Splatoon 3 Ver. 11.3.0 Update Announced For August 19th 2026

Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3 will be receiving another Version update.

The update will bring the game up to Version 11.3.0, and will add the Plastic-Bottle Shot Replica from Splatoon Raiders to the game, along with other balances and fixes.

You can read the full patchnotes below:

Latest update: Ver. 11.3.0 (Releasing August 19, 2026)

All changes apply to both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.

Changes to Multiplayer

• A new weapon, the Plastic-Bottle Shot Replica, has been added.
  • It has the same weapon specifications as the Tentatek Splattershot.
  • You can receive it from the lobby terminal if you have save data on the same system as the Nintendo Switch 2 software Splatoon Raiders, where the main story has been cleared.
  • In order to receive it, you must start Splatoon 3 using the same user profile as the user for the Splatoon Raiders save data.
• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.
  

  Weapon	Change Details
  Carbon Roller Carbon Roller Deco Carbon Roller ANG-L	Adjusted the damage-falloff rate based on distance for vertical swings, allowing it to deal 50.0 damage/100 damage farther than it did before. Increased the maximum movement speed when holding the ZR Button to ink while moving ahead by approximately 5%.
  Tri-Slosher Tri-Slosher Nouveau Tri-Slosher ASH-N	Reduced the amount of ink consumed by approximately 5%.
  Glooga Dualies Glooga Dualies Deco	Reduced the scatter of shots after a Dodge Roll by approximately 10%.
  .52 Gal .52 Gal Deco	Decreased the radius of the ink splatter at the point of impact for projectiles that land at a distance by approximately 8%.
  E-liter 4K Custom E-liter 4K E-liter 4K Scope Custom E-liter 4K Scope	Lessened the effect of the ink-consumption reduction when equipping the Ink Saver (Main) ability.
  Snipewriter 5H Snipewriter 5B	Increased the amount of ink consumed by approximately 7%.
  Tri-Stringer Inkline Tri-Stringer Bulbz Tri-Stringer Order Stringer Replica	Decreased the size of the area inked by falling spray.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.
  

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Triple Splashdown	After activation, players become invulnerable to damage approximately 1/6th of a second faster than before. Decreased the area of the damaging explosion area by approximately 9%. Increased the distance traveled by the ink fists by approximately 9%. With this change, the area that deals 100 or more damage due to overlapping explosions is decreased.
  Trizooka	Increased the speed of shots by approximately 13% without changing the flight distance.
  Ink Vac	Decreased the amount of opponents’ ink that can be sucked up by approximately 9%.

• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.
  

  Weapon	Before	After
  Splattershot Pro FRZ-N	190	180
  Custom Hydra Splatling	200	190
  Inkline Tri-Stringer	190	200

This update adds a weapon related to Splatoon Raiders and also includes changes to multiplayer balance.

For certain main weapons, we have made it more difficult to safely keep Splat Zones inked or maintain constant pressure on opponents.

As for the other main weapons, we have made changes with the goal of enhancing their unique characteristics or improving ease of use.

The next update will focus on changes to multiplayer balance.

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