Special Charge Up

Template:Infobox ability Special Charge Up is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Description

Special Charge Up reduces the points needed to fill the Special Gauge. Takoroka gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability.

This ability allows for more frequent deployment of specials. However, the player still needs to spread ink to charge their special, in contrast to Tenacity.

Gear

Special Charge Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Special Charge Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Eye of Justice	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Special Charge Up		26 June 2019
	Fake Contacts	Tentatek	2000	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	FishFry Visor	Firefin	500	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Golden Toothpick	Cuttlegear	Octo Expansion	Special Charge Up		3.1.0
	House-Tag Denim Cap	Splash Mob	5200	Special Charge Up		2.0.0
	Motocross Nose Guard	Forge	7600	Special Charge Up		2.0.0
	Mountie Hat	Inkline	13000	Special Charge Up		3.0.0
	New Year's Glasses DX	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Special Charge Up		20 December 2018
	Squidvader Cap	Skalop	1300	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Steel Helm	amiibo	Octoling Boy	Special Charge Up		4.2.0

Clothing with Special Charge Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Armor Jacket Replica	Cuttlegear	Marie	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Baseball Jersey	Firefin	10000	Special Charge Up		2.0.0
	Camo Layered LS	SquidForce	600	Special Charge Up		3.0.0
	Crimson Parashooter	Annaki	9200	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Firewave Tee	Skalop	1250	Special Charge Up		2.0.0
	Gray 8-Bit FishFry	Firefin	800	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Inkfall Shirt	Toni Kensa	4900	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Octoking HK Jersey	Enperry	5800	Special Charge Up		3.0.0
	Orange Cardigan	Splash Mob	700	Special Charge Up		2.0.0
	Samurai Jacket	amiibo	Inkling Boy (Splatoon)	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Sunny-Day Tee	Krak-On	300	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Tentatek Slogan Tee	Tentatek	1600	Special Charge Up		2.0.0
	Toni K. Baseball Jersey	Toni Kensa	9650	Special Charge Up		3.0.0
	Zapfish Satin Jacket	Zekko	2900	Special Charge Up		2.0.0

Shoes with Special Charge Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Birch Climbing Shoes	Inkline	1200	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Black Norimaki 750s	Tentatek	9800	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Blue Sea Slugs	Tentatek	800	Special Charge Up		3.0.0
	Clownfish Basics	Krak-On	500	Special Charge Up		2.0.0
	Pearlescent Kicks	amiibo	Pearl	Special Charge Up		15 April 2019
	Punk Whites	Rockenberg	3800	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Red & Black Squidkid IV	Enperry	11000	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Turquoise Kicks	Rockenberg	2800	Special Charge Up		2.0.0
	Zombie Hi-Horses	Zink	800	Special Charge Up		2.0.0

Splatoon

Special Charge Up reduces the points needed to fill the Special Gauge by up to 23%.

This ability is most effective for special weapons that take a great amount of points to charge, like the Inkzooka.

Gear

Special Charge Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Special Charge Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Fake Contacts	Tentatek	2000	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	FishFry Visor	Firefin	500	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Squidvader Cap	Skalop	2300	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Clothing with Special Charge Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Armor Jacket Replica	Cuttlegear	Level 30	Special Charge Up		2.0.0
	Baseball Jersey	Firefin	10000	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Camo Layered LS	SquidForce	600	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Orange Cardigan	Splash Mob	700	Special Charge Up		2.0.0
	Samurai Jacket	amiibo	Inkling Boy (Splatoon)	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Sunny-Day Tee	Krak-On	300	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Zapfish Satin Jacket	Zekko	2900	Special Charge Up		2.3.0

Shoes with Special Charge Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Blue Sea Slugs	Tentatek	800	Special Charge Up		2.3.0
	Clownfish Basics	Krak-On	500	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Punk Whites	Rockenberg	2800	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Turquoise Kicks	Rockenberg	2800	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Zombie Hi-Horses	Zink	800	Special Charge Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Stacking

Abilities				Decrease in points needed to fill Special Gauge
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				2.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				5.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				7.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				8.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				9.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				10.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				11.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				12.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				13.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				13.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				14.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				14.7%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				15.2%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				15.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				16.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				16.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				16.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				17.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				17.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				18.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				18.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				18.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				19.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				19.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				19.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				19.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				20.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				20.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				20.6%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				20.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				21.2%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				21.4%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				21.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				22.0%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				22.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				22.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				22.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				23.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				23.1%

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  A graph showing points needed to charge Special Weapons in Splatoon 2 when stacking Special Charge Up.

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  A graph showing points needed to charge Special Weapons in Splatoon when stacking Special Charge Up.