Squad Battle
Play a ranked battle with your squid squad!(NA)[a]
Play a Ranked Battle in a squad with your friends!(EU/OC)[b]
| Type | Online multiplayer mode |
| Players | 6-8 (3-4 vs. 3-4) (2-4 players per squad, 2-player squads teamed up with another 2-player squad, 3-player squads treated as a 4-player squad) |
| Ranked | Yes |
| Weapons | N/A |
| Controllers |  GamePad
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| Release Date | 6 August 2015 (Version 2.0.0) |
- Squad redirects here. For the band of a similar name, see Squid Squad.
Squad Battle was one of the four multiplayer mode categories in Splatoon, alongside Regular Battle, Ranked Battle, and Private Battle. Squad Battle allowed groups of up to four friends to participate together in Ranked Battle with other squads. A squad would always battle together on the same team, and players who were rank S or S+ would not gain or lose rank points. It was made available as part of version 2.0.0.
Matchups
When forming a squad, players could create a Quad Squad (four members), a Tri Squad (three members), or a Twin Squad (two members). Squad Battles were always either 4v4, 4v3, or 3v3 battles, since Twin Squads cannot fight alone - they would be paired up with another Twin Squad for a four-player team, and their opponents would also be a pair of Twin Squads. A Tri Squad, however, was treated as a Quad Squad, to their disadvantage when facing actual Quad Squads. However, if they were matched against a Quad Squad, the Tri Squad members were granted a quicker respawn.
Passwords
If necessary, a squad could be protected by a four-digit password, allowing the creator of the squad to limit it to just invited friends. However, the friends-only rule still stood, so even if someone knew the password to a squad, they could not join unless they were friends with the person who created it.
Trivia
- There was an Easter egg in this mode as well as in Private Battles: one could play the main melody of Calamari Inkantation using the sounds produced from the individual digits when setting up a password.
Gallery
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The Squad Battle option in the lobby.
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Choosing squad size.
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Promotional image of a 4-player squad wearing matching outfits.
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Two pairs of 2 player teamed up for a 4v4 Squad Battle.
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4v4 Squad Battle.
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3v4 Uneven Squad Battle.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
タッグマッチ Taggu Macchi |
Tag-Team Match |
 French (NOA) |
Match en groupes | Groups match |
 French (NOE) |
Match en groupe | Group match |
 German |
Teamkampf | Team Battle |
 Italian |
Partita di gruppo | Team Battle |
 Spanish |
Combate en equipo | Team Battle |
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