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Nintendo announced on multiple regions’ social media accounts that the Splatoon Raiders Plastic-Bottle Splattershot weapon will be added to Splatoon 3. This will happen ahead of the Summer Nights Splatfest that will start on August 21, 2026. An exact date wasn’t mentioned for its release.
As you might imagine, due to it being tied to another game, getting the Splatoon Raiders Plastic-Bottle Splattershot in Splatoon 3 is tied to save data. If you played the new single-player experience and beat the campaign, then that file will be recognized in the mainline game. It will then unlock the new weapon. That could then be claimed from the terminal in the multiplayer lobby and used in that game.
Stats for the Splatoon 3 version of the Plastic-Bottle Splattershot from Splatoon Raiders aren’t available yet. In the original game, it’s a pretty standard Shooter style weapon.
As for the new Summer Nights Splatfest, that will run August 21-23, 2026. Its theme is “Which would you reserve for a day?” Team Shiver’s pick is “a palace,” Frye’s is “a theme park,” and Big Man’s is “a beach.”
Splatoon 3 is available for the Switch and Switch 2. Splatoon Raiders can be found on the Switch 2.
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