Salmon Run

Salmon Run is a four-player co-operative mode in Splatoon 2. Players use their weapons to splat Salmonids across three rounds of increasing difficulty, collecting the eggs that the Salmonids drop and returning them to an egg basket for 'Mr. Grizz', usually in a central area of the map.

To access the mode, players must head up to the upper-left hand corner of the plaza and enter the office to receive instructions from Mr. Grizz, who speaks to the player through a radio which is shaped like a bear catching a salmon. He explains what the mode is and offers the player employment at 'Grizzco Industries' where the aim is to collect as many eggs as possible working as a team.

Weapon loadouts are given at random to the player at the start of each round and are restricted to four different weapons across different categories such as blasters, rollers, rapid-fire weapons and others. Each player can use their special weapon a total of two times across each of the three rounds.

There are four maps available at present, but each Salmon Run event (which generally opens for [number] hours at a time) is locked down to one map.

- Spawning Grounds:

- Marooner's Bay: a large rusting ship which has been beached in a tidal bay. The tide can rise and fall to reveal sandy areas to the side and head of the ship.

- Lost Outpost: resembles a concrete bunker at sea with jetties for ships to dock at.

- Salmonid Smokeyard:

Rewards

Players can earn bonus clothing items exclusive to this mode from Grizzco Industries, in addition to tickets to give to Crusty Sean. If the player earns a bonus item or piece of clothing they already own, they can instead swap it for money.