Pilot Goggles
ThePilot Goggles areheadgear in theSplatoon series.
InSplatoon, they are a 3-star item produced byForge and come with the primaryabilityBomb Range Up.They can be purchased fromCooler Heads for
5,500.
InSplatoon 2, they are a 2-star item produced byForge and come with the primaryabilitySub Power Up.They can be purchased fromHeadspace for
5,500 or fromSplatNet 2 Gear Shop for 11,000.
InSplatoon 3, they are a 1-star item produced byForge and come with the primaryabilitySub Power Up.They can be obtained through leveling up theDrizzle Season 2022catalog to level 29, or they can be purchased fromNaut Couture for
5,500 fromSplatNet 3 Shop for 11,000.
They can also be obtained through leveling up theDrizzle Season 2023 Catalog to level 66 as part of theZink Layered LS Outfit.
Appearance
The Pilot Goggles are a large pair of shiny metal goggles with a dark brown strap. They have clear lenses and a ring of small holes around each lens. They are worn on the forehead, rather than over the eyes.
Splatoon
The Pilot Goggles were available at the release ofSplatoon.
Abilities
The Pilot Goggles come withBomb Range Up as the primaryability. As a 2-star item, the Pilot Goggles come with two additional slots for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with aSuper Sea Snail or 30,000 cash for each slot. Sincethey are made by theForgegear brand, they have a higher chance of rollingSpecial Duration Up and a lower chance of rollingInk Saver (Sub) to fill their secondary ability slots.
Splatoon 2
The Pilot Goggles return inSplatoon 2, available at release.
Abilities
The Pilot Goggles come withSub Power Up as the primaryability when purchased from a shop or ordered fromMurch. When purchased fromSplatNet 2, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 2-star item, the Pilot Goggles come with two additional slots for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with aSuper Sea Snail for each slot. Sincethey are made by theForgegear brand, they have a higher chance of rollingSpecial Power Up and a lower chance of rollingInk Saver (Sub) to fill their secondary ability slots.
Splatoon 3
5,500 11,000
The Pilot Goggles return inSplatoon 3 inDrizzle Season 2022, in the1.1.0 update.
Abilities
The Pilot Goggles come withSub Power Up as the primaryability when purchased from a shop or ordered fromMurch. When purchased fromSplatNet 3, they come with any other primary ability normally available to Headgear. As a 1-star item, the Pilot Goggles come with two additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased withSuper Sea Snails for 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star, or by purchasing additional copies of them from Naut Couture for 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. Sincethey are made by theForgegear brand, they have a higher chance of rollingSpecial Power Up and a lower chance of rollingInk Saver (Sub) to fill their secondary ability slot.
Gallery
AnInkling girl wearing the Pilot Goggles.
Another Inkling girl wearing the Pilot Goggles.
Another Inkling girl wearing the Pilot Goggles.
An Inkling girl wearing the Pilot Goggles, holding aCustom Hydra Splatling.
Close-up of an Inkling girl wearing the Pilot Goggles.
Side view on an Inkling boy wearing the Pilot Goggles.
Another Inkling boy wearing the Pilot Goggles.
The Inkling boy onTeam Airhead wears the Pilot Goggles.
The Inkling boy onTeam Challenger wears the Pilot Goggles.
Promotional image forForge, with an Inkling boy (left) wearing the Pilot Goggles.
The main character in theSplatoon manga wearing the Pilot Goggles.
Official art of an Inkling wearing the Pilot Goggles, holding aKrak-On Splat Roller.
Another with aTentatek Splattershot.
Art of an Inkling boy wearing the Pilot Goggles, wielding aSplattershot.
Art of a team of Inklings - the closest is wearing the Pilot Goggles
The Inkling boy in the bottom middle is wearing the Pilot Goggles.
The Pilot Goggles with Damage Up in an early version ofCooler Heads.
Splatoon Sunken Scroll 18, with the Pilot Goggles at the upper left.
A promotional image for Forge, with anInkling girl wearing the Pilot Goggles.
TheOctoling girl with theNautilus 47 is wearing the Pilot Goggles.
Front view.
Back view.
Front view inSplatoon 3.
Adjusted view
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Trivia
- A UI icon for an older version of the item was discovered in the data files forSuper Mario Maker. In this version, all visual elements are black.
- The Pilot Goggles hadDamage Up as a main ability instead ofBomb Range Up in a pre-release build ofSplatoon.
- They are worn byGoggles from theSplatoon manga.
- They are also worn by Inkling Boy inMario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese | パイロットゴーグル Pairotto Gōguru | Pilot Goggle |
 Dutch | Pilotenbril | Pilot goggles |
 French | Lunettes d'aviateur | Aviator glasses |
 German | Fliegerbrille (Splatoon 3) Pilotenbrille (Splatoon & 2) | Aviator goggles Pilot goggles |
 Italian | Occhiali da pilota | Pilot goggles |
 Russian | Очки пилота Ochki pilota | Pilot glasses |
 Spanish (NOA) | Gafas de aviador | Aviator glasses |
 Spanish (NOE) | Gafas de piloto | Pilot glasses |
 Chinese (Simplified) | 飞行员护目镜 fēixíngyuán hù mùjìng (Mandarin) | Pilot Goggle |
 Chinese (Traditional) | 飛行員護目鏡 fēixíngyuán hù mùjìng (Mandarin) | Pilot Goggle |
 Korean | 파일럿 고글 pailleos gogeul | Pilot Goggle |
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