Sheldon's Picks

Sheldon's Picks are a set of reskins of existing weapons with new sub and special weapons, exclusive to Splatoon and Splatoon 2. They are each the third variation of their respective main weapon (excluding single-player reskins), and are all Sheldon's Picks-branded.

Splatoon

“	Each set contains new weapon combos which Sheldon carefully selected and modified based off of existing weapons, such as the "Wasabi Splattershot" and "Fresh Squiffer." Will you discover new strats with the new combos?	”
— Squid Research Lab

Sheldon's Picks were first announced during the 3 March 2016 Nintendo Direct presentation and were released in two volumes. The first came on 13 April 2016 as part of version 2.7.0 and the second was added on 8 June 2016 part of version 2.8.0. All of them are unlocked at Level 20, with the Tempered Dynamo Roller and Aerospray PG also requiring the fifth and third Boss Scrolls, respectively.

Weapons

Volume 1

Sheldon's Picks Vol. 1.

Sheldon's Picks Volume 1

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Depletion	Level	Price	Class	Introduced
	Bamboozler 14 Mk III	2052	Burst Bomb	Inkstrike	Heavy	20	9,100	Charger
	Berry Splattershot Pro	92	Suction Bomb	Bomb Rush	Medium	20	26,500	Shooter
	Fresh Squiffer	2002	Suction Bomb	Kraken	Light	20	7,200	Charger
	Permanent Inkbrush	1102	Splat Bomb	Kraken	Light	20	8,200	Roller
	Refurbished Mini Splatling	4002	Burst Bomb	Bomb Rush	Light	20	13,400	Splatling
	Soda Slosher	3002	Splat Bomb	Inkzooka	Light	20	14,600	Slosher
	Tempered Dynamo Roller	1022	Seeker	Killer Wail	Medium	20	36,800	Roller
	Wasabi Splattershot	42	Splat Bomb	Inkstrike	Medium	20	4,300	Shooter

Volume 2

Sheldon's Picks Vol. 2.

Sheldon's Picks Volume 2

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Depletion	Level	Price	Class	Introduced
	Aerospray PG	32	Burst Bomb	Kraken	Medium	20	20,000	Shooter
	Bento Splat Charger	2012	Splash Wall	Echolocator	Medium	20	4,700	Charger
	Bento Splatterscope	2022	Splash Wall	Echolocator	Medium	20	11,500	Charger
	Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose	312	Splash Wall	Bubbler	Light	20	12,400	Shooter
	CoroCoro Splat Roller	1012	Splash Wall	Inkzooka	Light	20	5,000	Roller
	Grim Range Blaster	222	Burst Bomb	Killer Wail	Light	20	14,000	Shooter
	Heavy Splatling Remix	4012	Sprinkler	Killer Wail	Light	20	17,900	Splatling
	N-ZAP '83	62	Point Sensor	Kraken	Medium	20	7,000	Shooter
	Sploosh-o-matic 7	2	Splat Bomb	Inkzooka	Medium	20	16,400	Shooter

Splatoon 2

In Splatoon 2, Sheldon's Picks' role as the series of third variations of weapons initially seemed to be taken by the Kensa Collection. However, on 27 January 2019 at the fourth Splatoon Koshien Tokaigi championships, it was announced that all weapons that appeared in Sheldon's Picks in Splatoon but did not receive a third variation in the Kensa Collection will return in Splatoon 2 in a future update. The announcement also contained new renders of the returning weapons and was later published on social media.

On 30 March 2019, it was announced that Sheldon's Picks would be added to the game in version 4.6.0, released on 2 April 2019. The same announcement also revealed two brand-new weapons added to the set, as variants of weapons that did not exist in Splatoon.

Weapons

Sheldon's Picks in Splatoon 2.

Sheldon's Picks

	Main	#ID	Sub	Special	Special Points	Level	Price	Class	Introduced
	Aerospray PG	32	Burst Bomb	Booyah Bomb	190p	29	19,000	Shooter
	Bamboozler 14 Mk III	2052	Fizzy Bomb	Bubble Blower	190p	27	14,400	Charger
	Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose	312	Splash Wall	Bubble Blower	180p	30	26,600	Shooter
	Clear Dapple Dualies	5002	Torpedo	Splashdown	170p	30	22,300	Dualie
	Fresh Squiffer	2002	Suction Bomb	Inkjet	180p	24	14,100	Charger
	Grim Range Blaster	222	Burst Bomb	Tenta Missiles	190p	23	14,900	Shooter
	Heavy Splatling Remix	4012	Point Sensor	Booyah Bomb	190p	19	18,300	Splatling
	N-ZAP '83	62	Sprinkler	Ink Storm	170p	19	11,100	Shooter
	Permanent Inkbrush	1102	Sprinkler	Ink Armor	180p	12	8,400	Roller
	Soda Slosher	3002	Splat Bomb	Burst-Bomb Launcher	210p	16	13,100	Slosher
	Sploosh-o-matic 7	2	Splat Bomb	Ultra Stamp	180p	23	14,600	Shooter
	Tenta Camo Brella	6012	Ink Mine	Ultra Stamp	210p	28	18,600	Brella

Trivia

• The border of the Sheldon's Picks logo resembles the border of the Nintendo Seal of Quality.
• The logo seen on the boxes of Sheldon's Picks weapons appears to be a bilingual ambigram of "WEApoN" and ブキセット buki setto (weapon set).
• The Inkling on the Volume 2 box art in Splatoon appears as an alternate costume for Inkling in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
• 6 of the 10 returning Sheldon's Picks weapons in Splatoon 2 kept the same sub weapon between games.
  • The N-ZAP '83, Heavy Splatling Remix, and Permanent Inkbrush inherited subs that had been previously used by their Splatoon alternate kits.
• In both games featuring it, Sheldon's Picks was announced after a previous weapon or set of weapons was purported to be the final one: the Custom Hydra Splatling in Splatoon, and the fourth and final Kensa Collection, the Custom Explosher, Ballpoint Splatling Nouveau, Bloblobber Deco, and Nautilus 79 in Splatoon 2.

Gallery

Splatoon

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  A version with the ? Ink globs on the box.

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  Promotion for Sheldon's Picks Vol. 1 of the box.

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  The box

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  The Wasabi Splattershot.

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  The Berry Splattershot Pro.

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  The Fresh Squiffer.

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  Promotion for Sheldon's Picks Vol. 1, with five of the included weapons.

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  Several Inklings gathered around a box of Sheldon's Picks.

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  Overhead view

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  Closeup of the Inkling with the Wasabi Splattershot.

Splatoon 2

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  Sheldon's Picks in Splatoon 2.

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  Sheldon's Picks box at The Reef.

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  Aerospray PG

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  Bamboozler 14 Mk III

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  Clear Dapple Dualies

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  Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose

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  Fresh Squiffer

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  Grim Range Blaster

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  Heavy Splatling Remix

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  N-ZAP '83

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  Permanent Inkbrush

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  Soda Slosher

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  Sploosh-o-matic 7

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  Tenta Camo Brella

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  An Inkling holding the Aerospray PG in Ammo Knights.

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  Bamboozler 14 Mk III

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  Clear Dapple Dualies

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  Cherry H-3 Nozzlenose

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  Fresh Squiffer

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  Grim Range Blaster

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  Heavy Splatling Remix

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  N-ZAP '83

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  Permanent Inkbrush

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  Soda Slosher

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  Sploosh-o-matic 7

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  Tenta Camo Brella

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ブキチセレクション Bukichi Serekushon	Sheldon Selection
Dutch	Krabberts favoriete wapens	Sheldon's favorite weapons
	Krabberts lievelingswapens	Sheldon's favorite weapons
	Krabberts Keuzes	Sheldon's Choices
French	Sélection de Cartouche	Sheldon Selection
German	Artys Auswahl	Sheldon's Selection
Italian	Armand consiglia	Sheldon Suggests
Spanish (NOA)	Recomendaciones de Jairo
Portuguese (NOA)	Recomendações do Sheldon