Pilot Goggles
The Pilot Goggles are headgear in the Splatoon series.
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 
5,500.
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.
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 the primary ability. As a 2-star item, the Pilot Goggles 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 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 |  |
| Brand |  Forge
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| Ability |  Sub Power Up
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| Cost | 5,500
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| SplatNet 2 | 11,000
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| Rarity |  
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Abilities
The Pilot Goggles come with Sub Power Up as the primary ability when purchased from shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, they can have any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 2-star item, the Pilot Goggles come with two additional slots for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail for each slot. 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 from the Splatoon manga.
- They are worn by Inkling Boy in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Gallery
A female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles
Another female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles
Another female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles
A female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles, holding a Custom Hydra Splatling
Closeup of a female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles
Side view on a male Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles
Another male Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles
Promo for Forge, with a male Inkling (left) wearing the Pilot Goggles
Official art of an Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles, holding a Krak-On Splat Roller
Another with a Tentatek Splattershot.
Art of a male Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles, wielding a Splattershot
Art of a team of Inklings - the closest is wearing the Pilot Goggles
The Pilot Goggles with Damage Up in an early version of Cooler Heads
Sunken Scroll 18, with the Pilot Goggles at the upper left
A promo image for Forge, with a female Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles
The Octoling Girl with the Nautilus 47 is wearing the Pilot Goggles.
Front view.
Back view.
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
パイロットゴーグル Pairotto Gōguru |
Pilot Goggle |
 Dutch |
Pilotenbril | Pilot goggles |
 French |
Lunettes d'aviateur | Aviator glasses |
 German |
Pilotenbrille | Pilot goggles |
 Italian |
Occhiali da pilota | Pilot goggles |
 Russian |
Очки пилота Ochki pilota |
Pilot glasses |
 Spanish (NOA) |
Gafas de aviador | Aviator glasses |
 Spanish (NOE) |
Gafas de piloto | Pilot glasses |
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