Flipper-Flopper Salmon Run Boss Guide: How to Beat

The Flipper-Flopper is a Boss Salmonid in Splatoon3 that jumps around the stage and creates ring of inks where it belly flops in Salmon Run Next Wave. Read on to learn the Flipper-Flopper's stats and difficulty level, as well as how to beat it and other strategies.

Flipper-Flopper Stats and Difficulty

Flipper-Flopper Strengths and Weaknesses

Flipper-Flopper
Difficulty
Strengths	・The ink rings it places cover a relatively wide area. ・Can instantly splat players caught in its belly flop.
Weakness	・It stays airborne for a while when jumping. ・Its attacks are telegraphed and easy to predict.

Creates Ink Rings While Jumping Around

The Flipper-Flopper is a curious Boss Salmonid that jumps around the stage from under the ink, creating ink rings where it will belly flop.

Although its belly flop can splat a player in one hit, the Boss Salmonid jumps around very slowly and is generally harmless. It's a good idea to go after more dangerous Boss Salmonids before taking care of the Flipper-Flopper.

How to Beat Flipper-Flopper and Strategies

How to Defeat Flipper-Flopper
Ink the Ring to Break its Armor
Use a Special to Splat It

Ink the Ring and Break its Armor

You can instantly defeat the Flipper-Flopper by inking the ground within its ring. You don't need to fully ink the ring; covering enough of the area with your ink will instantly fill it just like the goals in Splat Zone.

Successfully inking the ring causes the Flipper-Flopper to crash and break its armor and make it susceptible to inking and splatting!

Use a Special to Splat It

You can instantly splat the Flipper-Flopper with a powerful special such as the Booyah Bomb or the Inkjet.

However, it's a good idea to save these specials for trickier and more powerful Boss Salmonids such as the Steel Eel, Maws, and Flyfish since the Flipper-Flopper is very easy to deal with.

How to Use Special Weapons

Splatoon 3 Related Guides

List of Boss Salmonids

List of Boss Salmonids

Steelhead	Steel Eel	Scrapper	Stinger
Maws	Drizzler	Flyfish	Flipper-Flopper
Fish Stick	Slammin' Lid	Big Shot

List of King Salmonids

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