Ink

Ink is the main projectile used in the game Splatoon as well as a way to get around. It comes in a variety of team-based colours. Ink stains walls and the ground, but goes through grates and can't be splattered on barrels, mats and glass. It allows the player to camouflage, and ambush enemies.

Purposes
Ink can be used in a variety of ways such as being used as a projectile.



After getting hit by enemy Ink in some way, depending on the weapon used, an Inkling will get splattered and will eventually respawn. Ink can also be fired at the ground, walls, and other surfaces. Once a surface is coated in Ink, Inkings in squid form can swim through it, allowing them to traverse the area much quicker than when walking. When staying still in similarly colored Ink, Inklings in squid form can hide and ambush enemies, and when moving they will only create small ripples. When attempting to swim or walk through enemy Ink, Inklings take damage and their movements become very slow. An Ink Resistance Up ability will help to nullify this.

In Octo Valley, Ink is used in even more ways. Inkrails exist for transportation, as in squid form Inklings can swim from one end to the other. Sponge Blocks, when squirted with Ink, will expand and then can be used as a platform.

Ink will slowly refill automatically. Swimming through similarly colored Ink while in squid form will refill Ink faster.

Colors
Colors used in-game include the following:

Regular Battle

 * Pink
 * Orange
 * Yellow orange
 * Lime green
 * Emerald green
 * Teal
 * Blue
 * Violet
 * Sky Blue (Introduced in Version 2.0.0 along with Squid Girl crossover DLC)

Ranked Battle
Includes all the colors from Regular Battle, plus:
 * Red orange
 * Yellow
 * Mint
 * Green
 * Sea green
 * Light blue
 * Dark blue
 * Fuchsia
 * Magenta
 * Dark Violet

Octo Valley
Includes some colors from Regular and Ranked battles, plus:
 * Neon green
 * Neon orange
 * Cyan
 * Dark fuchsia (exclusive to Octarians)

Splatfest
Some Splatfests feature exclusive colors or colors that have previously not been featured in online battle modes.
 * Dark orange (Lemon Tea) - exclusive
 * Tan (Milk Tea) - exclusive

Color Pairings
In the game, all ink colors are locked to face another ink color, usually one that is the opposite of the color the player is. Some can have multiple pairs, but others will have only one. This does not apply for Splatfests, as all colors are locked in place of the two team's color. In Octo Valley, the opposing color will always be dark fuchsia.

Trivia

 * According to Sunken Scroll 7 and Callie and Marie, ink vanishes after every game.
 * Splatoon is capable of rendering any color of ink. NWPlayer123 replaced the colors for certain Octo Valley missions to experiment with new ink colors.