Shifty Station
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Shifty Station
| Added in | 4 August 2017 |
| Features | Variable layout |
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-Pearl
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Shifty Station is the title given to a series of multiplayer stages in Splatoon 2. The stages were originally only available during Splatfests, but were made available in Private Battles starting with Version 5.0.0. Only one Shifty Station appeared per Splatfest, except for Chaos vs. Order and Super Mushroom vs. Super Star.
Shifty Stations typically either have parts of the stage moving around and/or Octo Canyon stage gimmicks, such as Ink Cannons and Grapplinks. The only stages that are exceptions to this rule are Sweet Valley Tentacles, The Splat in our Zones, and MC.Princess Diaries. Sweet Valley Tentacles uses a unique gimmick, The Splat in our Zones uses free Splat Zones, and MC.Princess Diaries uses hyperbombs from the Octo Expansion.
List of layouts
| Name | Description | Splatfests | Release Date |
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 Wayslide Cool |
The first variation of Shifty Station features large platforms on the sides of the stage which slide to and from the center. | Mayo vs. Ketchup; Chaos vs. Order; Mayo vs. Ketchup (2020) | 4 August 2017 |
| File:S2 Stage The Secret of S.P.L.A.T..png The Secret of S.P.L.A.T. |
This stage features platforms in the middle which move up and down. | Flight vs. Invisibility; Lemon vs. No Lemon; Raph vs. Leo; Chaos vs. Order | 1 September 2017 |
 Goosponge |
This variant features sponges and Inkrails that help the player reach central points on the stage. | Fries vs. McNuggets, Front Roll vs. Back Roll, and Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy; Mikey vs. Donnie and Hello Kitty vs. Cinnamoroll; Chaos vs. Order | 9 September 2017 |
 Windmill House on the Pearlie |
This variant features four large, rotating platforms. | Vampire vs. Werewolf, Dexterity vs. Endurance, and Warm Breakfast vs. Cold Breakfast; My Melody vs. Pompompurin; Chaos vs. Order | 13 October 2017 |
 Fancy Spew |
This variant heavily features Spreaders, most notably rotating Spreaders in the center. | Inner Wear vs. Outer Wear, Film vs. Book, and Sweater vs. Sock; Chaos vs. Order | 9 December 2017 |
 Zone of Glass |
This variant primarily features invisible platforms, as well as long Squee-Gs that move uninterrupted. | Action vs. Comedy; Chaos vs. Order | 13 January 2018 |
| File:S2 Stage Cannon Fire Pearl.png Cannon Fire Pearl |
This variant features Ink Cannons which can be used to fire at distant opponents, and walls that allow players to hide from the cannons. | Champion vs. Challenger, Gherk-OUT vs. Gherk-IN, and Money vs. Love; Chaos vs. Order; Super Mushroom vs. Super Star | 3 February 2018 |
| File:S2 Stage The Bunker Games.png The Bunker Games |
This variant features large containment chambers which close off parts of the stage over time. Once an area is closed off, a launchpad appears in it, allowing players inside the domes to escape. | Hana vs. Dango and Chicken vs. Egg; Chaos vs. Order; Chicken vs. Egg (2020); Super Mushroom vs. Super Star | 3 March 2018 |
 Grapplink Girl |
This variant has an element of verticality with Grapplinks being used to quickly reach high points. | Newest vs. Most Popular, Baseball vs. Soccer, and Salty vs. Sweet; Chaos vs. Order | 24 March 2018 |
 Zappy Longshocking |
This variant features lateral symmetry, as well as Ink Switches that move platforms and walls. | New Lifeform vs. Future Tech; Pulp vs. No-Pulp; Chaos vs. Order | 21 April 2018 |
 A Swiftly Tilting Balance |
This stage is built like a double-beam balance scale, with the weight of players and sub weapons tilting the two large platforms on either side of the stage. | Raph vs. Donnie; Hello Kitty vs. My Melody; Chaos vs. Order | 18 May 2018 |
 Sweet Valley Tentacles |
This variant features large, tentacle-shaped dummies that, when splatted, open up gates around the stage. | Squid vs. Octopus; Chaos vs. Order | 21 July 2018 |
 The Switches |
This variant features Splat-Switches that move gates around the stage when inked. | Mushroom Mountain vs. Bamboo Shoot Village, Adventure vs. Relax, and Fork vs. Spoon; Chaos vs. Order | 18 August 2018 |
 The Bouncey Twins |
This variant features Bounce Pads that allow players to reach high points on the stage, but are placed above the abyss. | Retro vs. Modern and Tsubuan vs. Koshian; Chaos vs. Order; Super Mushroom vs. Super Star | 22 September 2018 |
 Railway Chillin' |
This variant features ride rails which are the only means of traversing to the raised platform in the center that leads to the opponents' turf. | Trick vs. Treat; Chaos vs. Order; Trick vs. Treat (2020) | 19 October 2018 |
 Gusher Towns |
This variant features Gushers which allow players to reach high points, or block off routes for opponents. | Pocky Chocolate vs. Pocky: Gokuboso, Salsa vs. Guac, and Eat It vs. Save It; Chaos vs. Order | 10 November 2018 |
 The Maze Dasher |
This variant primarily features dash tracks, which allow players to quickly hop from one side of the stage to the other. | Hero vs. Villain; Chaos vs. Order | 15 December 2018 |
 Flooders in the Attic |
This variant features Flooders that survey small areas of the stage, as well as Bounce Pads that let players jump on top of the Flooders. | Fam vs. Friend; Chaos vs. Order | 4 January 2019 |
 The Splat in our Zones |
This variant features six "free Splat Zones" which fill up with a team's ink once enough of the zone has been inked a particular color. | Boke vs. Tsukkomi and Pancake vs. Waffle; Chaos vs. Order | 2 February 2019 |
 The Ink is Spreading |
This variant features Splat-Switches which control the ink color of ten Spreaders placed around the stage. | Knight vs. Wizard; Chaos vs. Order | 16 March 2019 |
| File:S2 Stage Bridge to Tentaswitchia.png Bridge to Tentaswitchia |
This variant features an Ink Switch in the center that moves a long strip of turf. The strip of turf moves behind a glass wall, where it becomes no longer accessible. | Hare vs. Tortoise; Chaos vs. Order | 19 April 2019 |
| File:S2 Stage The Chronicles of Rolonium.png The Chronicles of Rolonium |
This variant features bundles of Rolonium that roll over hills in the stage and can splat opponents in two hits. | Ce vs. Pa and Time Travel vs. Teleportation; Chaos vs. Order; Super Mushroom vs. Super Star | 11 May 2019 |
| File:S2 Stage Furler in the Ashes.png Furler in the Ashes |
This variant features Inkfurlers which, when unraveled, allow players to move across the stage. After ninety seconds, the water level drops, similar to Mahi-Mahi Resort. | Unicorn vs. Narwhal, No Pineapple vs. Pineapple, and Kid vs. Grown-Up; Chaos vs. Order | 15 June 2019 |
 MC.Princess Diaries |
The final variant features the Princess Cannon and hyperbombs, and Off the Hook can be seen performing live. | Chaos vs. Order | 20 July 2019 |
Version history
| Version | Adjustments |
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| 2.2.0 |
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| 2.3.0 |
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| 5.0.0 |
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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.
- Every Shifty Station's name is a reference to a work in some form of media. The English version references titles of young adult Western novels, while the Japanese version references titles of wikipedia:shōjo manga.
- Shifty Station's name is a reference to the fact that it is not the same every Splatfest.
- On Wayslide Cool, there is an Inkjet glitch that allows the player to clip through the wall.
- The internal code name for this stage in the game files is "Deli".
- An unused variant of Shifty Station has the file name "Deli04" and the code name "Box".
- Between the debut of Shifty Station in Mayo vs. Ketchup (2017) and the final Shifty Station in Chaos vs. Order, November 2017 and June 2018 were the only months not to introduce a new variation.
- Pulp vs. No-Pulp used Zappy Longshocking, which first appeared in Japan for the New Lifeform vs. Future Tech Splatfest in April.
- Hello Kitty vs. My Melody used A Swiftly Tilting Balance, which first appeared in North America, Oceania, and Europe for the Raph vs. Donnie Splatfest.
- The Shifty Stations appear to be built in Octarian domes, and share many similarities with them, such as having floating objects and octopus-shaped rocks. However, this has not been confirmed.
- In Private Battles, the four variants that were featured during seasonal Splatfests (Railway Chillin', Flooders in the Attic, Bridge to Tentaswitchia, and MC.Princess Diaries) still have the stickers and graffiti that decorated them during shōjo manga.
- Shifty Station's name is a reference to the fact that it is not the same every Splatfest.
- On Wayslide Cool, there is an Inkjet glitch that allows the player to clip through the wall.
- The internal code name for this stage in the game files is "Deli".
- An unused variant of Shifty Station has the file name "Deli04" and the code name "Box".
- Between the debut of Shifty Station in Mayo vs. Ketchup (2017) and the final Shifty Station in Chaos vs. Order, November 2017 and June 2018 were the only months not to introduce a new variation.
- Pulp vs. No-Pulp used Zappy Longshocking, which first appeared in Japan for the New Lifeform vs. Future Tech Splatfest in April.
- Hello Kitty vs. My Melody used A Swiftly Tilting Balance, which first appeared in North America, Oceania, and Europe for the Raph vs. Donnie Splatfest.
- The Shifty Stations appear to be built in Octarian domes, and share many similarities with them, such as having floating objects and octopus-shaped rocks. However, this has not been confirmed.
- In Private Battles, the four variants that were featured during seasonal Splatfests (Railway Chillin', Flooders in the Attic, Bridge to Tentaswitchia, and MC.Princess Diaries) still have the stickers and graffiti that decorated them during Chaos vs. Order. These stickers are displayed regardless of team ink color.
