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{{Infobox Nerf series
|Brand = [[Nerf]]
 
 
|Name=Switch Shots
|Years = [[1999]] - [[2000]]
 
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|Image=SwitchShotsLogo.gif
|Product count = 3
 
|Related series = [[Hydro]]
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|Company=[[Hasbro]]
 
|Brand=[[Nerf]]
|Predecessor = N/A
 
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|Parent series=[[AirJet Power]]
|Successor = N/A}}
 
 
|Years=[[1999]] - [[2000]]
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|Status=Discontinued
 
|Product count=3}}
 
{{DiscontinuedSeries}}
 
{{DiscontinuedSeries}}
{{Distinguish|Switch Shot EX-3|Switch Shot EX-3}}
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{{Distinguish|Switch Shot EX-3|Switch Shot EX-3|Switch Shot (Super Soaker)|the Switch Shot Super Soaker}}
'''Switch Shots''' is a series of [[Nerf]] [[Nerf blaster|blasters]] that was released in [[1999]].
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'''Switch Shots''' is a sub-series of [[Nerf]] [[AirJet Power]] [[Nerf blaster|blasters]] that was released in [[1999]].
   
 
==Details==
 
==Details==
Blasters released under this series featured the ability to fire both water and [[dart]]s. Blasters were able to switch between the two ammunition types on the fly, as they were air-powered and had a single air tank for both firing modes.
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Blasters released under the Switch Shots sub-series featured the ability to fire both water and [[dart]]s. Blasters were able to switch between the two ammunition types on the fly, as they were air-powered and had a single [[air tank]] for both firing modes. All blasters in this line fired [[Mega Dart]]s and bore the Switch Shots series name in their titles. The darts featured in this line all bore cyan bodies with orange tips, a color scheme exclusive to the Switch Shots line.
   
 
===History===
 
===History===
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The Switch Shots sub-series was released alongside the [[AirJet Power Plus]] line, starting with the [[Switch Shots Super]] and [[Switch Shots Ultra]] in December [[1999]].<ref>[http://www.nerfcenter.com/news/12-26-99p3.htm NC News: See the Power... Hear the Power]. NerfCenter.com</ref>
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The series lasted a year and was discontinued in [[2000]].
 
The series lasted a year and was discontinued in [[2000]].
   
==Switch Shots blasters==
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==Switch Shots products==
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===Blasters===
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|[[File:NerfSwitchShotsMax.jpg|200px]]
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|[[File:Switchshotssuper.jpeg|200px|link=Switch Shots Super]]
|[[Switch Shots Max]]
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|[[Switch Shots Super]]
 
|[[1999]]
 
|[[1999]]
 
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|[[File:Switchshotssuper.jpeg|200px]]
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|[[File:SwitchShotsUltraBox2.jpg|200px|link=Switch Shots Ultra]]
|[[Switch Shots Super]]
 
|[[2000]]
 
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|[[File:Switchshotsultra.jpeg|200px]]
 
 
|[[Switch Shots Ultra]]
 
|[[Switch Shots Ultra]]
 
|[[1999]]
 
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|[[File:NerfSwitchShotsMax.jpg|200px|link=Switch Shots Max]]
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|[[Switch Shots Max]]
 
|[[2000]]
 
|[[2000]]
 
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==Commercial==
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==Trivia==
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*Since their discontinuation, the Switch Shots sub-series blasters were the only ones that incorporated both darts and water into a single blaster until the release of the [[Nerf Super Soaker]] [[DartFire]] in [[2017]].
[[File:Toys Nerf SwitchShot|300px|center]]
 
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==Official videos==
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<gallery widths="300" position="center">
 
Toys Nerf SwitchShot
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</gallery>
   
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==References==
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Revision as of 23:17, 26 June 2019

Not to be confused with Switch Shot EX-3 or the Switch Shot Super Soaker.

Switch Shots is a sub-series of Nerf AirJet Power blasters that was released in 1999.

Details

Blasters released under the Switch Shots sub-series featured the ability to fire both water and darts. Blasters were able to switch between the two ammunition types on the fly, as they were air-powered and had a single air tank for both firing modes. All blasters in this line fired Mega Darts and bore the Switch Shots series name in their titles. The darts featured in this line all bore cyan bodies with orange tips, a color scheme exclusive to the Switch Shots line.

History

The Switch Shots sub-series was released alongside the AirJet Power Plus line, starting with the Switch Shots Super and Switch Shots Ultra in December 1999.[1]

The series lasted a year and was discontinued in 2000.

Switch Shots products

Blasters

Name Year
Switchshotssuper Switch Shots Super 1999
SwitchShotsUltraBox2 Switch Shots Ultra 1999
NerfSwitchShotsMax Switch Shots Max 2000

Trivia

  • Since their discontinuation, the Switch Shots sub-series blasters were the only ones that incorporated both darts and water into a single blaster until the release of the Nerf Super Soaker DartFire in 2017.

Official videos

References