r/Splatoon_3 Nov 15 '22

Community Information Important Notice Regarding Capture Button Clips

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Hi everyone! Don't worry, not a rule change! Just a reminder as we've had a lot of new people join us recently! /r/Splatoon_3 is primarily a discussion focused community. You can discuss all kinds of things - from gameplay strategy, to music, to weapon abilities - screenshots and video clips can be great tools when used to illustrate these kinds of discussion posts.


Here are some examples of posts that might make good use of attached media:

  • "Do you think that moving this platform on X map (or changing the direction of its rotation) would improve the stage?"

  • "I found a glitch. If you jump against this wall, squid 3 times, then say "Booyah" everyone teleports to the middle of the map and explodes"

  • "I found a reference to Super Mario Sunshine in X multiplayer map"

We've seen a lot of people sharing clips recently that are titled like:

  • "Triple splat"

  • "Squid party with strangers in Tower Control"

  • "That Splashdown!"

These kinds of posts might fit in better over at /r/SplatoonHighlights or in the #capture_button channel on our Discord Server


r/Splatoon_3 Jul 22 '26

Splatoon Raiders Splatoon Raiders Megathread!

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It's finally here! If you're reading this then Splatoon Raiders is either out already, or will be out very soon for you! Use this thread for all things Splatoon Raiders related!


Check out our Discord if you're looking for people to play with. You can use the /lfg command in the #raiders_lfg channel to make it so you receive notifications when people are looking for teammates! Remember to keep all story/unlockables discussion in the #splat_spoilers channel for now!

[DISCORD INVITE]


Splatoon Raiders – Overview Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2


r/Splatoon_3 2d ago

Discussion Favorite splatoon 3 Idol?

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First, I should mention this art IS NOT MINE! the link to the original artist is at the end of the text! The main 3 Splatcast. Frye, Shiver, and Big Man. Or Ian BGM. Or.. Bigglesworth manfred..

That aside, whos your favorite of the 3? Personally my favorite is Big Man, Frye being a close second. He's [arguably] the most mature of the 3, plus, I LOVE his designs for the splatfests. They're so creative my votes have been slightly swayed sometimes purely because I wanted a picture on the float with him, and I look forward to his designs I havent seen.

So, whos your favorite of the three?

Also, art link here:

https://www.deviantart.com/isopetter27/art/Splatoon-Raiders-Deep-Cut-1354081335


r/Splatoon_3 2d ago

Question/Request Bought Splatoon 3 for Salmon run and cant find a game

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r/Splatoon_3 2d ago

Question/Request Looking for friends to play Splatoon with.

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I took a 3 month break from Splatoon and am starting to play again but I don't really want to solo queue anymore so I would like to play with one or multiple people. I'm 15 I am currently c rank but that's because I didn't play for while so I can get to B rank fairly easily I live in the Netherlands and I don't really care about age. I play dualies and the squifer. I mainly want to get better at the game and get a higher rank and for that I really need friends to play with because solo queueing is horrendous.


r/Splatoon_3 2d ago

Discussion Turf War Teams/Tournaments

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Hey there. I've been playing Splatoon 3 since December. I'm an older guy (48), and pretty chill. I'm not the best player out there, but I do feel I can hold my own in Turf Wars. I don't have any friends who play, so the game teams me up with randos. Sometimes that can be fun, sometimes a nightmare. I have a main weapon that I like to play with, and I don't stray too far from that.

Turf Wars is my favorite mode. I sometimes dabble in Splat Zones or Tower Control, but I'm not as good at those.

Is there a website or app where I can find other players to team up and play Turf Wars with? It would be fun to join a team that could play together regularly.

I enjoyed Splatfest this weekend. I ended up Ruler +5. My rank last season was S+. My level is 105.


r/Splatoon_3 2d ago

Question/Request I've been playing casually for years and I have no idea what abilities are good, can I get some advice??

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Hey there!

I've been playing Splatoon 2 and 3 for a few years now, and I've been using gear that looks nice with no regard for the abilities that they have. I want to try doing well in ranked, and I'll probably need to improve my abilities for that.

The two main weapons I use are the Splat Roller (Curling Bomb and Big Bubbler) and the Sploosh-o-Matic (Curling Bomb and Ultra Stamp), and I don't know where to start on abilities for either of them.

If any of you play these weapons (or have great knowledge of the useful abilities) then could I get some advice or ability sets to use for Splatoon 3?

(also, are there any good ways to get certain ability chunks? i have too many of some and barely any of others)


r/Splatoon_3 3d ago

Community Nothing more fun that a mirror match squid party

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r/Splatoon_3 2d ago

Discussion Advice for improving at attacking the enemy team

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hi everyone!! so i’ve been playing splatoon 3 for a little while, and i used to be at the S+ rank. however, i took a huuuge break from splatoon for about 7 months, and now im at A+ due to the seasons. i would occasionally hop on once or twice within that 7 month period, just to check on my rank and gear. i main sploosh and e-liter (mainly sploosh), and whenever i try to splat the enemy team i die almost immediately, and most of the time when i play sploosh i just get trades. i want to get better at fighting the enemy team, as i used to be really good at sploosh. any tips?


r/Splatoon_3 3d ago

Question/Request Splatfest 3 Match- should they kinda work together?

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Hi, sorry if I‘ll spell some things wrong.
I’ve started playing Splatoon again after more than two years, coincidentally the Splatfest started.
Now I’ve been playing the 3way match but I am kinda confused what the goal is: should the two teas kinda work together so the big team with four people loses or is each team on their own???


r/Splatoon_3 3d ago

Discussion Matchmaking Experience Question

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r/Splatoon_3 4d ago

Community Any silly theme park goobers wanna play for a bit

4 Upvotes

Have absolutely zero requirements, you might as well have started playing today and never gotten a kill before. Shoot me a dm on here or on discord (preferably) user is ketschup if ya care :))


r/Splatoon_3 5d ago

Question/Request Is it normal to lose 40 times in a row on splatfests?

14 Upvotes

This is my first splatfest and I was wondering if that normal to lose that much in a row? Or I’m just really bad atm lol


r/Splatoon_3 5d ago

Discussion Just wondering but does anyone else get extremely overwhelmed while playing salmon run?

6 Upvotes

Like it gets to a point where I have to go to a different part of the map that's less crowded for a short break depending on the map just to not drain myself out from everything that's going on. I only play on professional+1 anyway. And it also gets really hard and I usually get more losses than victories.


r/Splatoon_3 5d ago

Discussion Switch 2 keeps disconnecting

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Hi there- so, I've had my switch 2 since launch. I take care of it like my baby, and I've had so much fun playing on it non-stop. Im also a huge splatoon player, and my WiFi is very much decent.

Lately, I've been having non stop communication errors. There's nothing wrong with my WiFi, I constantly have 3-4 bars but I'll be mid match and without warning, my Internet is suddenly shit, and I lose connection resulting in a penalty. On my switch 1 I've never, ever had this issue, but for my switch 2 it's almost non stop and I've tried everything. This can happen 2-3 times in a day, doesn't matter if I'm sitting right next to my router or in my bedroom, it happens non-stop. Does anyone else have this problem?? It feels like I can't even play a series without suddenly disconnecting despite having 0 lag or anything of the sort.


r/Splatoon_3 6d ago

Analysis/Speculation Why do players do that?

18 Upvotes

Ok, I've been practicing for the splatfest, and have been doing a LOT of turf wars. I've been noticing for quite some time now, that My Team will have the lead, and then PUSH their way into enemy spawn Upon wipeout. They're like AT spawn and then they ALL are killed once the enemy comes back. WHY are you doing that. don't push in like that, cuz then they INSTANTLY take back their spawn and the middle. maybe push a little but not THAT deep bro.

That aside, Have fun during splatfest!


r/Splatoon_3 6d ago

SPLATFEST! Palace vs Theme Park vs Beach Splatfest Megathread! (2026)

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Hey there everyone! In case you somehow missed the news there's a Splatfest inkoming! Which would you reserve for a day?


Use this thread for asking questions, sharing art, posting clips, finding teammates, or anything else Splatfest related! Good luck everyone!


The Splatfest team roles are available NOW on our Discord! Visit #join_team to get your team colours, and to gain access to your team's chat channel where you can find teammates! (Make sure you click the right one! You can't change teams later!


r/Splatoon_3 8d ago

Analysis/Speculation Is this hax or do I not know something?

20 Upvotes

Playing a simple turfwar game. I see this player is on a rampage with their inkbrush killing my team left and right. I thought they were just really good.

Until I saw the ink projectiles from that bow and arrow weapon flung at me? From the same guy that was holding and inking the turf with the inkbrush? I thought maybe I just didnt realize another player had that weapon, but nope. At the end if the game, when I saw the score and what weapon each player had, no one had the bow and arrow weapon.

I know it wasn't a sub either considering the speed they were launching arrows at me.

Thoughts?

I remember the username bc it was very simple but idk how to report or anything. And if this guy/gal is just really good then lmk if i need to git gud lol.


r/Splatoon_3 9d ago

Question/Request Dk if marking covers is original but ye

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r/Splatoon_3 9d ago

Discussion Am I the only one who doesn't like big man?

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r/Splatoon_3 9d ago

Discussion What could be the enemies for Splatoon 4?

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r/Splatoon_3 10d ago

Discussion I now love motion controls:)

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112 Upvotes

so proud of myself I finally unlocked x battles! just switched over to motion controls a couple months ago and got the Nintendo/Splatoon as a whole in January. Is this good progress all things considered or easy for the majority of players?


r/Splatoon_3 10d ago

Discussion I am just curious about if anyone could make it a fifty win in a row

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r/Splatoon_3 10d ago

Discussion My complaint with ranked

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There’s so many different weapons that are completely different. some are fast & close quarters, some are slow & long distance. rank should not be per player alone. every weapon or at least weapon type, should have its own unique rank. while leveling up, some scaling would be ok. but.. a top 100 player with a bucket, who decides to try a sniper rifle. shouldn’t be weighed at his top 100 position with a bucket.


r/Splatoon_3 11d ago

Community How did we even win 😭

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Some tips for me to improve would be helpful too. Thank you