Aku Studies 401: Methods

Aku Studies 401: Methods is the second stage in Empress' Report 4. This stage can only be cleared once.

Stage Information
Energy:	100
Enemy Base's Health:	850,000 HP
Enemies:	- Duche (1,000%) - Croakley (100%) - Squire Rel (4,000%) - Miz Devil (300%) - Aku Doge (500%) - Aku Gory (200%)
Enemy Boss:	- Squire Rel (100%)
Treasure:	- Catseye [Legend] +1 (100%, 1 time)
Misc. Information
XP earned:	1,900 XP
Stage Width:	5,400
Max number of Enemies:	12
JP Locale
Name:	Devil Research IV Method
Script:	悪魔研究Ⅳ方法
Romaji:	Akuma Kenkyū IV Hōhō
Location Information
Max ♛ Difficulty	1♛
Event Map:	Empress' Report 4
Max Clears Per Appearance:	1
Difficulty:	★9
Prev. Stage:	Aku Studies 401: Intro
Next Stage:	Aku Studies 401: Field Research
Requirement:	Complete Empress' Report 3
Schedule:	?

Battleground

• 10 Duches spawn after 6.67 seconds^200f, delay 20~26.67 seconds^600f~800f.
• 1 Squire Rel (100%) spawns as the boss after 13.33 seconds^400f.
• 2 Croakleys spawn after 13.33 seconds^400f, delay 63.33~70 seconds^{1,900f~2,100f}.
• Infinite Squire Rels (4,000%) spawn after 16.67 seconds^500f, delay 10~13.33 seconds^300f~400f.
• Infinite Miz Devils spawn after 20 seconds^600f, delay 16.67~23.33 seconds^500f~700f.
• 12 Aku Doges spawn after 33.33 seconds^1,000f, delay 26.67~30 seconds^800f~900f.
• 5 Aku Gories spawn after 53.33 seconds^1,600f, delay 36.67~40 seconds^{1,100f~1,200f}.
• 3 Aku Gories spawn after 120 seconds^3,600f, delay 20~26.67 seconds^600f~800f.
• 15 Miz Devils spawn after 133.33 seconds^4,000f, delay 6.67~13.33 seconds^200f~400f.

Strategy

Croakley can permaslow all of your units, so any Ubers that are immune to slow would work well here. Use speedy attackers like Can Can Cat, Slime Cat, Courier Cat and Bullet Train Cat to take care of the Aku peons. In terms of meatshields, Manic Eraser and Manic Mohawk work well for their fast speed, though Boulder Cat also works well since it can easily stall the Aku Gories better. Slower attackers like Cameraman Cat, Pizza Cat and Teacher BearCat may work, though beware of the Croakleys for obvious reasons.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/stage/s01275-02.html

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