grey |
| Raw | 5 | -1 | 3000p | Green |
| Fresh | 10 | -1.5 | 4500p | Orange |
| SUPERFRESH! | 15 | -2 | 6000p | Silver |
| SUPERFRESH! | 20 | -2.5 | No bonus | Silver |
| SUPERFRESH! | 50 | -3 | No bonus | Gold |
Gallery
Splatoon 2
A player receiving a bonus for reaching a new Freshness rating
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 50+
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 15+
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 10+
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 5+ or Raw 8.5
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 0+
Splatoon 3
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 0.0+
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 5.0+
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 10.0+
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 10.0+ (prior to version 1.2.0)
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 15.0+
Appearance of the Freshness meter at 50.0+
Names in other languages
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Japanese
Dutch
Korean
German
Spanish (NOA)
Spanish (NOE)Splatoon 2
| English | Japanese | Dutch | French (Canada) |
French (France) |
German | Italian | Russian | Spanish (Latin America) |
Spanish (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry | チョーシあげていこう |
Groentje (Rookie) |
Ça pourrait être mieux... (Could be better...) |
Moyen... (Average) |
Kleiner Fisch (Small Fish) |
Тухлячок (Rotten) |
Apestoso (Stinky) |
Pasable (Acceptable) | |
| Raw | チョーシぼちぼち | Middenmoot (Midrange) |
Pas mal! (Not bad!) |
Pas mal. (Not Bad) |
Flotte Sprotte (Brisky Sprat) |
Ни рыба ни мясо (Neither fish nor fowl) |
Verde (Green; as in, "unripe") |
Decente... (Decent...) | |
| Fresh | チョーシいいね！ | Neusje van de zalm (Cream of the crop) |
Superbe! (Superb!) |
Classe ! (Cool!) |
Toller Hecht (Nice Pike) |
Нормалек (Fine) |
¡Impresionante! (Impressive) |
¡Alucinante! (Mind-blowing!) | |
| SUPERFRESH! | チョーシサイコー！！ | SUPERVERS! (SUPERFRESH!) |
Imbattable! (Unbeatable!) |
Trop classe ! (Too cool!) |
Hammerhai (Hammerhead shark) |
СВЕЖАЧОК! (FRESH!) |
¡LA ONDA! (THE COOLEST!) |
¡Insuperable! (Unbeatable!) |
Splatoon 3
| English | Japanese | Dutch | French (Canada) |
French (France) |
German | Italian | Russian | Spanish (Latin America) |
Spanish (Spain) |
Chinese (Simplified) |
Chinese (Traditional) |
Korean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry | チョーシあげていこう (Let's tune up) |
Groentje (Rookie) |
Moyen...(Medium...) | Moyen... | Kleiner Fisch | Migliorabile! | Тухлячок (Rotten) |
Apestoso (Stinky) | Pasable...(Passable...) | 状态值低 (Condition Point Low) |
狀態值低 (Condition Point Low) |
컨디션을 끌어올리자 (Raise Condition) |
| Raw | チョーシぼちぼち (Condition is so-so) |
Middenmoot (Midrange) |
Pas mal! (Not bad!) Pas mal.[a] (Not bad.) |
Pas mal. | Flotte Sprotte | Accettabile! | Ни рыба ни мясо (Neither fish nor fowl) |
Verde(Green; as in "unripe") | Decente...(Decent...) | 状态值中等 (Condition Point Medium) |
狀態值中等 (Condition Point Medium) |
컨디션 이상 무 (No Problem Condition) |
| Fresh Smokin'[a] |
チョーシいいね！ (Condition is good!) |
Neusje van de zalm (Cream of the crop) Eerstegraads[a] (First degree) |
Superbe!(Superb!) | Classe ! | Toller Hecht | Notevole! | Нормалек (Fine) |
¡Chévere! ¡Impresionante(Impressive!) |
¡Alucinante!(Amazing!) | 状态值不错！ (Condition point Decent!) |
狀態值不錯！ (Condition point Decent!) |
컨디션 좋아! (Good Condition!) |
| SUPERFRESH! | チョーシサイコー！！ (Condition is AWESOME!!) |
SUPERVERS! (SUPERFRESH!) |
Imbattable!(Unbeatable!) | Trop classe ! | HAMMERHAI! | Inarrestabile! | СВЕЖАЧОК! (FRESH!) |
¡LA ONDA!(THE COOLEST!) | ¡Insuperable!(Insuperable!) | 状态值超棒！！ (Condition point Excellent!!) |
狀態值超棒！！ (Condition point Excellent!!) |
컨디션 최고!! (Best Condition!!) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 prior to version 1.2.0 update
