Shell-Out Machine

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The Shell-Out Machine is a capsule vending machine that dispenses various items in exchange for Cash. The dispensed items include tickets,[1] ability chunks,[1] Splashtag banners and titles,[2] locker room accessories,[2] and packs of Tableturf Battle cards.[3]

It can be found in the Battle Lobby in Splatoon 3. Normally it costs Cash 30,000 per use, but the first use per day costs Cash 5000. This first use resets at 00:00 UTC, regardless if the player has purchased something before 24 hours have passed. During the Sneak Peek period immediately before a Splatfest and for the duration of the following Splatfest, conch shells can additionally be used as an alternative manner of operating the machine, at one conch shell per use. Whilst this period is ongoing, the machine's design is slightly modified, with a neon conch shell sign on the machine and a folded sign, banner, and basket surrounding the machine. In this state, the SquidForce logo on the front of the capsules is replaced with an image of a conch shell.

Item chances

What players get out of the Shell-Out Machine relies on a component of luck. Each possible item is separated into six grades, with 0 being the rarest and 5 being the most common. Each grade has a different capsule color. There is a 45% chance of a grade 5 capsule, a 39% chance of a grade 4 capsule, a 15% chance of a grade 3 capsule, and a 1% chance of receiving any capsule with grades 0-2. This chance, however, is predetermined when you first start the game, so it does not reflect the chance every time you use the machine.[4]

Description Chance Grade (Capsule color)
S3 Banner Random.png A Jackpot (seasonal) banner[jackpot 1] 0.1% 0 (S3 Shell-Out Gold Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Gold Capsule Splatfest.png)
S3 Title Random ?.png A Jackpot (seasonal) pair of title parts[jackpot 2] 0.3% 1 (S3 Shell-Out Silver Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Silver Capsule Splatfest.png)
Ability Chunks 10 of every Ability chunk 0.6% 2 (S3 Shell-Out Bronze Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Bronze Capsule Splatfest.png)
S3 Emote Flip Out.png 1 Emote 2% 3 (S3 Shell-Out Red Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Red Capsule Splatfest.png)
S3 Ticket Food Random.png 1 Party Food Ticket 3% 3 (S3 Shell-Out Red Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Red Capsule Splatfest.png)
S3 Pack of Cards.png 1 pack of Tableturf cards 4% 3 (S3 Shell-Out Red Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Red Capsule Splatfest.png)
S3 Banner Random.png 1 banner 6% 3 (S3 Shell-Out Red Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Red Capsule Splatfest.png)
S3 Ticket Food Random.png 1 2x Food Ticket 7% 4 (S3 Shell-Out Purple Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Purple Capsule Splatfest.png)
Ability Chunks 3 Ability chunks 10% 4 (S3 Shell-Out Purple Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Purple Capsule Splatfest.png)
S3 Title Random ?.png 1 pair of titles 22% 4 (S3 Shell-Out Purple Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Purple Capsule Splatfest.png)
2 Locker stickers 9% 5 (S3 Shell-Out Blue Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Blue Capsule Splatfest.png)
2 Locker decorations 9% 5 (S3 Shell-Out Blue Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Blue Capsule Splatfest.png)
S3 Ticket Food Random.png 1 1.5x Food Ticket 13% 5 (S3 Shell-Out Blue Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Blue Capsule Splatfest.png)
S3 Ticket Drink Random.png 1 Drink Ticket 14% 5 (S3 Shell-Out Blue Capsule.png - S3 Shell-Out Blue Capsule Splatfest.png)

Notes:

  1. Each time this capsule is pulled from the machine, the player will be rewarded with a Jackpot banner they do not have yet, belonging to the current season (Drizzle, Chill, Fresh, or Sizzle). The order is also random, so it will be possible to obtain a later-released banner first (e.g. getting the Drizzle Season 2023 banner before the Drizzle Season 2022 banner). If the player already has all the currently-available Jackpot banners, any result that would give this type of capsule will be downgraded to a Bronze capsule instead (Grade 2). If this happens, the capsule will not be counted for the Jackpot Badges
  2. Each time this capsule is pulled from the machine, the player will be rewarded with a pair of jackpot title noun and adjective they do not have yet, belonging to the current season (Drizzle, Chill, Fresh or Sizzle). The order is also random, so it will be possible to obtain a later-released title pair first (e.g. getting the Drizzle Season 2023 title pair before the Drizzle Season 2022 title pair). If the player already has all the currently-available Jackpot title pairs, any result that would give this type of capsule will be downgraded to a Bronze capsule instead (Grade 2). If this happens, the capsule will not be counted for the Jackpot Badges

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Seasonal rewards

It appears that each season will bring a seasonal banner and a pair of titles to be obtained from the Shell-Out Machine. These banners and titles will continue to be available via the gacha machine once any given season has ended.

Seasonal banners

Banner Season Initially Available
S3 Banner 10001.png Drizzle Season 2022
S3 Banner 10002.png Chill Season 2022
S3 Banner 10003.png Fresh Season 2023

Seasonal titles

Adjective Noun Season Initially Available
Super-Duper Lucky Lucky Duck Drizzle Season 2022
Super-Rare Protected Species Chill Season 2022
One-in-a-Million Chosen One Fresh Season 2023

Capsule colors

There are six different rarities (grades) of items available from the Shell-Out Machine, each getting a capsule color. Additionally, when it is a Splatfest, a conch shell icon is added on top.

Grade Description Regular Capsule Splatfest Capsule
0 Gold with lots of sparkles S3 Shell-Out Gold Capsule.png S3 Shell-Out Gold Capsule Splatfest.png
1 Silver with a few sparkles S3 Shell-Out Silver Capsule.png S3 Shell-Out Silver Capsule Splatfest.png
2 Bronze with a few sparkles S3 Shell-Out Bronze Capsule.png S3 Shell-Out Bronze Capsule Splatfest.png
3 Red S3 Shell-Out Red Capsule.png S3 Shell-Out Red Capsule Splatfest.png
4 Purple S3 Shell-Out Purple Capsule.png S3 Shell-Out Purple Capsule Splatfest.png
5 Light Blue S3 Shell-Out Blue Capsule.png S3 Shell-Out Blue Capsule Splatfest.png

Quotes

Now you're full of fancy sandwiches and worn-out from going on recon, so you're thinking about a nap, right? WRONG! There's still more to do! Check out the Shell-Out Machine right next to the Crab-N-Go. You could win tickets, ability chunks, cool stuff for your Splashtag, & more!
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[1]
Step right up, and try your luck at the Shell-Out Machine!
The first play will cost you Cash 5,000. And it's a cool Cash 30,000 for each play after that!
— When using the machine for the first time
During Splatfests, you can use a S3 icon conch shell.png conch shell to play the Shell-Out Machine once per day.
You can also play with cash like usual. Just Cash 5,000 for the first play, and Cash 30,000 every time after that!
— When using the machine during a Splatfest for the first time
Meow? (Have you tried the Shell-Out Machine in the lobby? It has some purrretty good prizes!) Meow! (Of course, it costs cash to play, but once a day you can get a discount!) Meow... (I've heard you can win a sparkling capsule there! Wish I had that kind of luck...)
Judd

Badges

Main article: Badge#Purchased Items

Doing certain things with the Shell-Out Machine will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Shell-Out Machine Cost Badges
S3 Badge Shell-Out Machine 300K.png Spent 300,000 Cash on the Shell-Out Machine
S3 Badge Shell-Out Machine 3M.png Spent 3,000,000 Cash on the Shell-Out Machine
S3 Badge Shell-Out Machine 30M.png Spent 30,000,000 Cash on the Shell-Out Machine
Shell-Out Machine Jackpot Badges
S3 Badge Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 4.png Hit the Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 4 Times
S3 Badge Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 8.png Hit the Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 8 Times
S3 Badge Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 16.png Hit the Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 16 Times

Gallery

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Etymology

Shell-out is a wordplay on "shelling out" which is to pay winnings to someone, and the conch shells that the machine accepts. It could also be a play on the word 'sellout', meaning 'to betray one's cause or associates especially for personal or monetary gain'.

Names in other languages

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