Competitive:Suction Bomb

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Splatoon 2
The Suction Bomb is one of four lethal bombs available in, having the largest splash radius and, from Version onwards, the highest damage available. Its versatility makes its both similar to and reliable as Splat Bombs, although its differences allow it to be used in a few unique ways.

Use
While Suction Bombs can be used in a similar fashion to Splat Bombs, there are a few key differences that affect how they can be used: Otherwise, Suction Bombs can be used in a similar fashion as can Splat Bombs
 * They can attach to surfaces, which offers two advantages over Splat Bombs:
 * It allows more room for error when aiming, such as when throwing onto the Tower, whereas a Splat Bomb user has to account for any rolling or bounces.
 * The ability to adhere to surfaces either sideways or upside down allows the planting of craftier traps, such as underneath a grate.
 * They take two seconds after attaching to a surface to detonate, as opposed to one second for a Splat Bomb, so plant Suction Bombs earlier than usual.
 * They inflict more damage from a direct hit and have a larger overall radius of damage.
 * Targets within 50 DU – one distance line away in the Shooting Range – will receive 220 damage — more than enough to splat most opponents.
 * Targets between 50 DU and 80 DU – a little over 1.5 distance lines away – will receive 30 damage, which is sometimes enough to splat weakened opponents.
 * Throw a Suction Bomb forward to lead pushes into a Splat Zone or any other important area of the stage, such as the opponents' street or platform.
 * They can also flush out opposing anchors from perches and clear other critical areas, such as the Tower.
 * Unless a Suction Bomb is perfectly upright on the stake atop the Tower, an opponent riding the Tower can use this stake to take cover from the blast radius. Therefore, to stall or slow down the Tower's progress, you can throw a Suction Bomb onto one side of the Tower and fire upon the other side.
 * They can also be used to poke at and zone out opponents during the neutral phase, stall an opponent's push, or provide space to escape.
 * Like other lethal bombs, Suction Bombs will instantly detonate upon contact with an opponent's brella shield, Splash Wall, or Baller; any bubbles, whether from a teammate or an opponent; or the Rainmaker shield.
 * Any opponents caught nearby will get splatted.
 * The Suction Bomb will also damage most of the items mentioned above except bubbles, which will either grow or shrink depending on whether a teammate or opponent produced them.
 * An opponent's Splashdown or Booyah Bomb will defuse any Suction Bombs it touches, so hold off throwing them until after the special weapon finishes.

Synergy
Lethal bombs–particularly either Splat or Suction Bombs–provide its user's team many advantages over a team whose composition does not have any lethal bombs: A player with Suction Bombs included in their weapon's kit–especially one with a short-ranged or low-damage main weapon–can provide valuable support for a slayer:
 * Their one-hit-splat offers its user's team chances of instantly gaining a numbers advantage, from which a game-winning push can arise.
 * Their lethal explosion provides space for its user's team to either push into an area held by the opponent or stall an opponent's push.
 * The turf inked by the resulting explosion contributes to both maintaining map control and building up the special gauge.
 * If using a short-ranged main weapon, cooperate with the teammate using primarily Suction Bombs when engaging an opponent: attack from different angles, or force the opponent to come within range of the teammate's weapon.
 * If your teammate gets splatted and an opponent is still present, then determine whether you can easily finish them off. If your weapon is either too weak or too short-ranged or if the opponent either is too healthy or has a teammate, then strongly consider retreating instead of risking getting splatted.
 * When attacking the Tower with a teammate, attack from a different angle from your teammate and throw a Suction Bomb onto the side of the Tower opposite from your teammate, who can directly assault the other side to dislodge the opposing Tower rider.

Countermeasures

 * While the lethal damage of the Suction Bomb can only be avoided by dodging, its splash damage of 30 HP can be reduced by equipping Bomb Defense Up DX. Just three ability points - one sub - offer good utility against Suction Bombs:
 * A player who has taken at least 30 HP of damage from the opponent (thus, has no more than 70 HP) will be visible on the opponents' map. Bomb Defense Up DX prevents its user from being exposed by the splash damage of a single Splat Bomb.
 * Ink Armor will not break due to splash damage from bombs whose splash damage normally inflicts 30 HP damage. With Ink Armor still intact, its wearer will only suffer a maximum of 80 HP of damage from a single hit, allowing them to withstand a single powerful attack, such as that from a Splat Charger.
 * Because a Suction Bomb takes two seconds to detonate, one can ignore it for about one second before having to move. However, take into account the larger splash radius.
 * If an opponent throws a Suction Bomb onto the Tower while you are riding it, you can move to the other side of the Tower and use the stake for cover from the blast. However, be ready to fend off any opponents – including the one who threw the Suction Bomb – who attempt to attack this other side.
 * Be aware of your opponents' locations before using a brella shield, Splash Wall, Baller, or Bubble Blower, as an opponent's Suction Bombs will detonate upon impact with any of these, potentially splatting you or your teammates if caught within their lethal radius.
 * Certain special weapons, such as Splashdown and Booyah Bomb, can negate any of the opponents' Suction Bombs.