Splat Charger

The Splat Charger is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

The Splat Charger, like other charger-type weapons, can be charged up before firing. The more it is charged, the farther the ink will go and the more damage it will deal. Only a fully charged shot will splat an enemy in one hit. It also creates a thick line of ink, rather than many small blobs like shooter-class weapons do. This weapon is the most basic form of charger in the Splatoon series, with all-around average performance. The weapon consumes 18% of the ink tank capacity with each fully charged shot, allowing the player to fire 5 shots before needing to refill the tank.

Splatoon

Splatoon

Splat Charger

Category	Main
Class	Charger
Sub	Splat Bomb
Special	Bomb Rush
Level	3
Cost	1,000
Availability
Base damage	40–80 (Partial charge) 160 (Full charge)
Base duration
Ink consumption	2.25% (No charge) 18% (Full charge)
Special points
Sp. depletion	75%
Range	87 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed	50 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility	40 / 100
Durability
Handling
Variants	Kelp Splat Charger Hero Charger Replica Bento Splat Charger

The Splat Charger comes in a set with the Splat Bomb and Bomb Rush.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.7.0	▼ Special gauge loss: 50% → up to 75% ▼ Range when not fully charged reduced by about 20%. ▲ Range when fully charged increased by about 4%.

Gallery

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  Promo image.

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  An Inkling splatting an enemy with the Splat Charger at an early version of Camp Triggerfish.

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  An Inkling holding the Splat Charger at Blackbelly Skatepark.

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  An Inkling running with the Splat Charger at an early version of Blackbelly Skatepark.

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  Official art of an Inkling holding the Splat Charger.

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  Art of a team of Inklings - the second is holding a Splat Charger.

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  Art of three female Inklings, with the left one holding a Splat Charger.

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Splat Charger

Category	Main
Class	Charger
Sub	Splat Bomb
Special	Sting Ray
Level	3
Cost	2,200
Availability
Base damage	40–80 (Partial charge) 160 (Full charge)
Base duration
Ink consumption	2.25% (No charge) 18% (Full charge)
Special points	220p
Sp. depletion
Range	88 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed	50 / 100
Ink speed
Mobility	40 / 100
Durability
Handling
Variants	Firefin Splat Charger Hero Charger Replica Kensa Charger

The Splat Charger returns for Splatoon 2 with a new visual design and a new charge-holding mechanic. The player can now store a charge for one second. It comes in a set with Splat Bombs and the Sting Ray.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▲ Ability to store a full charge for one second in squid form added. ▲ Range when not fully charged is no longer reduced by about 20%. ▼ Range decreased by about 8%. ▼ Max range: 260 units → 240.37 units ▼ Maximum damage without full charge: 100.0 → 80.0 ▼ Time taken to fully charge increased by 4/60 seconds. ▼ There is a glow while charging and gets brighter the more the weapon is charged, increasing visibility for opponents.
1.2.0	▲ Time taken to fully charge reduced by 4/60 seconds.
1.3.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 190
1.4.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to opposing Ballers when flinging ink by roughly 30%. ▲ When storing a charged shot with a charger, swimming into enemy ink and being returned to kid form now allows you to maintain the charge you had stored. — Fixed an issue preventing players using a charger from shooting when pressing again after releasing the button once a stored charged shot had expired.
2.0.0	▲ Increased the amount of ink splattered by each shot when it hits the ground.
3.0.0	▲ Area at player's feet will now always be inked when firing.
4.1.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 190 → 200
4.2.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 200 → 210
4.3.0	▼ Slightly narrowed the spread of ink created by shots.
4.8.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 210 → 220
5.1.0	▼ Slightly narrowed the area covered by ink droplets from fired shots.

Gallery

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  Official artwork of the Splat Charger in Splatoon 2.

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  Promo image.

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  Aiming a target.

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  Holding the Splat Charger.

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  The select screen from the Switch event demo selecting the Splat Charger.

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  The info page on for the Splat Charger from the Switch event demo.

Details

• Unlike Damage Up in Splatoon, while Main Power Up increases damage, it does not allow shots below full charge to reach 100.0 damage.

Quotes

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Trivia

The Splat Charger in Splatoon 2 looks slightly similar to the real-life rifle M24 Sniper Weapon System, an iconic weapon and the standard for many armies and special forces around the world. However, the M24 has a scope mounted while the Splat Charger does not.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スプラチャージャー supurachājā	Splacharger, from splat + charger.
Dutch	Bloplader	Blob Charger, from blob + opladen (“to charge”) + -er.
French	Concentraceur	Concentrated Tracer
German	Klecks-Konzentrator	Splat Concentrator
Italian	Splatter a carica	Splatter Charger
Russian	Сплатган Splatgan	From splat + gun.
Spanish	Cargatintas	Ink Charger