Point Sensor

Point Sensor is a sub weapon in the Splatoon series. It is a thrown device that produces an area of effect on impact that marks opponents.

Appearance

Point Sensors are black, cube-like objects with cylinder-shaped protrusions that change color to match the user's ink. The sides of the Point Sensor have dark blue panels on them, and two similar panels stick out of the bottom. Once thrown, the Point Sensor explodes in a cloud that is black and the same color as the user's ink, and some black arrows surround the area where the Point Sensor was thrown. Enemies tagged by the Point Sensor are encircled by a similar arrow and tied to members of the Point Sensor user's team with a line of the user's ink color, although each line is only visible to the member it leads to.

Splatoon

Splatoon

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
Added in		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

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.

• It tracks an enemy for eight seconds normally or two seconds if the target has Cold Blooded. Before version 2.2.0, it would normally track for ten seconds or 2.5 seconds with Cold Blooded. 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, it 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.

Quotes

“	The Point Sensor is like a miniaturized version of the Echolocator special. This hand-tossed device emits a sphere-shaped radius, effectively tagging any opponent within for twelve seconds. During this period, the tagged opponent can be seen by you and your teammates at all times. Your target is constantly circled by a squid icon. This squid animation appears on your team's screens, even if the opponent is swimming or hidden behind a wall. This makes it much easier to track down and eliminate opponents.	”
— Splatoon Prima Guide

Sets

Main weapons with Point Sensor in Splatoon

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

Gallery

• Point Sensor HQ image.

  Point Sensor HQ image.

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  A Point Sensor in play.

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  A Point Sensor after it has been thrown.

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  A tagged enemy.

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  Official art of an Inkling with a Point Sensor and an H-3 Nozzlenose D.

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Point Sensor

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Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		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

In Splatoon 2, Point Sensors have an area of effect that lasts 2.5 seconds. Any player that enters the area of effect during that time is tracked.

• The total amount of time a player is tracked can change depending on when the player enters the Point Sensor's area of effect. On a direct hit, the tracking time lasts the full eight seconds, while entering the area of effect afterwards reduces the tracking length by the amount of time since the point sensor landed.
  • For example: if a player walks into the area of effect two seconds after the Point Sensor lands, the player is marked for a total of six seconds instead of eight 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 remaining tracking time back to eight seconds.
• The base total tracking time can be increased from eight seconds to a maximum of sixteen seconds using Sub Power Up.
• Bomb Defense Up DX reduces 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 eight-second Point Sensor is reduced to four seconds while a Sub Power Up-boosted sixteen-second Point Sensor reduces its tracking time to eight 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	▲ 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 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 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 Ink Saver (Sub) gear ability by roughly 8%.

Quotes

“	A device that marks the enemies in the area where it lands. This will reveal their location to every member of your team.	”
— Splatoon 2 Sub & Special Guide

Sets

Main weapons with Point Sensor in Splatoon 2

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

Gallery

• 

  Promo image.

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  Throwing the Point Sensor.

• An enemy Inkling located.

  An enemy Inkling located.

Splatoon 3

Splatoon 3

Point Sensor

File:S3 Weapon Sub Point Sensor 3D.pngFile:S3 Weapon Sub Point Sensor 3D.png

Category	Sub
Class
Sub
Special
Special points
Special depletion
Range
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Level
Cost
Requirement
Added in		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

Originally thought to be replaced by the Angle Shooter, the Point Sensor was confirmed to return in Splatoon 3 in a promotional image after the Splatoon 3 Direct aired. So far, it is part of the Classic Squiffer, H-3 Nozzlenose, Explosher, Nautilus 47, and Splattershot Nova's kits.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
1.2.0	— Fixed an issue where a Point Sensor or Toxic Mist would disappear without activating when hitting certain terrain or an Ultra Stamp.

Sets

Main weapons with Point Sensor in Splatoon 3

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Classic Squiffer	2000	Point Sensor	Big Bubbler	190p	8	1	Charger	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)
	Custom Blaster	211	Point Sensor	Triple Splashdown	180p	8	1	Blaster	Version 6.0.0 (Chill Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​
	Custom Wellstring V	7031	Point Sensor	Wave Breaker	200p	24	1	Stringer	Version 8.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2024)​​​​​​​​​​​
	Explosher	3040	Point Sensor	Ink Storm	200p	29	1	Slosher	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​
	Glooga Dualies Deco	5021	Point Sensor	Trizooka	190p	26	1	Dualie	Version 7.0.0 (Fresh Season 2024)​​
	H-3 Nozzlenose	310	Point Sensor	Tacticooler	190p	24	1	Shooter	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​
	Heavy Splatling Deco	4011	Point Sensor	Kraken Royale	200p	15	1	Splatling	Version 4.0.0 (Sizzle Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Nautilus 47	4040	Point Sensor	Ink Storm	190p	28	1	Splatling	Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Painbrush Nouveau	1121	Point Sensor	Tenta Missiles	190p	16	1	Brush	Version 6.0.0 (Chill Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Sloshing Machine Neo	3021	Point Sensor	Trizooka	190p	21	1	Slosher	Version 5.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2023)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
	Splattershot Nova	100	Point Sensor	Killer Wail 5.1	190p	8	1	Shooter	Version 2.0.0 (Chill Season 2022)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Gallery

• A Point Sensor being tossed out

  A Point Sensor being tossed out

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Point Sensor

View the strategy page.

Trivia

• The Point Sensor, in function, is very similar to the Echolocator special weapon.
• The Point Sensor resembles a miniaturized artificial satellite for weather news in appearance.
  • They also resemble Wi-Fi routers, especially with their ability to track opponents.
• There are no rollers, brushes or brellas with Point Sensors as their sub weapon.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ポイントセンサー pointo sensā	Point Sensor
Dutch	Detector (Splatoon 2 & 3) Sensor (Splatoon)	Detector Sensor
French	Détecteur	Detector
German	Detektor	Detector
Italian	Cimice	Bug/Wire
Russian	Маркер движения (Splatoon 2 & 3) Marker dvizheniya Указатель (Splatoon) Ukazatel'	Movement marker Pointer
Spanish	Rastreador	Tracker
Chinese (Simplified)	定点侦测器 dìngdiǎn zhēncèqì (Mandarin)	Fixed Point Detector
Chinese (Traditional)	定點偵測器 dìngdiǎn zhēncèqì (Mandarin)	Fixed Point Detector
Korean	포인트 센서 pointeu senseo	Same as Japanese name
Portuguese	Rastreadora	Tracker