Point Sensor

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Point Sensor is a sub weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Splatoon

Point Sensor

Point Sensor

Category Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Introduced Specifications
Weight
Base damage
Base duration 8 seconds
Ink consumption 40%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

Point Sensors are black, cube-like objects with cylinder-shaped protrusions that change color depending on the player's Ink. When thrown, they explode in a spherical cloud that has the color of the player's ink and tag any enemy Inkling in a certain range with a swirling squid marker. This marker allows tagged enemies to be seen through barriers by all teammates, allowing them to be easily tracked.

  • Will track an enemy for 8 seconds normally, and 2 seconds if the target has Cold Blooded. Before Version 2.2.0, it would normally track for 10 seconds and 2.5 seconds with Cold Blooded.[1] Due to lag and other factors, the exact time may vary slightly during online play.
  • With no Ink Saver (Sub), it requires 40% of maximum Ink Tank capacity.
  • Upon hitting a surface, the blast radius is roughly 3 lines in diameter, 1.5 in radius. Pre-Version 2.2.0, its was about 2.5 lines in diameter and 1.25 in radius.
  • Throw distance can be increased with Bomb Range Up.
  • Can be thrown against a wall to track enemies on the other side, as long as they are within the blast radius.

Version history

Version Adjustments
2.2.0
  • Increased the radius of the area that effects enemies by 17%.
  • Decreased the duration from 10.0 seconds to 8.0 seconds.

Sets

Weapons with Point Sensor in Splatoon
Main #ID Sub Special Special Depletion Level Price Class Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S Weapon Main Classic Squiffer.png Classic Squiffer 2000 S Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S Weapon Special Bubbler.png Bubbler Special gaugeLight 6 Cash 5000 Charger 28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​
S Weapon Main Custom Blaster.png Custom Blaster 211 S Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S Weapon Special Bubbler.png Bubbler Special gaugeMedium 17 Cash 10600 Shooter 28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​
S Weapon Main Forge Splattershot Pro.png Forge Splattershot Pro 91 S Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S Weapon Special Inkzooka.png Inkzooka Special gaugeLight 20 Cash 19800 Shooter 28 May 2015 (1.0.0)​​​​
S Weapon Main H-3 Nozzlenose D.png H-3 Nozzlenose D 311 S Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S Weapon Special Inkzooka.png Inkzooka Special gaugeLight 14 Cash 8300 Shooter 30 October 2015
S Weapon Main Heavy Splatling Deco.png Heavy Splatling Deco 4011 S Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S Weapon Special Kraken.png Kraken Special gaugeMedium 9 Cash 9200 Splatling 7 November 2015​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S Weapon Main N-ZAP '83.png N-ZAP '83 62 S Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S Weapon Special Kraken.png Kraken Special gaugeMedium 20 Cash 7000 Shooter 8 June 2016 (2.8.0)​​​
S Weapon Main Neo Sploosh-o-matic.png Neo Sploosh-o-matic 1 S Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S Weapon Special Kraken.png Kraken Special gaugeLight 18 Cash 10200 Shooter 11 November 2015​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S Weapon Main Sloshing Machine Neo.png Sloshing Machine Neo 3021 S Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S Weapon Special Inkzooka.png Inkzooka Special gaugeLight 18 Cash 28500 Slosher 9 January 2016​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Splatoon 2

Point Sensor

Point Sensor

Category Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Introduced Specifications
Weight
Base damage
Base duration AOE: 2.5 seconds
Tracking: 8 seconds
Ink consumption 45%
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variant

Point Sensors now have an area-of effect that lasts 2.5 seconds. Any player that enters the area of effect during that time will be tracked.

  • The total amount of time a player will be tracked can change depending on when the player enters the point sensor's area of effect. On a direct hit the tracking time will last the full 8 seconds, while entering the area of effect afterwards will reduce the tracking length by the amount of time since the point sensor landed. For example: If a player walks into the area of effect 2 seconds after the point sensor lands the player will be marked for a total of 6 seconds instead 8 seconds.
  • Players hit by multiple point sensors from different opponents are marked concurrently. Assists are awarded to both point sensor users if the tracked player dies to another opponent or if they jump off the stage.
  • Players can be repeatedly marked by a point sensor to effectively reset the the remaining tracking time back to 8 seconds.
  • The base total tracking time can be increased from 8 seconds to a maximum of 16 seconds using S2 Ability Sub Power Up.png Sub Power Up
  • S2 Ability Bomb Defense Up DX.png Bomb Defense Up DX will reduce the tracking time of the point sensor by a percentage of the maximum tracking time. For example: If a player wears enough Bomb Defense Up DX to reduce the tracking time by 50%; an 8 second point sensor will be reduced to 4 seconds while a S2 Ability Sub Power Up.png Sub Power Up boosted 16 second point sensor will reduce tracking time to 8 seconds for that player.

Version history

Version Adjustments
Base game
  • Lingering area of effect that lasts 2.5 seconds added.
  • Ink consumption: 40% → 60%
  • Time taken to begin recovering ink after throwing out the Point Sensor: 0.83 seconds → 1.50 seconds
1.3.0
  • Increased radius of effect by roughly 20%.
  • Decreased delay until start of ink recovery after throwing out the Point Sensor by 15/60 of a second.
1.4.0
  • S2 Ability Sub Power Up.png Sub Power Up now also increases the duration of time opponents remain marked.
2.0.0
  • Made it easier to hear the sound effects when it detonates.
3.2.0
  • Increased initial speed by roughly 21%, and also increased throwing distance.
4.2.0
  • Increased initial speed by roughly 10%, and also increased throwing distance.
4.3.0
  • Decreased ink consumption from 60% to 55% of a standard ink tank.
  • Increased the effect of the S2 Ability Ink Saver (Sub).png Ink Saver (Sub) gear ability.
4.5.0
  • Decreased ink consumption from 55% to 45% of a standard ink tank.
  • Decreased movement speed and distance of Point Sensor when thrown.
    • Decreased movement speed of Point Sensor when thrown and when not using the S2 Ability Sub Power Up.png Sub Power Up gear ability by roughly 8%.
    • Decreased movement speed of Point Sensor when thrown and when maximum amount of Sub Power Up gear ability is equipped by roughly 2%.
  • Decreased effect of S2 Ability Ink Saver (Sub).png Ink Saver (Sub) gear ability by roughly 8%.

Sets

Weapons with Point Sensor in Splatoon 2
Main #ID Sub Special Special Points Level Price Class Introduced
S2 Weapon Main .52 Gal.png .52 Gal 50 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S2 Weapon Special Baller.png Baller 170p 14 Cash 9500 Shooter 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Classic Squiffer.png Classic Squiffer 2000 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S2 Weapon Special Ink Armor.png Ink Armor 170p 12 Cash 8900 Charger 19 August 2017​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Custom Explosher.png Custom Explosher 3041 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S2 Weapon Special Baller.png Baller 220p 22 Cash 12400 Slosher 5 December 2018 (4.3.0)​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Dualie Squelchers.png Dualie Squelchers 5030 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S2 Weapon Special Tenta Missiles.png Tenta Missiles 190p 12 Cash 9800 Dualie 29 July 2017​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main H-3 Nozzlenose.png H-3 Nozzlenose 310 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S2 Weapon Special Tenta Missiles.png Tenta Missiles 170p 29 Cash 17200 Shooter 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​
S2 Weapon Main Heavy Splatling Remix.png Heavy Splatling Remix 4012 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S2 Weapon Special Booyah Bomb.png Booyah Bomb 190p 19 Cash 18300 Splatling 3 April 2019 (4.6.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Nautilus 47.png Nautilus 47 4040 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S2 Weapon Special Baller.png Baller 180p 26 Cash 14700 Splatling 1 August 2018​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Sloshing Machine Neo.png Sloshing Machine Neo 3021 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S2 Weapon Special Splat-Bomb Launcher.png Splat-Bomb Launcher 180p 19 Cash 19800 Slosher 17 February 2018​​​​​​​​​​
S2 Weapon Main Splattershot Pro.png Splattershot Pro 70 S2 Weapon Sub Point Sensor.png Point Sensor S2 Weapon Special Ink Storm.png Ink Storm 170p 10 Cash 13800 Shooter 7 July 2017 (1.0.0)​​​​​​​​​​​​

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