Mobility

Mobility refers to the movement of player characters.

Jump
Players are able to jump to reach surfaces and have another mobility option during combat. In, players can jump with , and in , players can jump with.

Super Jump


The Super Jump is an ability that allows Inklings and Octolings to jump high in the air in order to land somewhere else. Super Jumps can be quicker in online battles with the Quick Super Jump ability.

Run speed and swim speed


In humanoid form, an Inkling or Octoling can run on flat surfaces. Run speed can be increased in online battles with the Run Speed Up ability.

In squid or octopus form, an Inkling or Octoling can swim and jump quickly through ink of the same color, even using this mechanic to swim up walls and through wire fences and grates into areas that are not typically reachable. Swim speed can be increased in online battles with the Swim Speed Up ability.

Weight classes
In Splatoon games, during online battles, swim speed and run speed are tied to the weapon the player has equipped.

Weight classes are categories that main weapons belong to based on how fast Inklings and Octolings can run and swim with the weapon equipped.

Splatoon
The weapon-based mobility mechanic was not used extensively in Splatoon. At first, it was only applied to the Rainmaker, which reduces swim speed by 20% and reduces run speed by 60%. The mechanic was first applied to main weapons in version of Splatoon.

In addition to stacking with the speed modifiers Swim Speed Up, Run Speed Up, Ninja Squid, and Disruptors, the weapon speed penalties listed here also stack with each other. For example, an E-liter player that picks up the Rainmaker will move slower than a Splattershot player that picks up the Rainmaker.


 * Notably, the weapons under the heavyweight class have large metallic designs.

Splatoon 2
The weapon-based mobility mechanic was expanded in Splatoon 2 to affect run speed based on the main weapon equipped in addition to affecting swim speed. A new lightweight class was added to allow increases in mobility. Weapon movement speed modifiers do not stack with each other, so if a player picks up the Rainmaker, their main weapon's movement speed modifier will be replaced with the Rainmaker's movement speed penalty. The speed modifier still stacks with Swim Speed Up, Run Speed Up, Ninja Squid, and Toxic Mist.

In Octo Expansion, weapons that are heavyweight are middleweight instead. However, the Rainmaker's weight class is unchanged in this mode.

Special weapons
In version of, mobility specifications for the Baller were added regarding the equipped main weapon.


 * When a lightweight weapon is equipped (the Aerospray RG, Luna Blaster, Inkbrush Nouveau, and Undercover Sorella Brella), the Baller has increased acceleration on the ground to allow the player to move more quickly.
 * When a heavyweight weapon is equipped (the Custom Explosher), the maximum speed of the Baller is reduced by roughly 14%.

Squid roll


The squid roll is a movement technique introduced in Splatoon 3 that allows the player to leap and twirl out of their ink.

Squid surge


The squid surge is a movement technique introduced in Splatoon 3 that allows the player to climb walls and jump out high into the air.