How To Get Sheldon Licenses In Splatoon 3

We have made a complete guide on the ways to get and use Sheldon Licenses in Splatoon 3 for your convenience.

In Splatoon 3, several missions will require a weapon to fight the enemies. Splatoon 3 has made specialized weapons such as Splat Rollers and Sloshers with unique abilities that can be purchased by trading Sheldon Licenses.

Although, you will have one weapon at the start that will not be enough to pass all the missions in Splatoon 3. This is why you need Sheldon Licenses. We, therefore, have made a complete guide on the ways to get and use Sheldon Licenses in Splatoon 3.

What are Sheldon licenses in Splatoon 3?

In Splatoon 3, Sheldon Licenses are the unique currency that is used to buy weapons from Ammo Knights. You can find Ammo Knights in the Booyah Base inside the Inkopolis Plaza.

These weapons shops are managed by Sheldon that sell all classes of weapons including blasters, chargers, rollers, shooters, sloshers, and splatlings. Ammo Knights also have the Shooting Range inside the shops where you can test out your weapon.

How/Where to farm Sheldon licenses

You can earn Sheldon Licenses as a reward for doing different quests in the game. The best way to earn Sheldon Licenses is to take part in the online multiplayer games in Splatoon 3 such as Turf War, Splat Zones, Tower Control, Rainmaker, Clam Blitz, and Salmon Run.

When you finish any mission in Splatoon 3, your game level will be upgraded as a reward. Once your game level is increased, you will earn Sheldon Licenses. Another way to get Sheldon Licenses is by raising the freshness of your weapon.

Freshness is a term used in Splatoon 3 for the total skill associated with any main weapon. The weapon’s freshness will increase by 1 point if you win a match and decrease with any number in decimals if you lose the match.

How/Where to get Golden Sheldon licenses

Gold Sheldon Licenses are another type of Sheldon Licenses that unlock any weapon even if you are under-leveled. There is only one way to earn 3 Gold Sheldon Licenses which is if you have any of the saved data of Splatoon 2.

Once you have booted up the game for the first time, enter an online lobby and try to scan for the Splatoon 2 save file you have on your memory. If the save file is detected successfully you will get a couple of rewards along with a Golden Sheldon License.

How to use Sheldon licenses

In Splatoon 3, you can head to the Ammo Knights to buy any weapon of your choice in exchange for Sheldon Licenses. Buying a weapon using Sheldon Licenses in Ammo Knight requires these steps that are given below:

  • Head to the Ammo Knight shop located inside the Inkopolis Plaza. You can also go to any weapon shop inside the map.
  • Going inside the shop will open a menu for the weapons that you want to buy.
  • Hover over the weapon and press “A” for the weapon stats.
  • Press the Exchange button on the menu to buy the weapon for 1 Sheldon License.
  • If your level is not enough to buy the weapon of choice, you can spend 3 Sheldon Licenses to buy that weapon. Also, 1 Gold Sheldon License can be used instead if you have them in the inventory.
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