Ink Resistance Up

Ink Resistance Up is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It mitigates the negative effects of touching the opponent's ink on the ground. Negative effects alleviated by Ink Resistance Up include reduced jump height, reduced movement speed, and accumulation of damage. The ability stays active throughout the entire match, and is used any time the player steps on enemy ink.

Quicker movement in enemy ink is especially helpful for the Inkbrush and Octobrush, to move quickly even when turning sharply. Weapons that let the player strafe fast like the Sloshing Machine and Mini Splatling also benefit from Ink Resistance Up, as small patches of enemy ink will not slow down movement as much.

Splatoon

Ink Resistance Up

Applicable Gear	Shoes
Favored By
Unfavored By

Ink Resistance Up cannot be rolled as an ability for sub slots on gear.

Ink Resistance Up improves the mobility of Inklings stepping or swimming in enemy ink. It also reduces the damage taken from stepping in or swimming through enemy ink. Normally, touching enemy ink will accumulate up to 50 damage at a rate of 30 damage per second. But with Ink Resistance Up, only 30 damage can accumulate, and at a rate of 12 damage per second.

Players appear on the mini-map if they accumulate 30.1 damage or more. Because only 30 passive ink damage can accumulate with Ink Resistance Up, the player will not show up to enemies on the mini-map after stepping on or swimming through enemy ink; the player would have to take damage from another source to show up.

Mutual Exclusivity

This ability is found as the main ability only on shoes, so other abilities found only on shoes are mutually exclusive with it; in other words players cannot have them together. These abilities are Bomb Sniffer and Stealth Jump.

Gear

Ink Resistance Up is the main ability of:

Shoes with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Blue Moto Boots	Rockenberg	12,000	Ink Resistance Up
	LE Soccer Cleats	Takoroka	2,600	Ink Resistance Up
	Neon Sea Slugs	Tentatek	700	Ink Resistance Up
	Red Hi-Tops	Krak-On	1,800	Ink Resistance Up
	Strapping Reds	Splash Mob	700	Ink Resistance Up

Version history

1.3.0

• ▼ Ink Resistance Up was nerfed, making the ease of movement in enemy ink much less noticeable than before.

Splatoon 2

Ink Resistance Up

Applicable Gear	Any
Favored By	SquidForce
Unfavored By	Enperry

SquidForce gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability, while Enperry gear has a 1/2× chance.

Ink Resistance Up neutralizes up to 100% of the mobility penalty from touching enemy ink. Ink Resistance Up also reduces the maximum damage that accumulates from stepping in enemy ink. Ink Resistance Up can bring this damage cap from 40 damage to as low as 35 damage. The rate of damage accumulation is reduced so that the damage cap will always be reached in 1.5 seconds.

Ink Resistance Up increases the movement speed of an Inkling in the opponent's Ink while walking or strafing, but not while swimming. The mobility benefits also apply while attacking with a weapon, while rolling with a roller, and while charging a splatling or charger.

Gear

Ink Resistance Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Annaki Beret	Annaki	11,500	Ink Resistance Up
	Knitted Hat	Firefin	1,400	Ink Resistance Up
	Power Mask Mk I	amiibo	Inkling Squid	Ink Resistance Up
	Squidfin Hook Cans	Forge	3,800	Ink Resistance Up

Clothing with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Lime Easy-Stripe Shirt	Splash Mob	3,800	Ink Resistance Up
	Mister Shrug Tee	Krak-On	9,200	Ink Resistance Up
	Navy King Tank	Enperry	600	Ink Resistance Up
	Power Armor Mk I	amiibo	Inkling Squid	Ink Resistance Up
	Squid Squad Band Tee	Rockenberg	900	Ink Resistance Up
	White Deca Logo Tee	Zink	1,200	Ink Resistance Up

Shoes with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Blue Moto Boots	Rockenberg	10,800	Ink Resistance Up
	LE Soccer Shoes	Takoroka	7,500	Ink Resistance Up
	Neon Sea Slugs	Tentatek	700	Ink Resistance Up
	Pro Trail Boots	Inkline	9,800	Ink Resistance Up
	Strapping Reds	Splash Mob	1,400	Ink Resistance Up

Stacking

Abilities				Speed increase in enemy ink
None				0%
Main: 0, Sub: 1				19.3%
Main: 0, Sub: 2				37.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 3				55.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 0				60.6%
Main: 0, Sub: 4				71.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 1				76.7%
Main: 0, Sub: 5				86.9%
Main: 1, Sub: 2				91.8%
Main: 0, Sub: 6				101.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 3				105.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 0				110.4%
Main: 0, Sub: 7				114.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 4				119.1%
Main: 2, Sub: 1				123.2%
Main: 0, Sub: 8				127.3%
Main: 1, Sub: 5				131.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 2				135.1%
Main: 0, Sub: 9				138.8%
Main: 1, Sub: 6				142.5%
Main: 2, Sub: 3				146.0%
Main: 3, Sub: 0				149.4%
Main: 1, Sub: 7				152.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 4				155.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 1				159.0%
Main: 1, Sub: 8				162.0%
Main: 2, Sub: 5				164.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 2				167.6%
Main: 1, Sub: 9				170.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 6				172.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 3				175.3%
Main: 2, Sub: 7				179.8%
Main: 3, Sub: 4				181.9%
Main: 2, Sub: 8				185.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 5				187.7%
Main: 2, Sub: 9				190.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 6				192.4%
Main: 3, Sub: 7				196.1%
Main: 3, Sub: 8				198.9%
Main: 3, Sub: 9				200.8%

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  A graph showing the effects of stacking Ink Resistance Up.

Version history

1.4.0

• — Fixed an issue where, under the following conditions, players would only receive the benefit of Ink Resistance Up when stacking it to maximum effect.
  • Moving while shooting a weapon in the Shooter category.
  • Moving while shooting a weapon in the Dualie category.
  • Moving while preparing to throw a bomb or special weapon.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	相手インク影響軽減 (Splatoon 2) Aite Inku Eikyō Keigen 安全シューズ (Splatoon) Anzen Shūzu	Opponent Ink Influence Reducing Safety Shoes
Dutch	Inkttolerantie	Ink tolerance
French (NOA)	Pieds au sec	Dry feet
French (NOE)	Pieds au sec (Splatoon 2) Résistance à l'encre + (Splatoon)	Dry feet Ink Resistance Up
German	Tintentoleranz +	Ink tolerance +
Italian	Scarpe impermeabili (Splatoon 2) Impermeabilità (Splatoon)	Waterproof shoes Waterproofness
Russian	Краскостойкость Kraskostoykost'	Ink resistance
Spanish	Impermeabilidad	Impermeability