Pearlescent Crown

The Pearlescent Crown S and Pearlescent Crown L (known in Splatoon 2 as the Pearlescent Crown) are a pair of headgear items in the Splatoon series.

In Splatoon 2, it is a 2-star item produced by amiibo and comes with the primary ability Bomb Defense Up DX. It is only available from the Pearl amiibo. It cannot be ordered from another player.

In Splatoon 3, they are a pair of 1-star items produced by amiibo, each comes with the primary ability Sub Resistance Up. Both items are only available from the Pearl amiibo. Both items cannot be ordered from another player.

Appearance

The Pearlescent Crown looks like a replica to the crown Pearl wears during the Octo Expansion. The crown is gold with mauve and blue jewels on it.

The S variant has the crown being smaller than the wearer's head, hence being worn on top of it, similar to how Pearl wears her crowns. On the other hand, the L variant has the crown being bigger and worn more like normal crowns.

In Splatoon 2, both variants are unnamed, and the S variant is applied for girls, while the L variant is applied for boys. In Splatoon 3, both variants are available as separate pieces of gear and can be worn regardless of the wearer's style.

Splatoon 2

In Splatoon 2, the Pearlescent Crown was added as part of the version 3.2.0 update on 13 July 2018 at 01:00 UTC, which added support for the Pearl amiibo.

Abilities

The Pearlescent Crown comes with Bomb Defense Up DX as the primary ability. As a 2-star item, the Pearlescent Crown comes with two additional slots for secondary abilities, which may be increased to a maximum of three slots with a Super Sea Snail for each slot. Since it is made by the amiibo gear brand, it has equal chances to roll any secondary ability.

Splatoon 3

The Pearlescent Crown S and Pearlescent Crown L returned when Splatoon 3 launched. It now comes as two separate variants.

Abilities

Both Pearlescent Crown S and Pearlescent Crown L come with Sub Resistance Up as the primary ability. As both of them are 1-star items, they each come with two additional slots for secondary abilities. The star level may be increased with Super Sea Snails for 1 (first), 1 (second), 5 (third), 10 (fourth), or 20 (fifth) Super Sea Snails per star. Increasing the star level to 2 stars will add another secondary ability slot for a total of three slots. Increasing the star level beyond 2 stars will increase the gear experience gained by a cumulative 3.333…% up to 10% additional experience at 5-star level. Since both items are made by the amiibo gear brand, they each has equal chances to roll any secondary ability.

Gallery

Splatoon 2

An Inkling and an Octoling dressed in the Marina and Pearl amiibo clothing
Promotional image for the Pearl clothing
An Octoling boy wearing the Pearlescent Crown

Splatoon 3

Wearing the Pearlescent Crown L.
Wearing the Pearlescent Crown S.

Trivia

The Pearlescent Crown is one of thirteen pieces of gear to have had its name changed between games.
The Pearlescent Crown is reminiscent of the crown worn by the rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in his iconic "K.O.N.Y" [King of New York] Portrait session.^[1] This is likely a reference to Pearl's Japanese first name and surname deriving from contrasting sizes of squid, similar to The Notorious B.I.G.'s nickname, "Biggie Smalls."

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