“ We made a special stage for this Splatfest! ” -Marina
	“ You helped make the stage? That's amazing, Marina! ” -Pearl

Shifty Station is the title given to a series of multiplayerstages inSplatoon 2. The stages were originally only available duringSplatfests, but were made available inPrivate Battles starting with version5.0.0. Only one Shifty Station appeared per Splatfest, except forChaos vs. Order andSuper Mushroom vs. Super Star, which had multiple, and theSplatoon 2 Splatfest World Premiere, which had none.

Shifty Stations typically either have parts of the stage moving around and/orOcto Canyon stage gimmicks, such asInk Cannons andGrapplinks. The only stages that are exceptions to this rule areSweet Valley Tentacles,The Splat in our Zones, andMC.Princess Diaries. Sweet Valley Tentacles uses a unique gimmick, The Splat in our Zones uses freeSplat Zones, and MC.Princess Diaries useshyperbombs from theOcto Expansion as well asPearl'sPrincess Cannon.

List of layouts

Name				Description	Splatfests	Release date
Standard	File # (Deli_Octa##)	Codename	Origin
Wayslide Cool	01 01_2	SlideLift	Wayside School	The first variation of Shifty Station features large platforms on the sides of the stage which slide to and from the center.	Mayo vs. Ketchup (2017);Chaos vs. Order;Mayo vs. Ketchup (2020)	4 August 2017
The Secret of S.P.L.A.T.	02 02_2	Push	The Secret of NIMH	This stage features platforms in the middle which move up and down.	Flight vs. Invisibility;With Lemon vs. Without Lemon;Raph vs. Leo;Chaos vs. Order	1 September 2017
Goosponge	03 03_2	Sponge	Goosebumps	This variant featuressponges andInkrails that help the player reach central points on the stage.	Fries vs. McNuggets,Front Roll vs. Back Roll, andSci-Fi vs. Fantasy;Mikey vs. Donnie andHello Kitty vs. Cinnamoroll;Chaos vs. Order	9 September 2017
Windmill House on the Pearlie	00 00_02	Windmill	Little House on the Prairie	This variant features four large, rotating platforms.	Vampire vs. Werewolf,Dexterity vs. Tenacity, andWarm Breakfast vs. Cold Breakfast;My Melody vs. Pompompurin;Chaos vs. Order	13 October 2017
Fancy Spew	07	NuriNuriBar[Name 1]	Nancy Drew	This variant heavily featuresSpreaders, most notably rotating Spreaders in the center.	Warm Innerwear vs. Warm Outerwear,Film vs. Book, andSweater vs. Socks;Chaos vs. Order	9 December 2017
Zone of Glass	06	Transparent	Throne of Glass	This variant primarily featuresinvisible platforms, as well as longSquee-Gs that move uninterrupted.	Action vs. Comedy;Chaos vs. Order	13 January 2018
Cannon Fire Pearl	05	Canon[sic]	Camp Fire Girls	This variant featuresInk Cannons which can be used to fire at distant opponents, and walls that allow players to hide from the cannons.	The Champion vs. The Challenger,Gherk-OUT vs. Gherk-IN, andMoney vs. Love;Chaos vs. Order;Super Mushroom vs. Super Star	3 February 2018
The Bunker Games	10	Kakutei[Name 2]	The Hunger Games	This variant features large containment chambers which close off parts of the stage over time. Once an area is closed off, alaunchpad appears in it, allowing players inside the domes to escape.	Flowers vs. Dumplings andChicken vs. Egg (2018);Chaos vs. Order;Chicken vs. Egg (2020);Super Mushroom vs. Super Star	3 March 2018
Grapplink Girl	08	Hikiyose[Name 3]	Gossip Girl	This variant has an element of verticality withGrapplinks being used to quickly reach high points.	Newest Model vs. Most Popular Model,Baseball vs. Soccer, andSalty vs. Sweet;Chaos vs. Order	24 March 2018
Zappy Longshocking	09	Denden[Name 4]	Pippi Longstocking	This variant features lateral symmetry, as well asInk Switches that move platforms and walls.	New Life-Forms vs. Advanced Technology;Pulp vs. No Pulp;Chaos vs. Order	21 April 2018
A Swiftly Tilting Balance	11	Scale	A Swiftly Tilting Planet	This stage is built like a double-beam balance scale, with the weight of players and sub weapons tilting the two large platforms on either side of the stage.	Raph vs. Donnie;Hello Kitty vs. My Melody;Chaos vs. Order	18 May 2018
Sweet Valley Tentacles	13	Takoashi[Name 5]	Sweet Valley High	This variant features large, tentacle-shaped dummies that, when splatted, open up gates around the stage.	Squid vs. Octopus;Chaos vs. Order	21 July 2018
The Switches	12	Nuri Switch[Name 6]	The Witches	This variant featuresSplat-Switches that move gates around the stage when inked.	Chocorooms vs. Chococones,Adventure vs. Relax, andFork vs. Spoon;Chaos vs. Order	18 August 2018
The Bouncey Twins	14	Trampoline	Bobbsey Twins	This variant featuresBounce Pads that allow players to reach high points on the stage, but are placed above theabyss.	Retro vs. Modern andTsubuan vs. Koshian;Chaos vs. Order;Super Mushroom vs. Super Star	22 September 2018
Railway Chillin'	15	RideRail	The Railway Children	This variant featuresride rails which are the only means of traversing to the raised platform in the center that leads to the opponents' turf.	Trick vs. Treat (2018);Chaos vs. Order;Trick vs. Treat (2020)	19 October 2018
Gusher Towns	16	Kanketu[Name 7]	Paper Towns	This variant featuresGushers which allow players to reach high points, or block off routes for opponents.	Pocky Chocolate vs. Pocky Gokuboso,Salsa vs. Guacamole, andEat It First vs. Save It for Last;Chaos vs. Order	10 November 2018
The Maze Dasher	17	Dash	The Maze Runner	This variant primarily featuresdash tracks, which allow players to quickly hop from one side of the stage to the other.	Hero vs. Villain;Chaos vs. Order	15 December 2018
Flooders in the Attic	18	Dozer[Name 8]	Flowers in the Attic	This variant featuresFlooders that survey small areas of the stage, as well asBounce Pads that let players jump on top of the Flooders.	Family vs. Friends;Chaos vs. Order	4 January 2019
The Splat in our Zones	19	Quick	The Fault in Our Stars	This variant features six "freeSplat Zones" which fill up with a team's ink once enough of the zone has been inked a particular color.	Airhead vs. Wisecracker andPancakes vs. Waffles;Chaos vs. Order	2 February 2019
The Ink is Spreading	20	DeliNuri[Name 9]	The Dark Is Rising	This variant features Splat-Switches which control the ink color of ten Spreaders placed around the stage.	Knight vs. Wizard;Chaos vs. Order	16 March 2019
Bridge to Tentaswitchia	21	Painting	Bridge to Terabithia	This variant features an Ink Switch in the center that moves a long strip of turf. The strip of turf moves behind a glass wall, where it becomes no longer accessible.	Hare vs. Tortoise;Chaos vs. Order	19 April 2019
The Chronicles of Rolonium	22	Gabon[Name 10]	The Chronicles of Narnia	This variant features bundles ofRolonium that roll over hills in the stage and can splat opponents in two hits.	Ce League vs. Pa League andTime Travel vs. Teleportation;Chaos vs. Order;Super Mushroom vs. Super Star	11 May 2019
Furler in the Ashes	23	Blowouts[Name 11]	An Ember in the Ashes	This variant featuresInkfurlers which, when unraveled, allow players to move across the stage. After ninety seconds, the water level drops, similar toMahi-Mahi Resort.	Unicorn vs. Narwhal,No Pineapple vs. Pineapple, andKid vs. Grown-Up;Chaos vs. Order	15 June 2019
MC.Princess Diaries	24	Pipe	The Princess Diaries	The final variant features thePrincess Cannon andhyperbombs, andOff the Hook can be seen performing live.	Chaos vs. Order	20 July 2019

Notes

Version history

Trivia

• Marina claims to have helped make the stage herself, which is shown by her symbol appearing on the stage image.
  • As Marina mentions often in the news segments, she was raised aroundOctarian machinery, which would explain why many of the Shifty Station variants contain at least one of theOcto Valley andOcto Canyon mechanics.
  • This is elaborated on further in theOcto Expansion. InMarina's chat room, Pearl mentions how Marina creates these stages all by herself, whileCap'n Cuttlefish notes the Octarian technology used, such as floating rocks, from Marina's time as a combat engineer forDJ Octavio.
• OnWayslide Cool, there is anInkjet glitch that allows the player to clip through the wall.
• Between the debut of Shifty Station inMayo vs. Ketchup (2017) and the final Shifty Station inChaos vs. Order, November 2017 and June 2018 were the only months not to introduce a new variation.
  • Pulp vs. No Pulp usedZappy Longshocking, which first appeared in Japan for theNew Life-Forms vs. Advanced Technology Splatfest in April.
  • Hello Kitty vs. My Melody usedA Swiftly Tilting Balance, which first appeared in North America, Oceania, and Europe for theRaph vs. Donnie Splatfest.
• The Shifty Stations (except forMC.Princess Diaries) appear to be built inOctarian domes, and share many similarities with them, such as having floating objects and octopus-shaped rocks. However, this has not been confirmed beforeOcto Expansion.
• InPrivate Battles, the four variants that were featured during seasonal Splatfests (Railway Chillin',Flooders in the Attic,Bridge to Tentaswitchia, andMC.Princess Diaries) still have the stickers and graffiti that decorated them duringChaos vs. Order. These stickers are displayed regardless of team ink color.
• There is an unused variant of Shifty Station has the file name "Deli_Octa04", with the code name "Box".

Etymology

Shifty Station is a reference to the fact that it is different everySplatfest.

Every Shifty Station's name is a reference to a work in some form of media. The English version references titles of young adult Western novels, while the Japanese version references titles ofshōjo manga.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ミステリーゾーン misuterī zōn	Mystery Zone
Dutch	Wisselwereld	Change world
French (NOA)	Plate-forme polymorphe	Polymorphing platform
French (NOE)	Plateforme polymorphe	Polymorphing platform
German	Wandelzone	Changer zone
Italian	Zona mista	Mixed zone
Russian	Транстанция Transtantsiya	Trance-station
Spanish	Área mutante	Mutating area
Internal	Deli_Octa	Deli most likely stands for "Delivery", as these stages were delivered alongside the Splatfest data they appeared on, and were not included in the base game nor were added with game update files (untilversion 5.0.0).