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.
Contents
Splatoon
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. [1]
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:
| 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
In Splatoon 2, Ink Resistance Up is no longer a primary-only ability, and can also appear in secondary slots, making it stackable. 
SquidForce gear has a 5× chance of rolling this ability, while 
Enperry gear has a 1/2× chance. Furthermore, it can also appear as a primary ability on gear other than shoes.
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:
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.
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.
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 |
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