Squid-Pattern Waistcoat

The Squid-Pattern Waistcoat^(NA) or Squid Pattern Waistcoat^(EU/OC), is a piece of clothing in the Splatoon series.

In Splatoon, it is a 1-star item produced by Krak-On and comes with the primary ability Special Duration Up. It can be purchased from Jelly Fresh for  800.

In Splatoon 2, it is a 1-star item produced by Krak-On and comes with the primary ability Special Power Up. It can be purchased from Ye Olde Cloth Shoppe for  800 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for  2,000.

In Splatoon 3, it is a 0-star item produced by Krak-On and comes with the primary ability Special Power Up. It can be purchased from Man-o'-Wardrobe for  800 or from SplatNet 3 Shop for  2,000.

Appearance

The Squid-Pattern Waistcoat consists of a long-sleeved button-down shirt and the red waistcoat worn over it. The long-sleeved shirt is a very pale blue with a black plaid pattern, and the waistcoat has three large dark gray buttons that go left over right. On either side of the buttons is a dark blue and tan design that may be a stylized version of some type of mollusc or crustacean.

Splatoon

Abilities

The Squid-Pattern Waistcoat comes with Special Duration Up as the primary ability. As a 1-star item, the Squid-Pattern Waistcoat comes with one additional slot for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail or 30,000 cash for each slot. Since it is made by the Krak-On gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Swim Speed Up and a lower chance of rolling Defense Up to fill its secondary ability slot.

Splatoon 2

Abilities

The Squid-Pattern Waistcoat comes with Special Power Up as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Clothing (with the exception of Ability Doubler). As a 1-star item, the Squid-Pattern Waistcoat comes with one additional slot for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail for each slot. Since it is made by the Krak-On gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Swim Speed Up and a lower chance of rolling Bomb Defense Up DX to fill its secondary ability slot.

Splatoon 3

Template:InfoboxGear The Squid-Pattern Waistcoat is part of the Chill Season 2022 update on December 1st 2022.

Abilities

The Squid-Pattern Waistcoat comes with Special Power Up as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 3, it comes with any other primary ability normally available to Clothing (with the exception of Ability Doubler). As a 0-star item, the Squid-Pattern Waistcoat comes with one additional slot for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star, or by purchasing additional copies of it from Man-o'-Wardrobe for 10,000 (first), 30,000 (second), 50,000 (third), 100,000 (fourth), or 200,000 (fifth) Cash per star. Increasing the star level to 1 or 2 stars will add a secondary ability slot per level, up to a maximum of three slots. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since it is made by the Krak-On gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Swim Speed Up and a lower chance of rolling Sub Resistance Up to fill its secondary ability slots.

Trivia

• The Squid-Pattern Waistcoat's Japanese name, "Squid Crash Vest" (or イカゴッチンベスト), suggests that the design on the front is supposed to resemble squids crashing into each other.

Gallery

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  A female Inkling wearing the Squid-Pattern Waistcoat

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  The Squid-Pattern Waistcoat as it appears in Splatoon 2, shown in the Nintendo Direct revealing Version 3.0.0 (Splatoon 2)

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  Back view of the Squid-Pattern Waistcoat.

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  An Octoling wearing the Squid-Pattern Waistcoat in a promotion for returning gear during the Chill Season 2022.