Purple Hi-Horses

The Purple Hi-Horses are a pair of shoes in the Splatoon series.

In Splatoon, they are a 1-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Special Duration Up. They can be purchased from Shrimp Kicks for  800.

In Splatoon 2, they are a 1-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Special Power Up. They can be purchased from Shella Fresh for  1,000 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for  2,500.

Appearance

The Purple Hi-Horses are a dark blue-purplish color with a white Zink arrow on each side. There is a smaller version of the Zink logo above the gray lace, and around the lace is neon yellow. The soles are the same color gray as the laces.

Splatoon

Purple Hi-Horses

Category

  Shoes

Brand

Zink

Ability

Special Duration Up

Cost

 800

Abilities

The Purple Hi-Horses come with Special Duration Up as the primary ability. As a 1-star item, the Purple Hi-Horses come with one additional slot for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail or 30,000 cash for each slot. Since they are made by the Zink gear brand, they have a higher chance of rolling Quick Super Jump and a lower chance of rolling Quick Respawn to fill their secondary ability slot.

Splatoon 2

Purple Hi-Horses

Category

  Shoes

Brand

Zink

Ability

Special Power Up

Cost

 1,000

SplatNet 2

 2,500

Abilities

The Purple Hi-Horses come with Special Power Up as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Shoes. As a 1-star item, the Purple Hi-Horses come with one additional slot for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail for each slot. Since they are made by the Zink gear brand, they have a higher chance of rolling Quick Super Jump and a lower chance of rolling Quick Respawn to fill their secondary ability slot.

Gallery

• File:Purple hi-horses.png

  A female Inkling wearing the Purple Hi-Horses, taking aim with a Squiffer

• File:Heavy splatling remix promo 4.jpg

  A female Inkling wearing the Purple Hi-Horses fires a Heavy Splatling Remix

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  A pre-release screenshot showing the original name, price, and ability of the Purple Hi-Horses

• File:ZinkPromo1.jpg

  Promo for Zink, with a male Inkling wearing the Purple Hi-Horses

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  Promo explaining Cash, with a female Inkling wearing the Purple Hi-Horses

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  Official art of a male Inkling wearing the Purple Hi-Horses, wielding a Splattershot

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  Art of the same Inkling sans Pilot Goggles

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  Art of male Inkling wearing the Purple Hi-Horses, swinging a Splat Roller

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  Art of a team of Inklings - the closest is wearing the Purple Hi-Horses

• File:Splatoon Sunken Scroll 18.png

  Sunken Scroll 18, with the Purple Hi-Horses in the middle

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  Front view.

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  Back view.

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  The Inkling Boy amiibo wears the Purple Hi-Horses

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  Inkling's Player 2 Costume from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate wears the Purple Hi-Horses.

Trivia

• The Purple Hi-Horses were originally called "Purple Hi-tops", and had either Quick Respawn or Comeback as their main ability; the icon was ambiguous. They were also a 2-star item, and cost  2,000 instead of  800. This can be seen in an image released before Splatoon was finalized.
  • This suggests that the other types of Hi-Horses may have also been called "Hi-tops".
• Inkling Boy's default variant wears the Purple Hi-Horses in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.