Ink Resistance Up

Ink Resistance Up is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Ink Resistance Up affects the movement of an Inkling in the opponent's Ink by allowing more maneuverability and speed while walking or swimming through it. The ability stays active throughout the entire match, and is used any time the player steps on or swims through enemy ink.

Quicker movement in enemy ink is especially helpful for the File:S Weapon Inkbrush .png [[]] and File:S Weapon Octobrush .png [[]], to move quickly even when turning sharply. Weapons that let the player strafe fast like the File:S Weapon N-ZAP '85 .png [[]] and File:S Weapon Mini Splatling .png [[]] also benefit from Ink Resistance Up, as small patches of enemy ink will not slow down movement as much.

Splatoon

Ink Resistance Up cannot be rolled as an ability for sub slots on gear.

In addition to giving mobility benefits in enemy ink, Ink Resistance Up also reduces the damage taken from stepping in or swimming through enemy ink. Normally, touching enemy ink will accumulate up to 50 damage at a rate of 30 damage per second. But with Ink Resistance Up, only 30 damage can accumulate, and at a rate of 12 damage per second.

Players appear on the mini-map if they accumulate 30.1 damage or more. Because only 30 passive ink damage can accumulate with Ink Resistance Up, the player will not show up to enemies on the mini-map after stepping on or swimming through enemy ink; the player would have to take damage from another source to show up.

Mutual Exclusivity

This ability is found as the main ability only on shoes, so other abilities found only on shoes are mutually exclusive with it; in other words players cannot have them together. These abilities are and .

Gear

Ink Resistance Up is the main ability of:

Shoes with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Blue Moto Boots	Rockenberg	12000	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	LE Soccer Cleats	Takoroka	2600	Ink Resistance Up		2.3.0
	Neon Sea Slugs	Tentatek	700	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Red Hi-Tops	Krak-On	1800	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Strapping Reds	Splash Mob	700	Ink Resistance Up		2.0.0

Version history

1.3.0

• ▼ Ink Resistance Up was nerfed, making the ease of movement in enemy ink much less noticeable than before.

Splatoon 2

Ink Resistance Up increases the player's speed in enemy ink by up to 200%. [[File:SquidForce_Brand_{{{2}}}.png|24px|{{{2}}}|link=SquidForce]] [[{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability, while [[File:Enperry_Brand_{{{2}}}.png|24px|{{{2}}}|link=SquidForce]] [[{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] gear has a 1/2× chance.

In addition to giving mobility benefits in enemy ink, Ink Resistance Up also reduces the rate of damage from stepping in or swimming through enemy ink. A maximum of 40 damage can accumulate with or without the ability.

Gear

Ink Resistance Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Annaki Beret	Annaki	11500	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Hothouse Hat	Skalop	3680	Ink Resistance Up		3.0.0
	Knitted Hat	Firefin	1400	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Pilot Hat	Splash Mob	11500	Ink Resistance Up		3.0.0
	Power Mask Mk I	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon 2)	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Purple Novelty Visor	Tentatek	Nintendo Switch News	Ink Resistance Up		15 April 2019
	Sennyu Goggles	Forge	CoroCoro Comic	Ink Resistance Up		10 August 2018
	Squidfin Hook Cans	Forge	3800	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Tulip Parasol	Inkline	1280	Ink Resistance Up		2.0.0

Clothing with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Black Hoodie	Skalop	2900	Ink Resistance Up		3.0.0
	Chili-Pepper Ski Jacket	Inkline	7800	Ink Resistance Up		3.0.0
	Custom Painted F-3	Forge	9700	Ink Resistance Up		2.0.0
	Front Zip Vest	Toni Kensa	5500	Ink Resistance Up		2.0.0
	Lime Easy-Stripe Shirt	Splash Mob	3800	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Mister Shrug Tee	Krak-On	9200	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Navy College Sweat	Splash Mob	800	Ink Resistance Up		3.0.0
	Navy King Tank	Enperry	600	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Null Armor Replica	Cuttlegear	Octo Expansion	Ink Resistance Up		3.1.0
	Power Armor Mk I	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon 2)	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Red Hula Punk with Tie	Annaki	9000	Ink Resistance Up		2.0.0
	Squid Squad Band Tee	Rockenberg	900	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	White Deca Logo Tee	Zink	1200	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Zekko Long Carrot Tee	Zekko	1800	Ink Resistance Up		2.0.0

Shoes with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Blue Moto Boots	Rockenberg	10800	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Chocolate Dakroniks	Zink	1700	Ink Resistance Up		3.0.0
	LE Soccer Shoes	Takoroka	7500	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Neon Sea Slugs	Tentatek	700	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Pro Trail Boots	Inkline	9800	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Red Hi-Tops	Krak-On	1800	Ink Resistance Up		2.0.0
	Strapping Reds	Splash Mob	1400	Ink Resistance Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Suede Marine Lace-Ups	Zekko	1200	Ink Resistance Up		3.0.0

Stacking

Abilities				Speed increase in enemy ink
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				19.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				37.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				55.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				60.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				71.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				76.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				86.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				91.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				101.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				105.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				110.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				114.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				119.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				123.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				127.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				131.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				135.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				138.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				142.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				146.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				149.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				152.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				155.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				159.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				162.0%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				164.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				167.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				170.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				172.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				175.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				179.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				181.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				185.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				187.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				190.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				192.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				196.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				198.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				200.8%

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  A graph showing the effects of stacking Ink Resistance Up.