Competitive:Echolocator
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- For information about Echolocator, see Echolocator.
Splatoon
Echolocator
| Base duration | 9 seconds |
| Strengths | Instant activation, reveals the locations of all opponents |
| Weaknesses | Does not deal damage, tracking duration can be shortened by Cold-Blooded ability |
The Echolocator is a global special that tags all alive opponents with circling black squid arrows and an ink-colored line similar to the Point Sensor. This tagging can also be seen by the user's teammates. For these reasons, this is primarily a supportive special weapon.
Use
- This special is useful to tracking flanking players and those who use Ninja Squid.
- Like all specials, the Echolocator refills the user's ink tank upon use. However, still special allows the usage of main and sub weapons, allowing it to be used as a free, instant refill at low ink.
- Activating this special instantly empties the special gauge instead of it gradually depleting for the tracking duration, allowing it to be filled immediately after activation.
- This special is very useful for Charger users as it allows them to track far opponents for easy splats.
Synergy
Being a purely supportive special weapon, it is recommended to complement the Echolocator with offensive special weapons such as Inkzooka and Inkstrike.
Countermeasures
- Cold-Blooded ability reduces the wearer's duration of being tagged by 50%.
- Haunt ability provides the wearer some points of Damage Up, Defense Up, and Run Speed Up when being tracked by an Echolocator user.
- The brief visual effect of black arrows flying from the opposing user to your team can be seen by your team, which can be used to help locating the user.
- Little else can be done to counteract this special, so taking up a defensive playstyle for the duration of the tagging can help your team staying alive.
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