Optimizing Splatnet Gear Orders -- Avoiding Redundant Gear

[ParanoidDrone]

Splatnet is a pretty fresh app and the ability to order gear with different abilities than usual is quite handy. However, because there's so much gear in Splatoon, it's entirely possible that the sweet new gear you just ordered has an ability + brand combo that already exists. After trawling through Google, I compiled a spreadsheet of all the existing gear in the game, including their brand and main ability. From there, I compiled the following lists.

Existing Combos
The following combos already exist in the game and I would not recommend purchasing gear from Splatnet with these brand + ability combos. For example, consider if the Crimson Parashooter were to go on sale with the Thermal Ink ability. I would advise against buying it since Annaki already makes a piece of gear with Thermal Ink. For another example, I would also advise against buying a Sunny-Day Tee with Cold-Blooded because the Positive Longcuff Sweater exists -- in this second example, the reason is because the Positive Longcuff Sweater is made by Toni Kensa, which has a high chance of rolling Cold-Blooded anyway, and the difference between a Swim Speed Up main + 3 Cold-Blooded subs and a Cold-Blooded main + 3 Swim Speed Up subs is minimal.

Annaki

• Ink Resistance Up
• Ink Saver (Main)
• Ninja Squid
• Opening Gambit
• Respawn Punisher
• Special Charge Up
• Thermal Ink

Enperry

• Haunt
• Ink Resistance Up
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Quick Respawn
• Quick Super Jump
• Respawn Punisher
• Run Speed Up
• Special Charge Up
• Thermal Ink

Firefin

• Cold-Blooded
• Haunt
• Ink Resistance Up
• Quick Respawn
• Run Speed Up
• Special Charge Up
• Sub Power Up
• Swim Speed Up

Forge

• Cold-Blooded
• Comeback
• Ink Recovery Up
• Ink Resistance Up
• Ink Saver (Main)
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Last-Ditch Effort
• Opening Gambit
• Quick Respawn
• Quick Super Jump
• Special Saver
• Sub Power Up

Inkline

• Ink Recovery Up
• Ink Resistance Up
• Ink Saver (Main)
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Ninja Squid
• Run Speed Up
• Special Charge Up
• Special Power Up
• Special Saver
• Sub Power Up
• Swim Speed Up

Krak-On

• Ink Recovery Up
• Ink Resistance Up
• Ink Saver (Main)
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Object Shredder
• Quick Respawn
• Run Speed Up
• Special Charge Up
• Special Power Up
• Special Saver
• Sub Power Up

Rockenberg

• Bomb Defense Up
• Cold-Blooded
• Haunt
• Ink Resistance Up
• Ink Saver (Main)
• Last-Ditch Effort
• Object Shredder
• Quick Respawn
• Quick Super Jump
• Special Charge Up
• Special Power Up
• Stealth Jump
• Sub Power Up
• Swim Speed Up
• Thermal Ink

Skalop

• Bomb Defense Up
• Cold-Blooded
• Ink Recovery Up
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Last-Ditch Effort
• Quick Super Jump
• Special Charge Up
• Sub Power Up

Splash Mob

• Bomb Defense Up
• Cold-Blooded
• Ink Recovery Up
• Ink Resistance Up
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Ninja Squid
• Opening Gambit
• Quick Respawn
• Quick Super Jump
• Run Speed Up
• Special Power Up
• Special Saver
• Stealth Jump

SquidForce

• Bomb Defense Up
• Cold-Blooded
• Ink Recovery Up
• Ink Saver (Main)
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Ninja Squid
• Quick Respawn
• Quick Super Jump
• Run Speed Up
• Special Power Up
• Special Saver
• Thermal Ink

Takoroka

• Bomb Defense Up
• Cold-Blooded
• Drop Roller
• Ink Resistance Up
• Ink Saver (Main)
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Quick Super Jump
• Respawn Punisher
• Special Saver
• Stealth Jump
• Sub Power Up

Tentatek

• Bomb Defense Up
• Cold-Blooded
• Comeback
• Ink Resistance Up
• Quick Respawn
• Quick Super Jump
• Run Speed Up
• Special Charge Up
• Special Power Up
• Sub Power Up
• Swim Speed Up
• Tenacity

Toni Kensa

• Comeback
• Drop Roller
• Haunt
• Ink Saver (Main)
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Special Charge Up
• Swim Speed Up
• Thermal Ink

Zekko

• Bomb Defense Up
• Comeback
• Haunt
• Ink Recovery Up
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Last-Ditch Effort
• Ninja Squid
• Object Shredder
• Quick Respawn
• Quick Super Jump
• Respawn Punisher
• Run Speed Up
• Special Power Up
• Sub Power Up
• Tenacity

Zink

• Cold-Blooded
• Drop Roller
• Ink Recovery Up
• Ink Resistance Up
• Ink Saver (Main)
• Ink Saver (Sub)
• Respawn Punisher
• Run Speed Up
• Special Power Up
• Special Saver

Redundant Combos
Some brand + ability combos appear more than once. Firefin, for example, makes two pieces of gear with the Special Charge Up ability. Tentatek makes three with Bomb Defense Up! Here's a list of gear with redundant brand + ability combinations. As long as you have at least one piece of gear from each pair or triple below, you're not missing out on anything except maybe the slot it belongs in. (Hat/Clothes/Shoes)

Firefin

Run Speed Up

• Blowfish Bell Hat
• Firefin Facemask

Special Charge Up

• FishFry Visor
• Gray 8-Bit FishFry

Swim Speed Up

• Camo Mesh
• Fugu Tee

Forge

Special Saver

• Skull Bandana
• Green Tee

Sub Power Up

• Pilot Goggles
• Blue Sailor Suit

Inkline

Special Power Up

• Camping Hat
• Berry Ski Jacket

Special Saver

• Eggplant Mountain Coat
• Sunny Climbing Shoes

Swim Speed Up

• Lightweight Cap
• Chilly Mountain Coat
• Snow Delta Straps

Rockenberg

Cold Blooded

• Chirpy Chirps Band Tee
• Punk Blacks

Ink Resistance Up

• Squid Squad Band Tee
• Blue Moto Boots

Special Charge Up

• Black Urchin Rock Tee
• Punk Whites

Special Power Up

• White Inky Rider
• Kid Clams

Swim Speed Up

• Wet Floor Band Tee
• White Kicks

Skalop

Sub Power Up

• Urchins Cap
• Gray Hoodie

Splash Mob

Bomb Defense Up*

• Baby-Jelly Shirt
• Hunting Boots

Ink Recovery Up

• Navy Striped LS
• Mawcasins

Ink Resistance Up

• Lime Easy-Stripe Shirt
• Strapping Reds

Quick Super Jump

• Bobble Hat
• Pink Easy-Stripe Shirt

SquidForce

Cold-Blooded

• Painter's Mask
• Anchor Sweat

Special Saver

• Bucket Hat
• White V-Neck Tee

Takoroka

Bomb Defense Up

• Takoroka Mesh
• Slipstream United

Ink Saver (Main)

• Red Vector Tee
• Orange Arrows

Special Saver

• Layered Vector LS
• Orca Hi-Tops

Tentatek

Bomb Defense Up

• Cycle King Cap
• Cycle King Jersey
• Gray Sea-Slug Hi-Tops

Quick Respawn

• Blue Tentatek Tee
• Black Trainers

Run Speed Up

• Black Squideye
• Purple Sea Slugs

Special Charge Up

• Fake Contacts
• Black Norimaki 750s

Sub Power Up

• Sun Visor
• Pink Trainers

Swim Speed Up

• Red Tentatek Tee
• White Norimaki 750s

Zekko

Quick Respawn

• Backwards Cap
• Squid Satin Jacket

Zink

Cold-Blooded

• Inkopolis Squaps Jersey
• Black Dakroniks

Ink Saver (Main)

• Navy Deca Logo Tee
• Red Hi-Horses

Run Speed Up

• Urchins Jersey
• Gold Hi-Horses

Easy Pures(?)
Lastly, there are certain brand + ability combos that are worth paying special attention to. An ability that matches the brand's favored ability for sub slots means it would be easy to obtain a "pure" piece of gear, where the main + sub slots all have the same ability. I haven't actually seen any of these in the wild yet, but they should eventually exist...in theory.

• Annaki: Cold-Blooded
• Enperry: Sub Power Up
• Firefin: Ink Saver (Sub)
• Forge: Special Power Up
• Inkline: Bomb Defense Up
• Krak-On: Swim Speed Up
• Rockenberg: Run Speed Up
• Skalop: Quick Respawn
• Splash Mob: Ink Saver (Main)
• SquidForce: Ink Resistance
• Takoroka: Special Charge Up
• Tentatek: Ink Recovery Up
• Toni Kensa: Cold-Blooded
• Zekko: Special Saver
• Zink: Quick Super Jump

As a final example, right now (approximately 3:30 PM central US time), the Black Squideye is up for sale on Splatnet with the Ninja Squid ability. Tentatek normally does not make anything with Ninja Squid. In addition, the Black Squideye normally has Run Speed Up just like the Purple Sea Slugs, also made by Tentatek. So I snapped that shirt up immediately.