Challenge
Challenge
Test yourself with limited-time battles!
| Type | Online multiplayermode |
| Players | 1-4 |
| Ranked | No |
| Weapons | |
| Controllers |  Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller |
| Release Date | 3 June 2023 (playable only during event) |
Challenge is aneventmode which was added withversion 4.0.0 and introduced inSizzle Season 2023, serving as a replacement forSplatoon 2'sLeague Battle.[1]
Description
Challenges are limited-time competitions ofRegular Battle andAnarchy Battle modes with unique in-match conditions. They can be played solo or with a team, and feature two-hour ranked play windows similar to League Battle, but unlike League Battle's constant rotations, the windows only occur at a few specific times during aseason. Winning five games in a Challenge awards the player with aShell-Out Token.The monthly event battles that appeared inSplatoon 2's League Battle returned asMonthly Challenges. Just like Anarchy Battles, Challenges unlock when a player reachesLevel 10.
List of Challenges
- Main article:List of Challenges in Splatoon 3
List of Challenge modes
As of version10.1.0, there are 35 known challenge modes, with one upcoming new mode. Challenges usually occur once per week, with theMonthly Challenge occurring once per month. TheNew Season Challenge occurred at the start of each season untilSizzle Season 2024.
| Challenge mode | Description | Game modes[a] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  | ||
| New Season Challenge | The first Challenge that occurred after the launch of a newseason fromSizzle Season 2023 untilSizzle Season 2024. Players play a game ofTurf War on the newstages released for the season. Only primaryabilities are allowed in this mode. | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Too Many Trizookas! | Players are only able to useweapons withTrizooka as itsspecial weapon. Their special charges significantly faster in this mode and fills even if the player is notinking turf. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode. | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The Sheldon Sampler Challenge | Players are given a random weapon at the start of battle, regardless if they own the weapon or not. | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Monthly Challenge | No additional modifiers are added to this mode. Players are encouraged to achieve the highest power possible. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Foggy Notion | The stage is covered with fog that varies in strength throughout the match. | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Duel of Dynamic Duos | Players queue up as a team of two. Respawn time is shortened. | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Art Battle for the Ages | Players are only allowed to use weapons within theroller orbrush weapon classes. | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Extreme Jump Battle | Players' jump height is significantly increased. Spawn armor is also increased. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode. | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Zip-to-It Zipcaster Challenge | Players are only able to use weapons withZipcaster as its special weapon. Their special charges significantly faster in this mode and fills even if the player is not inking turf. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Work the Angles | Players are only able to use weapons withAngle Shooter as itssub weapon. The Angle Shooter's damage can defeat a player in one hit in return for a higher ink consumption. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Tournament Test Run (Japan) | A practice run for future tournaments in the Japan region. Players can participate, regardless of whether they want to participate in future tournaments or not. | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Swim It to Win It | Players' swim speed is significantly increased.Swim Speed Up gear abilities have no effect. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Tournament Qualifiers (Japan) | A Challenge to qualify for a tournament in the Japan region. Players can participate, regardless of whether they want to participate in tournaments or not. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inkjets for Everyone! | Players are only able to use weapons withInkjet as its special weapon. Their special charges significantly faster in this mode and fills even if the player is not inking turf. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Modded Rainmaker Test-Fire | TheRainmaker is modified to shoot three balls of ink instead of the usual one. Additionally, the holder receives theTacticooler buff while they hold it. The Rainmaker's explosion timer lasts 30 seconds instead of 60. | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sheldon's Dress-Up Showdown | Players are given a random weapon and set ofamiibogear at the start of battle, regardless if they own any of them or not. | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Barrel of Splats | Players are only allowed to use weapons within thesplatling class. | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reefslider Rally | Players are only able to use weapons withReefslider as its special weapon. Their special charges significantly faster in this mode and fills even if the player is not inking turf. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode. | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Oh My Gush | Gushers are spread around the stage. | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Fastest Blasters | Players are only allowed to use weapons within theblaster class. | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Towering Tower Control | The Tower Control tower appears in a different form with more space for players. | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Making It Rain...Here? | TheRainmaker weapon appears in other modes than Rainmaker. | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Fully Charged | Players are only allowed to use weapons within thecharger class. | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dualies at Ten Paces | Players are only allowed to use weapons within thedualie class. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Curling Hurl | Players are only allowed to use weapons within theCurling Bomb sub weapon. The size, contact damage and explosion size are greatly increased. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Full Stream Ahead | Players are only allowed to use weapons within theroller orbrush weapon classes. The rollers' and brushes' movement speed when inking are greatly increased in this mode as well as their ink consumption. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Brella Good | Players are only allowed to use weapons within thebrella class. | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Ultra Stamp Rally | Players are only able to useweapons withUltra Stamp as itsspecial weapon. Their special charges significantly faster in this mode and fills even if the player is notinking turf. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode. | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Splat Bomb Rush | Players are only allowed to use weapons within theSplat Bomb sub weapon. The ink consumption for Splat Bombs is cut in half. | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Super Jump-a-thon | Players are only able to equip weapons with theSquid Beakonsub weapon, and the players will be able toSuper Jump faster. | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Bucket of Crab Tanks | Players are only able to useweapons withCrab Tank as itsspecial weapon. Sideways movement in crab form is increased. Only primary abilities are allowed in this mode. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Supreme Sloshers | Players are only allowed to use weapons within theslosher class. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Sheldon's Gear-Ability Shuffle | Players are given a random weapon andgear abilities at the start of battle. | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Elite Challenge (Takoroka) | A solo-only Challenge for the Top 1,000 players of a previousseason's X Rank Leaderboard in respective Challenge's mode. | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Elite Challenge (Tentatek) | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | |
Top 100 rankings
 | View the Top 100 rankings |
All timeframes per Challenge feature a list of the Top 100 Teams, Duos, and Solo players respectively.
Social media announcements
After a special Challenge has concluded, social media channels of three regions will generally announce the teams that placed first, second, and third with the highest Challenge Power for a certain timeslot. They will also announce the team with the middle-ranking among all teams as the Average Roe award. The announcement is accompanied by in-game screenshots of the teams posing on thestages that were available for the Challenge.
The special Challenges that have gotten these announcements areNew Season Challenge andMonthly Challenge. To be eligible for announcements on social media, participants have to join and play as a group of 3 to 4 players where half or more have set their Splatfest region to one that matches one of the social media channels.
SplatoonNA (The Americas)- Nintendo UK VS (Europe)
- SplatoonJP (Japan)
"3 Challenges in a row" Monthly Challenge
English translations of these names are unofficial.
A "3 Challenges in a row" Monthly Challenge[2] is a rerun of past Challenges with largely the samestages andmodes scheduled for three consecutive days. These reruns were previously solely announced on Japanese social media as a "Challenge Rush." While they are meant to be a way for players who missed these past Challenges to still experience them, anyone can participate in them.
- The "Summer Holidays Challenge Rush" was a rerun ofToo Many Trizookas!,The Sheldon Sampler Challenge, andFoggy Notion from1 August 2023 through3 August 2023.[3]
- The second edition of the "Summer Holidays Challenge Rush" was a rerun ofDuel of Dynamic Duos,Art Battle for the Ages, andExtreme Jump Battle from22 August 2023 through24 August 2023.[4]
- The "Winter Holidays Challenge Rush" was a rerun of Too Many Trizookas!,Swim It to Win It, andSheldon's Dress-Up Showdown from27 December 2023 through29 December 2023.[5]
- The "Spring Holidays Challenge Rush" was a rerun of Sheldon's Dress-Up Showdown,Oh My Gush, and Extreme Jump Battle from30 March 2024 through2 April 2024.[6]
- The "Summer Holidays Challenge Rush" is a rerun ofSplat Bomb Rush, Duel of Dynamic Duos, andBucket of Crab Tanks from16 August 2024 through19 August 2024.[7]
- Past "Challenge Rushes"
Second edition of the "Summer Holidays Challenge Rush" of 2023
Quotes
| “ | Ballistics aside, we have an update about theLeague Battle feature fromSplatoon 2. A similar feature is coming inSizzle Season with a new name -Challenges! These are an exciting new way to battle with special rules for a limited time, and you can join solo or with friends. | ” |
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[1] | ||
| “ | A new mode -Challenge - is coming to#Splatoon3 in Sizzle Season 2023! Look forward to monthly challenges and events with special rules. Test yourTurf War talent on a brand newstage in the first event, taking place 03/06! | ” |
— @NintendoEurope on Twitter[8] | ||
Dialogue
 | View the quotation page. |
Badges
Badges are available for reaching each tier of high score in any Challenge.
| Image | In-game description |
|---|---|
 | Top 50% in a Challenge! |
 | Top 20% in a Challenge! |
 | Top 5% in a Challenge! |
Gallery
Promotional images
Promotional image from the mode's reveal.
Promotional image showing the mode's in-game guide screen.
Promotional image for the Too Many Trizookas! Challenge.
Promotional image for the Foggy Notion Challenge.
Promotional image for the Extreme Jump Battle Challenge.
Promotional image showcasing the Challenges schedule for the start of Sizzle Season 2023, from the official Japanese Twitter account.
Promotional image shown onSplatNet 3.
In-game
Earning a Shell-Out Token. The player has currently won 3 matches and needs to win 2 more to earn it.
Calculating Challenge Power.
Finished calibrating Challenge Power.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese | イベントマッチ Ibento Matchi | Event Match |
 Dutch | Eventgevecht | Event Battle |
 French (NOA) | Match épreuve | Trial match |
 French (NOE) | Match Challenge | Challenge Match |
 German | Event-Kampf | Event Battle |
 Italian | Partita evento | Event match |
 Russian | Бой-событие Boy-sobytie | Event battle |
 Spanish (NOA) | Combate especial | Special battle |
 Spanish (NOE) | Combate evento | Event battle |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 活动比赛 huódòng bǐsài | Event match |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 活動比賽 huódòng bǐsài(Mandarin) wut6 dung6 bei2 coi3(Cantonese) | Event match |
 Korean | 이벤트 매치 Ibenteu maechi | Event match |
 Internal | League[9] |
