DRAGON BALL Sparking! ZERO - Free Update Notice (25 May 2026)

Starting from May 26, 2026 at 8:00 UTC (scheduled), an update will be implemented alongside the release of DLC “Dragon Ball DAIMA” Character Pack 1 & 2 and Shallot (DRAGON BALL LEGENDS) on June 27th.

With the distribution of this update, maintenance will be conducted from May 26, 8:00–10:00 (UTC). 

During maintenance, “Ranked Match” and “Custom Battle: World Library” will be unavailable.

To ensure the best gameplay experience in Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO, please make sure to install the latest update before playing.

Supported Platforms

• Nintendo Switch™ 2
• Nintendo Switch™

Version Information

• Nintendo Switch™ 2: Ver. 2A013.012.003.009.011
• Nintendo Switch™: Ver. 2013.012.003.009.011

General Changes & Adjustments

Stage

• Added First Demon World.

Single Battle

• Characters who previously recovered health upon transformation will no longer heal. Characters that can transform will now gain a permanent attack increase buff when

transforming using Skill Stock. This effect is removed when reverting transformation.

DP Battle

• Adjusted balancing so that differences in DP between characters are more pronounced in all modes (online and offline). Team battle rules remain unchanged.

Feature Changes & Adjustments

Battle Rules

• Total DP in DP Battles (Offline Battle, Player Match, World Tournament, Training) can now be set to 10 / 15 / 20.
• Settings will now be retained after the game ends.

Character Select Screen

• Added a display toggle feature.

Options

• Added ability to switch audio quality for some combat sound effects.
• Added a setting for battlefield boundaries, including an option to display boundaries when approached.

Game Mode Adjustments

Episode Battle

• Adjusted difficulty of some stages due to battle system changes.

Custom Battle

• Rebalanced some Extra Battles due to battle system adjustments.
• Added new 2D cut-ins and text.

Battle System Changes & Adjustments

Skill Stock

• Slightly reduced auto-recovery speed.

Short Dash

• Reduced recovery time when activating Dragon Dash during Short Dash.
• Players can now perform a second Short Dash immediately after initiating movement (once).

Ascend / Descend

• Increased speed at close range.

Rapid Ascend / Descend

• Increased Ki consumption.

 High-Speed Dragon Dash

•  Adjusted input window for smoother connection into rush attacks upon reaching the opponent.
• Reduced charge time for Smash attacks during use.
• Adjusted to ensure the player ultimately reaches the opponent’s front even if trajectory is altered.

Z-Burst Dash

• Reduced initial Ki cost; Ki is now consumed based on travel distance after activation.

Melee Attacks (General)

• Increased Ki recovery on hit.
• Reduced likelihood of attack direction misalignment against opponents who just used Step.

Rush-In

• Fixed issue where guards could interrupt rush attacks.

Rush Chain

• Rush Chain can now be executed even when attacks are being auto-dodged (e.g., Goku (Super), Ultra Instinct, Whis).

Rush Ki Blast

• Reduced damage of Rush Ki Blasts and increased scaling penalty on consecutive hits.

Smash Ki Blast

• Reduced damage for spread-type Smash Ki Blasts.
• Added ability to deflect certain Smash Ki Blasts of Goku (Super), Ultra Instinct -Sign- and Goku (Super), Ultra Instinct.

Guard-Breaking Smash Ki Blasts

• Now can be high-speed evaded.
• Slightly reduced homing performance.

Perception

• Cannot be used during guard stun.
• Increased follow-up input window after success.
• Increased Ki cost on activation.
• Increased Skill Stock requirement from 1 → 2 for Smash Attacks and Rush Chain.
• Follow-up attacks can now be charged by holding the button.

Super Perception

• Buff effects improved (stronger and longer duration).
• Slight Ki recovery added when deflecting blasts.

Ki Blast Deflection

• Improved responsiveness for Ki Blast Deflection → Smash attacks.

Guard Break

• Fixed Guard Break inconsistencies.

Super Counter

• Disabled auto Ki recovery during Super Counter.

Tornado Slash

• Fixed unintended guard interruptions in Tornado Slash.

Short Dash Attack

• Improved Short Dash Attack flow.

Stun-type Smash Ki Blast

• Increased Ki consumption.
• Enabled use of Revenge Counter when hit from the front.
• When hitting twice during a combo, the opponent will now be knocked away instead of becoming paralyzed.

Sonic Sway Attack

• Fixed an issue where, for some characters, a guard could be inserted even when the Sonic Sway Attack was executed at the earliest possible timing.

Blast Attacks

• Reduced damage when Blasts and Ultimate Blasts hit during a combo.
• Reduced damage when Blasts hit consecutively.
• Extended the input window for triggering a Blast Impact after one player fires a beam- or projectile-type Blast.
• Adjusted so that Blasts fired diagonally forward will no longer be nullified when used against an opponent who is firing a beam-type Blast.
• Changed so that when a standard-sized character’s charge-type Blast hits a giant character, it will now deal damage while knocking the giant character back.
• Increased damage of rapid-fire Ki Blast-type attacks.
• Enabled auto-evasion skills (such as Afterimage Strike) to evade unblockable charge-type Blasts.

Ultimate Blast

• Eased the damage reduction scing applied when hitting during a combo.

Auto-reflect

• Now only available to characters with DP 7 or higher during Sparking! Mode.

Other

• Increased the auto-recovery speed of the first Ki gauge only.
• Adjusted camera behavior during battles between standard-sized and giant characters.
• Reduced unintended throw inputs during aerial combos when using Classic controls.
• Adjusted the time required before switching characters becomes available.

Skill Changes & Adjustments

Buff-type Skills (e.g., Saiyan Spirit, Pump Up)

• Increased effect duration.

Turles: Fruit of the Tree of Might

• Increased stat boost amount upon activation and added a Ki recovery effect.

Skills that Instantly Trigger Sparking! Mode

• After activation, defense is now reduced for a certain period of time.

Afterimage Strike

• Will now end if the user is hit by a Super Counter.

Dyspo: Super Maximum Light Speed Mode

• Added an icon display during the effect.
• Reduced Ki consumption for Short Dash while active.

Full Ki Recovery Skills (e.g., Full Power Charge)

• After activation, defense is now reduced for a certain period of time.

Kale: Cry of Rage

• Increased activation time.

Character Changes & Adjustments

Giant Characters (General)

• Reduced damage of rush and smash melee attacks.
• Increased recovery time when those attacks miss.
• Increased damage taken from melee attacks.
• Reduced backward Short Dash speed.

Master Roshi / Mr. Satan / Yajirobe

• Reduced Ki recovery speed.

Dr. Gero / Android 19

• Using Super Perception against beam/projectile Blasts will now trigger Sparking! Mode, and the stat boost effect has been removed.

Ultra Instinct Goku -Sign- / Ultra Instinct Goku

• Increased cooldown before another Smash Ki Blast can be fired after one is used.

Dr. Wheelo

• Reduced maximum Skill Stock count.

Nappa

• Reduced health.

Recoome

• Reduced health.

Spopovich

• Reduced health

Gogeta (Super), Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan

• Reduced damage and homing performance of Smash Ki Blasts.
• Increased power of stationary Smash Ki Blasts.

Whis: Symphonic Destruction

• Now can be high-speed evaded.

Future Trunks (Super): Final Flash

• Increased Ki cost and damage.

Super Trunks: Finish Buster

• Increased damage.

Other

Flying Kicks

• Adjusted hit detection.

Battle Rules

• Fixed an issue where stepping out of bounds would not trigger a Ring Out in matches with Ring Out enabled.
• Improved usability and overall stability.

Notes

• This update is required for online play.
• An internet connection is required to apply the update.

We hope you continue to enjoy Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO. 

Thank you for your continued support.