Splatoon 3 players can deck out their character with all sorts of clothing items like hats, shirts, and shoes, and each one has its own set of abilities that can help turn the tide in Turf War battles and other modes. One of the most useful abilities that Splatoon 3 players should know about is Special Power Up. And as the name suggests, the ability can upgrade players' special weapons.

Each ink-filled gun in Splatoon 3 has its own special weapon attached to it, like the Crab Tank, Wave Breaker, or Ultra Stamp, for example. And if players have the Special Power Up skill equipped, they can make their already-powerful special weapon even stronger.

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However, since there are a couple of different specials that work in completely different ways, some players might wonder what happens to their special weapon if they have the Special Power Up ability attached. Let's go over it.

Special Power Up Ability Effects for all Special Weapons

This information comes from SplatoonWiki and goes over all 14 special weapons and the effects of the Special Power Up ability:

• Big Bubbler - Increases base duration and durability
• Booyah Bomb - Reduces charging and throwing time, increases damage
• Crab Tank - Increases duration
• Inkjet - Increases duration and explosion radius
• Ink Vac - Increases suction radius and travel distance of the last shot
• Killer Wail - Increases duration
• Reefslider - Increases explosion radius
• Tacticooler - Increases the length of the drink's effect
• Tenta Missiles - Increases the size of the reticle and ink coverage
• Triple Inkstrike - Increases the speed of the thrown markers
• Trizooka - Increases duration and paint radius
• Ultra Stamp - Increases duration
• Wave Breaker - Increases the radius of the waves
• Zipcaster - Increases duration

Can You Equip Special Power Up to Your Gear?

If Splatoon 3 players have found an awesome outfit that they can't part ways with but don't like its current set of abilities, they can speak to Murch to try and equip the Special Power Up ability to the gear.

Murch is found to the right of the online multiplayer lobby; speak to him, and then press Add Abilities. Pick out the gear and then choose the ability to equip. However, before players can equip the Special Power Up ability, they will need to use Ability Chunks. For side abilities, it'll cost 10 Ability Chunks, but if players want the Special Power Up as the main ability, it'll cost 45 Ability Chunks

To get Ability Chunks, players will need to use the Scrub Slots option when speaking to Murch.

However, another way to get the Special Power Up ability is to spend Drink tickets at the food stand in the lobby. Order the Smoothie Especial, and any Gear will gain more XP and is more likely to receive the Special Power Up ability when it levels up.

Splatoon 3 is available for the Nintendo Switch.

Source: Splatoon Wiki