Shifty Station

Splatoon 2​

Shifty Station

Added in	4 August 2017
Total area
Features	Variable layout
Hazards

	“ We made a special stage for this Splatfest! ” -Marina
	“ You helped make the stage? That's amazing, Marina! ” -Pearl

Shifty Station is the title given to a series of multiplayer stages in Splatoon 2. The stages were originally only available during Splatfests and each has a different layout. They will be made playable in Private Battles in Version 5.0.0 after the final Splatfest. Only one Shifty Station appeared per Splatfest, with the exception of Chaos vs. Order, where the first 23 layouts will be playable in the first 48 hours, with the last 24 hours having only the final layout playable.

List of Layouts

Name	Description	Release Date
Wayslide Cool	The first variation of Shifty Station used in the Mayo vs. Ketchup Splatfest. It features large platforms on the sides of the stage which slide to and from the center.	August 4, 2017
File:S2 Stage The Secret of S.P.L.A.T..png The Secret of S.P.L.A.T.	The variant that debuted in Flight vs. Invisibility and With Lemon vs. Without Lemon, and later returned for Raph vs. Leo. This stage features platforms in the middle which move up and down.	September 1, 2017
Goosponge	The variant that debuted in Fries vs. McNuggets, Front Roll vs. Back Roll, and Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy, and later returned for Mikey vs. Donnie and Hello Kitty vs. Cinnamoroll. It features sponges and Inkrails that help the player reach central points on the stage.	September 9, 2017
Windmill House on the Pearlie	The variant that debuted in Vampire vs. Werewolf, Agility vs. Endurance, and Warm Breakfast vs. Cold Breakfast, and later returned for My Melody vs. Pompompurin. It features four large, rotating platforms.	October 13, 2017
Fancy Spew	The variant that debuted in Warm Inner Wear vs. Warm Outer Wear, Film vs. Book, and Sweater vs. Sock. It heavily features Spreaders, most notably rotating Spreaders in the center.	December 9, 2017
File:S2 Stage Zone of Glass labeled.jpg Zone of Glass	The variant that debuted in Action vs. Comedy. It primarily features invisible platforms, as well as long Squee-Gs that move uninterrupted.	January 13, 2018
File:Shifty Station Layout 7 Image1.jpg Cannon Fire Pearl	The variant that debuted in Champion vs. Challenger, Gherk-OUT vs. Gherk-IN, and Money vs. Love. It features Ink Cannons which can be used to fire at distant opponents, and walls that allow players to hide from the cannons.	February 3, 2018
File:Shifty Station Layout 8 Image2.jpg The Bunker Games	The variant that debuted in Flower vs. Dumpling and Chicken vs. Egg. It 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.	March 3, 2018
Grapplink Girl	The variant that debuted in Latest Model vs. Popular Model, Baseball vs. Soccer, and Salty vs. Sweet. It has an element of verticality with Grapplinks being used to quickly reach high points.	March 24, 2018
Zappy Longshocking	The variant that debuted in Unknown Creature vs. Advanced Technology and Pulp vs. No-Pulp. It features lateral symmetry, as well as Ink Switches that move platforms and walls.	April 21, 2018
File:S2 Stage A Swiftly Tilting Balance labeled.jpg A Swiftly Tilting Balance	The variant that debuted in Raph vs. Donnie and Hello Kitty vs. My Melody. The 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.	May 18, 2018
File:S2 Stage Sweet Valley Tentacles labeled.jpg Sweet Valley Tentacles	The variant that debuted in Squid vs. Octopus. It features large, tentacle-shaped dummies that, when splatted, open up gates around the stage.	July 21, 2018
File:S2 Stage The Switches labeled.jpg The Switches	The variant that debuted in Mushroom Mountain vs. Bamboo Shoot Village, Adventure vs. Relax, and Fork vs. Spoon. It features Splat-Switches that move gates around the stage when inked.	August 18, 2018
File:S2 Stage The Bouncey Twins labeled.jpg The Bouncey Twins	The variant that debuted in Retro vs. Modern and Tsubuan vs. Koshian. It features Bounce Pads that allow players to reach high points on the stage, but are placed above the abyss.	September 22, 2018
File:S2 Stage Railway Chillin' labeled.jpg Railway Chillin'	The variant that debuted in Trick vs. Treat. It features ride rails which are the only means of traversing to the raised platform in the center that leads to the opponents' turf.	October 19, 2018
Gusher Towns	The variant that debuted in Pocky Chocolate vs. Pocky: Gokuboso, Salsa vs. Guac, and Eat It vs. Save It. It features Gushers which allow players to reach high points, or block off routes for opponents.	November 10, 2018
File:S2 Stage The Maze Dasher labeled.jpg The Maze Dasher	The variant that debuted in Hero vs. Villain. It primarily features dash tracks, which allow players to quickly hop from one side of the stage to the other.	December 15, 2018
File:S2 Stage Flooders in the Attic labeled.jpg Flooders in the Attic	The variant that debuted in Fam vs. Friend. It features Flooders that survey small areas of the stage, as well as Bounce Pads that let players jump on top of the Flooders.	January 4, 2019
The Splat in our Zones	The variant that debuted in Boke vs. Tsukkomi and Pancake vs. Waffle. It features six "free Splat Zones" which fill up with a team's ink once enough of the zone has been inked a particular color.	February 2, 2019
File:S2 Stage The Ink is Spreading labeled.jpg The Ink is Spreading	The variant that debuted in Knight vs. Wizard. It features Splat-Switches which control the ink color of ten Spreaders placed around the stage.	March 16, 2019
File:Shifty Station Layout 21 Image2.jpg Bridge to Tentaswitchia	The variant that debuted in Hare vs. Tortoise. It 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.	April 19, 2019
File:Shifty Station Layout 22 Image1.jpg The Chronicles of Rolonium	The variant that debuted in Ce vs. Pa and Time Travel vs. Teleportation. It features bundles of Rolonium that roll over hills in the stage and can splat opponents in two hits.	May 11, 2019
File:S2 Stage Furler in the Ashes.png Furler in the Ashes	The variant that debuted in Unicorn vs. Narwhal, Without Pineapple vs. With Pineapple, and Kid vs. Grown-Up. It features Inkfurlers which, when unraveled, allow players to move across the stage. After ninety seconds, the water level drops, similar to Mahi-Mahi Resort.	June 15, 2019
File:S2 Stage MC.Princess Diaries labeled.jpg MC.Princess Diaries	The final variant that will debut in Chaos vs. Order. It will feature the Killer Wail and hyperbombs, and Off the Hook will be seen performing live.	July 20, 2019

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	Fixed an issue on terrain that moves in Shifty Station which would occasionally move in a halting fashion.
2.3.0	Fixed an issue on terrain that moves in Shifty Station which would occasionally move in a halting fashion.

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.
• Shifty Station's name is a reference to the fact that it is not the same every Splatfest.
• On one of the Stations 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 and the final Shifty Station in Chaos vs. Order, June 2018 was the only month not to introduce a new variation.
  • Pulp vs. No-Pulp used Zappy Longshocking, which first appeared in Japan for the Unknown Creature vs. Advanced Technology 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.