Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero receives its January 2026 patch with these important changes in combat and modes

The update adds new modes, adjusts the combat system and improves key game functions.

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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero continues to expand its content and refine its gameplay with the January 2026 patch, an update that introduces significant changes to both game modes and combat balance. Bandai Namco continues to fine-tune the experience after launch, addressing adjustments requested by the community.

Among the most notable new features is the reorganization of the main menu, the arrival of a new individual mode, and multiple adjustments to abilities, special attacks, and energy systems, aiming to make encounters more coherent and competitive.

All the changes in the January patch of Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

Changes and adjustments to game modes

• Main Menu

  • Ultimate Battle has been added to the main menu.

  • Custom Battle is now integrated into Ultimate Battle.

• Mission 100

  • A new single-player game mode has been included within Ultimate Battle.

• Versus

  • A new CPU difficulty level, Ultra, has been added, above Super.

• Custom Battle

  • In edit mode, the maximum CPU level has been increased to 21.

Changes and adjustments to the combat system

• Super Perception

  • Improved ki recovery when deflecting Blast attacks.

• Rush Ki Wave

  • Blocking it now reduces the opponent’s ki.

• Jump Rush Blast

  • Ki consumption has been reduced.

• Dash Rush Ki Blast

  • Ki consumption has been reduced for characters that fire 7 or more projectiles.

• Smash Ki Blast

  • A bug that prevented knocking down the opponent with consecutive hits has been fixed.

• Vanishing Attack

  • Improved tracking for tall characters against enemies on the ground.

• Blocking actions when out of ki

  • Some defensive actions are no longer available when ki is depleted.

• Interface

  • The rapid input UI is now displayed correctly.

Changes and adjustments to abilities

• Solar Flare

  • The effect no longer ends when approaching the enemy with Dragon Dash or Z-Burst Dash.

Changes and adjustments to special attacks

• Frontal projectiles and beams

  • Hitbox adjustment towards the back of the character during firing.

• Charge and rush attacks

  • Improved consistency when activated at close range.

  • Some attacks can no longer be used with Z-Search disabled.

• Blast attacks

  • Some can now be used even with Z-Search disabled.

• Cell Max – Max Bomb

  • The attack is now unblockable.

Other changes

• Store

  • The option to make bulk purchases has been added.

• Player Card

  • New statistics:

    • Longest winning streak in Ranked Single Battle.

    • Longest winning streak in Ranked DP Battle.

  • Data is visible for both the current season and the total accumulated.

This patch reinforces the long-term support for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero and makes it clear that Bandai Namco will continue to adjust the game constantly throughout 2026.