Squid Clip-Ons

The Squid Clip-Ons are headgear in the Splatoon series.
In Splatoon 2, they are a 2-star item produced by amiibo and come with the primary ability Opening Gambit. They are only available from the Inkling Girl 2 amiibo. They cannot be ordered from another player.
In Splatoon 3, they are a 1-star item produced by amiibo and come with the primary ability Opening Gambit. They are only available from the Inkling Girl 2 amiibo. They cannot be ordered from another player.

Appearance

The Squid Clip-Ons are a pair of clip-on earrings worn on the bottom of both ears. The earrings resemble the "2" from the logo of Splatoon 2. The front layer of each earring is a bright pink color, while the back layer is a neon green color, both in a shiny texture, with a layer of white in between. The fasteners, which can be seen from the back, are a metallic gray.

In Splatoon 2 only, when worn by boys, there is only one earring, which is worn on the top of the left ear.

In Splatoon 3, when displayed in a locker, the two earrings are attached to an arrow or squid-shaped plastic tag.

Splatoon 2

Abilities

The Squid Clip-Ons come with Opening Gambit as the primary ability, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Headgear, prevents the wearer from also having Comeback, Last-Ditch Effort, or Tenacity. As a 2-star item, the Squid Clip-Ons come with two additional slots for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail for each slot. Since they are made by the amiibo gear brand, they have equal chances to roll any secondary ability.

Splatoon 3

Abilities

The Squid Clip-Ons come with Opening Gambit as the primary ability, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Headgear, prevents the wearer from also having Comeback, Last-Ditch Effort, or Tenacity. As a 1-star item, the Squid Clip-Ons come with two additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star. Increasing the star level to 2 stars will add another secondary ability slot for a total of three slots. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since they are made by the amiibo gear brand, they have equal chances to roll any secondary ability.

Gallery

An Inkling girl wearing the Splatoon 2 school gear set.
Two Inkling girls wearing the school gear set.
Front view (female version)
Back view (female version)
Side view (female version), showing the white layer in the middle
Front view (male version)
As a locker item

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	イカクリップ ika kurippu	Squid Clip
Dutch	Inktvisoorbellen	Squid earrings
French (NOA)	Boucle d'oreilles clip calmar	Squid clip earring
French (NOE)	Boucles d'oreilles seiche	Cuttlefish earrings
German	Tintenfisch-Ohrclips (Splatoon 3) Tintenfisch-Clip (Splatoon 2)	Squid^{[note 1]} Clip Earrings Squid^{[note 1]} Hairclip
Italian	Orecchini calamaro	Squid earrings
Russian	Клипсы Splatoon 2 Klipsy Splatoon 2	Splatoon 2 clips
Spanish (NOA)	Aretes calamar	Squid earrings
Spanish (NOE)	Pendientes calamar	Squid earrings
Chinese (Simplified)	鱿鱼回纹针 yóuyú huíwénzhēn (Mandarin)	Squid Paper Clip
Chinese (Traditional)	魷魚迴紋針 yóuyú huíwénzhēn (Mandarin)	Squid Paper Clip
Korean	오징어 클립 ojing-eo keullib	Squid Clip