Version 4.7.0 is an update toSplatoon 2 that was released on24 April 2019 at01:00 UTC.^[1]

Balance changes

Main weapons

Specifications for some of themain weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Splattershot Tentatek Splattershot Kensa Splattershot Hero Shot Replica Octo Shot Replica	▲ When equipped, theMain Power Upgearability will now also lessen shot spread variance when firing while on the ground, in addition to the benefits it previously provided.
.52 Gal .52 Gal Deco Kensa .52 Gal	▲ When equipped, the Main Power Up gear ability will now also lessen shot spread variance when firing while on the ground, in addition to the benefits it previously provided.
N-ZAP '85 N-ZAP '89 N-ZAP '83	▲ When equipped, the Main Power Up gear ability will now also lessen shot spread variance when firing while on the ground, in addition to the benefits it previously provided.
Luna Blaster Luna Blaster Neo Kensa Luna Blaster	▲ When equipped, the Main Power Up gear ability will now also cause shots that burst in midair to cover a larger area on the ground, in addition to the benefits it previously provided.
Squeezer Foil Squeezer	▲ Decreasedink consumption of the first shot after pressing by roughly 4%.
Splat Brella Sorella Brella Hero Brella Replica	▼ Increased ink consumption for each spread shot fired by roughly 15%.

Sub weapons

Specifications for some of thesub weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Suction Bomb	▲ Increased maximum explosion damage from 180.0 to 220.0. However, damage dealt toBubble Blower bubbles remains unchanged.
Squid Beakon	▲ The benefits of theSub Power Upgearability are now more likely to occur, even with fewer instances of the gear ability equipped.

Special weapons

Specifications for some of thespecial weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Change
Splashdown	▲ Increased damage dealt to opponentBallers by roughly 2.4 times. ▲ Increased damage dealt to armor surrounding an opponent charging aBooyah Bomb by roughly 7.5 times.

Abilities

Specifications for certaingearabilities have been changed.

Ability	Change
Object Shredder	▲ Increased damage dealt to armor surrounding an opponent charging aBooyah Bomb by roughly 5%.
Last-Ditch Effort	▲ When playing aRanked Battle match, in addition to the benefits it previously provided, Last-Ditch Effort's benefits will improve when the opposing team's counter is 50 or below, and continue to improve gradually as the counter continues to decrease. This benefit will max out once the counter has reached 30. There are no changes to the benefits thisgearability provides inTurf War matches.

Special gauge

Points required to fill thespecial gauge for some weapons have been changed.

Weapon	Adjustment
N-ZAP '85	▲ 210 → 200
N-ZAP '89	▲ 190 → 180
Enperry Splat Dualies	▲ 220 → 210
Aerospray RG	▼ 170 → 180
Aerospray PG	▼ 180 → 190
Mini Splatling	▼ 190 → 210
Heavy Splatling Remix	▼ 180 → 190
Kensa Undercover Brella	▼ 180 → 190

Fixes and adjustments

• Fixed an issue causing unintended locations to beinked if aBurst Bomb's explosion struck the boundary between two pieces of terrain directly.
• Fixed an issue onInkblot Art Academy causing playersSuper Jumping to a location near the narrow pathway to the left of thespawn point to mistakenly clip into thestage terrain.
• Fixed an issue onKelp Dome inTower Control orClam Blitz matches, where dodge rolling in a specific location would cause the player to appear to fallout-of-bounds and then be splatted.
• Fixed an issue onGoby Arena causingSquid Beakons placed next to a specificsponge in the stage not to be destroyed when the sponge expanded over them.
• Fixed an issue related to theObject Shreddergearability, mistakenly causing its effects to be applied when taking damage from theRainmaker barrier, or from theRainmaker's explosion when its timer runs out.
• Fixed an issue causing theThermal Ink gear ability's effect to activate after destroying an opponent'sInk Armor with amain weapon, even if that player had taken nodamage.
• Fixed an issue occurring with theSlosher,Slosher Deco, orHero Slosher Replica equipped, where pressing before the shot is fired after pressing would mistakenly cause the player to immediately change forms.
• Fixed an issue occurring while using theBubble Blowerspecial weapon, where pressing before a bubble is fired after pressing would mistakenly cause the player to immediately change forms.
• When using theInk Storm,Ultra Stamp, or any of theBomb Launcher special weapons, pressing before completely entering the "ready to throw" pose after pressing and holding will now allow players to immediately change forms.

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