Ballpoint Splatling Guide: How to Use, Stats, and Best Gear Abilities

The Ballpoint Splatling is a Splatling weapon in Splatoon 3. Read on to see its stats, including its sub, special, damage, and range, as well as our analysis and tips on how to use Ballpoint Splatling and the best gear abilities to go with it.

Ballpoint Splatling Info and How to Get

Ballpoint Splatling Overview

Weapon	Sub	Special
Ballpoint Splatling	Fizzy Bomb	Inkjet
Points for Special	Type
200	Splatling
Unlock Level
Ballpoint Splatling will be available for purchase from Ammo Knights upon reaching Level 30.

Ballpoint Splatling Tier Ranking

	Ballpoint Splatling currently is considered a B Tier weapon. Ballpoint Splatling is a bit of an unusual pick but still has some niche uses. Might be better to go with one of the better weapons available!

Best Weapons Tier List: Main Weapons Ranked

Ballpoint Splatling Stats: Damage and Range

Ballpoint Splatling Analysis, Strengths, and Weaknesses

Ballpoint Splatling Analysis

Overall Ranking
Turf Wars	Splat Zones	Tower Control	Rainmaker	Clam Blitz

Ballpoint Splatling Characteristics

Ratings of Individual Characteristics
Inking Potential		Ease of Use
Offense		Defense
Utility		Shield Penetration

Ballpoint Splatling Strengths and Weaknesses

Ballpoint Splatling Strengths	Ballpoint Splatling Weaknesses
Variable rate of fire and range allows for high skill expression. Can be recharged mid-fire.	While it has a high skill ceiling, it also has a high skill floor.

Best Gear Abilities for Ballpoint Splatling

Gear Ability	Effect
Drop Roller	Tilting the Left Stick during a Super Jump lets you perform a roll in that direction when landing.
Ink Resistance Up	Reduces damage taken and improves mobility when walking through enemy ink.
Ink Saver (Main)	Decreases the amount of ink consumed by your main weapon.
Quick Super Jump	Increases Super Jump speed.
Run Speed Up	Increases movement speed in Inkling or Octoling form.
Special Power Up	Upgrades your special weapon.

All Gear Abilities and Effects

How to Use Ballpoint Splatling Effectively

Charge from a safe distance and splat enemies up close. Recharge your weapon in the middle of firing shots. Create pathways for your allies using the Ink Jet.

Adjust when to release your charge depending on the enemy's distance.

Time your charges well, when an enemy Inkling is afar and has not seen you yet, it's better to fully charge your weapon until your target becomes close to maximize the damage of the Ballpoint Splatling.

Use the Quick Charge capability of this weapon against waves of enemies.

You can quickly recharge your weapon again in the middle of firing charged shots. This is useful when you are facing multiple enemies at once and need another hail of ink to unleash again.

Initiate the Inkjet from a safe location before pushing forward to create a path your team can take.

Create pathways for your team by using the Ink Jet to fly in the air to gain better visibility of the map to shoot and tag turfs with ink for your team to use when pushing up.

Splatoon 3 Related Guides

All New and Returning Main Weapons

All Weapon Types

Shooters	Blasters	Chargers	Rollers
Brushes	Sloshers	Splatlings	Dualies
Brellas	Stringers	Splatanas	-

List of Splatling Weapons

Ballpoint Splatling	Heavy Splatling	Hydra Splatling
Mini Splatling	Nautilus 47