Weapon

A team of Inklings wielding a variety of weapons.

“	As an Inkling, you can use weapons and ink your turf. Be sure to experiment with different weapon sets!	”
— Splatoon official site

Weapons are tools used in Splatoon and Splatoon 2 to spread ink and splatter enemy Inklings. They can be purchased from Ammo Knights with cash earned from online multiplayer matches. Weapons are always in a predefined set of a main weapon, a sub weapon, and a special weapon.

In Splatoon 2 new weapons have been added, and returning weapons have all new designs. Since no special weapons return from the first game, all the special weapons are changed as well. While some weapons retain the same sub weapon others have the sub weapon changed, such as the Splat Roller, which has Curling Bombs instead of Suction Bombs.

Main

Main weapons are the primary tool players use to spread ink and splat opponents. Main weapons generally have two variants: the original, and an alternate with a different appearance, a different sub weapon, and a different special weapon. With the addition of Sheldon's Picks, some weapons gained a third version with yet another set of sub and special weapons. Some weapons have re-skins that are used in singleplayer modes.

Shooters

A shooter in action.

Shooters are guns that fire small blobs of ink in quick succession. Most shooters continuously fire when the player holds the trigger, but some have semi-automatic operation, requiring users to tap the trigger repeatedly instead of holding it.

Blasters are shooters that fire large globs of ink with a delayed explosion. The explosion allows users to attack opponents located behind obstacles or around corners.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Sploosh-o-matic	A mid-damage, close-range shooter with a high rate of fire. It features the highest damage output per second in its class, at the cost of having the shortest range.	Sploosh-o-matic
		Neo Sploosh-o-matic
		Sploosh-o-matic 7
Splattershot Jr.	The first weapon given to the player upon starting the game. It is a low-damage, close-range shooter with a high rate of fire. Its fire rate and ink efficiency ensure that new players will be able to accomplish something.	Splattershot Jr.
		Custom Splattershot Jr.
Splash-o-matic	A low-damage, close-range shooter with a high rate of fire. It features near-perfect accuracy, the best among all automatic shooters.	Splash-o-matic
		Neo Splash-o-matic
Aerospray	A low-damage, close-range shooter with a high rate of fire. It has the widest shot spread and the fastest firing rate in its class, allowing it to excel at covering turf.	Aerospray MG
		Aerospray RG
		Aerospray PG
Splattershot	A mid-damage, mid-range shooter with a middling rate of fire. Has no real weaknesses and can adapt to any situation.	Splattershot
		Tentatek Splattershot
		Hero Shot Replica
		Octo Shot Replica
		Wasabi Splattershot
.52 Gal	A high-damage, mid-range shooter with a slow rate of fire. This weapon suffers from low accuracy.	.52 Gal
		.52 Gal Deco
N-ZAP	A low-damage, mid-range shooter with a fast rate of fire.	N-ZAP '85
		N-ZAP '89
		N-ZAP '83
Splattershot Pro	A mid-damage, long-range shooter with a slow rate of fire. Notably, this weapon has very high ink consumption.	Splattershot Pro
		Forge Splattershot Pro
		Berry Splattershot Pro
.96 Gal	A high-damage, long-range shooter with a slow rate of fire. As a trade-off for its power and range, this weapon suffers from low accuracy, and it consumes more ink per shot than any other weapon in its class.	.96 Gal
		.96 Gal Deco
Dual Squelcher	A low-damage, long-range shooter with a middling rate of fire.	Dual Squelcher
		Custom Dual Squelcher
Jet Squelcher	A low-damage, long-range shooter with a slow rate of fire. It has the longest range in its class.	Jet Squelcher
		Custom Jet Squelcher
Luna Blaster	A high-damage, close-range blaster with a middling rate of fire.	Luna Blaster
		Luna Blaster Neo
Blaster	A high-damage, close-range blaster with a slow rate of fire.	Blaster
		Custom Blaster
		Hero Blaster Replica
Range Blaster	A high-damage, mid-range blaster with a slow rate of fire.	Range Blaster
		Custom Range Blaster
		Grim Range Blaster
Clash Blaster	A low-damage, close-range blaster with a fast rate of fire.	Clash Blaster
		Clash Blaster Neo
Rapid Blaster	A mid-damage, long-range blaster with a fast rate of fire.	Rapid Blaster
		Rapid Blaster Deco
Rapid Blaster Pro	A mid-damage, long-range blaster with a middling rate of fire.	Rapid Blaster Pro
		Rapid Blaster Pro Deco
L-3 Nozzlenose	A low-damage, mid-range shooter. It is burst-fire, firing three bullets after a pull of the trigger. Well-timed button presses are required to maintain an optimal rate of fire.	L-3 Nozzlenose
		L-3 Nozzlenose D
H-3 Nozzlenose	A mid-damage, long-range shooter. It is burst-fire, firing three bullets after a pull of the trigger.	H-3 Nozzlenose
		H-3 Nozzlenose D
		Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose
Squeezer	A shooter with two firing modes. Pulling the trigger once will squirt out a single long range, low spread, high-power ink shot. Holding the button leads to successive low range, high spread, lower-powered shots. The trigger can be tapped repeatedly to maintain the high-power mode.	Squeezer
		Foil Squeezer

Rollers

Spreading ink with the Splat Roller.

Rollers can be pushed along the ground, leaving a trail of ink. Users can attack by flinging ink, and damage is also dealt if enemies come into contact with the weapon while it is being pushed, sometimes crushing the opponent in one hit.

Brushes are an unofficial subclass of rollers. Brushes can be pushed especially fast, but leave a narrow trail of ink. They do not deal nearly as much contact damage, making crushing enemies virtually impossible. However, instead of flinging large waves of ink, brushes quickly swipe from side to side, flicking many smaller globs. This rapid-fire flick is their primary means of spreading ink and attacking enemies, making them ideal for fast, close-combat action.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Carbon Roller	A light and mobile roller. Users can push it along the ground at a fast pace thanks to its lightweight design. It has an extremely fast flick that can splat opponents in one hit. However, it is lacking in range, and it is unable to crush opponents in one hit.	Carbon Roller
		Carbon Roller Deco
Splat Roller	The standard roller. It has decent range and mobility.	Splat Roller
		Krak-On Splat Roller
		CoroCoro Splat Roller
		Hero Roller Replica
Dynamo Roller	A heavy roller. It can throw ink farther than all the other rollers, but it impairs mobility and takes a while to wind up before every flick.	Dynamo Roller
		Gold Dynamo Roller
		Tempered Dynamo Roller
Flingza Roller	A roller that changes shape when performing a vertical swing. It moves and flings horizontally in a manner similar to the Carbon Roller, while its vertical swings are slow and heavy like a Dynamo Roller.	Flingza Roller
		Foil Flingza Roller
Inkbrush	A fast but short-ranged brush. When pushed along the ground, the user moves at extremely high speed, and leaves behind a narrow trail of ink. Damage is low, as the user needs to land four globs of ink to splat an opponent.	Inkbrush
		Inkbrush Nouveau
		Permanent Inkbrush
Octobrush	A slower brush with decent range. Movement speed while pushing it along the ground is a bit slower compared to the Inkbrush. Only three hits are needed to splat an opponent.	Octobrush
		Octobrush Nouveau
		Herobrush Replica

Chargers

Aiming a charger.

Chargers can instantly splat opponents at long range, once charged up. Uncharged shots do not have enough range or damage to be used effectively for attacking, but they can be used for covering turf. Precision aim is required, and a laser shows where the shot will land.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Squiffer	A quick charger. Its light nature allows users to strafe quickly while charging. It has the lowest range in its class. As of Splatoon 2, this weapon has the ability to store its charge.	Classic Squiffer
		New Squiffer
		Fresh Squiffer
Splat Charger	The standard charger. It has good range and a decent charge time. As of Splatoon 2, this weapon has the ability to store its charge.	Splat Charger
		Kelp Splat Charger
		Bento Splat Charger
		Firefin Splat Charger
		Hero Charger Replica
Splatterscope	A Splat Charger with a scope, for extra range and precision.	Splatterscope
		Kelp Splatterscope
		Bento Splatterscope
		Firefin Splatterscope
E-liter	A charger with extreme range. However, it has a slow charge time and heavy ink consumption. As of Splatoon 2, this weapon has the ability to store its charge.	E-liter 3K
		Custom E-liter 3K
		E-liter 4K
		Custom E-liter 4K
E-liter Scope	An E-liter with a scope, for extra range and precision.	E-liter 3K Scope
		Custom E-liter 3K Scope
		E-liter 4K Scope
		Custom E-liter 4K Scope
Bamboozler 14	A charger with a charge time even quicker than the Squiffer. Its damage output is weaker than the other chargers, so users will need to land two hits to splat an opponent. It lacks the ability to store charge, an ability present in all other non-scoped chargers in Splatoon 2.	Bamboozler 14 Mk I
		Bamboozler 14 Mk II
		Bamboozler 14 Mk III
Goo Tuber	A charger that can hold its charge for an exceptionally long time in comparison with the other chargers.	Goo Tuber
		Custom Goo Tuber

Sloshers

Flinging ink from a Slosher.

Sloshers can hurl ink over obstacles to hit opponents.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Slosher	A standard Slosher, with balanced performance.	Slosher
		Slosher Deco
		Soda Slosher
		Hero Slosher Replica
Tri-Slosher	A Slosher that throws ink in three directions simultaneously. Compared to the standard Slosher, it has a higher firing rate, but less damage output and less range.	Tri-Slosher
		Tri-Slosher Nouveau
Sloshing Machine	The Sloshing Machine launches a small mortar-like glob that is trailed by a vortex of ink. The glob explodes upon landing, dealing blast damage to anyone in close proximity.	Sloshing Machine
		Sloshing Machine Neo
Explosher	The Explosher shoots an accurate, slow, long-range projectile that explodes on impact.	Explosher

Splatlings

A Mini Splatling being fired.

Splatlings are rotary cannons that generally have a high rate of fire and considerable range. In-game, they operate similar to chargers, but release a stream of small ink bullets instead of a single powerful one. Like chargers, a full charge is necessary to achieve the maximum potential range and firing duration.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Mini Splatling	A light splatling with a short charge time. It allows users to strafe quickly while charging and firing.	Mini Splatling
		Zink Mini Splatling
		Refurbished Mini Splatling
Heavy Splatling	The standard splatling. Its performance is balanced right between the Mini Splatling and Hydra Splatling, having no glaring strength or weakness.	Heavy Splatling
		Heavy Splatling Deco
		Heavy Splatling Remix
		Hero Splatling Replica
Hydra Splatling	This splatling has the longest range in its class, and can fire continuously for a lengthy period of time. When fully charged, a high-damage feature activates, allowing users to splat opponents with three hits.	Hydra Splatling
		Custom Hydra Splatling
Ballpoint Splatling	The Ballpoint Splatling has two different firing modes, an initial short ranged firing mode and a secondary long range, high accuracy firing mode. Upon completing a full charge, subsequent charges will retain the secondary mode attributes.	Ballpoint Splatling

Dualies

Squirting Ink with the Splat Dualies.

Dualies are paired sets of pistols that give their user the ability to dodge roll. After a dodge roll, the two dualies are held together by the Inkling, enhancing their performance in various ways depending on the dualie. This weapon class was introduced in Splatoon 2.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Dapple Dualies	These dualies have a quick dodge roll, a fast firing rate, and high-damage shots that splat opponents in three hits. However, they are quite lacking in range.	Dapple Dualies
		Dapple Dualies Nouveau
Splat Dualies	The first pair of dualies in the Splatoon series. They feature balanced performance, having no particular strength or weakness.	Splat Dualies
		Enperry Splat Dualies
		Hero Dualie Replicas
Glooga Dualies	A long-range, high-damage pair of dualies with a low fire rate. Shot damage and range increases after a dodge roll, splatting opponents with two hits.	Glooga Dualies
		Glooga Dualies Deco
Dualie Squelchers	This pair of dualies has the longest range in its class, as well as the most mobile dodge roll. The dodge roll is quick, and allows the user to continue to slide instead of being locked in place.	Dualie Squelchers
		Custom Dualie Squelchers
Tetra Dualies	These dualies put a significant emphasis on mobility. They allow up to four consecutive dodge rolls instead of the normal two, and also allow shooting while rolling.	Dark Tetra Dualies

Brellas

An unfolded Splat Brella.

Brellas are shotguns with a deployable shield. Depending on the brella model, the shield can be held in front of the user or launched forward. This weapon class was introduced in Splatoon 2.

Series	Description	Variants	Games
Splat Brella	The first brella-type weapon in the Splatoon series. It is balanced, having no particular weakness or strength.	Splat Brella
		Sorella Brella
		Hero Brella Replica
Tenta Brella	A heavier brella with a larger and more durable shield. Its shots have high range and deal enough damage to splat opponents in one hit, but fire slowly.	Tenta Brella
Undercover Brella	A lightweight brella that can be fired while its semi-transparent shield is open. It cannot launch its shield. The rate of fire is quick compared to the other brellas, but the damage dealt by each shot is low and the shield is easily broken.	Undercover Brella
		Undercover Sorella Brella

Sub

The Sprinkler, Splash Wall, and Splat Bomb.

Sub weapons are secondary to the main weapon. Each sub weapon has a specialized use and high ink consumption, so they cannot be used for general-purpose splatting and inking like the main weapon. There are bombs, which can be used to influence enemy movement or outright splat them. Some weapons can give special effects to opponents, like location tracking, movement penalties, and ink usage penalties. In addition to weapons that focus on enemy effects, there are sub weapons that focus on benefiting the player's team by painting the ground or adding a Super Jump point to any location on the stage.

Weapon	Description	Games
Autobomb	A bomb that walks towards any nearby enemies before exploding.
Burst Bomb	A bomb that explodes on impact. Multiple Burst Bombs can be thrown without having to refill the ink tank. They deal less damage than other bombs; two direct hits or three indirect hits will splat an opponent, or they can be used in combination with the main weapon.
Curling Bomb	A bomb that travels in a straight line across the floor, leaving a trail of ink and bouncing off of walls and obstacles. It explodes after its timer expires. The maximum distance of the Curling Bomb can be shortened by holding the deployment button to 'cook' the timer before release.
Disruptor	A bomb that gives negative status effects to opponents. Affected enemies will suffer from reduced mobility and a reduced ink recovery rate.
Ink Mine	A bomb that hides in ink once planted. It deals damage to enemies that get too close. As of Splatoon 2, the Ink Mine also applies a tracking effect to its victims, letting everyone on the user's team know where the victim is.
Point Sensor	When thrown, this object explodes in a spherical cloud. The cloud tags enemies with a tracking effect that shows their location to everyone on the user's team.
Seeker	A bomb that chases a target before exploding. It leaves a trail of ink that the player can use to travel quickly.
Splash Wall	A barrier made of falling ink. It blocks enemy movement and enemy fire.
Splat Bomb	A basic bomb that explodes after a short period of time. It can be rolled or thrown. The explosion timer will only progress while the bomb is touching the ground.
Sprinkler	The Sprinkler continually sprays ink in a circular area around itself, in a staggering motion, until it is broken by enemy fire or the deployer gets splatted. It can be thrown onto virtually any surface.
Squid Beakon	A device that allows the user and their teammates to Super Jump directly to its location.
Suction Bomb	A bomb that can be attached to any surface. It explodes after a moderate period of time, and has a larger blast radius than the Splat Bomb.
Toxic Mist	A bomb that gives negative status effects to opponents. Affected enemies will suffer from reduced mobility and gradual loss of ink supply.

Special

The Killer Wail, Inkzooka, and Inkstrike.

Special weapons are powerful weapons that can only be used after filling up the special gauge by covering enough ground with ink. Generally, special weapons can make players invincible, allow players to track the location of opponents, damage opponents that step within a specified area of the battlefield, or grant the player a strong long-range attack. There are special weapons with highly specific effects, like allowing players to use bombs without ink restrictions, or creating explosive floating bubbles.

Weapon	Description	Games
Baller	A protective sphere that allows the player to advance safely. It explodes in a blast of ink that is lethal to opponents when a timer expires or when the user triggers it.
Bomb Launcher	The Bomb Launcher allows the player to throw a pre-selected bomb repeatedly, with no ink restriction. The distance that bombs are thrown is adjustable by holding the trigger.
Bomb Rush	The Bomb Rush allows the player to use their sub weapon repeatedly, with no ink restriction.
Bubble Blower	The Bubble Blower creates up to three bubbles. The bubbles will block large areas to opponents, and will explode in a deadly blast of ink if fired at.
Bubbler	The Bubbler is a spherical force field that protects the user from all damage. It can be spread to teammates.
Echolocator	The Echolocator reveals the locations of all enemies for teammates to see on the field and on the map.
Ink Armor	Activating Ink Armor protects the user and all teammates from one or two attacks, depending on the strength of the attack.
Inkjet	The Inkjet gives its user the ability to hover in the air and shoot powerful blaster-like projectiles. Once it expires, the user automatically Super Jumps back to where they first activated it.
Inkstrike	The Inkstrike causes a large, swirling vortex of ink to appear where the user fires it.
Inkzooka	The Inkzooka shoots tall, narrow twisters of ink in rapid succession, allowing its user to quickly splat enemies at long-range.
Ink Storm	When thrown, the Ink Storm creates a rain cloud of ink. The rain cloud gradually drifts above the map, inking the ground and damaging any enemies beneath it.
Killer Wail	The Killer Wail blasts a large sound wave in a the desired direction that obliterates all enemies in its path and travels through walls.
Kraken	Upon activation of this special, the user transforms into the large, invincible Kraken. The user can travel quickly through enemy ink and splat opponents instantly with its melee attack.
Splashdown	The Splashdown causes its user to jump up and strike the ground with heavy force, causing an ink explosion around them. Its effectiveness increases when activated from great heights, including activation while Super Jumping.
Sting Ray	The Sting Ray fires a continuous laser that can go through walls. When not firing, users can see the silhouettes of any opponents that are not hiding in ink. Mobility is impaired while activated.
Tenta Missiles	When activated, the Tenta Missiles first allows users to lock on to opponents. After pressing the trigger, the weapon will fire four missiles at every opponent it locked on to.

Weapon lists

• List of weapons in Splatoon
• List of weapons in Splatoon 2

Trivia

Splatoon

• There are a total of 91 main weapons, 10 sub weapons and 7 special weapons as of Version 2.12.0.
  • To purchase every weapon set, a total of 834,100 is needed.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ブキ Buki	Weapon
Dutch	Wapen	Weapon
German	Waffe	Weapon
Italian	Arma	Weapon
Russian	Оружие Oruzhiye	Weapon
Spanish (NOE)	Arma	Weapon