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.

Splatoon

Ink Resistance Up

Applicable gear	Shoes
Favored by
Unfavored by

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 accumulates up to 50 damage at a rate of 30 damage per second. But with Ink Resistance Up, only 30 damage can accumulate at a rate of 12 damage per second.

Tactics

Players do not appear on the opponents' mini-map until they have more than 30 damage.^{[verification needed]} Since only 30 passive ink damage can accumulate by touching the opponent's ink with the ability, the user will not appear on the opponents' mini-map solely due to touching the opponent's ink.

Gear

Ink Resistance Up is the main ability of:

Shoes with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
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

Version	Adjustments
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

Ink Resistance Up prevents players from taking damage from opponent's ink for a certain duration (39 frames at maximum) after touching it.

Ink Resistance Up reduces the maximum damage that accumulates from stepping in enemy ink, from 40 damage to as low as 20 damage. The rate of damage accumulation is also reduced so that the damage cap is always reached in about 2.2 seconds after the user starts receiving damage.^[1]

Ink Resistance Up increases the movement speed of a player in the opponent's ink while walking, 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.)

Tactics

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.

Gear

Ink Resistance Up is the main ability of:

Headgear with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Annaki Beret	Annaki	11,500	Ink Resistance Up
Hothouse Hat	Skalop	3,680	Ink Resistance Up
Knitted Hat	Firefin	1,400	Ink Resistance Up
Pilot Hat	Splash Mob	11,500	Ink Resistance Up
Power Mask Mk I	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon 2)	Ink Resistance Up
Purple Novelty Visor	Tentatek	Nintendo Switch News	Ink Resistance Up
Sennyu Goggles	Forge	CoroCoro Comic	Ink Resistance Up
Squidfin Hook Cans	Forge	3,800	Ink Resistance Up
Tulip Parasol	Inkline	1,280	Ink Resistance Up

Clothing with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Black Hoodie	Skalop	2,900	Ink Resistance Up
Chili-Pepper Ski Jacket	Inkline	7,800	Ink Resistance Up
Custom Painted F-3	Forge	9,700	Ink Resistance Up
Front Zip Vest	Toni Kensa	5,500	Ink Resistance Up
Lime Easy-Stripe Shirt	Splash Mob	3,800	Ink Resistance Up
Mister Shrug Tee	Krak-On	9,200	Ink Resistance Up
Navy College Sweat	Splash Mob	800	Ink Resistance Up
Navy King Tank	Enperry	600	Ink Resistance Up
Null Armor Replica	Cuttlegear	Octo Expansion	Ink Resistance Up
Power Armor Mk I	amiibo	Inkling Squid (Splatoon 2)	Ink Resistance Up
Red Hula Punk with Tie	Annaki	9,000	Ink Resistance Up
Squid Squad Band Tee	Rockenberg	900	Ink Resistance Up
White Deca Logo Tee	Zink	1,200	Ink Resistance Up
Zekko Long Carrot Tee	Zekko	1,800	Ink Resistance Up

Shoes with Ink Resistance Up in Splatoon 2

Name	Brand	Availability	Ability
Blue Moto Boots	Rockenberg	10,800	Ink Resistance Up
Chocolate Dakroniks	Zink	1,700	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
Red Hi-Tops	Krak-On	1,800	Ink Resistance Up
Strapping Reds	Splash Mob	1,400	Ink Resistance Up
Suede Marine Lace-Ups	Zekko	1,200	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%

A graph showing the effects of stacking Ink Resistance Up.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
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 Dualies category. Moving while preparing to throw a bomb or special weapon.
3.0.0	▲ Improved effect of reducing maximum amount of damage dealt by stepping in opponent's ink. ▲ Speed at which damage is dealt when stepping in opponent's ink will now be slower.
4.3.0	▲ When using this gear ability, players will avoid taking damage for a brief time after first stepping into an opponent's ink. The length of time before taking damage in this way will be increased in proportion to the number of Ink Resistance Up abilities being used.
4.4.0	▲ The time between stepping on enemy ink and starting to receive damage has been increased. At maximum gear power, it is now 9/60 of a second longer than before.
4.6.0	▲ Improved the gear ability's benefit of maintaining your ability to jump while stepping in enemy ink. ▲ Improved the gear ability's benefit of maintaining movement speed while walking through enemy ink.

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