Gold Hi-Horses

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The Gold Hi-Horses are 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 Run Speed Up. They can be purchased from Shrimp Kicks for Cash 3,000.

In Splatoon 2, they are a 3-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Run Speed Up. They can be purchased from Shella Fresh for Cash 7,000 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for Cash 10,500.

In Splatoon 3, they are a 2-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Run Speed Up. They can be obtained through leveling up the Chill Season 2022 catalog to level 19, or they can be purchased from Crush Station for Cash 7,000 from SplatNet 3 Shop for Cash 10,500.

Appearance

The Gold Hi-Horses are a pair of shiny gold hi-tops with black laces and soles. They have a large black version of Zink's logo on the side as well as a small white logo on the black tongue of the Gold Hi-Horses. They also appear to be slightly bigger in the exterior than most other shoes, though they do not affect the wearer's height.

Splatoon

Gold Hi-Horses
Gold Hi-Horses
Category
Brand
Ability
Cost
Cash 3,000
Star count
Added in
Initial Release (1.0.0)

The Gold Hi-Horses debuted in Splatoon at release.

Abilities

The Gold Hi-Horses come with Run Speed Up as the primary ability. As a 2-star item, the Gold Hi-Horses 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 gear 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

Gold Hi-Horses
Gold Hi-Horses
Category
Brand
Ability
Cost
Cash 7,000
SplatNet 2
Cash 10,500
Star count
Added in
Initial Release (1.0.0)

The Gold Hi-Horses return in Splatoon 2 at release.

Abilities

The Gold Hi-Horses come with Run Speed Up as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Shoes. As a 3-star item, the Gold Hi-Horses come with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since they are made by the Zink gear 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 3

Gold Hi-Horses
Gold Hi-Horses
Category
Brand
Ability
Cost
Cash 7,000
SplatNet 3
Cash 10,500
Star power
Added in

The Gold Hi-Horses return in Splatoon 3's Chill Season 2022 in version 2.0.0. Prior to that, they were were used in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere.

amiibo
amiibo

This item was present in Splatoon 3's game data from launch, just unavailable to players, as they are worn by the Inkling Boy (Purple) amiibo.

Abilities

The Gold Hi-Horses come with Run Speed Up as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 3, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Shoes. As a 2-star item, the Gold Hi-Horses come with three additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star, or by purchasing additional copies of them from Crush Station for 10,000 (first), 30,000 (second), 50,000 (third), 100,000 (fourth), or 200,000 (fifth) Cash per star. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since they are made by the Zink gear 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.

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Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese シーホースHi ゴールド
Shīhōsu Hai Gōrudo
Seahorse Hi Gold
Netherlands Dutch Gouden Hi-Tops Golden Hi-Tops
Canada French (NOA) Hippo hautes or Tall hippos gold
France French (NOE) Hippo montantes or Rising hippos gold
Germany German Goldene High-Top-Sneaker Golden High-Top Sneakers
Italy Italian Alte dorate Golden Highs
Russia Russian Золотистые блинг-кеды
Zolotistye bling-kedy
Golden bling-plimsolls
Mexico Spanish (NOA) Tenis bota oro High top sneakers gold
Spain Spanish (NOE) Hipocampo-A oro Hippocampus-A gold
China Chinese (Simplified) 高筒海马鞋 金色
gāotǒnghǎimǎxié jīnsè (Mandarin)
Tall Seahorse Shoes Gold
Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) 高筒海馬鞋 金色
gāotǒnghǎimǎxié jīnsè (Mandarin)
Tall Seahorse Shoes Gold
South Korea Korean 골드 시 호스 Hi
goldeu si hoseu Hi
Gold Seahorse Hi

See also