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
Special depletion	40%
Range	72 / 100
Damage	55 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	40 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Other variants	Forge Splattershot Pro Berry Splattershot Pro

The Splattershot Pro is an advanced weapon in terms of power and range, making it easy to use for more experienced players. Though it boasts superior range and power when compared to the Splattershot, it is inferior to the Splattershot in turf coverage and fire rate. It comes in a set with the Splat Bombs and Inkstrike.

Data

The Splattershot Pro is a middleweight weapon.
Each shot consumes 1.9% of the ink tank capacity.
- This allows players to fire 52 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 8 frames between shots (7.5 shots per second).
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.
Each shot has a base damage of 42.
Shots travel straight for 5 frames. After that, they may lose damage. A shot will lose damage until it reaches 21 damage at frame 18.
Shots 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 12 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 10% per shot, and maximizes at a 25% chance to shoot towards the outer reticle.
- This means that it takes 3 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 8 frames after the player stops shooting.
Shots initially travel at a rate of 26.3 units per frame for 5 frames.
- This gives the weapon an effective range of 131.48 units.
Ink droplets occur every 70 units.
The frequency at which ink drips from a shot 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.
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 12.5 units.

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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%

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction

The Splattershot Pro was developed for more advanced users by the team behind the Splattershot! Unbalance your foes with Splat Bombs and Inkstrikes, and then hit them with superb range and accuracy! Its ink efficiency and fire rate aren't as good as the standard Splattershot's hence the "pro." ^(NA)^[a]

“

An updated

Splattershot developed with advanced battlers in mind. Consumes a lot of ink and has a slow rate of fire, but its range and accuracy are vastly improved.

”

— In-Game Description

Notes

↑ North America

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.
A female 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
Special depletion
Range	70 / 100
Damage	60 / 100
Impact
Fire rate	30 / 100
Charge speed
Ink speed
Mobility
Durability
Handling
Other variants	Forge Splattershot Pro Kensa Splattershot Pro

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.

Gameplay and tips

The Splattershot pro is a powerful slayer weapon. Its power and accuracy, yet high ink consumption make it tailored to veteran players. It shines in Rainmaker, where pin-point accuracy is great for attacking the enemy carrier and protecting your own. In terms of shortcomings, in Turf Wars it is not a very good idea to use, as ink consumption is too high to be good at turfing. Instead, try to splat the enemy so your allies can turf more quickly.

Data

The Splattershot Pro is a middleweight weapon.
The ink consumption of 2% and ink tank capacity of 100% allows players to fire 50 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 8 frames between shots (7.5 shots per second).
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.
Each shot has a base damage of 42.
If a shot is in the air for more than 7 frames after being fired, it loses 1.3125 damage per frame until it reaches 21 damage at frame 23.
The bullet hitbox has 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%.
Accuracy starts recovering 8 frames after the player stops 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 56 frames to reach maximum accuracy. (86 after shooting while jumping.)
Shots 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 shot's velocity is set to 22.698 units per frame if it is not already lower than the listed value, and decreases further as it travels.
Ink droplets occur every 88 units.
The frequency at which ink drips from a shot occurs at a rate of 2 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 8 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 12.5 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
4.1.0	▲ Ink now more likely to land around player's feet when firing. ▲ Made the ink splatter that lands closest to the player when firing more likely to land closer to the player 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 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	▼ Effects of Main Power Up have been reduced. The number of gear powers required for damage to reach 49.9 is changed from 3.1 basic gear powers to 3.9 basic gear powers.
5.0.0	▼ Decreased the benefits of the Main Power Up gear ability. ▼ Changed the amount of gear ability required to reach 49.9 damage from 3.9 to 4.2 times the base gear ability. Each additional gear ability is worth 0.3 the amount of the base gear ability.

Quotes

Sheldon's Introduction

The Splattershot Pro was developed for more advanced users by the team behind the Splattershot! Use the Point Sensor to reveal opponents, and then blast them with the incredible precision and range of the main weapon! Its fire rate and ink efficiency aren't the best, but you can cover your teammates with an Ink Storm! I'd recommend this weapon to players who have a lot of faith in their accuracy and positioning!

Gallery

Promo image
Shooting ink
Shooting ink

Demonstration

Trivia

This weapon is used on the following Octo Expansion levels:
- Bumpin' 8-Ball Station

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	Dropshooter Pro
Spanish (NOA)	Rociador Pro	Pro Sprayer
Spanish (NOE)	Lanzatintas plus	Ink Thrower Plus