Black Seahorses

The Black Seahorses is a pair of shoes in the Splatoon series.
In Splatoon, they are a 2-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Swim Speed Up. They can be purchased from Shrimp Kicks for 2,000.
In Splatoon 2, they are a 2-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Swim Speed Up. They can be purchased from Shella Fresh for 2,000 or from SplatNet Gear Shop for 4,000.

Appearance

The Black Seahorses are a pair of black sneakers with white soles and the arrow from the Zink logo, also in white, on both sides. On the tongue is the full Zink logo in black and white. There is also a small section of white just above each heel.

Splatoon

Black Seahorses

Category	Shoes
Brand	Zink
Ability	Swim Speed Up
Cost	2,000
SplatNet 2
Availability
amiibo
Rarity

Abilities

The Black Seahorses come with Swim Speed Up as the primary ability. As a 2-star item, the Black Seahorses come with two additional slots 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 brand, they have a higher chance of rolling Quick Super Jump and a lower chance of rolling Quick Respawn to fill their secondary ability slots.

Splatoon 2

Black Seahorses

Category	Shoes
Brand	Zink
Ability	Swim Speed Up
Cost	2,000
SplatNet 2	4,000
Availability
amiibo
Rarity

Abilities

The Black Seahorses come with Swim Speed Up as the primary ability when purchased from shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, they can have any other primary ability normally available to Shoes. As a 2-star item, the Black Seahorses come with two additional slots 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 brand, they have a higher chance of rolling Quick Super Jump and a lower chance of rolling Quick Respawn to fill their secondary ability slots.

Trivia

The Black Seahorses' Japanese name, "Seahorse Black Leather", suggests that they are made of leather. For some reason, the other Seahorses do not have "leather" in their Japanese name, just their color.

Gallery

A female Inkling wearing the Black Seahorses, holding a .52 Gal.
Another female Inkling (far left) wearing the Black Seahorses.
A male Inkling wearing Black Seahorses.
Another male Inkling wearing the Black Seahorses, firing a Splash-O-Matic.
Another with a Bamboozler 14 Mk I.
A male Inkling wearing the Black Seahorses, from the back.
Promo for SquidForce, with a male Inkling (far left) wearing the Black Seahorses.
Front view
Back view

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シーホースブラックレザー Shīhōsu Burakku Rezā	Seahorse Black Leather
Dutch	Zwarte sneakers	Black sneakers
French (NOE)	Hippo noires
German	Schwarze Low-Top-Sneaker	Black Low-Top Sneakers
Italian	Runner bianconere	Blackwhite Runners
Russian	Черные кроссы Chernye krossy	Black sneakers^{[note 1]}
Spanish (NOA)	Hipocampo negros
Spanish (NOE)	Hipocampo negra