Tenacity

Tenacity

Applicable Gear	Headgear
Favored By
Unfavored By

Tenacity is an ability in Splatoon and Splatoon 2.

Tenacity gradually fills the Special Gauge only when the user's team has less active players than the opponent's team.

Mechanics

A player is active when their player icon on the top of the screen is colored in.

The rate at which the Special Gauge passively fills:

	Opponent's −(minus) User's team's number of active players
	≤0	1	2	3
Points ∕ second	0	2.16	4.32	6.48

Splatoon

Gear

Tenacity is the main ability of:

Headgear with Tenacity in Splatoon

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Armor Helmet Replica	Cuttlegear	Level 25	Tenacity
	Black Arrowbands	Zekko	2,800	Tenacity
	Gas Mask	Forge	11,000	Tenacity
	Soccer Headband	Tentatek	8,000	Tenacity
	Sporty Bobble Hat	Skalop	800	Tenacity

Version history

Version	Adjustments
2.0.0	▼ Will no longer fill the special gauge prior to the start of the match in the event of a disconnected teammate.
2.6.0	▲ Increased special gauge refill rate by 20% while Tenacity is active.

Splatoon 2

Gear

Tenacity is the main ability of:

Headgear with Tenacity in Splatoon 2

	Name	Brand	Availability	Ability	Rarity
	Armor Helmet Replica	Cuttlegear	Marie	Tenacity
	Black Arrowbands	Zekko	2,800	Tenacity
	Gas Mask	Forge	11,000	Tenacity
	MTB Helmet	Zekko	10,500	Tenacity
	Octoking Facemask	Enperry	1,450	Tenacity
	Pink Novelty Visor	Tentatek	Nintendo Switch News	Tenacity
	Soccer Headband	Tentatek	3,000	Tenacity
	Sporty Bobble Hat	Skalop	800	Tenacity

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	逆境強化 Gyakkyō Kyōka	Strengthening in Adversity
Dutch	Volharding	Persistence
French (NOA)	Ténacité	Tenacity
French (NOE)	Justice	Justice
German	Zähigkeit	Toughness
Italian	Tenacia	Tenacity
Russian	Компенсатор Kompensator	Compensator
Spanish (NOA)	Tenacidad	Tenacity
Spanish (NOE)	Ventaja	Advantage