The Squid Beakon is a Sub Weapon in Splatoon, Splatoon 2, and Splatoon 3.
Description[]
The Squid Beakon is a stationary unit that allows the user and their teammates to super jump to its location. It shows up as a small icon on the map and is visible to both teams. It lasts until it's either destroyed by the enemy team or when the player or one of their teammates uses it. Up to three beacons can be placed down at any one time. If the user attempts to place another beacon after three have already been placed, they will do so but the earliest active beacon placed will be destroyed in the process.
Tips[]
- Place it in hidden areas where a player can find it difficult to reach.
- Place at least a few behind the enemies' turf to splat unsuspecting enemies.
- Wearing Stealth Jump gear can make the player a deadly assassin, as it allows them to jump to the beacon in secret.
- Place a Squid Beakon upon landing since it goes away when jumped on
- However, this only applies to the original person who put it down. Teammates will be able to jump to the Squid Beakon up to two times before it breaks.
- Squid Beacons can be used as makeshift walls, mainly for snipers. They cover less space, but last until hit by an opponent
Countering[]
- If a Squid Beakon is found, destroy it immediately as it allows Inklings to jump towards the location without their teammates in the area.
- Chargers can snipe beacons if they are too hard to reach. Keep that in mind when sniping.
- You can spawn-camp an Inkling if they don't have Stealth Jump gear on.
Sets[]
| Main | Sub | Special |
|---|---|---|
| Krak-On Splat Roller | Squid Beakon | Kraken |
| Custom E-Liter 3K | Squid Beakon | Kraken |
| Custom Dual Squelcher | Squid Beakon | Killer Wail |
| Sploosh-o-matic | Squid Beakon | Killer Wail |
| Squid Beakon | Kraken | |
| Squid Beakon | Kraken |
Trivia[]
- In Splatoon 3, the Big Bubbler special doubles as a Squid Beakon.
- In Splatoon 3, as of Drizzle Season 2023, the Squid Beakon is the only sub weapon with no balance changes.
- The Squid Beakon is the sub weapon with the highest ink consumption. In Splatoon, it is impossible to place two Squid Beakons in a row without refilling ink, even when equipped with as much Ink Saver(Sub) as possible.
- This does not occur in the next two games.
Gallery[]
An Inkling standing near two Squid Beakons
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ćøć£ć³ććć¼ć³ć³ | Jump Beacon |
| French (NA) | Balise de saut | Jump Beacon |
 Shooters
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• Splattershot Jr. (Custom, Kensa) • Splash-o-matic (Neo) • Aerospray MG (RG, PG) • Splattershot (Hero, Tentatek, Octo, Kensa, Order) • .52 Gal (Deco, Kensa) • N-ZAP '85 ('89, '83) • Splattershot Pro (Forge, Kensa) • Splattershot Nova • .96 Gal (Deco) • Jet Squelcher (Custom) |
 Blasters
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• Blaster (Hero, Custom) • Range Blaster (Custom, Grim) • Clash Blaster (Neo) • Rapid Blaster (Deco, Kensa) • Rapid Blaster Pro (Deco) L-3 Nozzlenose (D, Kensa) • H-3 Nozzlenose (D, Cherry) • Squeezer (Foil) • S-BLAST '92 ('91) |
 Rollers
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• Carbon Roller (Deco) • Splat Roller (Hero, Krak-On, Kensa, Order) • Dynamo Roller (Gold, Kensa) • Flingza Roller (Foil) |
 Sloshers
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• Tri-Slosher (Nouveau) • Sloshing Machine (Neo, Kensa) • Bloblobber (Deco) • Explosher (Custom) • Dread Wringer (D) |
 Brushes
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• Octobrush (Hero, Nouveau, Kensa) • Painbrush (Nouveau) |
 Chargers
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• Splat Charger (Hero, Firefin, Kensa, Z+F, Order) • Splatterscope (Firefin, Kensa, Z+F) • E-liter 4K (Custom) • E-liter 4K Scope (Custom) • Bamboozler 14 Mk I (II, III) • Goo Tuber (Custom) • Snipewriter 5H (5B) |
 Splatlings
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• Heavy Splatling (Hero, Deco, Remix, Order) • Hydra Splatling (Custom) • Ballpoint Splatling (Nouveau) • Nautilus 47 (79) • Heavy Edit Splatling |
 Dualies
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• Splat Dualies (Hero, Enperry, Kensa, Order) • Glooga Dualies (Deco, Kensa) • Dualie Squelchers (Custom) • Dark Tetra Dualies (Light) • Douser Dualies FF |
 Brellas
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• Tenta Brella (Sorella, Camo) • Undercover Brella (Sorella, Kensa) • Recycled Brella 24 Mk I |
 Stringers
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• REEF-LUX 450 (Deco) |
 Splatanas
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• Splatana Stamper (Nouveau, Order) |
| Rare weapons | • Grizzco Brella • Grizzco Charger • Grizzco Dualies • Grizzco Slosher • Grizzco Stringer • Grizzco Splatana |
| Sub weapons | • Autobomb • Burst Bomb • Curling Bomb • Fizzy Bomb • Ink Mine • Point Sensor • Splash Wall • Splat Bomb • Sprinkler • Squid Beakon • Suction Bomb • Torpedo • Toxic Mist |
| Special weapons | • Bomb Launcher • Bomb Rush • Booyah Bomb • Bubbler (Big) • Bubble Blower • Crab Tank • Echolocator • Ink Armor • Inkjet • Ink Storm • Inkstrike • Ink Vac • Inkzooka • Killer Wail (5.1.) • Kraken (Royale) • Splattercolor Screen • Splashdown (Triple) • Sting Ray • Super Chump • Reefslider • Tacticooler • Tenta Missiles • Triple Inkstrike • Trizooka • Ultra Stamp • Wave Breaker • Zipcaster |