Splattershot Pro

The Splattershot Pro is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Splatoon

Splattershot Pro

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Splat Bomb
Special	Inkstrike
Level	10
Cost	8,000
Availability
Base Damage	42
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	1.9%
Special Points
Sp. Depletion	40%
Range	70 / 100
Damage	55 / 100
Impact
Fire Rate	40 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

More powerful than the Splattershot, it is an advanced in terms of power and range, making it easy to use for more experienced players. It comes in a set with the Splat Bomb and Inkstrike.

Data

The Splattershot Pro is a middleweight weapon.
The ink consumption of 1.9 allows players to fire 52 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 8 frames between bullets.
When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.5 units per frame.
After firing, there is a 20 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
Bullets have a radius of 2 units.
The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 3 degrees.
The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 10 degrees.
The Splattershot Pro has a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle.
When jumping, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle instead of the inner reticle is immediately set to 40%.
Bullets initially travel at a rate of 26.3 units per frame for 5 frames, having an effective range of 131.5 units.
Paint droplets occur every 70 units.
The frequency at which paint drips from a bullet occurs at a rate of 3 droplets per shot.
There are a total of 8 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, and a width of 11 units.
Droplets that occur when they travel past 200 units of the player have a radius of 18 units.
All other paint droplets have a radius of 12.5 units.

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.2.0	▲ Ink usage decreased by about 5%.
2.7.0	▲ Initial velocity of shots increased by about 20%. ▲ Range increased by about 5%. ▲ Special gauge loss: 50% → as low as 40%

Gallery

Promo image.
A female Inkling holding the Splattershot Pro.
A male Inkling (second from right) firing the Splattershot Pro.
Official art of an Inkling holding the Splattershot Pro.

Demonstration

Splatoon 2

Splattershot Pro

Category	Main
Class	Shooter
Sub	Point Sensor
Special	Ink Storm
Level	10
Cost	13,800
Availability
Base Damage	42
Base Duration
Ink Consumption	2%
Special Points	170p
Sp. Depletion
Range	70 / 100
Damage	60 / 100
Impact
Fire Rate	30 / 100
Charge Speed
Ink Speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling

The Splattershot Pro returns in Splatoon 2 looking identical to how it did in the first game. It comes with the Point Sensor and Ink Storm.

Data

The Splattershot Pro is a middleweight weapon.
The ink consumption of 2 allows players to fire 50 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 8 frames between bullets.
When firing while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.55 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 7 frames after being fired, it loses 1.6153846153846 damage per frame until it reaches 21 damage at frame 20.
Bullets have a radius of 2 units.
The angle its shots can deviate while on the ground is 2.7 degrees.
The angle its shots can deviate while in the air is 6 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 Pro 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%.
When not shooting, the chance to shoot towards the outer reticle decreases by 0.5% per frame, if the chance is not already at the minimum. Meaning that it takes 48 frames to reach maximum accuracy. (78 after shooting while jumping.)
Bullets initially travel at a rate of 38.33333 units per frame for 3 frames, having an effective range of 114.99999 units.
- After that, the bullet's velocity is set to 22.698 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 88 units.
The frequency at which paint drips from a bullet occurs at a rate of 2 droplets per shot.
There are a total of 8 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 11 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 paint droplets have a radius of 12.5 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: 12 degrees → 10 degrees ▲ Increase in chance to shoot towards the outer reticle per shot: 10% → 2% ▼ Range decreased by about 9%. ▼ Ink consumption: 1.9% → 2.0% ▼ Initial bullet velocity: 26.3 units per frame → 23 units per frame ▼ Total range decreased by about 12%. ▼ Droplet rate: 3 → 2 ▼ Distance between paint droplets: 70 units → 88 units ▼ Radius of paint droplets near the player: 19.2 units → 18 units ▼ Radius of paint droplets far from the player: 18 units → 16 units ▼ Radius of standard paint droplets: 12.5 units → 12.2 units
1.3.0	▲ Points to fill special gauge: 180 → 170
1.4.0	▲ Increased shot speed by roughly 67%, while not changing shot range ▲ Initial bullet velocity: 23 units per frame → 38.33333 units per frame ▼ Frames bullet flies straight through the air: 5 → 3 ▼ Frames in the air before a bullet's damage starts decreasing: 9 → 7 ▼ Frames in the air where a bullet reaches minimum damage: 25 → 23 ▲ Decreased weapon sway when shooting on the ground by roughly 10%: 3 degrees → 2.7 degrees ▲ Decreased weapon sway when shooting right after a jump by roughly 40%: 10 degrees → 6 degrees ▲ Increased movement speed while shooting by roughly 10%: 0.5 units per frame → 0.55 units per frame ▲ Increased radius of ink splatter caused by each shot by roughly 2%: 12.2 units → 12.5 units

Gallery

Promo image.
Shooting Ink.
Shooting Ink.

Demonstration

Quotes

View the quotation page.

Etymology

Splattershot Pro is a combination of Splatter (as well as Splat) and Shot. It also has the shortened form of Professional at the end to denote it is a weapon for advanced players.

Its japanese name, プライムシューター puraimu shūtā, means "Prime Shooter".

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	プライムシューター puraimu shūtā	Prime Shooter
Dutch	Superspetter Pro	Supersplatter Pro
French (NOA)	Liquéficateur pro	Liquificator Pro
French (NOE)	Liquidateur pro	Liquidator Pro
German	Profi-Kleckser	Pro Splodger
Italian	Splasher élite	Elite Splasher
Russian	Каплестрел ПРО Kaplestrel PRO	Splattershot Pro
Spanish (NOA)	Rociador Pro	Pro Sprayer
Spanish (NOE)	Lanzatintas plus	Ink Thrower Plus

References

↑ Data parameters for Shooters

Weapons in Splatoon

Main	Shooters	.52 Gal ^(Deco) • .96 Gal ^(Deco) • Aerospray MG ^{(RG, PG)} • Dual Squelcher ^(Custom) • Jet Squelcher ^(Custom) • N-ZAP '85 ^{('89, '83)} • Splash-o-matic ^(Neo) • Splattershot ^{(Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Wasabi)} • Splattershot Jr. ^(Custom) • Splattershot Pro ^{(Forge, Berry)} • Sploosh-o-matic ^{(Neo, 7)} Blaster ^(Custom) • Luna Blaster ^(Neo) • Range Blaster ^{(Custom, Grim)} • Rapid Blaster ^(Deco) • Rapid Blaster Pro ^(Deco) H-3 Nozzlenose ^{(D, Cherry)} L-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) •
	Rollers	Carbon Roller ^(Deco) • Dynamo Roller ^{(Gold, Tempered)} • Splat Roller ^{(Hero, Krak-On, CoroCoro)} Inkbrush ^{(Nouveau, Permanent)} • Octobrush ^(Nouveau)
	Chargers	Bamboozler 14 Mk I ^{(Mk II, Mk III)} • Classic Squiffer ^{(New, Fresh)} • E-liter 3K ^(Custom) • E-liter 3K Scope ^(Custom) • Splat Charger ^{(Hero, Kelp, Bento)} • Splatterscope ^{(Kelp, Bento)} •
	Sloshers	Slosher ^{(Deco, Soda)} • Sloshing Machine ^(Neo) Tri-Slosher ^(Nouveau) •
	Splatlings	Heavy Splatling ^{(Deco, Remix)} • Hydra Splatling ^(Custom) Mini Splatling ^{(Zink, Refurbished)} •

Sub	Burst Bomb • Disruptor • Ink Mine • Point Sensor • Seeker • Splash Wall • Splat Bomb • Sprinkler • Squid Beakon • Suction Bomb

Special

Weapons in Splatoon 2

Main	Shooters	.52 Gal ^(Deco) • .96 Gal ^(Deco) • Aerospray MG ^(RG) • Jet Squelcher ^(Custom) • N-ZAP '85 ^('89) • Splash-o-matic ^(Neo) • Splattershot ^{(Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Kensa)} • Splattershot Jr. ^(Custom) • Splattershot Pro ^(Forge) • Sploosh-o-matic ^(Neo) Blaster ^{(Hero, Custom)} • Clash Blaster ^(Neo) • Luna Blaster ^(Neo) • Range Blaster ^(Custom) • Rapid Blaster ^(Deco) • Rapid Blaster Pro ^(Deco) H-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) • L-3 Nozzlenose ^(D) • Squeezer ^(Foil)
	Rollers	Carbon Roller ^(Deco) • Dynamo Roller ^(Gold) • Flingza Roller ^(Foil) • Splat Roller ^{(Hero, Krak-On, Kensa)} Inkbrush ^(Nouveau) • Octobrush ^{(Hero, Nouveau)}
	Chargers	Bamboozler 14 Mk I ^(II) • Classic Squiffer ^(New) • E-liter 4K ^(Custom) • E-liter 4K Scope ^(Custom) • Goo Tuber ^(Custom) • Splat Charger ^{(Hero, Firefin, Kensa)} • Splatterscope ^{(Firefin, Kensa)}
	Sloshers	Bloblobber • Explosher • Slosher ^{(Hero, Deco)} • Sloshing Machine ^(Neo) • Tri-Slosher ^(Nouveau)
	Splatlings	Ballpoint Splatling • Heavy Splatling ^{(Hero, Deco)} • Hydra Splatling ^(Custom) • Mini Splatling ^(Zink) • Nautilus 47
	Dualies	Dapple Dualies ^(Nouveau) • Dualie Squelchers ^(Custom) • Glooga Dualies ^(Deco) • Splat Dualies ^{(Hero, Enperry, Kensa)} • Dark Tetra Dualies ^(Light)
	Brellas	Splat Brella ^{(Hero, Sorella)} • Tenta Brella ^(Sorella) • Undercover Brella ^(Sorella)
	Rares	Grizzco Blaster • Grizzco Brella • Grizzco Charger • Grizzco Slosher

Sub	Autobomb • Burst Bomb • Curling Bomb • 24px Fizzy Bomb • Ink Mine • Point Sensor • Splash Wall • Splat Bomb • Sprinkler • Squid Beakon • Suction Bomb • Toxic Mist