How To Get All Amiibo Items
Originally, Nintendo introduced amiibo less than a year before the original Splatoon was released. The release of Splatoon brought with it a number of amiibo specialties and has since become one of the more prolific amiibo series with new amiibo for each game. While the amiibo for Splatoon 3 won’t be out until later this year, Splatoon 3 will have amiibo support for all releases and this guide will break down how to use them and how to get all the items for each version.
Different games use amiibo in different ways, but one of the most common is unlocking gear to use, just like in Splatoon 3. While sometimes this is only done through the pause menu, in Splatoon 3 you have to go to a specific location instead of using them .
How to use Amiibo in Splatoon 3
To use your amiibo in Splatoon 3 you must first go to Splatsville and position yourself at the end of the main stairwell that would lead you to the lobby. If you turn around from there, you’ll see a giant in-game amiibo box that looks exactly like a real amiibo would come with the purchase.
Now go to the amiibo box and press A to activate it, which will make the box bigger. At this point, plug the Splatoon amiibo you want to use onto the NFC port on your Joy-Con controller or Pro controller, and a digital representation of that amiibo will appear in the box.
What amiibos can be used in Splatoon 3?
If this is your first time using this amiibo in a Splatoon game, you will need to register it. However, if you used it with a previous Splatoon game, you have the option to update it for use with Splatoon 3. You can expect using the amiibo right here to unlock everything associated with it, as each of the amiibo has several that you can see below.
- Inkling girls (One from Splatoon 1)
- School shoes + hello socks
- Basic school shoes
- School uniform A
- school uniform B
- Squid Hair Clip
- clue boy (One from Splatoon 1)
- Samurai Shoes
- Samurai Jacket
- Samurai Helmet
- Octopus (Green or Orange)
- power boots
- power armor
- power mask
- Inkling girls (Splatoon 2)
- Half loafers with fringes
- Baggy sock fringed breads
- School Cardigan A
- School Cardigan B
- Squid Clip Ons
- Inkling Boy (Splatoon 2)
- Squinja Boots
- Squinja suit
- Squinja Mask Mk I
- Squinja Mask Mk II
- Octopus (Violet)
- Powerboats Mk I
- Power Armor Mk I
- Energy Mask Mk I
- Octopus girl
- Enchanted Boots
- Enchanted Robe A
- Enchanted Robe B
- Enchanted Hat
- Octopus boy
- Steel greaves
- Steel plate armor
- steel helmet
- Octolating octopus
- Fresh fish feet
- Gloves for fresh fish
- Fresh fish head
- pearl
- Mother of Pearl Hoodie
- Mother of Pearl Crown S
- Mother of Pearl Crown L
- pearlescent kicks
- marina
- Marinated slip ons
- Marinated top
- Marinated headphones
- Callie
- Hero headset replica
- Hero jacket replica
- Hero Runner Replicas
- Marie
- Armored Helmet Replica
- Armor jacket replica
- Replica armor boots
However, these new amiibo you register will only give you one of the items you need. As a result, after registering the amiibo in your Splatoon 3 game, you will need to play a series of matches until it eventually provides you with all the items. If you’ve played enough games in the past with the amiibo registered for Splatoon or Splatoon 2, you’ll automatically receive all the items right away, so all you have to do is try them.
The only amiibo of the group that are duplicates are the two trio releases for the first Splatoon, as you don’t get any additional items after you’ve already scanned the first trio. Otherwise, once you’ve played enough matches after registering each amiibo, you’ll get three for everything else.