Quick Respawn

Quick Respawn is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. Skalop gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability.

This ability shortens the player's respawn time after getting splatted.

Normally watching the splat cam takes six seconds after the half second splatting animation, followed by a two second respawn animation, for a combined eight and a half second respawn time. This ability only reduces the splat cam portion of the respawn process. If fully stacked with three Quick Respawn abilities, the splat cam portion is reduced to three seconds, for a five and a half second respawn time.

Quick Respawn tends to be most useful in Ranked Battles. This is due to the importance of getting back to the front lines quickly and the high likelihood of being splatted, since both teams are often gathered in a single area, such as around the Rainmaker or a Splat Zone. Teamwork is a crucial element of Ranked Battles, as well; being able to rejoin one's team just a moment sooner may turn the tide of battle.

Splatoon

After getting splatted, Quick Respawn decreases the time spent watching the splat cam or black screen by up to about 67%.

Respawn time after being splatted by falling out-of-bounds or drowning in water is shorter than after being splatted by another player. The respawn time for drowning in water is seven seconds, and the time for falling out-of-bounds is five and a half seconds. Just like with being splatted by another player, only the splat cam portion of this time is affected by Quick Respawn.

Gear

Quick Respawn is the main ability of:

Headgear with Quick Respawn in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Backwards Cap	Zekko	700	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Noise Cancelers	Forge	2800	Quick Respawn	2.3.0
Retro Specs	Splash Mob	500	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Clothing with Quick Respawn in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Basic Tee	SquidForce		Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Camo Zip Hoodie	Firefin	9000	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Power Armor	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Retro Gamer Jersey	Zink	9000	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Squid Satin Jacket	Zekko	8900	Quick Respawn	2.3.0
Traditional Apron	Famitsu	2000	Quick Respawn	2.0.0
Tricolor Rugby	Takoroka	700	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
White Striped LS	Splash Mob	2300	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Shoes with Quick Respawn in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Black Trainers	Tentatek	500	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Choco Clogs	Krak-On	1800	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Moto Boots	Rockenberg	3000	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Squink Wingtips	Rockenberg	800	Quick Respawn	2.0.0

Stacking

Abilities				Respawn Rate
None				8.50s
Main: 0, Sub: 1				8.11s
Main: 0, Sub: 2				7.75s
Main: 0, Sub: 3				7.40s
Main: 1, Sub: 0				7.29s
Main: 0, Sub: 4				7.07s
Main: 1, Sub: 1				6.97s
Main: 0, Sub: 5				6.76s
Main: 1, Sub: 2				6.66s
Main: 0, Sub: 6				6.47s
Main: 1, Sub: 3				6.38s
Main: 2, Sub: 0				6.29s
Main: 0, Sub: 7				6.20s
Main: 1, Sub: 4				6.12s
Main: 2, Sub: 1				6.04s
Main: 0, Sub: 8				5.95s
Main: 1, Sub: 5				5.88s
Main: 2, Sub: 2				5.80s
Main: 0, Sub: 9				5.72s
Main: 1, Sub: 6				5.65s
Main: 2, Sub: 3				5.58s
Main: 3, Sub: 0				5.51s
Main: 1, Sub: 7				5.45s
Main: 2, Sub: 4				5.38s
Main: 3, Sub: 1				5.32s
Main: 1, Sub: 8				5.26s
Main: 2, Sub: 5				5.20s
Main: 3, Sub: 2				5.15s
Main: 1, Sub: 9				5.09s
Main: 2, Sub: 6				5.04s
Main: 3, Sub: 3				4.99s
Main: 2, Sub: 7				4.90s
Main: 3, Sub: 4				4.86s
Main: 2, Sub: 8				4.78s
Main: 3, Sub: 5				4.75s
Main: 2, Sub: 9				4.68s
Main: 3, Sub: 6				4.65s
Main: 3, Sub: 7				4.58s
Main: 3, Sub: 8				4.52s
Main: 3, Sub: 9				4.48s

Graph showing the effects of stacking Quick Respawn.
How Quick Respawn and Quick Super Jump interact.

Splatoon 2

Quick Respawn was tweaked in Splatoon 2 to only affect deaths that meet certain conditions. These conditions must be met:

There was a previous death. This simply means that the first death in a match will never benefit from Quick Respawn. Every following death can benefit.
The previous death and the current death were caused by an enemy attack.
- Environmental deaths do not count as enemy-caused deaths, even if the enemy pushes the player into an environmental hazard. If no enemy has a confirmed splat, then the cause of death is indisputably an environmental hazard, like falling out of bounds or drowning in water.
- Assists do not count as enemy-caused deaths. An enemy can deal non-fatal damage or Point Sensor tracking effects or Toxic Mist effects that score an assist when the player dies from an environmental hazard, but the player will not benefit from Quick Respawn because assists do not count.
- The Rainmaker barrier can cause an environmental death if the player is squished between it and a wall, but an explosion caused by the barrier will be a valid enemy-caused death.
The player did not splat an enemy during their current life. More specifically, the player must not splat an opponent during the time between the previous death and the current death.
- Assists and suicides do not count as splats. A splat confirmation notification will show on the player's screen if they score a splat.
- In scenarios where lives are traded, this condition depends on who died first. If the player throws a bomb that splats an opponent after the player dies, that splat prevents this condition from being met for the next death, but allows it to be met for the current death.

In summary, the player must get splatted after not scoring any splats since the last time they were splatted.

Gear

Quick Respawn is the main ability of:

Headgear with Quick Respawn in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Backwards Cap	Zekko	700	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Eel-Cake Hat	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Quick Respawn	20 December 2018
Fugu Bell Hat	Firefin	1700	Quick Respawn	2.0.0
Noise Cancelers	Forge	9200	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Retro Specs	Splash Mob	500	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Seashell Bamboo Hat	Inkline	3200	Quick Respawn	3.0.0
Squinja Mask	amiibo	Inkling Boy (Splatoon 2)	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)

Clothing with Quick Respawn in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Annaki Yellow Cuff	Annaki	4800	Quick Respawn	3.0.0
Basic Tee	SquidForce		Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Blue Tentatek Tee	Tentatek	3100	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Camo Zip Hoodie	Firefin	9000	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Dakro Nana Tee	Zink	1010	Quick Respawn	3.0.0
Fishing Vest	Inkline	4200	Quick Respawn	2.0.0
Grape Hoodie	Enperry	1100	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Power Armor	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon)	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Red V-Neck Limited Tee	SquidForce	7-Eleven	Quick Respawn	14 July 2017^JP 9 July 2019^EU 23 July 2019^JP/NA
Retro Gamer Jersey	Zink	9000	Quick Respawn	3.0.0
Squid Satin Jacket	Zekko	9200	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Tricolor Rugby	Takoroka	700	Quick Respawn	2.0.0
White Striped LS	Splash Mob	2300	Quick Respawn	2.0.0

Shoes with Quick Respawn in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Added in
Black Trainers	Tentatek	500	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Blue Power Stripes	Takoroka	4880	Quick Respawn	3.0.0
Choco Clogs	Krak-On	1800	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
Fresh Fish Feet	amiibo	Octoling Octopus	Quick Respawn	4.2.0
Moto Boots	Rockenberg	3800	Quick Respawn	Initial Release (1.0.0)
N-Pacer Au	Enperry	8900	Quick Respawn	2.0.0
Squink Wingtips	Rockenberg	800	Quick Respawn	2.0.0
Tea-Green Hunting Boots	Splash Mob	11500	Quick Respawn	3.0.0