Super Sea Snail

“	Super Sea Snails are powerful creatures that can upgrade your gear. But you'll need to find a specialist... Someone who knows how to unlock the power of Super Sea Snails. I hate to say it, but maybe you should check that sketchy back alley. Super Sea Snails are mega valuable. Don't let 'em go to waste!	”
— Receiving Super Sea Snails for the first time in Splatoon.

Super Sea Snails are a species and type of currency in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. Their sole use is to increase the number of slots on gear or reroll all secondary gear abilities on a select piece of gear.

Splatoon

Earning

Judd awards Super Sea Snails to players that talk to him after winning thirty Regular Battles or Ranked Battles. The wins do not need to be part of a consecutive win streak. Judd stocks up multiple snails as the player racks up wins, and he keeps them even if the stage rotation changes. If more than nine snails are stockpiled, Judd gives the player nine for every instance he is spoken to and continues to do so until the amount of snails that were stockpiled is reached. As of the final Splatfest, this is now the only way to acquire Super Sea Snails.

While Splatfests were occurring, Super Sea Snails were awarded to participants based on their Splatfest title and on whether or not their team won. Users who participated could win at least two Super Sea Snails and up to 24 if the player's team was the winner while the player was at the highest tier.

Title	Total EXP required	Super Sea Snails
		Winning team	Losing team
[Team] Fanboy/Fangirl	–	4	2
[Team] Fiend	10	6	3
[Team] Defender	35	10	5
[Team] Champion	85	16	10
[Team] King/Queen	184	24	18

Use

Super Sea Snails may be given to Spyke, who uses them to increase the number of slots on gear or reroll all gear abilities on a select piece of gear. Spyke can also do this without a Sea Snail, but the player must be Level 20 or higher, and it costs 30,000 Cash.

Splatoon 2

Earning

Judd awards Super Sea Snails to players that talk to him after reaching Level 30. Each level earns the player one snail. Judd holds snails indefinitely, so there is no need for players to talk to him every time they level up. Players who reach level 99 or level ★99 may reset to level ★1 again, so they can gain an unlimited amount of Super Sea Snails this way. After the last Splatfest, this is the only way to obtain the Super Sea Snails.

Level	Points (Minimum)	Points (To next)	Super Sea Snails
30	903,900	62,000	+001
31	965,900	65,500	+001
32	1,031,400	69,000	+001
33	1,110,400	72,500	+001
34	1,172,900	76,000	+001
35	1,248,900	79,000	+001
36	1,327,900	82,000	+001
37	1,409,900	85,000	+001
38	1,494,900	88,000	+001
39	1,582,900	90,000	+001
40	1,672,900	92,000	+001
41	1,764,900	94,000	+001
42	1,858,900	95,000	+001
43	1,953,900	96,000	+001
44	2,049,900	97,000	+001
45	2,146,900	98,000	+001
46	2,244,900	98,500	+001
47	2,343,400	99,000	+001
48	2,442,400	99,500	+001
49+	2,541,900	100,000	+001

While Splatfests were occurring, at the end of each Splatfest, Super Sea Snails were awarded to participants based on their Splatfest title and on whether or not their team won.

Title	Total EXP required	Super Sea Snails
		Winning team	Losing team
[Team] Fanboy/Fangirl	–	3	2
[Team] Fiend	100	5	3
[Team] Defender	350	9	7
[Team] Champion	850	16	13
[Team] King/Queen	1849	24	21

Use

Super Sea Snails may be given to Murch, who uses them to increase the number of slots on gear or reroll all gear abilities on a select piece of gear. Unlike in Splatoon, cash cannot be used to reroll or increase the number of slots in this game.

Gallery

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  Receiving Super Sea Snails after a Splatfest.

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  A large statue (or perhaps a preserved specimen) of a Super Sea Snail at Museum d'Alfonsino.

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  An empty Super Sea Snail shell on a barbecue grill at Piranha Pit.

• File:S2 Super Sea Snail Artwork.png

  Official artwork for Splatoon 2.

Trivia

• The Super Sea Snails appear to slightly resemble Maiamai from A Link Between Worlds and Mushrooms from the Mario series.
• The gear slot properties of Super Sea Snails seem to lie more in their actual shells than the snails themselves, which according to Spyke are "juicy". This implies the snails are irrelevant to the process but can be consumed by certain species like urchins.
• Super Sea Snails seem to be capable of fear: when looking at the ones owned by Spyke and Murch, it is possible to see them shake as if certain of their fate of being consumed by Spyke and Murch.
• Super Sea Snails may be based on the Turbo sazae snail, considering the "サザエ" (sazae) in the Japanese name is the same as the name of the species.
• In Splatoon, a total of  322 are needed to fill every gear slot, if the player does not use cash. As of Version 2.10.0, if one wanted to gain at least that many snails - excluding any that Judd awards for winning matches - they need to have won at least six out of sixteen total Splatfests (assuming they reach King/Queen rank every time).
• In Splatoon 2, a total of  559 are needed to fill every gear slot. If one wanted to gain at least that many snails - excluding any that Judd awards for leveling up - they need to have won at least twenty-four of the twenty-six Splatfests from Mayo vs. Ketchup (2017) to Chaos vs. Order (assuming they reach King/Queen rank every time).
• Super Sea Snails are available in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo by ordering it from Inkwell's RV.