White Seahorses

The White Seahorses are a pair of shoes in the Splatoon series.

In Splatoon, they are a 1-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Ink Recovery Up. They can be purchased from Shrimp Kicks for 600.

In Splatoon 2, they are a 1-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Ink Recovery Up. They can be purchased from Shella Fresh for 600 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for 1,500.

In Splatoon 3, they are a 0-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Ink Recovery Up. They can be purchased from Crush Station for 600 or from SplatNet 3 Shop for 1,500.

Appearance

The White Seahorses are a pair of white sneakers with orange soles and the arrow from the Zink logo, also in orange, on both sides. The laces and interior are orange, and on the tongue is the full Zink logo in black and white.

Splatoon

The White Seahorses debuted in Splatoon at release.

Abilities

The White Seahorses come with Ink Recovery Up as the primary ability. As a 1-star item, the White Seahorses come with one additional slot for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail or 30,000 cash 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 2

The White Seahorses return in Splatoon 2 at release.

Abilities

The White Seahorses come with Ink Recovery Up as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 2, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Shoes. As a 1-star item, the White Seahorses 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

The White Seahorses return in Splatoon 3's Fresh Season 2023 in version 3.0.0. Prior to their release, they were be seen in a Twitter preview for Shrimp Kicks in the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass.

Abilities

The White Seahorses come with Ink Recovery Up as the primary ability when purchased from a shop or ordered from Murch. When purchased from SplatNet 3, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Shoes. As a 0-star item, the White Seahorses 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 Crush Station 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

An Inkling girl wearing the White Seahorses, holding a Splattershot Pro.
An Inkling boy wearing the White Seahorses.
Promotional art with an Inkling girl, on the left, wearing the White Seahorses, holding an E-liter 3K Scope.
Front view
Back view

Trivia

A pair of White Seahorses can be seen on the splash screen for Splatoon.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シーホースホワイト shīhōsu howaito	Seahorse White
Dutch	Witte sneakers	White sneakers
French	Hippo blanches	Seahorses white^[a]
German	Weiße Low-Top-Sneaker	White Low-Top Sneakers
Italian	Runner bianche	White Runners
Russian	Белые кроссы Belyye krossy	White sneakers^[b]
Spanish (NOA)	Hipocampo blancos	Hippocampus white
Spanish (NOE)	Hipocampo blanca	Hippocampus white
Chinese (Simplified)	海马鞋白色 hǎimǎ xié báisè (Mandarin)	Seahorse Shoes White
Chinese (Traditional)	海馬鞋白色 hǎimǎ xié báisè (Mandarin)	Seahorse Shoes White
Korean	화이트 시 호스 hwaiteu si hoseu	White Seahorse