Shell-Out Machine

The Shell-Out Machine is a capsule vending machine that dispenses various items in exchange for Cash. The dispensed items include tickets, ability chunks, Splashtag banners, and titles, locker room accessories, and packs of Tableturf Battle cards.

It can be found in the lobby in Splatoon 3. Normally it costs  30,000 per use, but the first use per day costs  5000. This first use resets at 00:00 UTC, regardless if the player has purchased something before 24 hours have passed. Players can also use Shell-Out Tokens earned from Challenges and exchanging Sheldon Licenses (although this is only possible after purchasing every weapon currently available at Ammo Knights). During the Sneak Peek period immediately before a Splatfest and for the duration of the following Splatfest, conch shells can additionally be used as an alternative manner of operating the machine, at one conch shell per use. Whilst this period is ongoing, the machine's design is slightly modified, with a neon conch shell sign on the machine and a folded sign, banner, and basket surrounding the machine. In this state, the SquidForce logo on the front of the capsules is replaced with an image of a conch shell.

Item chances

What players get out of the Shell-Out Machine relies on a component of luck. Each possible item is separated into six grades, with 0 being the rarest and 5 being the most common. Each grade has a different capsule color. There is a 45% chance of a grade 5 capsule, a 39% chance of a grade 4 capsule, a 15% chance of a grade 3 capsule, and a 1% chance of receiving any capsule with grades 0-2. This chance, however, is predetermined when a player first starts the game, so it does not reflect the chance every time they use the machine.

Description	Chance	Grade (Capsule color)	Refund
A Jackpot (seasonal) banner	0.1%	0 ( - )	( - )
A Jackpot (seasonal) pair of title parts	0.3%	1 ( - )	( - )
10 of every Ability chunk	0.6%	2 ( - )	-
1 Emote	2%	3 ( - )	6,000
1 Party EXP Food Ticket	3%	3 ( - )	-
1 pack of Tableturf cards	4%	3 ( - )	-
1 banner	6%	3 ( - )	5,000
1 2x EXP Food Ticket	7%	4 ( - )	-
3 Ability chunks	10%	4 ( - )	-
1 pair of title parts	22%	4 ( - )	4,000 if the pair is already owned
2 Locker stickers	9%	5 ( - )	2,000 for each duplicate
2 Locker decorations	9%	5 ( - )	2,000 for each duplicate
1 1.5x EXP Food Ticket	13%	5 ( - )	-
1 Drink Ticket	14%	5 ( - )	-

Notes:

Jackpot

Jackpot redirects here. For the winner of the Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024 tournament, see Competitive:Jackpot.

Over the course of the first eight seasons in Splatoon 3, a special golden banner and rare pair of titles are possible to be obtained through golden and silver capsules. Previously those jackpots were only available during the respective season. As of Drizzle Season 2024 it is possible to obtain the jackpot banners and titles of the previous Drizzle Seasons. If a player already owns respective season's banner or title, the golden or silver capsule will be changed into a bronze one instead.

Seasonal titles

Adjective	Subject	Season initially available
Super-Duper Lucky	Lucky Duck	Drizzle Season 2022
Super-Rare	Protected Species	Chill Season 2022
One-in-a-Million	Chosen One	Fresh Season 2023
Ace	Gadabout	Sizzle Season 2023
Astonishing	Point Guard	Drizzle Season 2023
Adored	Optimist	Chill Season 2023
Charmed	Daredevil	Fresh Season 2024
Shell-Out	Prizewinner	Sizzle Season 2024

Capsule colors

There are six different rarities (grades) of items available from the Shell-Out Machine, each getting a capsule color. Additionally, when a Splatfest is occurring, a conch shell icon is added on top.

Grade	Description	Capsule
		Regular	Splatfest
0	Gold with lots of sparkles
1	Silver with a few sparkles
2	Bronze with a few sparkles
3	Red
4	Purple
5	Light Blue

Quotes

“	Now you're full of fancy sandwiches and worn-out from going on recon, so you're thinking about a nap, right? WRONG! There's still more to do! Check out the Shell-Out Machine right next to the Crab-N-Go. You could win tickets, ability chunks, cool stuff for your Splashtag, & more!	”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter

“	Step right up, and try your luck at the Shell-Out Machine! The first play will cost you 5,000. And it's a cool 30,000 for each play after that!	”
— When using the machine for the first time

“	During Splatfests, you can use a conch shell to play the Shell-Out Machine once per day. You can also play with cash like usual. Just 5,000 for the first play, and 30,000 every time after that!	”
— When using the machine during a Splatfest for the first time

“	Meow? (Have you tried the Shell-Out Machine in the lobby? It has some purrretty good prizes!) Meow! (Of course, it costs cash to play, but once a day you can get a discount!) Meow... (I've heard you can win a sparkling capsule there! Wish I had that kind of luck...)	”
— Judd

Badges

Main article: Badge#Purchased items

Doing certain things with the Shell-Out Machine will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.

Shell-Out Machine cost badges
	Spent 300,000 cash on the Shell-Out Machine
	Spent 3,000,000 cash on the Shell-Out Machine
	Spent 30,000,000 cash on the Shell-Out Machine

Shell-Out Machine Jackpot badges
	Hit the Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 4 Times
	Hit the Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 8 Times
	Hit the Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 16 Times

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  The main menu when the player has a Shell-Out Token.

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  A capsule obtained by feeding a conch shell to the machine.

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  The Shell-Out Machine in the days before a Splatfest, showing that it now takes conch shells.

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  Obtaining ten of each ability chunk from the bronze capsule.

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  A player obtaining an Emote they already own.

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  A player obtaining a decoration they already own ten of.

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  The main menu when the player has a Shell-Out Token near the days of a Splatfest.

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  The menu when exchanging Sheldon Licenses for Shell-Out Tokens.

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  Receiving a banner

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  Receiving a title

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  A player obtaining a pair of title parts they already own

Etymology

Shell-out is a wordplay on "shelling out" which is to pay winnings to someone, and the conch shells that the machine accepts. It could also be a play on the word 'sellout', meaning 'to betray one's cause or associates especially for personal or monetary gain'.

Names in other languages

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Shell-Out Machine

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	くじ引き くじ kujibiki kuji	Lottery
Dutch	Prijzenpot	Prize pool
French	Capsulomate	From capsule and mate
German	Kapselautomat	Capsule machine
Italian	Premi-o-matic	Prize-o-matic
Russian	Капсульный автомат Kapsul'nyy avtomat	Сapsule machine
Spanish (NOA)	Premiotrón	Prizetron
Spanish (NOE)	Sacapremios
Chinese (Simplified)	抽奖 抽奖机 Chōujiǎng jī	Lottery machine
Chinese (Traditional)	抽獎 抽獎機 Chōujiǎng jī	Lottery machine
Korean	뽑기
Internal	Lottery

Sparkling capsule

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	光るカプセル
Dutch	Glittercapsule	Glitter capsule
French	Capsule brillante	Sparkling capsule
German	Glitzerkapseln
Italian	Capsula brillante	Sparkling capsule
Russian	Блестящая капсула Blestyashchaya kapsula	Shiny capsule
Spanish	Cápsula luminosa
Chinese (Simplified)	闪闪发光的胶囊
Chinese (Traditional)	閃閃發光的膠囊
Korean	빛나는 캡슐