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,[1] ability chunks,[1] Splashtag banners and titles,[2] locker room accessories,[2] and packs of Tableturf Battle cards.[3]
It can be found in the Battle 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. 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 you first start the game, so it does not reflect the chance every time you use the machine.[4]
Description | Chance | Grade (Capsule color) | Refund |
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0.1% | 0 (![]() ![]() |
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0.3% | 1 (![]() ![]() |
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0.6% | 2 (![]() ![]() |
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2% | 3 (![]() ![]() |
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3% | 3 (![]() ![]() |
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4% | 3 (![]() ![]() |
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6% | 3 (![]() ![]() |
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7% | 4 (![]() ![]() |
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10% | 4 (![]() ![]() |
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22% | 4 (![]() ![]() |
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2 Locker stickers | 9% | 5 (![]() ![]() |
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2 Locker decorations | 9% | 5 (![]() ![]() |
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13% | 5 (![]() ![]() |
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14% | 5 (![]() ![]() |
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Notes:
- ↑ Each time this capsule is pulled from the machine, the player will be rewarded with the current seasonal Jackpot banner If the player already has the currently-available Jackpot banner, any result that would give this type of capsule will be downgraded to a Bronze capsule instead (Grade 2). If this happens, the capsule will not be counted for the Jackpot Badges.
- ↑ Each time this capsule is pulled from the machine, the player will be rewarded with a pair of jackpot title noun and adjective. If the player already has the currently-available Jackpot title pairs, any result that would give this type of capsule will be downgraded to a Bronze capsule instead (Grade 2). If this happens, the capsule will not be counted for the Jackpot Badges.
Seasonal rewards
It appears that each season will bring a seasonal banner and a pair of titles to be obtained from the Shell-Out Machine. These banners and titles will continue to be available via the gacha machine once any given season has ended.
Seasonal banners
Banner | Season Initially Available |
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Drizzle Season 2022 |
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Chill Season 2022 |
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Fresh Season 2023 |
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Sizzle Season 2023 |
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Drizzle Season 2023 |
Seasonal titles
Adjective | Subject | Season Initially Available |
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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 |
Capsule colors
There are six different rarities (grades) of items available from the Shell-Out Machine, each getting a capsule color. Additionally, when it is a Splatfest, a conch shell icon is added on top.
Grade | Description | Regular Capsule | Splatfest Capsule |
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0 | Gold with lots of sparkles | ![]() |
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1 | Silver with a few sparkles | ![]() |
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2 | Bronze with a few sparkles | ![]() |
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3 | Red | ![]() |
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4 | Purple | ![]() |
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5 | Light Blue | ![]() |
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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[1]
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“ | Step right up, and try your luck at the Shell-Out Machine! The first play will cost you ![]() ![]() |
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— When using the machine for the first time
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“ | During Splatfests, you can use a ![]() You can also play with cash like usual. Just ![]() ![]() |
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— When using the machine during a Splatfest for the first time
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“ | 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
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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 | ||
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Spent 300,000 Cash on the Shell-Out Machine | |
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Spent 3,000,000 Cash on the Shell-Out Machine | |
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Spent 30,000,000 Cash on the Shell-Out Machine |
Shell-Out Machine Jackpot Badges | ||
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Hit the Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 4 Times | |
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Hit the Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 8 Times | |
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Hit the Shell-Out Machine Jackpot 16 Times |
Gallery

The Shell-Out Machine in the days before a Splatfest, showing that it now takes conch shells.
Obtaining ten of each ability chunk from the bronze capsule.
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
Language | Name | Meaning |
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くじ引き くじ [7] kujibiki kuji |
Lottery |
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Prijzenpot | Prize pool |
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Capsulomate | From capsule and mate |
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Kapselautomat | Capsule machine |
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Premi-o-matic | |
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Капсульный автомат Kapsul'nyy avtomat |
Сapsule machine |
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Premiotrón | Prizetron |
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Sacapremios | |
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抽奖 抽奖机 [8] Chōujiǎng jī |
Lottery machine |
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抽獎 抽獎機 [8] Chōujiǎng jī |
Lottery machine |
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뽑기 | |
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Lottery [9] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
@SplatoonNA on Twitter
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Confidential report: Squid Research Lab dives deep into the Splatlands
- ↑ File:Tableturf Battle Intro 8.jpg
- ↑
@LeanYoshi on Twitter
- ↑ Splatoon 3 - Misc Database
- ↑
@LeanYoshi on Twitter
- ↑
@SplatoonJP on Twitter
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
@Nintendo.hk on Facebook
- ↑
Leanny on GitHub