Splattershot

For other types of Splattershots, see Splattershot (disambiguation).

The Splattershot is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It is an iconic weapon, commonly seen in Splatoon promotional material and as part of the Inkling Girl and Boy amiibo.

Splatoon

Splattershot

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Burst Bomb
Special	Bomb Rush
Level	2
Cost	500
Availability
Base damage	35
Base duration
Ink consumption	0.9%
Special points
Special depletion	40%
Range	50 / 100
Damage	45 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	55 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Other variants	Tentatek Splattershot Wasabi Splattershot Hero Shot Replica Octoshot Replica

The Splattershot is an all-around weapon in terms of power, range, and rate of fire, making it easy to use for players of all levels of experience. It has a simplistic colorful look, similar to real life children's water guns. When utilized, it sprays a steady splattering of ink until the player's ink tank is depleted. It comes in a set with Burst Bombs and the Bomb Rush.

Data

The Splattershot is a middleweight weapon.
Each shot consumes 0.9% of the ink tank capacity.
- This allows players to fire 111 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
- This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 6 frames between shots (10 shots per second).
When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.72 units per frame.
After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
Each shot has a base damage of 35.
Shots travel straight for 4 frames. After that, they may lose damage. A shot will lose damage until it reaches 17.5 damage at frame 15.
Shots have a radius of 2 units.
The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 6 degrees.
The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 15 degrees.
The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. The outer reticle will finish shrinking after 60 frames.
The chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle increases by 2% per shot, and maximizes at a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle.
- This means that it takes 13 shots to reach minimum accuracy.
When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
Accuracy starts recovering 6 frames after the player stops shooting.
Shots initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 4 frames.
- This gives the weapon an effective range of 88 units.
Ink droplets occur every 75 units.
The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 2 droplets per shot.
There are a total of 5 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 19.2 units.
Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 18 units.
All other ink droplets have a radius of 13 units.

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Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▼ Base damage: 36.0 → 35.0
2.7.0	▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction

Ah, the classic Splattershot. It's a modified version of a weapon that was used in the Great Turf War. When this weapon made a splash with the youth, it helped to popularize the Turf Wars we know today! The full-auto Splattershot, Burst Bombs and Bomb Rush make this an ideal set for learning the ropes! Of course, even pro battlers might want to go back to basics and use this classic set once in a while!^(EU/OC)^[a]

Sheldon's Introduction

Ah, the classic Splattershot. It's a modified version of a weapon that was used in the Great Turf War of old. When this weapon made a splash with the fresh kids, it helped popularize the Turf Wars we know today! The full-auto Splattershot, Burst Bombs and Bomb Rush make it a great choice for any situation. Whether you're a newbie or a pro, learn to use this set effectively and you'll be a force to be reckoned with!^(NA)^[b]

“

Developed after the Great Turf War, this weapon is easy enough for anyone to use. A great all-rounder with few weak points. A trusty companion through thick and thin.

”

— In-Game Description

“

Boom! We’ve got some breaking news about one of the weapons used in Turf War battles. This here is the Splattershot! We’ve heard that it strikes the perfect balance between power, range, and rate of fire, making it the ultimate all-arounder. Easy to use but highly effective, it’s apparently the gold standard against which all other weapons are measured!

”

— Live from the Squid Research Lab

Notes

↑ Europe and Oceania
↑ North America

Gallery

Promo image
3D artwork of a Splattershot
3D artwork of a Splattershot with orange ink
3D artwork of a Splattershot with blue ink
Beta image
Beta image
Beta image
An Inkling firing a Splattershot
Back view
Two Inklings holding Splattershots
A team of Inklings firing Splattershots
2D art of an Inkling holding the Splattershot
3D art of Inklings firing Splattershots
3D art of a female Inkling holding the Splattershot
3D art of a female Inkling holding the Splattershot
3D art of a female Inkling holding the Splattershot
3D art of a male Inkling holding the Splattershot
3D art of a male Inkling holding the Splattershot
3D art of a female Inkling firing the Splattershot
Art of a team of Inklings - the closest is holding a Splattershot
Another team of Inklings - the closest also has a Splattershot
Three male Inklings, with the center one holding a Splattershot
Three female Inklings, with the center one holding a Splattershot
Another female Inkling brandishing a Splattershot
Sunken Scroll 18, with the Splattershot at the upper right
Concept art of Inkling fashion, with an early version of the Splattershot
The Inkling Girl amiibo holds the Splattershot
The Inkling Boy amiibo holds the Splattershot
A rabbit holding the Splattershot, from when the main characters of Splatoon were to be rabbits
The second farthest right Inkling wields the Splattershot

Demonstration

Splatoon 2

Splattershot

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Burst Bomb
Special	Splashdown
Level	2
Cost	900
Availability
Base damage	35
Base duration
Ink consumption	0.92%
Special points	170p
Special depletion
Range	50 / 100
Damage	45 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	60 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Other variants	Tentatek Splattershot Kensa Splattershot Hero Shot Replica Octo Shot Replica

The weapon reappears in Splatoon 2 and has a new design. It has a purple stripe design that wraps around the barrel, a dark blue/purple grip and a dark green muzzle. The barrel is now part of the gun body, instead of on top, and the muzzle now comes out of the barrel. There is a cap where the tube connecting the barrel to the gun used to be, reminiscent of the caps used to refill a water gun full of water in real life. It had the Tenta Missiles as its special weapon in the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire demo, but in the final game it has the Splashdown.

Data

The Splattershot is a middleweight weapon.
The ink consumption of 0.92% and ink tank capacity of 100% allows players to fire 108 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
- This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
When initially firing the weapon in humanoid form, the first shot takes 3 frames to come out.
When firing from squid or octopus form, the first shot takes 11 frames to come out.
The interval between firing and when the player is able to become a squid or use a sub weapon is 4 frames.
When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 6 frames between shots (10 shots per second).
When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.72 units per frame.
After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
Each shot has a base damage of 35.
If a shot is in the air for more than 8 frames after being fired, it loses 1.09375 damage per frame until it reaches 17.5 damage at frame 24.
The bullet hitbox has a radius of 2 units.
The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 6 degrees.
The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 12 degrees.
The outer reticle immediately expands after jumping. After 25 frames, the outer reticle will start shrinking, and will finish shrinking after 70 frames.
The Splattershot starts off having a 1% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
- This chance increases by 1% per shot, and maximizes at a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle, meaning that it takes 24 shots to reach minimum accuracy.
When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
Accuracy starts recovering 6 frames after the player stops shooting. The chance to shoot towards the outer reticle decreases by 1.5% per frame, if the chance is not already at the minimum, meaning that it takes 22 frames to reach maximum accuracy. (32 after shooting while jumping.)
Shots initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 4 frames, having an effective range of 88 units.
- After that, the shot's velocity is set to 14.495 units per frame if it is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it travels.
Ink droplets occur every 92 units.
The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 1.5 droplets per shot.
There are a total of 6 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 18 units, and a width of 12 units.
- These droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1.2 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.4 if they fell from a height below 30 units.
Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 16 units.
All other ink droplets have a radius of 12.8 units.
Droplets that are far from the player and all other droplets have their radius multiplied by a value ranging from 1 if they fell from a height above 100 units to 1.2 if they fell from a height below 30 units.

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Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▲ Angle of shot deviation while jumping: 15 degrees → 12 degrees. ▲ Number of droplet patterns: 5 → 6. ▲ Increase in chance to shoot towards the outer reticle per shot: 2% → 1%. ▼ Ink consumption: 0.9% → 1.0%. ▼ Droplet rate: 2 → 1.5. ▼ Distance between droplets: 75 units → 92 units. ▼ Radius of paint droplets near the player: 19.2 units → 18 units. ▼ Far droplet paint radius: 18 units → 16 units. ▼ Droplet paint radius: 13 units → 12.8 units.
1.4.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 190.
2.0.0	▼ Points to fill special gauge: 190 → 200.
4.2.0	▲ Reduce the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use sub weapon by 2/60 of a second.
4.4.0	▲ Reduced the time to shoot from squid form by 1/60 of a second.
4.6.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 200 → 190.
4.7.0	▲ When equipped, the Main Power Up gear ability will now also lessen shot spread variance when firing while on the ground, in addition to the benefits it previously provided.
4.8.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 190 → 180.
5.0.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb armor by roughly 17%. ▲ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 170.
5.1.0	▲ Decreased ink consumption by about 8%.
5.3.0	▲ Reduced the amount of time it takes for shot spread (which is the gradual distance shots spread away from the target when firing continuously) to return to normal: 54 frames → 22 frames. Most Shooter-type weapons will have increased shot spread when continuously firing. When the player stops firing, the shot spread gradually returns to normal, but with this fix, the amount of time it takes to return has been reduced.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction

The Splattershot is beloved for its ease of handling and high potential. This is the latest model of the go-to weapon! The included Burst Bombs are great for both attack and defense, and the Splashdown special doubles down on attack power. You can also use the Splashdown as a defensive ace up your sleeve, so it's perfect for learning the basics of battling! If you learn to make great use of this set, you'll be a force to be reckoned with! This all-around set is great for mastering the basics of battle.

“

The latest model of the iconic weapon that embodies the spirit of Turf War. Press

to fire off a volley of ink. This bad boy is a great choice for newbies and seasoned veterans alike.

”

— Splatoon 2 Switch event demo

Gallery

The Splattershot as it appears in Splatoon 2
Promo image
Holding the Splattershot
Shooting ink
Artwork of an Inkling girl holding a Splattershot
The select screen from the Switch event demo selecting the Splattershot
The info page on for the Splattershot from the Switch event demo
A Splattershot mem cake (lower right) in a promo for Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion

Demonstration

Trivia

The Hero Shot, a modified version of the Splattershot, is the default weapon in Octo Valley and the Inkling Squid amiibo challenges as well as one of the nine hero weapons in Octo Canyon. However, it cannot be used anywhere else.
The Splattershot was the first playable main weapon, available in the E3 2014 Splatoon demo. At that time it was called the "Ink Shot".^[3]
- Furthermore, its sub and special weapons were Splat Bombs and the Inkzooka. No weapon in the Splattershot series has this combination, with the Tentatek Splattershot and Wasabi Splattershot using the beta special and sub weapons respectively. This combination later appeared on the Octobrush Nouveau, Soda Slosher, and Sploosh-o-matic 7. In addition, the Splat Bomb with a similar special appeared on the Tentatek Splattershot in Splatoon 2.
- It was also the first main weapon to be revealed to the public in the history of the Splatoon series.
In Splatoon and Splatoon 2, the Splattershot has the most variants out of all main weapons, with a total of five in both games.
In Splatoon 2, the Splattershot's model from the first game can still be seen when using the original Inkling Girl and Inkling Boy amiibo.
According to the Splatoon 2 Switch event demo and Splatoon 2 Global Testfire, the Splattershot was originally going to have the Tenta Missiles. The final game changed its special to the Splashdown. The sub weapon remained as Burst Bombs. The beta combination was given to the Splat Dualies, Hero Dualie Replicas, Mini Splatling, and Grim Range Blaster.
- The Tenta Missiles would, however, find their way onto the Splattershot in the form of the Kensa Splattershot.
In the Splatoon manga bonus chapter "Splattershot Jr.", the character Splattershot Jr. wins a Golden Splattershot with the help of Team Blue.
The Splattershot is used in the following Octo Expansion levels:

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スプラシューター Supurashūtā	Splashooter, portmanteau of "splat" and "shooter"
Dutch	Superspetter Spletterschot^[4]	Supersplatter From 'spletten' (a corruption of the English verb 'to splat'), and "schot" (shot)
French (NOA)	Liquéficateur	Liquificator
French (NOE)	Liquidateur	Liquidator
German	Kleckser	Splodger
Italian	Splasher	Splasher
Russian	Каплестрел Kaplestrel	From "капля" kaplya (drop) and "стрелять" strelyat (shoot)
Spanish (NOA)	Rociador	Sprayer
Spanish (NOE)	Lanzatintas	Ink Thrower