Suction Bomb

The Suction Bomb is a sub weapon in the Splatoon series. Suction Bombs can be thrown and attach to virtually any surface, including walls and ceilings. After 2 seconds, they explode in a burst of ink, covering area.

Appearance

Suction Bombs bear a strong resemblance to a can of spray paint, but with a black suction cup connected to the nozzle. The can matches the user's ink color, and the small dots change color too. The can also has two white dots with black dots inside of them, representing eyes. The body of the bomb has some Inkling text on it.

Splatoon

Splatoon

Suction Bomb

Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage	30 (Splash) 180 (Direct hit)
Base duration	Explodes after 2s interaction with the surface
Ink consumption	70%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

Throwing a Suction Bomb costs 70% of the player's ink tank under normal circumstances, just like the Splat Bomb. It will also immediately explode upon contact with the Rainmaker's shield or a Splash Wall.

The main differences between the Splat Bomb and Suction Bomb are as follows.

• Splat Bomb explodes 1 second after touching the floor, while the Suction Bomb explodes 2 seconds after touching any surface.
• Splat Bombs have a radius of roughly 0.75 lines for dealing 180.0 damage and beyond that another 0.75 lines for dealing 30.0 damage (total radius is 1.5 lines for damage). To make up for its longer timer, the Suction bomb has a larger range of 1.0 lines for dealing 180.0 damage, and an additional 0.75 lines for dealing 30.0 damage (total radius is 1.75 for dealing damage)
• Splat Bomb will ink a radius of roughly 0.75 lines. Suction Bombs will ink a radius of roughly 1 line.

Quotes

“	As their name implies, Suction Bombs stick to any vertical or horizontal surface they touch before exploding after a short delay, spreading ink over a wide area. These devices have a slightly longer fuse than Splat Bombs - the base of the Suction Bomb flashes repeatedly just before it explodes. The ink coverage of a Suction Bomb is similar to a Splat Bomb, but their ability to stick to surfaces allows you to plant them in spots your enemies might not suspect. Instead of tossing them on the ground, stick them to walls, just above an opponent's eye level - opponents are less likely to expect explosives on walls.	”
— Splatoon Prima Guide

Sets

Weapons with Suction Bomb in Splatoon

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Depletion	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Berry Splattershot Pro	92	Suction Bomb	Bomb Rush	Medium	20	26500	Shooter	13 April 2016 (2.7.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Fresh Squiffer	2002	Suction Bomb	Kraken	Medium	20	7200	Charger	13 April 2016 (2.7.0)​​
	H-3 Nozzlenose	310	Suction Bomb	Echolocator	Light	10	7500	Shooter	12 September 2015​​​​​
	Hero Roller Replica	1013	Suction Bomb	Killer Wail	Light	3	1200	Roller	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Mini Splatling	4000	Suction Bomb	Inkzooka	Light	8	7200	Splatling	5 September 2015​​​​​​​​
	Octoshot Replica	46	Suction Bomb	Inkzooka	Heavy	40		Shooter	6 August 2015 (2.0.0)​​​
	Rapid Blaster Deco	231	Suction Bomb	Bomb Rush	Light	19	14800	Shooter	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​
	Splash-o-matic	20	Suction Bomb	Bomb Rush	Light	7	3900	Shooter	13 June 2015​
	Splat Roller	1010	Suction Bomb	Killer Wail	Light	3	1000	Roller	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​
	Tentatek Splattershot	41	Suction Bomb	Inkzooka	Heavy	4	2000	Shooter	28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​

Ink management

As Suction Bombs can be used to herd an opponent into a vulnerable position, it is important to be able to continue firing after using the bomb and fully capitalize on the battlefield control provided by the Suction Bomb. The 70% ink consumed by the Suction Bomb makes it desirable to use the ink management abilities Ink Saver (Main) and Ink Saver (Sub). The charts below show the combinations needed to achieve particular shot counts after using a Suction Bomb. Alternatively, a combination of Ink Recovery Up and Ink Saver (Sub) is useful if the player just wants to throw more bombs, as opposed to throwing a bomb and then using the main weapon. After deploying a Suction Bomb, there is a 1 second delay before ink can be refilled again. With 3 mains and 2 subs of Ink Saver (Sub), 2 Suction Bombs may be deployed with one full ink tank.

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  Berry Splattershot Pro

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  H-3 Nozzlenose

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  Fresh Squiffer

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  Mini Splatling

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  Rapid Blaster Deco

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  Splash-o-matic

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  Splat Roller, Hero Roller Replica

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  Tentatek Splattershot, Octoshot Replica

Gallery

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  Suction Bomb HQ image.

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  A Suction Bomb attached to a wall.

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  Official art of an Inkling with two Suction Bombs and a Tentatek Splattershot.

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  Promo art with a male Inkling (left) holding Suction Bombs.

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  Art for Splatoon first anniversary, with an Inkling (far right) with a Suction Bomb.

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  Concept art of various Sub Weapons, with the Suction Bomb at the left.

• Early Suction Bomb

  Early Suction Bomb

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Suction Bomb

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Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage	30 (Splash) 220 (Direct hit)
Base duration	Explodes after 2s interaction with the surface
Ink consumption	70%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

The Suction Bomb returns in Splatoon 2.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.0.0	— Slightly increased the volume of the pre-detonation effects.
2.2.0	▼ Reduced the radius at which the blast can deal 30.0 damage to an opponent by roughly 11%.
4.7.0	▲ Increased maximum explosion damage from 180.0 to 220.0. However, damage dealt to Bubble Blower bubbles remains unchanged.

Quotes

“	A bomb that sticks to walls or the ground. It takes longer to explode than a Splat Bomb, but it has a larger blast radius.	”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide

Sets

Weapons with Suction Bomb in Splatoon 2

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​
	Aerospray MG	30	Suction Bomb	Curling-Bomb Launcher	160p	6	4900	Shooter	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Foil Flingza Roller	1031	Suction Bomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	28	21300	Roller	18 November 2017​
	Forge Splattershot Pro	71	Suction Bomb	Bubble Blower	190p	20	20800	Shooter	2 September 2017
	Fresh Squiffer	2002	Suction Bomb	Inkjet	180p	24	14100	Charger	3 April 2019 (4.6.0)​​​
	Goo Tuber	2060	Suction Bomb	Splashdown	160p	22	13400	Charger	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​
	H-3 Nozzlenose D	311	Suction Bomb	Ink Armor	220p	30	18400	Shooter	17 March 2018​​​​​​​​​
	Hero Slosher Replica	3003	Suction Bomb	Tenta Missiles	190p	5	3100	Slosher	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Kensa Octobrush	1112	Suction Bomb	Ultra Stamp	180p	20	13200	Roller	7 November 2018 (4.2.0)​​
	Kensa Splat Dualies	5012	Suction Bomb	Baller	200p	16	13000	Dualie	14 September 2018 (4.0.0)​​
	Kensa Splattershot	42	Suction Bomb	Tenta Missiles	180p	6	5300	Shooter	14 September 2018 (4.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​
	N-ZAP '85	60	Suction Bomb	Ink Armor	200p	9	7100	Shooter	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​
	Nautilus 79	4041	Suction Bomb	Inkjet	180p	30	27900	Splatling	5 December 2018 (4.3.0)​​​​​​​
	Range Blaster	220	Suction Bomb	Ink Storm	200p	14	9300	Shooter	21 October 2017​
	Rapid Blaster Deco	241	Suction Bomb	Inkjet	190p	16	11500	Shooter	27 January 2018​​
	Slosher	3000	Suction Bomb	Tenta Missiles	190p	5	2500	Slosher	7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Gallery

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  Promotional render of Suction Bomb.

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  The Suction Bomb from the Octo Canyon mission, Bomb Rush Blush.

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  Suction Bombs in a promo image for the Luna Blaster Neo.

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  Suction Bomb Mem cake.

Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3

Suction Bomb

Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		Specifications
Weight
Base damage	30 (Splash) 180 (Direct hit)
Base duration	Explodes after 2s interaction with the surface
Ink consumption	70%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

The Suction Bomb returns in Splatoon 3. It was first shown in the Release Date Revealed trailer.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base Game	▼ Reduced maximum damage: 220 → 180 ▼ Reduced the radius at which the blast can deal maximum damage to an opponent by 8%: 50 units → 46 units

Quotes

“

A bomb that attaches to the ground and walls. It takes longer to explode than the Splat Bombs and spreads ink further.

”

— In-game description

Sets

Weapons with Suction Bomb in Splatoon 3

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Dread Wringer	3050	Suction Bomb	Reefslider	190p	15	1	Slosher	Version 5.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2023)​​​​​​​​
	Foil Flingza Roller	1031	Suction Bomb	Splattercolor Screen	200p	24	1	Roller	Version 7.0.0 (Fresh Season 2024)​
	Forge Splattershot Pro	71	Suction Bomb	Booyah Bomb	200p	20	1	Shooter	Version 2.0.0 (Chill Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​
	Hero Shot Replica	45	Suction Bomb	Trizooka	210p	1		Shooter	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​
	N-ZAP '85	60	Suction Bomb	Tacticooler	200p	6	1	Shooter	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​
	Nautilus 79	4041	Suction Bomb	Triple Splashdown	210p	29	1	Splatling	Version 7.0.0 (Fresh Season 2024)
	Neo Splash-o-matic	21	Suction Bomb	Triple Inkstrike	200p	21	1	Shooter	Version 3.0.0 (Fresh Season 2023)​​​
	Octobrush	1110	Suction Bomb	Zipcaster	200p	4	1	Brush	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​
	Order Dualie Replicas	5015	Suction Bomb	Crab Tank	190p	1		Dualie	Version 7.0.0 (Side Order)​
	Order Shot Replica	47	Suction Bomb	Trizooka	210p	1		Shooter	Version 7.0.0 (Side Order)​​​​
	Orderbrush Replica	1115	Suction Bomb	Zipcaster	200p	1		Brush	Version 7.0.0 (Side Order)​​
	Range Blaster	220	Suction Bomb	Wave Breaker	210p	11	1	Blaster	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Splat Dualies	5010	Suction Bomb	Crab Tank	190p	3	1	Dualie	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​
	Splattershot	40	Suction Bomb	Trizooka	210p	2	1	Shooter	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Gallery

• Promotional image

  Promotional image

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Suction Bomb

View the strategy page.

Trivia

• The Suction Bomb's design is based on a spray paint can attached to a plunger.
• The Suction Bomb appears to have decorations resembling eyes. In the final boss of Splatoon 2, the bombs thrown out have eyes resembling the eyes of Callie's Splatfest Power icon from Callie vs. Marie.
• In Splatoon 2, no weapons that have the Suction Bomb have the Sting Ray or Booyah Bomb. In Splatoon 3, the Forge Splattershot Pro breaks this trend.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	キューバンボム kyūban bomu	Suction Cup Bomb
Dutch	Kleefbom	Sticky bomb
French	Bombe gluante	Sticky Bomb
German	Haftbombe	From haften (to stick) and Bombe (bomb)
Italian	Appiccibomba	From appiccicoso (sticky) and bomb
Russian	Бомба на присоске Bomba na prisoske	Suction bomb
Spanish (NOA)	Bomba pegajosa	Sticky Bomb
Spanish (NOE)	Bomba ventosa	Suction Bomb
Chinese (Simplified)	吸盘炸弹 xīpán zhàdàn (Mandarin)	Suction Cup Bomb
Chinese (Traditional)	吸盤炸彈 xīpán zhàdàn (Mandarin)	Suction Cup Bomb
Korean	빨판 밤 ppalpan bam	-
Portuguese	Bomba de sucção	Suction bomb
Internal	Bomb_Suction