Splatfest Tee
The Splatfest Tee is a piece of clothing in the Splatoon series.
In Splatoon, it is a 3-star item produced by SquidForce and comes with the primary ability Special Saver. It is only available between the announcement and conclusion of a Splatfest, and requires the players to pick a side in the Splatfest. It cannot be ordered from another player.
In Splatoon 2, it is a 3-star item produced by SquidForce and comes with the primary ability Ability Doubler. It is only available between the announcement and conclusion of a Splatfest, and requires the players to pick a side in the Splatfest. It cannot be ordered from another player.
In Splatoon 3, it is a 2-star item produced by SquidForce and comes with the primary ability Ability Doubler. It is only available between the announcement and conclusion of a Splatfest, and requires the players to pick a side in the Splatfest. It cannot be ordered from another player.
In Splatoon 2, the Splatfest Tee Replica became available for all players to wear at any time from version 5.0.0 onward after the end of Splatfests; it is made by the same brand and has the same main ability as the regular Splatfest Tee.
Appearance
The Splatfest Tee took on a variety of appearances depending on the Splatfest for which it was worn and the team the wearer was on. Its UI icon used a default design that was also applied when viewing players in Inkopolis Plaza, Square, or Splatsville for a Splatfest in another region or after a Splatfest has ended.
Its basic structure was always the same: a short-sleeved T-shirt with an illustration of the wearer's chosen team on both the front and back, accompanied by a light-colored plastic wristband worn on the right wrist. On the wristband is the SquidForce logo in white, and at the left side of the hem is a small white tag with the same logo in black. On the upper back of the shirt is SquidForce's name in white Inkling text, which glows in the dark in Splatoon 2. The wristband changed color to match that of the wearer's ink, allowing it to be a different color from the Tee when worn before a Splatfest. In Splatoon 3, the solid color of the shirt has been changed to a tie-dye pattern for most Splatfests, except for Grass vs. Fire vs. Water, Power vs. Wisdom vs. Courage, Lightly Salted vs. Consommé vs. Salted Seaweed, and Past vs. Present vs. Future.
The Splatfest Tee also had a "generic" model, with the design shown in the item image. This model was shown when the specific team version could not be loaded. Other than hacking, there are three situations when this could happen:
- If matched with a player using a copy of the game from another region where a Splatfest was upcoming, and that player was wearing the Splatfest Tee. It was also possible to see this during the other player's Splatfest if they joined in Salmon Run, as their character would appear near the Grizzco Industries entrance.
- After a Splatfest, any characters in the plaza or square who have not played since the Splatfest would wear the default Splatfest Tee.
- While being disconnected from the internet. Additionally, Inkopolis Plaza, Square, and Splatsville will revert to their normal appearances like a Splatfest is not happening. The player will need to reconnect to the internet by going to the Lobby in order to load the Splatfest versions of the cities, as well as the correct Splatfest Tee appearance.
The wristband color for the Splatfest Tee almost always matches that of the wearer's ink color, with the exception being Past vs. Present vs. Future, in which it used a non-variable, multi-colored wristband. In Splatfest Battles where Color Lock is used or the same team goes against one another (Mirror Matches), resulting in different ink colors than the Splatfest team colors, the wristband color will match the ink color of the player even though the Splatfest Tee will remain the same.
Splatoon
Abilities
The Splatfest Tee comes with Special Saver as the primary ability. As a 3-star item, the Splatfest Tee comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since it is made by the SquidForce gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Damage Up and a lower chance of rolling Ink Saver (Main) to fill its secondary ability slots.
Splatoon 2
Abilities
The Splatfest Tee comes with Ability Doubler as the primary ability, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Clothing, prevents the wearer from also having Haunt, Ninja Squid, Respawn Punisher, or Thermal Ink. As a 3-star item, the Splatfest Tee comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since it is made by the SquidForce gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Ink Resistance Up and a lower chance of rolling Ink Saver (Main) to fill its secondary ability slots.
Splatoon 3
Abilities
The Splatfest Tee comes with Ability Doubler as the primary ability, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Clothing, prevents the wearer from also having Haunt, Ninja Squid, Respawn Punisher, or Thermal Ink. As a 2-star item, the Splatfest Tee comes with three additional slots for secondary abilities. Since it is made by the SquidForce gear brand, it has a higher chance of rolling Ink Resistance Up and a lower chance of rolling Ink Saver (Main) to fill its secondary ability slots. Since version 3.0.0, each ability slot on this gear needs 7,500 points to level up. Its Star-Power cannot be increased.
Splatfest
Upon choosing a team at the Pledge Box in Inkopolis Plaza, Inkopolis Square, or Splatsville, the Splatfest Tee was automatically put into the player's inventory. On the days leading up to the Splatfest, it could be equipped and unequipped at will, but was automatically worn for the duration of the Splatfest itself and could not be switched out during that time. Jelonzo, Jelfonzo, or Jel La Fleur would comment on this, informing the player that they could not equip any new clothing bought. Once the Splatfest ended, the Splatfest Tee was removed from the player's inventory; when the player returned to the Plaza or Square at the end of the Splatfest or upon starting the game, they automatically wore the Basic Tee, Fresh Octo Tee, or the Tri-Shred Tee (Depending on the game and species). Because of this, having Spyke or Murch re-roll its abilities is not recommended.
In Splatoon 2, scrubbing the Splatfest Tee with Murch cost only 
2,000 rather than the standard 20,000, making it an effective way to build up ability chunks quickly. Starting in version 4.0.0, the Splatfest Tee continued to gain experience after filling all three slots, awarding a random ability chunk every 7500 points - this only occurred during the Splatfest itself and not in the period of time following the announcement before the event.
The scrubbing discount from the previous game returns in Splatoon 3, again only costing 
2,000 instead of 20,000 to scrub. Adding Abilities to the Splatfest Tee costs less ability chunks as well: adding a different primary ability costs 6 ability chunks, while adding a non-duplicate secondary ability only costs 3.
Gallery
Splatoon
- For more, see Splatfest team tees from Splatoon or see Splatfest articles.
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The wristband worn with the Splatfest Tee.
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Another angle.
Splatoon 2
- For more, see Splatfest team tees from Splatoon 2 or see Splatfest articles.
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Three Inklings sporting the generic Splatfest Tee design. Note how the wristbands match each Inkling's ink color.
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Close-up of the generic shirt design.
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Another close-up.
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Back view of the generic shirt design.
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The SquidForce name on the back of the Splatfest Tee glows in the dark in Splatoon 2.
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The short-sleeved style for jellyfish.
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The sleeveless style for jellyfish.
Splatoon 3
- For more, see Splatfest team tees from Splatoon 3 or see Splatfest articles.
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Players wearing the Splatfest Tee in the days before Gear vs. Grub vs. Fun, showing which team they chose.
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The default design of the Splatfest Tee, only visible by playing while disconnected from the Internet.
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Back view of the default Splatfest Tee.
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Front view when adjusted
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Back view when adjusted
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Left side when adjusted
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Right side when adjusted
Trivia
- Real-life versions of various Splatfest Tees have been produced, either for purchase or as a promotional giveaway, although many were not exact replications of the in-game Tees. These include:
- Autobots vs. Decepticons: PAX Prime 2015 attendees who participated in Splatfest matches at the Nintendo booth had the chance to obtain real-life versions of the Splatfest Tees for their team. These tees were also given away on social media.[1]
- Land Food vs. Seafood: Variants of the Splatfest Tees worn for this Splatfest were available for purchase from online magazine Clip!SAGA, as the Saga Prefecture collaborated with Splatoon.[2][3]
- Pokémon Red vs. Pokémon Green: Splatfest Tees were offered at Pokémon Center stores in Japan the day the Splatfest began.[4]
- Callie vs. Marie: Splatfest Tees were produced for Japan and the United States. In Japan, these were produced by Editmode and came with a matching wrist band. The default Splatfest Tee design also went on sale at the same time.[5] In the United States, different versions of these Tees with English text were given away at event held concurrently with San Diego Comic Con 2016. They were also given away on social media.[6]
- Default Splatfest Tees from Splatoon 2 have been sold at the Nintendo New York store.
- Splatfest Tees for the Sanrio-sponsored Japanese Splatfests were available for purchase, featuring Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, My Melody, and Pompompurin.[7]
- Chaos vs. Order: Splatfest Tees were able to be purchased internationally via the My Nintendo Store in the days leading up to the Splatfest. They were also sold in-person at the Nintendo New York store.
- Super Mushroom vs. Super Star: Splatfest Tees were available to purchase internationally starting the day the Splatfest was announced, during the Super Mario 35th Anniversary direct. These were also the first Tees to be put up for sale in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
- Grass vs. Fire vs. Water: Splatfest Tees were sold online in Japan, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Hong Kong. In Japan, customers had to enroll in a lottery for the chance to purchase a Tee. In most regions outside of Japan, Tees were available for pre-order to be delivered at the start of 2023. In the United States, a limited number of Tees were sold at the Nintendo New York store.
- Power vs. Wisdom vs. Courage: Splatfest Tees were sold online internationally via the My Nintendo Store, as well as in-person at Nintendo stores in New York, Tokyo, and Osaka.
- Red Bean Paste vs. Custard vs. Whipped Cream: Splatfest Tees were sold on the Japanese 7-Eleven website.
- Lightly Salted vs. Consommé vs. Salted Seaweed: Calbee hosted a giveaway where winners could get one of 600 Splatfest Tees for this Splatfest. There were 200 Tees per team, 100 of those being in either a size S or L.[8]
- Past vs. Present vs. Future: Splatfest Tees were available to purchase internationally online and in-person at Nintendo stores in New York, Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. In Japan, the United States, and Canada, matching wristbands were available to redeem with Platinum Coins.
- Splatfest Tee designs have been reused five times:
- Europe and Oceania's Cats vs. Dogs Tees had the same designs as the North American ones.
- Japan has used Red Kitsune Udon vs. Green Tanuki Soba twice, with the same tees in both instances.
- Every repeat Splatfest after Chaos vs. Order used the shirt design from the Splatfests they repeated, those being Mayo vs. Ketchup, Chicken vs. Egg, and Trick vs. Treat.
- The promotional images for Splatfest Power show the Cats vs. Dogs and Rice vs. Bread Splatfest Tees and ink colors, despite it having not existed when these Splatfests occurred.
- In Splatoon, the logo on the default Splatfest Tee is similar to the Squid Sisters' outfits. In Splatoon 2, the default logo is an icon representing Pearl and Marina, with Inkling text resembling the Japanese word "fesu" (フェス), short for "festival".
- The wristband glows in the dark. In Splatoon, this could only be seen during Splatfests themselves, as they took place at night. In Splatoon 2, the glow could also be seen during the day if the wearer was in the shade.
- When an amiibo was used in Splatoon 2 to save a gear loadout that included the Splatfest Tee, it was replaced by the Basic Tee once that Splatfest Tee was no longer available. This is because the Basic Tee is the only piece of clothing that every player is guaranteed to own.
- If the player's avatar was an Octoling when doing this, it instead switched to the Fresh Octo Tee for the same reason.
- Loading a Freshest Fit with a Splatfest Tee that is not available would ignore the Tee, not changing the player's current Clothing.
- In Splatoon 2, Splatfest Tees originally needed 4000, 8000, and 12,000 experience points to level through the three slots, for a total of 24,000. However, some players were scrubbing only after filling the first slot, getting a new chunk every 4000 XP. To encourage full slot leveling, this was changed in version 1.3.0 to three equal tiers of 7500 each, for a total of 22,500.
- A similar thing happened in Splatoon 3: At launch, the first ability needed 2000, the second ability needed 8000, and the third ability needed 14000. However, in version 3.0.0, it was changed so that every ability needed 7500.
- In Splatoon 2, jellyfish have a sleeveless version of the Splatfest Tee (which is inaccessible to players) in addition to the original style.
- According to The Art of Splatoon, the Splatfest Tees are government-funded since Inklings tend to donate coins as they do not want to deal with the leftover change.
- The Splatfest Tees for the Splatoon 2 Squid vs. Octopus Splatfest feature writing that is similar to the kanji for squid (烏賊) and octopus (蛸), even though in-game, the terms "squid" and "octopus" when referring to Inklings and Octolings are written in katakana (イカ and タコ, respectively). This could be because the Splatfest was regarding "ancient creatures" (with squids and octopuses now evolved into Inklings and Octolings) as seen in the opening dialogue.
- Something similar happened in the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest, which featured writing similar to English, with CHAO (Chaos) and ORDR (Order). This and Squid vs. Octopus were the only ones with some sort of human writing on the shirt.
- The writing on the back of the shirt differs from Splatfest to Splatfest. If it was worn when a Splatfest is not going on, the shirt reads 'Which do you like'.
- This piece of gear was available in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere, and was the only available clothing during the event.
- The Splatfest Tee cannot be placed in a locker, as it does not show up in the player's locker inventory.
- After a Splatfest ends in Splatoon 3, the player reverts to wearing the Tri-Shred Tee.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
フェスＴ Fesu T |
Fes (short for "festival") Tee |
 Dutch |
Splatfest-T-shirt | Splatfest T-shirt |
 French |
T-shirt festif | Festive T-shirt |
 German |
Splatfest-Shirt | Splatfest shirt |
 Italian |
T-shirt festival | Festival T-shirt |
 Russian |
Сплатфест-майка Splatfest-mayka |
Splatfest T-shirt |
 Spanish |
Camiseta festiva | Festive T-shirt |
 Chinese |
祭典T恤 jìdiǎn T xù (Mandarin) |
Festival T-shirt |
 Korean |
페스티벌 T peseutibeol T |
Festival Tee |
References
- ↑
@NintendoAmerica on Twitter
- ↑ Clip!SAGA: Sagakeen コラボTシャツ（イカ）
- ↑ Clip!SAGA: Sagakeen コラボTシャツ（牛）
- ↑ 『Splatoon（スプラトゥーン）』×ポケモンセンターコラボ企画！ 「フェスT」を発売するよ!!
- ↑
『Splatoon』ラストフェス開催！ お題は究極の二択「アオリVSホタル」！
- ↑ @NintendoAmerica on Twitter
- ↑ My Nintendo Store: スプラトゥーン2×サンリオキャラクターズ コラボTシャツ
- ↑ スプラトゥーン3×カルビーポテトチップス コラボレーションキャンペーン｜カルビー
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