Swim Goggles
The Swim Goggles are headgear in the Splatoon series.
In Splatoon 2, they are a 1-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Last-Ditch Effort.
They can be purchased from Headspace for 
100 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for 250.
In Splatoon 3, they are a 0-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Last-Ditch Effort.
They can be purchased from Naut Couture for 
100 or from SplatNet 3 Shop for 250.
Appearance
The Swim Goggles are blue swimming goggles with light blue lenses and a black head strap. On one side of the goggles, next to the right eyepiece, is the Zink logo in white. In the same spot on the left side, is some Inkling text. On the nosepiece is the text from the Zink logo, also in white.
Splatoon 2
The Swim Goggles debuted in Splatoon 2 in version 3.0.0.
Abilities
The Swim Goggles come with Last-Ditch Effort as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Headgear, prevents the wearer from also having Comeback, Opening Gambit, or Tenacity. When purchased from SplatNet 2, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 1-star item, the Swim Goggles come with one additional slot 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 Zink gear brand, they have a higher chance of rolling Quick Super Jump and a lower chance of rolling Quick Respawn to fill their secondary ability slot.
Splatoon 3
100 250
The Swim Goggles return in Splatoon 3 in Drizzle Season 2022. Prior to its release, they were briefly seen in the Splatoon 3 announcement trailer during the pan of Splatsville.
Abilities
The Swim Goggles come with Last-Ditch Effort as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Headgear, prevents the wearer from also having Comeback, Opening Gambit, or Tenacity. When purchased from SplatNet 3, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 0-star item, the Swim Goggles come with one additional slot 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, or by purchasing additional copies of them from Naut Couture for 10,000 (first), 30,000 (second), 50,000 (third), 100,000 (fourth), or 200,000 (fifth) Cash per star. Increasing the star level to 1 or 2 stars will add a secondary ability slot per level, up to a maximum 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 Zink gear brand, they have a higher chance of rolling Quick Super Jump and a lower chance of rolling Quick Respawn to fill their secondary ability slots.
Gallery
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An Inkling boy wearing the Swim Goggles in a Splatoon 2 version 3.0.0 promotional image, second on the right.
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Two Inklings wearing the Swim Goggles in a preview for the Splatoon 2 version 3.0.0 update, from the Nintendo Direct on 8 March 2018.
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Front view in Splatoon 2.
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Back view
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The Swim Goggles being worn by an Inkling with a Fizzy Bomb.
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Front view in Splatoon 3.
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Adjusted view
Trivia
- The Inkling text on the left side of the goggles resembles the word イカ (ika), which means "Squid" in Japanese.
- The Swim Goggles are the cheapest purchasable piece of gear with Last-Ditch Effort in Splatoon 2.
- At 100 Cash, the Swim Goggles are the cheapest gear in the game since its addition in version 3.0.0 (with the exception of non-orderable gear).
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
スイミングモーグル Suimingu Mōguru |
Swimming Mōguru[note 1] |
 Dutch |
Zwembril | Swim goggles |
 French (NOA) |
Lunettes de piscine | Swimming goggles |
 French (NOE) |
Lunettes de natation | Swimming goggles |
 German |
Schwimmbrille | Swim goggles |
 Italian |
Occhialetti da nuoto | Swimming goggles |
 Russian |
Очки для плавания Ochki dlya plavaniya |
Swim goggles |
 Spanish |
Gafas de natación | Swimming goggles |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
竞技泳镜 jìngjì yǒng jìng (Mandarin) |
Competitive Swimming Goggles |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
競技泳鏡 jìngjì yǒng jìng (Mandarin) |
Competitive Swimming Goggles |
 Korean |
물안경 mul-angyeong |
Swimming Glasses |
Translation notes
- ↑ Pun on moguru ("to dive") and gōguru ("goggle").
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