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{{Infobox/Character
|color    = {{SiteColor|Salmon Run}}
|image    = S3 render Chum.png
|title    = Chum
|caption  = 
|species  = [[Salmonid]]
|location = [[Salmon Run]], [[Salmon Run Next Wave]]
|hp       = 100 (50 during a [[Rush]] wave)
}}
'''Chums''' are a type of [[Lesser Salmonid]] found in {{SR}} in {{S2}} and {{SRNW}} in {{S3}}.

==Description==
Chums are the most common form of Salmonid, and use a frying pan to attack players. They are not very tough individually, but they can pose a threat in large numbers or against [[Inklings]] and [[Octoling]]s that are not paying attention to their surroundings. During a [[Rush]], Chums become very fast and deadly, and they come in huge numbers.

==Quotes==
''The following text is quoted from the [[Salmonid Field Guide]].''

;Basic Information 
*They tend to appear in groups rather than alone.
*Defeating them will earn you Power Eggs.

;Attack Behavior
*They use their sense of smell to locate and close in on targets who have entered their territory.
*Once they close in on a target, they perform close-range attacks using frying pans or other cookware.

;Elimination
*They can be neutralized relatively easily with a direct hit of ink. 

;Supporting Information
*They inhabit a restricted ocean zone, and any unauthorized contact with them is expressly forbidden by law.
*On their own, they don't pose a significant threat, but ignore them and you may quickly find yourself surrounded.

==Statistics==
{{see also|Salmon Run data}}

{| class="wikitable sitecolor-s2"
|-
!HP!!Damage&nbsp;!!Attack/Defeat/Total&nbsp;{{Cost|S2| |pe}}!! {{Cost|S2| |ge}}
|-
|100/50 <ref group="Sal.">A Chum has 50 HP during [[Rush]]. It has 100 HP otherwise.</ref>
| 40
|3 / 3 / 6
|0
|-
|}

====Notes====
<references group="Sal." />
<br>
{{see also|Salmon Run Next Wave data}}
{{Salmon Run hits to splat|Chum}}
{{Salmon Run hits to splat|Chum|alt=Rush}}

==Gallery==
===''Splatoon 2''===
<gallery>
Splatoon 2 - Chums 2D.png|Artwork of a group of Chums
Splatoon 2 - Salmon Run Chums illustration.jpg|Another artwork, with two of the Chums absent
S2 Salmon Run official artwork 2.png|Artwork of Chums along with other [[Salmonid]]s and [[Inkling]]s
S2 salmonid chum.png|Render of a Chum
SR Salmonids Polaroid render.png|Polaroid-style render of a [[Snatcher]], a regular Chum, and a Chum during [[Rush]]
Lesser Salmonids.jpg|Five Chum along with other Lesser Salmonids leaving the water
S2 Chum Smallfry Cohock Salmonid Field Guide.jpg|The [[Salmonid Field Guide]] entry for the Chum and the other Lesser Salmonids in [[Splatoon 2]]
S2 chum small cohock.png|The illustration in the field guide
S2 Mem Cake Chum.png|The [[mem cake]] of a Chum
Octo Expansion nerimemory1.jpg|A Chum mem cake (upper middle) in a promo for {{S2}}{{'s}} ''[[Octo Expansion]]''
S2 Final Fest Salmonids.jpg|Artwork of two Chums for the [[Chaos vs. Order]] Splatfest
S2 Sunken Scroll 16.png|[[List of Sunken Scrolls in Splatoon 2#Scroll 16|Sunken Scroll 16]] shows an anti-Salmonid poster with a Chum on it
S2 Sunken Scroll 17.png|Chums seen in Sunken Scroll 17 coming from the sea, referred to as ''pinkfish''
S2 Sunken Scroll 18.png|A realistic painting of Salmonids, most of which are Chums, in Sunken Scroll 18
S2 Sunken Scroll 19.png|A Chum showing a less chaotic side whilst looking at their ancestor's weapons as shown in Sunken Scroll 19
S2 Chum Model.png|Unofficial render of the Chum's game model from {{S2}}
</gallery>

===''Splatoon 3''===
<gallery>
S3 render Chum.png|Render of a Chum
S3 render Salmonids.png|Render, with a Cohock
S3 Chum Smallfry Cohock Salmonid Field Guide Page 1.jpg|The [[Salmonid Field Guide]] entry for the Chum and the other Lesser Salmonids in [[Splatoon 3]]
S3 Chum Smallfry Cohock Salmonid Field Guide Page 2.jpg|The [[Salmonid Field Guide]] entry for the Chum and the other Lesser Salmonids in [[Splatoon 3]]
S3 Chum Smallfry Cohock Salmonid Field Guide Page 3.jpg|The [[Salmonid Field Guide]] entry for the Chum and the other Lesser Salmonids in [[Splatoon 3]]
S3 art 2D Salmonids SRNW 01.png|[[Salmon Run Next Wave]] artwork, with other Salmonids
S3 Icon Chum.png|The Chum's icon in {{S3}}
S3 Tableturf Battle card Chum.png|The [[Tableturf Battle|Tableturf]] [[List of Tableturf Battle cards in Splatoon 3|card]] icon of the Chum
S3 Decoration Chum.png|The Chum locker decoration
S3 Decoration Chum bobblehead.png|The Chum bobblehead locker decoration
S3 Lesser Salmonids Models.png|Unofficial render of the Lesser Salmonids' game models (Chum on the top-left and the Rush version on the top) from {{S3}}
</gallery>

==Trivia == 
*Chums, along with other [[Lesser Salmonid]]s, are able to jump to unlimited heights when they are chasing a player in an unreachable location.
**When jumping, Lesser Salmonids flail their arms and tail fin around like a real salmon does when leaping out of the water.

==Etymology ==
Chum is a type of meat that fishers use to attract sharks, and is also [[wikipedia:Chum salmon|a species of salmon]].

===Names in other languages===
{{Localized name
|color=Salmon Run
|Jap=シャケ
|JapR=Shake
|JapM=From 鮭 ''sake'' ("salmon")
|Dut=Salmo
|DutM=From ''Salmoniet'' ("Salmonid")
|Fre=Salmoche
|FreM=From ''Salmonoïde'' ("Salmonid") and ''moche'' ("ugly")
|FreA=<!--French (NoA) and (NoE) share the same name-->
|FreAM=
|Ger=Salmo
|GerM=From ''Salmonide'' ("Salmonid")
|Ita=Spadello
|ItaM=From ''spadellare'' ("to busy oneself with cooking (with pots and pans)")
|Rus=Скороварвар
|RusR=Skorovarvar
|RusM=From скороварка ''skorovarka'' ("pressure cooker") and варвар ''varvar'' ("barbarian")
|SpaA=Salmoide
|SpaAM=Salmonid
|SpaE=Salmoche
|SpaEM=From ''Salmónido'' ("Salmonid") and ''moche'' ("to headbutt")
|ChiS=鲑鱼
|ChiSR=guīyú ''(Mandarin)
|ChiSM=Salmon
|ChiT=鮭魚
|ChiTR=guīyú ''(Mandarin)
|ChiTM=Salmon
|Kor=연어
|KorR=yeoneo
|KorM=Salmon
|Internal=SakelienStandard <ref name="Leanny GitHub">[https://github.com/Leanny/splat3/blob/main/data/language/EUen.json {{GH}} Leanny on GitHub]</ref>
|InternalM=
}}

==References==
<references />

{{Navbox/Salmonids}}

[[Category:Lesser Salmonid]]