Pilot Goggles
The Pilot Goggles are headgear in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.
In Splatoon, they are a 3-star item produced by 
Forge and come with the primary ability 
Bomb Range Up. They can be purchased from 
Cooler Heads for 
9,800.
In Splatoon 2, they are a 2-star item produced by 
Forge and come with the primary ability 
Sub Power Up. They can be purchased from 
Headspace for 
5,500 or from 
SplatNet Gear Shop for 11,000.
Contents
Appearance
The Pilot Goggles are a large pair of shiny metal goggles with a dark brown strap. They have clear lenses and a ring of small holes around each lens. They are worn on the forehead, rather than over the eyes.
Splatoon
Abilities
The Pilot Goggles come with Bomb Range Up as a main ability. As a 3-star item, the Pilot Goggles have three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since they are made by the Forge brand, they have a higher chance of rolling 
Special Duration Up and a lower chance of rolling 
Ink Saver (Sub) to fill their secondary ability slots.
Splatoon 2
| Category |
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| Brand | Forge |
| Ability | Sub Power Up |
| Cost | 5,500 |
| SplatNet 2 | 11,000 |
| Rarity |  |
Abilities
The Pilot Goggles come with Sub Power Up as a main ability when purchased from shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, they can have any other Ability normally available to Headgear. As a 3-star item, the Pilot Goggles have three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since they are made by the Forge brand, they have a higher chance of rolling 
Special Power Up and a lower chance of rolling 
Ink Saver (Sub) to fill their secondary ability slots.
Trivia
- A UI icon for an older version of the item was discovered in the data files for Super Mario Maker. In this version, all visual elements are black.
- The Pilot Goggles had
Damage Up as a main ability instead of Bomb Range Up in a pre-release build of Splatoon. - They are worn by Goggles-Kun from the Splatoon manga.
Gallery
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A female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles.
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Another female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles.
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Another female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles.
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A female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles, holding a Custom Hydra Splatling.
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Closeup of a female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles.
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Side view on a male Inkling.
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Promo for Forge, with a male Inkling (left) wearing the Pilot Goggles.
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Official art of an Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles, holding a Krak-On Splat Roller.
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Another with a Tentatek Splattershot.
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Art of a male Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles, wielding a Splattershot.
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Art of a team of Inklings - the closest is wearing the Pilot Goggles.
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The Pilot Goggles with Damage Up in an early version of Cooler Heads.
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Sunken Scroll 18, with the Pilot Goggles at the upper left.
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
パイロットゴーグル Pairotto Gōguru |
Pilot Goggle |
 Dutch |
Pilotenbril | Pilot goggles |
 French |
Lunettes d'aviateur | |
 German |
Pilotenbrille | Pilot glasses/goggles |
 Italian |
Occhiali da pilota | Pilot Goggles |
 Spanish (NOA) |
Gafas de aviador | |
 Spanish (NOE) |
Gafas de piloto | Pilot Glasses |
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Headgear in Splatoon 2
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