Sub weapon

"Divert the enemy with weapons like Splat Bombs or the Sprinkler. Pro tip: You can try out the weapons at Ammo Knights before you buy."

- Splatoon's official website

The Sub Weapon is a secondary weapon in. They use up considerably more ink than a Main Weapon, and as such, usually serve specialized purposes limited to specific combat situations and are not often used as a main method of inking the environment. The light on the back of the player's ink gauge will light up when they have a sufficient amount of ink to use their Sub Weapon.

Two gear abilities have an effect on Sub Weapon function: the Ink Saver (Sub) ability will reduce the amount of ink consumed by a player's Sub Weapon while the Bomb Range Up ability allows bombs, Point Sensors, and Disruptors to travel farther when thrown.

Splat Bomb
This is a pyramidal grenade that can be thrown normally. It explodes after 2-3 seconds, splatting enemies nearby and inking a small area around it.

Burst Bomb
This is a water balloon-shaped bomb that can be thrown normally. It explodes immediately upon contact and can splat enemies in 2-3 hits. These consume a small amount of ink for a sub weapon and can be thrown rapidly.

Suction Bomb
This is a bomb with a suction cup that can be thrown normally. It sticks to the first surface it touches and explodes after 2-3 seconds.

Point Sensor
This is a device that can be thrown normally. When hit by it, your opponents are effectively echolocated, and can be seen by your team for a short time.

Disruptor
This is a potion that can be thrown normally. When hit by it, your opponents' run and swim speeds, as well as their ink recovery rate go down, making them easier to splat.

Splash Wall
This is a T-like structure that can be thrown a small distance. Once it activates itself, it showers your color ink, blocking enemy movement and fire.

Sprinkler
This is a sprinkler that can be thrown normally, and sprays your color ink in a circle for a short time.

Seeker
This is a device that gets placed at your feet. It runs forward and follows any opponents it sees, after a short time, or it hits something, it explodes and splats the enemy it hit, if applicable.

Ink Mine
This is a bomb that can be placed at your feet. It cannot be seen by your opponents, and it explodes if they walk too close to it.

Squid Beakon
This is a device that can be placed at your feet. It appears on everyone's minimap, and one teammate can Super Jump to it.

List of Sub Weapon sets
 List of Sub Weapons sets in Splatoon