Main Power Up

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Main Power Up

Applicable gear

Any

Favored by

Toni Kensa
Annaki

Unfavored by

Inkline

Main Power Up is an ability in Splatoon 2 added in the 4.3.0 update.

The ability appears in both primary and secondary gear slots, and will have different effects on each main weapon, even inside the same weapon class.

Known effects

The effects of Main Power Up are displayed on the Equipment screen on the info tab for the abilities for the currently selected Main weapon.

Shooter Weapon Effect Sploosh-o-matic Increases damage. Splash-o-matic Increases damage. Splattershot Jr. Increases ink coverage. Aerospray MG Increases ink coverage. Splattershot Increases shot accuracy when firing while jumping. .52 Gal Increases shot accuracy when firing while jumping. N-ZAP '85 Increases ink coverage. Splattershot Pro Increases damage. .96 Gal Increases damage. Jet Squelcher Slightly increases range. Luna Blaster Increases high-damage radius of explosions. Blaster Increases shot accuracy when firing while jumping. Range Blaster Increases shot accuracy when firing while jumping. Rapid Blaster Increases shot accuracy when firing while jumping. Rapid Blaster Pro Increases shot accuracy when firing while jumping. Clash Blaster Increases shot accuracy when firing while jumping. L-3 Nozzlenose Increases damage. H-3 Nozzlenose Increases damage. Squeezer Increases damage.	Roller Weapon Effect Carbon Roller Increases damage. Splat Roller Increases damage. Dynamo Roller Increases damage. Flingza Roller Increases damage. Inkbrush Slightly increases movement speed while inking. Octobrush Slightly increases movement speed while inking.
	Charger Weapon Effect Classic Squiffer Slightly increases range. Splat Charger Increases damage. Splatterscope Increases damage. E-liter 4K Slightly increases range. E-liter 4K Scope Slightly increases range. Bamboozler 14 Mk I Increases damage. Goo Tuber Increases damage.
Slosher Weapon Effect Slosher Increases maximum damage range. Tri-Slosher Increases ink coverage. Sloshing Machine Increases ink coverage. Bloblobber Increases ink coverage. Explosher Increases ink coverage.	Splatling Weapon Effect Mini Splatling Increases duration of firing in a burst. Heavy Splatling Increases duration of firing in a burst. Hydra Splatling Increases damage. Ballpoint Splatling Increases damage. Nautilus 47 Increases duration of firing in a burst.
Dualie Weapon Effect Dapple Dualies Increases damage. Splat Dualies Increases damage. Glooga Dualies Increases damage. Dualie Squelchers Increases damage. Dark Tetra Dualies Increases damage.	Brella Weapon Effect Splat Brella Speeds up Brella canopy regeneration. Tenta Brella Increases Brella canopy durability. Undercover Brella Speeds up Brella canopy regeneration.

Stacking

The table below shows how much Main Power Up increases Damage for weapons whose effect are damage increase.

Abilities				Shooters & Dualies	Splatlings & Splatcharger & Bamboozler	Rollers	Goo Tuber
None				0%	0%	0%	0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				1.9%	1.9%	1.4%	1.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				3.8%	3.8%	2.8%	2.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				5.5%	5.5%	4.1%	4.1%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				6.1%	6.1%	4.5%	4.5%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				7.1%	7.1%	5.4%	5.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				7.7%	7.7%	5.8%	5.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				8.7%	8.7%	6.5%	6.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				9.2%	9.2%	6.9%	6.9%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				10.1%	10.1%	7.6%	7.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				10.6%	10.6%	7.9%	7.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				11%	11%	8.3%	8.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				11.5%	11.5%	8.6%	8.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				11.9%	11.9%	8.9%	8.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				12.3%	12.3%	9.2%	9.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				12.7%	12.7%	9.5%	9.5%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				13.1%	13.1%	9.8%	9.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				13.5%	13.5%	10.1%	10.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				13.9%	13.9%	10.4%	10.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				14.2%	14.2%	10.7%	10.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				14.6%	14.6%	10.9%	10.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				14.9%	14.9%	11.2%	11.2%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				15.3%	15.3%	11.5%	11.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				15.6%	15.6%	11.7%	11.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				15.9%	15.9%	11.9%	11.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				16.2%	16.2%	12.1%	12.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				16.5%	16.5%	12.4%	12.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				16.8%	16.8%	12.6%	12.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				17%	17%	12.8%	12.8%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				17.3%	17.3%	13%	13%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				17.5%	17.5%	13.1%	13.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				18%	18%	13.5%	13.5%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				18.2%	18.2%	13.6%	13.6%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				18.6%	18.6%	13.9%	13.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				18.8%	18.8%	14.1%	14.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				19.1%	19.1%	14.3%	14.3%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				19.2%	19.2%	14.4%	14.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				19.6%	19.6%	14.7%	14.7%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				19.9%	19.9%	14.9%	14.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				20.1%	20.1%	15.1%	15.1%

• A graph showing the effect of stacking Main Power Up.

  A graph showing the effect of stacking Main Power Up.

Calculating Damage

A = Ability Points of Main Power Up = 10 × [Number of Main Power Up Main Slots] + 3 × [Number of Main Power Up Sub Slots]

For Shooters & Dualies & Splatlings & Splatcharger & Bamboozler

Damage=[Base Weapon Damage]*(1+(0.99×A−(0.09×A)^2)÷150)

For Rollers & Goo Tuber

Damage=[Base Weapon Damage]*(1+(0.99×A−(0.09×A)^2)÷200)

Damage Cap

Weapon	Maximum Damage	Max number of Main Gear and Sub Gear
Bamboozler 14 Mk I	99.9	3 Mains and 3 Subs
Splattershot Pro	49.9	2 Mains and 9 subs
Splat Dualies	33.3	2 Mains
Squeezer (hold)	33.3
L-3 Nozzlenose	33.3	3 Mains
Splash-o-matic	33.3	2 Mains 9 Subs
Dualie Squelchers	33.3	2 Mains 9 Subs
Dark Tetra Dualies	33.3	2 Mains 9 Subs
Hydra Splatling (not fully charged)	33.3
Ballpoint Splatling	33.3