Tacticooler
The Tacticooler is a special weapon in Splatoon 3. It is a deployed cooler with four drinks, one for each member of the team. A player that takes a drink gains substantial but temporary buffs to movement and respawn penalties.
Appearance
The Tacticooler is a beverage cooler in the shape of a soda can with four energy drinks, one for each teammate. Before being thrown, it is shaped like a canned food container.
Splatoon 3
Description
The Tacticooler is used by placing a short, cylindrical object on the ground, which then expands into a standing beverage cooler. Four soda cans are taken out of the cooler and held by short metal attachments. The Tacticooler will also play a jingle when it is ready to use. The player and their allies can take up to one soda can each and drink it, granting these abilities for 15 seconds by default or until the recipient is splatted:[1][2][3][4][5]
Swim Speed Up (29 AP[1])
Run Speed Up (29 AP[1])
Intensify Action (57 AP)
Quick Super Jump (57 AP)
Quick Respawn (57 AP; applies regardless of whether the recipient splatted opponents during their current life,[2] but can be ignored by Respawn Punisher[6])
Special Saver (57 AP; ignored by Respawn Punisher[6])
Ink Resistance Up[7] (57 AP)
The duration of each drink is extended based on the amount of Special Power Up equipped by the thrower. The cooler also acts as an unbreakable wall which blocks both teams' ink, but will be destroyed if some other objects e.g. the Tower in Tower Control or another Tacticooler comes into contact with it.
The effect does not stack with gear, so a player running any of these abilities will have the same effective AP as a player running none of them. In the case of Swim Speed Up and Run Speed Up, if the player has more than or equal to 29 AP of the ability, they will not be boosted.[1][8]
If a player under Tacticooler's effects gets splatted with Respawn Punisher, it ignores Quick Respawn and Special Saver from the Tacticooler, but not those from gear.[6]
Quotes
| “ | Deploys a fridge stocked with drinks that enhance some of your abilities for a brief time. There are four drinks, but you can only have one - the rest are for sharing! You'll lose the enhancement if you're splatted while the drink is in effect, but you'll respawn right away. | ” | — In-game description
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| “ | Tacticooler catch your eye in the Splatoon 3 Direct? Thirsty for info? SRL here with a sip of knowledge! While we can't confirm any flavors, we can confirm that these drinks will put pep in your step. And if you're splatted while the boost is in effect, you'll respawn faster!
You know, it'll be easier to just share this footage we've obtained of a Tacticooler in action. Notice how it appears to function as an ad hoc shield! So rather than place the Tacticooler near a shady spot with a view, you might consider a strategic spot to launch your attack. |
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Sets
| Main | #ID | Sub | Special | Special Points | Level | Price | Class | Introduced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dapple Dualies | 5000 |  Squid Beakon
|
 Tacticooler
|
170p | 14 |  1
|
 Dualie
|
Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022) |
|
Dynamo Roller | 1020 |  Sprinkler
|
Tacticooler
|
190p | 12 | 1
|
 Roller
|
Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022) |
|
H-3 Nozzlenose | 310 |  Point Sensor
|
Tacticooler
|
190p | 24 | 1
|
 Shooter
|
Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022) |
|
Heavy Edit Splatling | 4050 |  Curling Bomb
|
Tacticooler
|
200p | 13 | 1
|
 Splatling
|
Version 5.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2023) |
|
N-ZAP '85 | 60 |  Suction Bomb
|
Tacticooler
|
200p | 6 | 1
|
Shooter
|
Version 1.0.0 (Drizzle Season 2022) |
|
Snipewriter 5H | 2070 | Sprinkler
|
Tacticooler
|
210p | 14 | 1
|
 Charger
|
Version 2.0.0 (Chill Season 2022) |
|
Tri-Slosher Nouveau | 3011 |  Fizzy Bomb
|
Tacticooler
|
210p | 17 | 1
|
 Slosher
|
Version 3.0.0 (Fresh Season 2023) |
Gallery
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Tacticooler model rotating (link to file)
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Using the Tacticooler (link to file)
Trivia
- The lightning design on the cans could represent a Pikachu tail.
