Splatfest Tee

Appearance
The Splatfest Tee took on a variety of appearances depending on the Splatfest for which it was worn and the team the wearer was on. Its UI icon used a default design that was also applied when viewing players in Inkopolis Plaza or Square for a Splatfest in another region or after a Splatfest has ended.

Its basic structure was always the same: a short-sleeved shirt that is primarily one solid color with an illustration of the wearer's chosen team on both the front and back, accompanied by a light-colored plastic wristband worn on the right wrist. On the wristband is the logo in white, and at the left side of the hem is a small white tag with the same logo in black. On the upper back of the shirt is SquidForce's name in white Inkling text, which glows in the dark in Splatoon 2. The wristband changed color to match that of the wearer's ink, allowing it to be a different color from the Tee when worn before a Splatfest.



The Splatfest Tee also had a "generic" model, with the design shown in the item image. This model was shown when the specific team version could not be loaded. Other than hacking, there are two situations when this could happen:


 * If matched with a player using a copy of the game from another region where a Splatfest was upcoming, and that player was wearing the Splatfest Tee. It was also possible to see this during the other player's Splatfest if they joined in Salmon Run, as their character would appear near the Grizzco Industries entrance.
 * After a Splatfest, any characters in the Plaza or Square who had not played since the end of the Splatfest would wear the default Splatfest Tee.

The wristband for the generic Splatfest Tee has no set color, and always roughly matches that of the wearer's ink.

Splatfest
Upon choosing a team at the Pledge Box in Inkopolis Plaza or Inkopolis Square, the Splatfest Tee was automatically put into the player's inventory. On the days leading up to the Splatfest, it could be equipped and unequipped at will, but was automatically worn for the duration of the Splatfest itself, and could not be switched out during that time. Jelonzo and Jelfonzo would comment on this, informing the player that they could not equip any new clothing bought. Once the Splatfest ended, the Splatfest Tee was removed from the player's inventory; when the player returned to the Plaza or Square at the end of Splatfest or upon starting the game, they automatically wore the or. Because of this, having Spyke or Murch re-roll its abilities is not recommended.

In Splatoon 2, scrubbing the Splatfest Tee with Murch cost only rather than the standard, making it an effective way to build up ability chunks quickly. As of Version, the Splatfest Tee continued to gain experience after filling all three slots, awarding a random ability chunk every 7500 points.

Trivia



 * Variants of the Splatfest Tees worn for the Japanese Splatfest, Mountain Food vs. Sea Food, were available for purchase in real life from online magazine Clip!SAGA, as Saga Prefecture collaborated with Splatoon.
 * Splatfest Tees for the Sanrio-sponsored Japanese Splatfests are also available for purchase in real life, featuring Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, My Melody, and Pompompurin.
 * Splatfest Tees for Chaos vs. Order were also able to be purchased internationally via the My Nintendo Store in the days leading up to the Splatfest.
 * Splatfest Tee designs have been reused twice:
 * Europe and Oceania's Cats vs. Dogs Tees had the same designs as the North American ones.
 * Japan has used Red Fox vs. Green Tanuki twice, with the same Tees in both instances.
 * The promotional images for Splatfest Power show the Cats vs. Dogs and Rice vs. Bread Splatfest Tees and ink colors, despite it having not existed when they were used.
 * In Splatoon, the logo on the default Splatfest Tee is similar to the Squid Sisters' outfits. In Splatoon 2, the default logo is an icon representing Pearl and Marina, with Inkling text resembling the Japanese word "fesu" (フェス), short for "festival".
 * The wristband glows in the dark. In Splatoon, this could only be seen during Splatfests themselves, as they took place at night. In Splatoon 2, the glow could also be seen during the day if the wearer was in the shade.
 * When an amiibo was used in Splatoon 2 to save a gear loadout that included the Splatfest Tee, it was replaced by the once that Splatfest Tee was no longer available. This is because the Basic Tee is the only piece of clothing that every player is guaranteed to own.
 * If the player's avatar was an Octoling when doing this, it instead switched to the, for the same reason.
 * In Splatoon 2, Splatfest Tees originally needed 4000, 8000, and 12,000 experience points to level through the three slots, for a total of 24,000. However, some players were scrubbing only after filling the first slot, getting a new chunk every 4000 XP. To encourage full slot leveling, this was changed in Version to three equal tiers of 7500 each, for a total of 22,500.
 * In Splatoon 2, jellyfish have a sleeveless version of the Splatfest Tee in addition to the original style.
 * According to The Art of Splatoon, the Splatfest Tees are government-funded since Inklings tend to donate coins as they do not want to deal with the leftover change.
 * The Splatfest Tees for the Squid vs. Octopus Splatfest feature writing that is similar to the kanji for squid (烏賊) and octopus (蛸), despite the fact that in-game, the terms "squid" and "octopus" when referring to Inklings and Octolings are written in katakana (イカ and タコ, respectively). This could be because the Splatfest was referencing to "ancient creatures" (with squids and octopuses now evolved into Inklings and Octolings) as seen in the opening dialogue.

Splatoon

 * For more, see Splatfest team tees from Splatoon or see Splatfest articles.

Splatoon 2

 * For more, see Splatfest team tees from Splatoon 2 or see Splatfest articles.