With the release of Splatoon 3, we’ll see a variety of weapons make the leap from Inkopolis Plaza and Inkopolis Square to The Splatlands. They’ll be joining the brand new Stringer and Splatana weapon classes (and perhaps others in future updates). For longtime Splatoon players, getting weapons will be a…

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With the release of Splatoon 3, we’ll see a variety of weapons make the leap from Inkopolis Plaza and Inkopolis Square to The Splatlands. They’ll be joining the brand new Stringer and Splatana weapon classes (and perhaps others in future updates).

For longtime Splatoon players, getting weapons will be a little different. Sure, just like in Splatoon and Splatoon 2, Sheldon will be your go-to guy for weapons in Splatoon 3. Yet, for this version of Ammo Knights (Sheldon’s shop), a new “currency” is introduced – Sheldon Licenses. Instead of purchasing weapons with G (Splatoon’s currency, typically referred to as Cash), weapons can only be purchased with Sheldon Licenses.

There are two kinds of Sheldon Licenses. One with a silver appearance and another with a gold finish (officially called Gold Sheldon Licenses). Standard silver Sheldon Licenses are obtained via leveling up (player’s level) and increasing a weapon’s Freshness level (it appears that each weapon maxes out at 5 Freshness levels). Gold Sheldon Licenses can purchase any weapon, no matter the cost. Currently, we know the only way to get 3 Golden Sheldon Licenses is to import your Splatoon 2 save data to Splatoon 3.

Also, Sheldon won’t let you into his establishment until you’ve reached Level 2 – so go on and get a Turf War match in!

More weapons will be added to Splatoon 3 over the next two years and weapons might undergo balance adjustment with updates.

Note: Due to the recent release of Splatoon 3, this guide might lack details about any weapons that could be obtained in Story Mode (if it does offer weapons this way, like Splatoon and Splatoon 2 did). This is also true for any Grizzco weapon variants (which could only be rented out at random during a Salmon Run wave in Splatoon 2).

Note: The Unlock Requirements column is to note what player level you need to be in order to purchase that weapon for 1 Sheldon License. If you are considered under-leveled for that weapon, it’ll cost you 3 Sheldon Licenses.

Illustrator, designer, writer and big Nintendo geek, you can find Jennifer with an N3DS within reach 24/7. As the oldest of three, she has survived many Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart sessions intact in addition to getting her brothers hooked on some really weird games. (Cubivore anyone?)