Flipper-Flopper is a Boss Salmonid in Splatoon 3. Learn more about Flipper-Flopper, its features, attack patterns in boss fights, and useful tips on how to defeat it in this guide.
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Flipper-Flopper Characteristics
2.2.9 Flipper-Flopper
Basic Characteristics
- It plunges itself beneath the ink, then jumps off into the air, and then falls back down.
- Throws a ring-shaped ink to show where it will dive.
Attack Patterns
- Throws the ink on the ground within, then attack anyone inside the ring as it dives in.
How To Defeat Flipper-Flopper
Ink All The Color In The Circle That It Releases And Attack
You can quickly defeat Flipper-Flopper if you ink the ground within the ring so it won't be able to dive back under. If the interior of the ring is not completely painted avoid getting too close to avoid getting inked because the Flipper-Flopper will jump in from above.
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