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.

All gear previously available in the shops that had Cold-Blooded are now available with Main Power Up.

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. Some weapons will not have hits to splat a player decreased, but it will still do more damage.

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 and increases accuracy while on the ground. 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 and increases ink coverage. Splat Charger Increases damage. Splatterscope Increases damage. E-liter 4K Slightly increases range and increases ink coverage. E-liter 4K Scope Slightly increases range and increases ink coverage. Bamboozler 14 Mk I Increases damage. Goo Tuber Increases damage.
Slosher Weapon Effect Slosher Increase damage from higher grounds. 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.

Gear

Main Power Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Main Power Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Do-Rag, Cap, & Glasses	Skalop	9500	Main Power Up		3.0.0
	Festive Party Cone	SquidForce	Nintendo Switch News	Main Power Up		20 December 2018
	Forge Mask	Forge	1400	Main Power Up		2.0.0
	Hockey Helmet	Forge	9900	Main Power Up		5 October 2018
	Mecha Head - HTR	SquidForce	CoroCoro Comic	Main Power Up		15 April 2019
	Painter's Mask	SquidForce	4500	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Patched Hat	Skalop	3600	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Yamagiri Beanie	Inkline	1280	Main Power Up		2.0.0

Clothing with Main Power Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Anchor Sweat	SquidForce	2800	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Baby-Jelly Shirt & Tie	Splash Mob	3800	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Black Velour Octoking Tee	Enperry	2950	Main Power Up		3.0.0
	Chirpy Chips Band Tee	Rockenberg	900	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Cycling Shirt	Zink	2900	Main Power Up		2.0.0
	Dark Urban Vest	Firefin	10000	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Deep-Octo Satin Jacket	Zekko	12300	Main Power Up		3.0.0
	Inkopolis Squaps Jersey	Zink	1250	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Octo Support Hoodie	SquidForce	Famitsu promotional gear	Main Power Up		4 March 2019
	Sage Polo	Splash Mob	400	Main Power Up		2.0.0
	Sky-Blue Squideye	Tentatek	500	Main Power Up		2.0.0
	Squidstar Waistcoat	Krak-On	650	Main Power Up		2.0.0
	Takoroka Windcrusher	Takoroka	8500	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Shoes with Main Power Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Black Dakroniks	Zink	1500	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Green Laceups	Splash Mob	1300	Main Power Up		2.0.0
	Luminous Delta Straps	Inkline	5000	Main Power Up		2.0.0
	Punk Blacks	Rockenberg	8800	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Sun & Shade Squidkid IV	Enperry	13000	Main Power Up		2.0.0
	Yellow FishFry Sandals	Firefin	2880	Main Power Up		3.0.0
	Yellow-Mesh Sneakers	Tentatek	1300	Main Power Up		Initial Release (1.0.0)

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%

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  A graph showing the effect of stacking Main Power Up for Shooters and Dualies.

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  A graph showing the effect of stacking Main Power Up for Chargers and Splatlings

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 L-3 Nozzlenose

Damage=[Base Weapon Damage]*(1+(0.99×A−(0.09×A)^2)÷100)

For H-3 Nozzlenose

Damage=[Base Weapon Damage]*(1+(0.99×A−(0.09×A)^2)÷120)

For Shooters & Dualies & Splatlings & Splat Charger & 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

After the damage cap is reached, adding more Main Power up will not increase your weapon damage.

Weapon	Maximum Damage	Max number of Main Gear and Sub Gear
Bamboozler 14 Mk I	99.9	3 Mains and 3 Subs
H-3 Nozzlenose	49.9	3 Mains and 3 Subs
Splattershot Pro	49.9	1 Mains and 7 subs
Dualie Squelchers	33.3	2 Mains and 9 Subs
Dark Tetra Dualies	33.3	2 Mains and 9 Subs
Splash-o-matic	33.3	1 Mains and 7 Subs
Squeezer (hold)	33.3	2 Mains and 0 Subs
Splat Dualies	33.3	3 Mains and 1 Subs
L-3 Nozzlenose	33.3	0 Mains and 6 Subs
Hydra Splatling (not fully charged)	33.3	0 Mains and 5 subs

Trivia

• Main Power Up is one of first two abilities to be added to the game post-release. It however remains as the only truly unique ability, unlike Bomb Defense Up DX.