Yellow Seahorses

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

In Splatoon, they are a 2-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Bomb Sniffer. They can be purchased from Shrimp Kicks for 1,500.

In Splatoon 2, they are a 2-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Bomb Defense Up DX. They can be purchased from Shella Fresh for 1,500 or from SplatNet 2 Gear Shop for 3,000.

In Splatoon 3, they are a 1-star item produced by Zink and come with the primary ability Sub Resistance Up. They can be purchased from Crush Station for 1,500 or from SplatNet 3 Shop for 3,000.

Appearance

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

Splatoon

Abilities

The Yellow Seahorses come with Bomb Sniffer as the primary ability, which, being exclusive to the main slot of Shoes, prevents the wearer from also having Ink Resistance Up or Stealth Jump. As a 2-star item, the Yellow Seahorses come with two additional slots 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 slots.

Splatoon 2

Abilities

The Yellow Seahorses come with Bomb Defense Up DX 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 2-star item, the Yellow Seahorses 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 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.

Splatoon 3

Abilities

The Yellow Seahorses come with Sub Resistance 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 1-star item, the Yellow Seahorses 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, 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 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 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.

Gallery

An Inkling boy wearing the Yellow Seahorses.
Another Inkling boy wearing the Yellow Seahorses.
An Inkling girl wearing the Yellow Seahorses, firing a Custom E-Liter 3K.
The Yellow Seahorses as it appears in Splatoon 2, shown in the Nintendo Direct revealing Splatoon 2 version 3.0.0.
Front view
Back view

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シーホースイエロー Shīhōsu Ierō	Seahorse Yellow
Dutch	Gele sneakers	Yellow sneakers
French	Hippo jaunes	Seahorses yellow^[a]
German	Gelbe Low-Top-Sneaker	Yellow Low-Top Sneakers
Italian	Runner verdeoro	Greengold Runners
Russian	Желтые кроссы Zheltye krossy	Yellow sneakers^[b]
Spanish (NOA)	Hipocampo amarillos	Hippocampus yellow
Spanish (NOE)	Hipocampo amarilla	Hippocampus yellow
Chinese (Simplified)	海马鞋黄色 hǎimǎ xié huángsè (Mandarin)	Seahorse Shoes Yellow
Chinese (Traditional)	海馬鞋黃色 hǎimǎ xié huángsè (Mandarin)	Seahorse Shoes Yellow
Korean	옐로 시 호스 yelro si hoseu	Yellow Seahorse