Competitive:Save Scumming

Unofficial

 is a term used by the community that refers to the act of restoring older save data if one is not happy with their gear's Abilities or Rank.

The Wii U console allows players to copy data from system memory to USB data or the other way around. Save Scumming requires copying data to USB drive and the USB drive or the System memory serves as backup data to go back to. There are many methods of to get different results. While playing Splatoon the console will read the data from the system memory if there isn't USB drive. If you plugged-in your USB drive the game will play the data from your USB drive if there is any in it.

Creating a Splatoon Backup

 * 1) Insert a USB drive to the Wii U console.
 * 2) If the drive is not already formatted for compatibility with the Wii U, allow the Wii U to format it. Any data on the drive will be deleted.
 * 3) Enter the Settings on the Wii U. Enter Data Management.
 * 4) Copy the Splatoon data from the system memory to the USB drive.
 * 5) Remove the USB drive. If it is left in the console, it will be used in place of the system memory for saving Splatoon.

Desired Result
Preferred abilities on Gear.

Description
Re-rolling slots of gear at Spyke.

Method

 * 1) Copy your Splatoon data from your system memory to your USB drive, by doing that you created a go-to backup data if your re-rolls didn't go well.
 * 2) * (If you decide to leave your USB plugged-in you'll start at your USB drive data so the system memory will be your backup data. If you decide not to plug your USB drive in, your USB drive will be your backup data)
 * 3) Go to Spyke and re-roll slots on gear that you'd want good abilities on.
 * 4) * Once you got the desired abilities copy your data to your backup data so you can keep that gear with the abilities.
 * 5) * If you lose lots of cash or get bad re-rolls just go to your backup data and copy it to your other data.

Desired Result
Preferred abilities on Gear.

Description
You play multiplayer and see a player you would want their gear. You exit the lobby and go to Inkopolis, you find the Inkling and order their gear by talking to them and pressing to order the gear. In order to get their gear from Spyke, you'll need to wait for the next day to see the gear you ordered. You save your data to a backup file at the day you get the ordered gear before talking to Spyke. Once you save you unplug your USB drive and see in your Splatoon data at system memory if you got the desired abilities on your slots. If not, you copy your backup file from your USB drive to your system memory and wait for the next day, this will allow you to get different abilities on your slots the next day cause you didn't talk to spyke and you'll get different amount of slots the next day. If you get 3 sub abilities of the same ability, you can buy it in the price of 100,000 cash. This method is referred by the community as Order Scumming.

Method

 * 1) Open  at the day you receive the ordered gear. See the game saves and exit it.
 * 2) Copy your Splatoon data from your system memory to your USB drive.
 * 3) Turn the Wii U console off.
 * 4) Unplug the USB drive from the console.
 * 5) Open  and check how many sub abilities you got on your ordered gear from Spyke.
 * 6) *If you get 3 sub abilities, buy it.
 * 7) *If you get 2 sub abilities, play and unlock the 3rd slot. If it's the ability you wanted - keep it. If not, go to an older save data and try to unlock the slot again.
 * 8) *If you get 0 or 1 sub ability, go to older save and wait for the next day and repeat.

Changing timezone
This a technique to save time and see the ordered gear without having to wait days for the order. (Works in the US and in countries that have colonies with different time zones)

Method

 * 1) Find a piece of gear to order.
 * 2) Get queued ordered gear and talk to Spyke to make sure he gets rid of his delivered gear.
 * 3) Update your file, Copy the file from the USB stick to the Wii U.
 * 4) Click 'Change User Information' in your Nintedno Network ID settings.
 * 5) Change the time zone to a big time jump to the next day to see your ordered gear.
 * 6) *If you get 3 sub abilities, buy it and you got what you ordered.
 * 7) *If you get 2 sub abilities, update your file and order it, play and unlock the 3rd slot. till you get what you wanted.
 * 8) *If it's not what you wanted, change back the time zone and restore your file from the Wii U to the USB stick. Try different gear and see how many slots you'll get for that the next time jump.

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ2RMll5Ptg

Desired Result
Higher Rank.

Description
This method is not recommended to players because it will not reflect your skill at the rank you're in. This method allows you to rank-up or not to de-rank if you lose lots of points. Basically you go to an older save data if you lose games or de-rank. or go to an older save data if you try to rank up and want to get more points than lose points.

Method

 * 1) Copy your Splatoon data from your system memory to your USB drive. (At this state you can decide if to keep the USB drive plugged in or out)
 * 2) Play ranked battle.
 * 3) If you de-rank or lose lots of points, copy your backup data to your other data.
 * 4) * Once you're happy with your rank, Copy your data to your backup data to save your progress.
 * 5) * If you're not happy with you rank, Copy your data from your backup data to your other data to go to previous rank.