Shifty Station

Shifty Station is a multiplayer stage in Splatoon 2. It is only available during Splatfests and has a variable layout. It will be made playable in Private Battles in Version after the final Splatfest. The layout does not change over the course of a single Splatfest, with the exception of Chaos vs. Order, where the first 23 layouts will be playable in the first 48 hours, with the last 24 hours only having the final layout playable.

Layout 1: "Push"
The name given to this layout by Marina is 追憶のスライド, "Slide of Reminiscence" or "Slide of memories". This is likely a reference to the inclined ramps' similarity to playground slides. Players spawn on either end of the stage, on raised platforms that lead down to sequentially shorter platforms connected by ramps. To the right is a large open area, and straight ahead is a small passage connecting the two halves of the map. In the gaps between each half of the map are two medium-sized platforms that periodically move side-to-side.
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Total BP: 2,011p


 * Splatfests
 * Mayo vs. Ketchup on 2017-08-04 for all regions


 * Gallery

Layout 2: "SlideLift"
The name given to this layout by Marina is 約束の丘で会いましょう, "Let's Meet at the Hill of Promises". This is a reference to the common trope in Japanese media of a hill outside school where student couples meet to confess their feelings to each other, or to make important promises.

Players spawn on either end of the stage, on raised platforms that lead down to a central area. There are two small raised platforms on either side of the central area that periodically move up and down, and a large platform topped with a small inkable block in the middle that moves opposite the side platforms. Various walls are placed about the level to use as cover.
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When this layout was reused in May 2018, the small inkable block on the middle platform was removed, some walls were repositioned at the canyon of the spawn point, and the tall wall near the spawn points became inkable on one side and significantly shorter, while the rest of the layout was identical to the original incarnation.

This Shifty Station contains a third variation that was never used in-game.

Total BP: 1,885p

"SlideLift"
 * Splatfests
 * Flight vs. Invisibility on 2017-09-01 for North America, Oceania, and Europe
 * With Lemon vs. Without Lemon on 2017-11-11 for Japan

Revision titled "SlideLift 2"
 * Raph vs. Leo on 2018-05-05 for North America, Oceania, and Europe


 * Gallery

Layout 3: "Sponge"
The name given to this layout by Marina is ハンサムなスポンジ, "The Handsome Sponge".

Players spawn on either end of the stage, on raised platforms that lead down to a central area. To the right, there is a raised platform that is accessible via a sponge. To the left, there is an Inkrail on an isolated platform that the player can jump to in squid or octopus form. Towards the center of the stage are two more Inkrails, which can be used to get on their corresponding platforms. Sponges, walls, and crates in the center area can be used for cover.
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When this layout was reused in May 2018, more sponges were added to allow greater movement to key areas. For example, a sponge was added alongside the left side ink rail platform to allow a route to the Inkrail that does not involve jumping. Some sponges had their sizes changed, as the centre sponges allowed to get on both towers, and the sponge near the right Inkrail was made into a cube. Also, the crates centrally placed in the platform just below spawn were rotated 90 degrees clockwise.

Total BP: 1,900p

"Sponge"
 * Splatfests
 * Fries vs. McNuggets on 2017-09-09 for Japan
 * Front Roll vs. Back Roll on 2017-10-07 for Europe
 * Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy on 2017-11-18 for North America and Oceania

Revision titled "Sponge 2"
 * Mikey vs. Donnie on 2018-05-11 for North America, Oceania, and Europe
 * Hello Kitty vs. Cinnamoroll on 2018-05-19 for Japan


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Layout 4: "Windmill"
The name given to this layout by Marina is ウィンドミル・キス, "Windmill・Kiss".

Players spawn on either end of the stage, on raised platforms that lead down to a central area. Each side has a rotating platform where the walls can be covered to climb on it and not fall to the abyss. At the center, there is a big wall and two uncoverable rotating platforms, and only can be crossed to the other side by going through the rotating platforms.
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When this stage was reused during the Sanrio Splatfest tournament, the central revolving doors were skewed with the left one (per player point of view) moved closer to the spawn. The middle has also been opened up, allowing free movement from one side to the other. The right side of the spawn point has also been expanded.

Total BP: 2,061p

"Windmill" Revision titled "Windmill 2"
 * Splatfests
 * Vampire vs. Werewolf on 2017-10-13 for North America and Oceania
 * Agility vs. Endurance on 2017-10-14 for Japan
 * Warm vs. Cold on 2017-11-04 for Europe
 * My Melody vs. Pompompurin on 2018-05-26 for Japan


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Layout 5: "NuriNuriBar"
The name given to this layout by Marina is バーの一族, "The Spreader Clan". A more literal translation of the name would be "The Clan of Bars", since Spreaders are called "Paint spreading bars" in Japanese.

Players spawn on either end of the stage, on raised platforms that lead down to a central area. Each side has uninkable ramp near spawn and spinning spreader with their ink color. At the right side of each spawn point, there is an area to ink and an uninkable spinning Spreader on the wall that leads to a bigger platform. At the left side of each spawn point, there are long paths that lead to the center where there is a platform with a wall and a box on the left. At the center, there is a large spinning spreader with each team's colors that can be climbed on that stops spinning at the fifteen seconds left mark.
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Total BP: 2,455p


 * Splatfests
 * Warm Inner Wear vs. Warm Outer Wear on 2017-12-09 for Japan
 * Film vs. Book on 2017-12-09 for Europe
 * Sweater vs. Sock on 2017-12-15 for North America and Oceania


 * Gallery

Layout 6: "Transparent"
The name given to this layout by Marina is トランスペアレント・ボーイ, "Transparent Boy".

The spawn point for each team is on a raised invisible platform which ramps down to a wider open area. These areas connect via more invisible inclines to a central area dominated by a platform that rises and sinks back into the floor periodically. This platform's walls are also invisible, and each time it sinks into the floor all ink on the walls disappears. To the sides of the central area are two smaller "courtyards", in the middle of each of them is an invisible block with inkable top flats which is constantly circled by long, flat Squee-Gs, shaped like Spreaders which wipe off all ink (leaving the top inked but cleaning the walls of the block).
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Total BP: 2,027p


 * Splatfests
 * Action vs. Comedy on 2018-01-13 for all regions


 * Gallery

Layout 7: "Canon"
The name given to this layout by Marina is ヒメちゃんのキャノン, "Pearlie's Cannon".

This layout is made of a valley between two inclines. The spawn points are at the top of each incline, with an Ink Cannon atop a steep, uninkable cliff on the right side just below the spawn. The cannon nest is flanked by a tall wall so that an enemy climbing up the slope to reach it has gone almost all the way up to the spawn point to get behind the cannon.
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The stage is dotted with small walls that can be used for cover. The center of the stage has a small hill with another Ink Cannon on it. The base cannons cannot reach each other, but they can reach and be reached by the center cannon. To the sides of the central hill are two tall blocks which can only be inked and climbed from the closer team's side, and can serve as sniper's nests overlooking the center.

When a player is occupying a cannon, they are positioned on top of the sphere which makes up the cannon's body. This means that high-accuracy weapons such as chargers have to aim a little above the cannon to hit the player inside it. When a player leaves the cannon, they are dropped behind it relative to the way they are currently facing. In the case of the base cannons, if facing backwards, the player will fall down the cliffside, allowing for a quick escape if flanked.

Total BP: 2,390p


 * Splatfests
 * Champion vs. Challenger on 2018-02-03 for Japan
 * Gherk-OUT vs. Gherk-IN on 2018-02-10 for Europe
 * Money vs. Love on 2018-02-17 for North America and Oceania


 * Gallery

Layout 8: "Kakutei"
The name given to this layout by Marina is ドジドジ, "Closed-closed". The name is a pun on 閉じ, "to be closed" with ドジ, "clumsy"

This layout contains a large center area with a glass dome suspended above it. There are also two glass boxes on each side of the stage. These three serve as containment chambers.
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When the remaining match time is 1:50, a warning appears saying the side areas are about to seal off. At 1:40, the boxes descend to seal off the side areas, preventing access to them for the remainder of the match, finally closing entirely at 1:30. Two platforms at the large center area also descend to ground level, making more room for combat and inkable turf. At 0:55, another message appears, warning the center area is about to close. At 0:50, the central dome starts descending and by 0:45 it seals off the center area, finally closing entirely at 0:40. Shortly after descending, a launchpad appears in the secluded areas, to allow players to get out, only if players from one team remain in those areas, with the color of the launchpad matching that team.

Players can Super Jump to the secluded areas if a teammate or a is inside. and the can penetrate the glass barriers, but not the.

Total BP: 2,770p


 * Splatfests
 * Flower vs. Dumpling on 2018-03-03 for Japan
 * Chicken vs. Egg on 2018-03-10 North America, Oceania, and Europe


 * Gallery

Layout 9: "Hikiyose"
The name given to this layout by Marina is イタズラなヒキヨセ, "Mischievous Grapplinks".

This layout contains many obstacles and ramps, making walking around the floor very difficult and providing limited visibility. Above many of the raised platforms, there are floating Grapplinks, which allow players to quickly travel along the higher areas. The central area is a high, narrow bridge over a gap, that can only be scaled via a ramp from each team's left flank, a wall on each side near the middle, or using the Grapplinks. It stands between two canyons that separate it from the team base areas. Throwing a bomb or, or using the links the player to the Grapplink. Sting Rays run out immediately once teleported there.
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Blocking the right flank of each team's canyon, right before the center area, is a tower with a triangular roof, that seems to be taken from Camp Triggerfish.

Total BP: 2,199p


 * Splatfests
 * Latest Model vs. Popular Model on 2018-03-24 for Japan
 * Baseball vs. Soccer on 2018-04-07 for North America and Oceania
 * Salty vs. Sweet on 2018-04-07 for Europe


 * Gallery

Layout 10: "Denden"
The name given to this layout by Marina is あしたはデンデン, "Tomorrow will be Ink Switches".

This layout is laterally-symmetrical like Saltspray Rig. It contains many ramps and long narrow corridors. The spawn points are located near each other but separated with a tall glass wall that extends all the way to the center (however, splats against the junction where this wall meets the floor may cause a small amount to leech to the other side). From spawn, it is downhill that leads to the center where are three Ink Switches are placed. The center one rises an uninkable wall in the middle while the two others lift climbable platforms on each side respectively. The platforms, when raised, allow full access to that side's respective home base.
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Team Alpha (Pearl's team) always spawns on the right side, while Team Bravo (Marina's team) always spawns on the left. However, when the same team is fighting each other in Splatfest, the rule above does not affect spawn positions, so there is a possibility to spawn on either side.

Total BP: 2,185p


 * Splatfests
 * Unknown Creature vs. Advanced Technology on 2018-04-21 for Japan
 * Pulp vs. No-Pulp on 2018-06-23 for North America, Oceania, and Europe


 * Gallery

Layout 11: "Scale"
The name given to this layout by Marina is 天秤ラヴァーズ, "Balance Lovers". The main mechanic of this stage is a large double balance beam scale with a large pad near each spawn point and a pair of smaller pads near the center. The pads are balanced against their same-sized counterparts and are not connected between them. The scales tip based on the number of players and sub weapons on them, with the heavier side lowering and the lighter side raising accordingly. While moving up or down, a pattern on the top of the pad will glow light blue and a grinding metal sound effect will be heard. Between each spawn point and the larger pads is a lower area with many horizontal and vertical grates and a sponge that can be used to climb back on the left flank. The smaller pads in the middle are each flanked by a pit hazard on the left side and a short ramp providing cover on the right.
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 * Sub weapons also affect platform weight. Their weight is half that of a player, which makes the platforms go down by half the distance they would when unbalanced by the weight of a player.
 * Three sub weapons do not follow this rule, being s, s and . This is likely due to these subs not having any material value.
 * Swimming on a wall of the platforms counts as being on the platform, and will affect it whether the character is ascending, descending or swimming at a set height.
 * Accordingly, s and s (when placed on the walls of the platform) affect the balance by half a player's weight.
 * Certain parts of the bottom areas of the moving platforms are covered by uninkable walls taller than the maximum jump height, so when fully raised, the platforms can only be climbed from certain directions.

Total BP: 2,300p


 * Splatfests
 * Raph vs. Donnie on 2018-05-18 for North America, Oceania, and Europe
 * Hello Kitty vs. My Melody on 2018-06-09 for Japan


 * Gallery

Layout 12: "Takoashi"
The name given to this layout by Marina is たこあし注意報, "Tentacle Warning".

This layout's main mechanic revolves around tentacles that stick out of the floor. There are three octopus tentacles and three squid tentacles, even during same-team matches. The octopus tentacles resemble those that are seen in boss battles, and the squid tentacles resemble a larger version of the Squid Bumpers seen in the Shooting Range.
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Each team's spawn point is on a raised platform with a lower area in front and to the right and a walkway going off to the left. Past the lower area is a wall numbered 3 on the left, a ramp to a raised platform in the middle, and a tall, uninkable wall to the right. Beyond these is a large courtyard divided by both teams' number 1 walls and an S-shaped inkable platform between them. On each team's side, the number 1 tentacle is on the right, near the S-shaped platform. Further to the right of each team's side is a small pit hazard and a blocked-off area containing the team's number 2 tentacle. To the left of the team's side of the center is their number 2 wall, and beyond it a small enclosed area. This area contains the team's number 3 tentacle and can be reached by following the left walkway from the team's spawn. The number 2 wall is flanked by a raised platform with sponges at each end, allowing friendly team members to go around the wall without opening it.

The background of this layout features drinking jars with straws filled with a clear liquid. The background also has fireworks going off, some of them in the shape of the squid and  octopus icons from the game can be seen in the sky, colored to match the teams currently playing.

Tentacles
Players can splat their enemy team's corresponding numbered tentacles (denoted by the Inkling numbers 1, 2 and 3). Doing so will lower a barrier with the same number, giving access to other areas, displaying a message and playing the "objective captured" or "objective lost" sound effect from Ranked Battles. Each tentacle is connected to a certain barrier and they do not heal damage or regenerate once splatted. There is a lit path on the floor leading from each tentacle to the gate it opens, and once the tentacle is splatted, the lights turn off as the gate opens.

The tentacles do not need to be splatted in any particular order, as number 2 is accessible from the start, and number 3, while hidden behind the number 2 gate, can still be accessed using long-ranged weapons and ones that provide more mobility, such as the or ; or by standing on a sponge and having it be expanded by an enemy team member.

The first tentacle will suffer 600 damage before being splatted, the second 3000, and the third 2000. Certain weapons do more damage to the tentacles, with the game applying the same damage multipliers as when attacking tentacles in Octo Expansion boss fights. The tentacles are unaffected by, so additional damage will be dealt.

Total BP: 2,593


 * Splatfests
 * Squid vs. Octopus on 2018-07-21 for all regions


 * Gallery

Layout 13: "NuriSwitch"
The name given to this layout by Marina is ヌリとスイッチの吐息, "Breath of Splat and Switch". The name could be more literally translated as "A Breath of Painting and Switch", since "Painting Switches" is the Japanese name for Splat-Switches.

This layout's main mechanic revolves around Splat-Switches. There are two switches on each team's side which begin in the enemy's color, and one in the center which begins in a neutral state. The two switches in each team's side control a gate, moving it to a closed position when in the defending team's color, and the central switch controls two platforms in the central area - when it is inked, the platform closer to the owner's color will rise from ground level, making it inaccessible since its walls are uninkable.
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Each team's spawn point is on a raised platform with a small walkway leading forward. To the right are two lower-leveled areas with staircases leading between them. The lowest of these two levels is split by a wall. The first Splat-Switch is in front of this wall, and the gate it controls is in its middle. Ahead of these two areas is a long wall separating them from the center of the stage. The second Splat-Switch is on top of this wall, and the gate it controls is adjacent to it (so that when the gate opens it hides the Splat-Switch from the center). To the left is some grating leading to the center from a different angle. The center area is a large, flat, open area, with the central Splat-Switch in its epicenter, with small boxes usable for cover on either side. On each team's right side is a Sponge Block. On the left side is the rising platform, with another small box on top. When the moving platform is raised, it is leveled with the wall on the closer side, allowing players on it to access the base even without opening the gate.

Total BP: 2,360p


 * Splatfests
 * Mushroom Mountain vs. Bamboo Shoot Village on 2018-08-18 for Japan
 * Adventure vs. Relax on 2018-08-18 for Europe
 * Fork vs. Spoon on 2018-08-24 for North America and Oceania


 * Gallery

Layout 14: "Trampoline"
The name given to this layout by Marina is ジャンプマットの詩, "Bounce Pads' Poem".

Players spawn on either end of the stage, on raised platforms that lead down to sequentially lower platforms with boxes and a bumper. These areas can be accessed by falling through grates, jumping on bounce pads or falling from one raised platform to a lower one. In the center is a raised platform with boxes in the middle that can only be accessed by jumping on the bounce pads from each side, and grated bridges from the sides of the center. The bounce pads are placed above pit hazards, providing access to higher areas at the risk of falling off the stage.
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Total BP: 1,783p


 * Splatfests
 * Retro vs. Modern on 2018-09-22 for North America, Oceania, and Europe
 * Tsubuan vs. Koshian on 2018-09-23 for Japan


 * Gallery

Layout 15: "RideRail"
The name given to this layout by Marina is キミのハートにライド・オン！, "Ride・on into Your Heart!". This is a pun on the phrase "Right on!" with the name for Ride Rails.

This layout contains ride rails that lead to the middle, which are the only way to get to the center.
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Total BP: 2,188p


 * Splatfests
 * Trick vs. Treat on 2018-10-19 for all regions


 * Gallery

Layout 16: "Kanketu"
The name given to this layout by Marina is カンケツセンのばら, "The Rose of Gusher".

This layout contains Gushers.
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Total BP: 2,297p


 * Splatfests
 * Pocky Chocolate vs. Pocky: Gokuboso on 2018-11-10 for Japan
 * Salsa vs. Guac on 2018-11-17 for North America and Oceania
 * Eat It vs. Save It on 2018-11-24 for Europe


 * Gallery

Layout 17: "Dash"
The name given to this layout by Marina is 恋はダッシュ✕３, "Love is Dash Times 3".

This layout contains dash tracks.
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Total BP: 2,327p


 * Splatfests
 * Hero vs. Villain on 2018-12-15 for all regions


 * Gallery

Layout 18: "Dozer"
The name given to this layout by Marina is ドーザームーン, "Spreader Moon".

This layout contains Flooders.
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Total BP: 2,254p


 * Splatfests
 * Fam vs. Friend on 2019-01-04 for all regions


 * Gallery

Layout 19: "Quick"
The name given to this layout by Marina is クイックバスケット, "Quick Basket".

This layout contains Sponge Blocks and six "Free Splat Zones". These zones operate like Splat Zones in that inking a certain percentage of them causes the entire zone to be filled with the team's ink.
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Total BP: 2,583p


 * Splatfests
 * Boke vs. Tsukkomi on 2019-02-02 for Japan
 * Pancake vs. Waffle on 2019-02-09 for North America, Oceania and Europe

Layout 20: "DeliNuri"
The name given to this layout by Marina is ヌリヌリトゥナイト, "Splat-Splat Tonight".

This layout contains four small and one large Splat Switches, called "Nuri Switches" in Japanese, which control ten moving Spreaders.
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Total BP: 2,259p


 * Splatfests
 * Knight vs. Wizard on 2019-03-16 for all regions

Layout 21: "Painting"
The name given to this layout by Marina is ビッグ＝パネルが止まらない, "The Big=Panel Doesn't Stop".

This layout contains an Ink Switch in the center of the map controlling a strip of fourteen moving platforms. These platforms, partially separated by a glass wall in front of the switch at the start of a match, serve as the surface for the center of the map. Team Alpha always spawns on the right, while Team Bravo always spawns on the left. This is randomly decided in same-team matches. When the switch is in use, the platforms move slowly from one end of the stage to the other. Players must ink the surface of the platforms before they slide under the other glass wall behind the switch, putting the turf out of reach for the remainder of the match. The switch is covered with a glass barrier from all sides, except for the front. The height of the switch is also enough that the are less likely to activate it. When the last surface is fully on the other side of the first glass wall, sliding doors of the glass barrier conceal the front of the switch. The and  can penetrate this cage, but hitting the Ink Switch will do nothing once the platforms have moved to the end.
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Total BP: 2,832p


 * Splatfests
 * Hare vs. Tortoise on 2019-04-19 for all regions


 * Gallery

Layout 22: "Gabon"
The name given to this layout by Marina is 思い出コロガリウム, "Rolonium of Thoughts".

This layout contains Rolonium bundles that roll through various hills. Rolonium can splat in two hits.
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Total BP: 2,059


 * Splatfests
 * Ce vs. Pa on 2019-05-11 for Japan
 * Time Travel vs. Teleportation on 2019-05-18 for North America, Oceania and Europe


 * Gallery

Layout 23: "Blowouts"
The name given to this layout by Marina is ピロピロなんかじゃない, "I Am Not an Inkfurler".

This layout contains Inkfurlers that can be unwrapped to travel through the stage. This layout is surrounded by water. After ninety seconds, the water level will drop to reveal more inkable turf, similar to Mahi-Mahi Resort.
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Total BP: TBD


 * Splatfests
 * Unicorn vs. Narwhal on 2019-06-15 for North America and Oceania
 * Without Pineapple vs. With Pineapple on 2019-06-15 for Japan
 * Kid vs. Grown-Up on 2019-06-15 for Europe

Official Naming
While all the layouts are referred to in-game as "Shifty Station", on 2019-06-18, the official Japanese Splatoon Twitter account began publishing images of the various layouts in appearance order, each titled with a specific name. One of the tweets mentions that these names were given by Marina. It appears that the names are parodies of romantic josei and shōjo manga.

Trivia

 * Marina claims to have helped make the stage herself, which is shown by her symbol appearing on the stage image.
 * As Marina mentions often in the news segments, she was raised around Octarian machinery, which would explain why many of the Shifty Station variants contain at least one of the Octo Valley and Octo Canyon mechanics.
 * This is elaborated on further in the Octo Expansion. In Marina's chat room, Pearl mentions how Marina creates these stages all by herself, while Cap'n Cuttlefish notes the Octarian technology used, such as floating rocks, from Marina's time as a combat engineer for DJ Octavio.
 * The stage seems to be set somewhere in one of Octo Canyon's domes or the Deepsea Metro, as can be deduced by the decorations scattered throughout the stage types as well as the floating objects in the background.
 * Not all Shifty Stations actually shift. Layouts 3, 7, 9, 14 and 15 are static, and 10, 11, 12 and 13 only move when interacted with.
 * On one of the Stations there is a glitch that allows the player to clip through the wall.
 * Layout 3 has been used for the most Splatfests, with a grand total of five.
 * The internal code name for this stage in the game files is "Deli".
 * Layout 12, along with two future layouts featuring Ride Rails and Bounce Pads, were found in the game's data after the release of Version . This was the only complete layout that also had the stage model present.
 * The same data miners later published a complete list of the Shifty Station layout code names (as of ):


 * Layout 14 did not have the ambient sound playing in the background that can be heard in the other Shifty Station layouts in Recon mode.