Recon

This article is about the Recon Ability. For the stage preview mode, see Recon (mode).

Recon

Applicable gear

  Clothing

Recon is an ability in Splatoon.

Recon allows the player (but not their team members) to see the opposing team on the GamePad map while standing on their team's Spawn Point. This ability is restricted to clothing as a main ability.

Mutual exclusivity

This ability is found as the main ability only on clothing, so other abilities found only on clothing are mutually exclusive with it; in other words players cannot have them together. These abilities are Cold Blooded, Haunt, and Ninja Squid. In addition, since wearing the Splatfest Tee is mandatory during a Splatfest, these abilities cannot be used for the duration of those events.

Use

This can be useful for using Inkstrikes to splat opponents while in the safety of the Spawn Point, or for coordinating informed attacks with the team. Recon's effect continues for 3.5 seconds after leaving the Spawn Point, and shows opponents' weapons on the GamePad map.

Gear

Recon is the main ability of:

Clothing with Recon in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Star power	Added in
	Black Anchor Tee	SquidForce	2800	Recon (ability)		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Black Polo	Zekko	500	Recon (ability)		2.3.0
	Green Cardigan	Splash Mob	1700	Recon (ability)		2.0.0
	Olive Ski Jacket	Inkline	11000	Recon (ability)		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	Varsity Baseball LS	Splash Mob	700	Recon (ability)		Initial Release (1.0.0)
	White 8-Bit FishFry	Firefin	600	Recon (ability)		Initial Release (1.0.0)

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.6.0	▲ Duration of effect after leaving Spawn Point increased to 3.5 seconds. ▲ Recon will now also display each opponent’s equipped weapon on the Gamepad Map.