Splattershot Jr.

The Splattershot Jr. is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It is the first weapon used by all players, given at the start of the in-game tutorial.

As the beginner weapon, the Splattershot Jr. appropriately has the capability of quickly inking large territories, a high ink efficiency, and high shot spread that makes it easy to hit targets. Its loadout always includes both an offensive option and a strong defensive option. It is also the first weapon to feature a unique ink tank.

Splatoon

Splatoon

Splattershot Jr.

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Splat Bomb
Special	Bubbler
Level	1
Cost
Availability
Base Damage	28
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	0.5%
Special Points
Sp. Depletion	60%
Range	32 / 100
Damage	27 / 100
Impact
Fire Rate	75 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The Splattershot Jr. comes in a set with Splat Bombs and the Bubbler.

Data

• The Splattershot Jr. is a middleweight weapon.
• The ink consumption of 0.5% allows players to fire 200 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
• When initially firing the weapon in kid form, the first bullet takes 3 frames to come out.
  • When firing from squid form, the first bullet takes 8 frames to come out.
• When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 5 frames between bullets.
• 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.
• If a bullet is in the air for more than 8 frames after being fired, it loses 0.875 damage per frame until it reaches 14 damage at frame 24.
• Bullets have a radius of 2 units.
• The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 12 degrees.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 18 degrees.
• The Splattershot Jr. has a 40% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
• Bullets initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 3 frames, having an effective range of 66 units.
• Paint droplets occur every 80 units.
• The frequency at which paint drips from a bullet occurs at a rate of 1.5 droplets per shot.
• There are a total of 7 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.7.0	▼ Special gauge loss: 50% → up to 60%

Gallery

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  Promo image.

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  An Inkling wielding the Splattershot Jr.

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  An Inkling in a Bubbler running and holding the Splattershot Jr.

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  The Splattershot Jr.'s range.

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  Official art of an Inkling holding the Splattershot Jr.

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  Concept art of various weapons, with the Splattershot Jr. at the lower left.

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  Callie holding a Splattershot Jr. in the Splatoon manga.

Splatoon 2

Splatoon 2

Splattershot Jr.

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Splat Bomb
Special	Ink Armor
Level	1
Cost
Availability
Base Damage	28
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	0.43%
Special Points	180p
Sp. Depletion
Range	35 / 100
Damage	22 / 100
Impact
Fire Rate	75 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The Splattershot Jr. returns once again as the starting weapon, looking identical to how it did in the first game. It comes from the weapon brand Splat. It comes with Splat Bombs and the Ink Armor. As of Version 3.2.0, the Splattershot Jr. and its Custom variant now have a larger ink tank with 10% more capacity, making it a better weapon for beginners.

Use

• The Splattershot Jr. has a wide shot spread, enabling it to turf large areas in a short amount of time, which provides two benefits:
  • Turfing allows the team to either gain or maintain map control, allowing for better team mobility. The rapid turfing ability also allows the Splattershot Jr. to quickly "cap" a zone in Splat Zones.
  • It also builds up Ink Armor very quickly. This allows the user's team to mount a push at a moment's notice.
• The main tradeoff of the wide shot spread is the resulting poor accuracy, which, along with the short range, makes the Splattershot Jr. a poor main weapon for directly engaging most opponents.
• The most reliable way a Splattershot Jr. player can score splats and assists is through constant and coordinated use of Splat Bombs, especially when supporting a more offensively effective weapon.
  • Ink Saver (Sub) combined with the larger ink tank unique to the Splattershot Jr. allows the player to throw more bombs.
  • Using any special weapon also provides a free ink tank refill. Therefore, it is possible to throw a bomb or two before and after using the Ink Armor, creating a pseudo-Splat-Bomb Launcher.

Countermeasures

• Because the Splattershot Jr. is generally a poor main weapon for splatting, almost any weapon with longer range, better accuracy, or higher damage can defeat it in a one-on-one with relative ease. Just zone it out with superior range if possible, or overwhelm it with higher damage or better accuracy otherwise. However, watch out for the Splattershot Jr.'s Splat Bombs.
• A Splattershot Jr. will most likely assist a teammate with a more formidable weapon; that opponent is usually the higher priority. Trying to engage against both is usually a poor idea, so either find a teammate to assist or try to lure the Splattershot Jr.'s teammate to stray too far from them to receive assistance.
• Keep an eye on the HUD to know when the enemy Splattershot Jr. has Ink Armor ready to use, and both watch and listen for when they actually use it.
  • Focus fire on opponents for longer than usual - preferably with everyone ganging up on one armored opponent at a time - to compensate for the opponents' Armor.

Data

• The Splattershot Jr. is a lightweight weapon.
• The ink consumption of 0.43% and ink tank capacity of 110% allows players to fire 255 shots before needing to refill the ink supply.
• When initially firing the weapon in kid form, the first bullet takes 3 frames to come out.
  • When firing from squid form, the first bullet takes 8 frames to come out.
• When firing continuously, it has a fire rate of 5 frames between bullets.
• When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.72 units per frame.
• After firing, there is a 15 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
• If a bullet is in the air for more than 8 frames after being fired, it loses 0.875 damage per frame until it reaches 14 damage at frame 24.
• Bullets have a radius of 2 units.
• The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 12 degrees.
• The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 15 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 Jr. starts off having a 4% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
  • This chance increases by 2% per shot, and maximizes at a 40% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle. Meaning that it takes 18 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%.
• When not shooting, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle decreases by 1% per frame, if the chance is not already at the minimum. Meaning that it takes 36 frames to reach maximum accuracy.
• Bullets initially travel at a rate of 22 units per frame for 3 frames, having an effective range of 66 units.
  • After that, the bullet's velocity is set to 18.945 units if the bullet's velocity is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it falls to the ground.
• Paint droplets occur every 95 units.
• The frequency at which paint drips from a bullet occurs at a rate of 1.4 droplets per shot.
• There are a total of 7 different droplet patterns that can be created while firing this weapon.
• Droplets that occur within 11 units of the player have a radius of 19.7 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 16.5 units.
• All other paint droplets have a radius of 12.9 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.
• If no paint droplets have occurred within 11 units of the player for 2 shots, the next shot the player makes will force a paint droplet to appear at the player's feet.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
Base game	▲ Weight class: Middleweight → lightweight ▲ Increase in chance to shoot towards the outer reticle per shot: 10% → 2% ▲ Shot deviation angle while jumping: 18 degrees → 15 degrees ▼ Droplet rate: 1.5 → 1.4 ▼ Distance between droplets: 80 units → 95 units ▼ Near droplet paint radius: 21 units → 19.7 units ▼ Far droplet paint radius: 18.5 units → 16.5 units ▼ Droplet paint radius: 13.2 units → 12.9 units
2.2.0	▲ Made it easier to paint the floor at the player's feet If a paint droplet has not fallen within 11 units of the player for 2 shots, the next shot will force a paint droplet to appear at the player's feet.
3.2.0	▲ Now uses a special ink tank with 10% increased ink capacity.
4.1.0	▲ When shots hit, their ink splatter will now extend further forward than it did previously.
4.2.0	▲ Reduce the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use sub weapon by 4/60 of a second.
4.4.0	▲ Reduced the time to shoot from squid form by 2/60 of a second.
4.5.0	▲ Reduced the time to begin recovering ink after shooting by 5/60 of a second.
4.6.0	▲ Ink consumption: 0.5 → 0.43
4.9.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to the umbrella portion of the following weapons by roughly 57%. Tenta Brella Tenta Sorella Brella Tenta Camo Brella
5.0.0	▲ Increased damage dealt to the Booyah Bomb armor by roughly 17%.

Gallery

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  Promo image.

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  Shooting ink.

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  Holding the Splattershot Jr.

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  Larger ink tank received after Version 3.2.0.

Quotes

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Trivia

• The Octo Shot Replica and the Splattershot Jr. are the only weapons not obtained with cash. As such, they are the only weapons not seen in Ammo Knights in Splatoon.
  • In Splatoon 2, the Splattershot Jr. does appear in Ammo Knights as if it were already purchased.
• Callie seems to own a Splattershot Jr. in the manga series.
• According to the first art book, in-universe, the Splattershot Jr. was one of the earlier weapons created around the Turf War's debut, and it was instead made out of metal, weighing around 10 kg.
• In Splatoon 2, the Splattershot Jr. family of weapons are the only weapons in the game with a different design, higher capacity Ink Tank.

Etymology

Splattershot Jr. is a combination of Splatter (as well as Splat) and Shot. It also has the shortened form of Junior at the end to denote it is a weapon for beginners.

Its Japanese name, わかばシューター Wakaba Shūtā, means "Fresh Leaves Shooter". Its name is also a reference to the Wakaba mark (🔰), a symbol for new car drivers in Japan that has over time come to represent beginners in general.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	わかばシューター wakaba shūtā	Fresh Leaves Shooter. A reference to the Wakaba mark, a symbol representing beginners.
Dutch	Superspetter jr.	Supersplatter jr.
French (NOA)	Liquéficateur ultra	Ultra liquificator
French (NOE)	Liquidateur Jr.	Liquidator Jr.
German	Junior-Kleckser	Junior Splodger
Italian	Sparacolore recluta	Recruit color shooter
Russian	Каплестрел-У Kaplestrel-U	Splattershot U
Spanish (NOA)	Rociador básico	Basic sprayer
Spanish (NOE)	Lanzatintas novato	Noob ink thrower
Chinese	初级射枪 Chūjí shè qiāng	Junior Shooter