Aku Studies 501: Inquiry

Aku Studies 501: Inquiry is the fourth and final stage in Empress' Report 5. This stage can only be cleared once.

Stage Information
Energy:	100
Enemy Base's Health:	1,000,000 HP
Enemies:	- Croconator (100%) - Ackey (100%) - Sir Seal (4,000%)
Enemy Boss:	- Deathkory (100%)
Treasure:	- Aku Catfruit Seed +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 V Speculation
Script:	悪魔研究Ⅴ考察
Romaji:	Akuma Kenkyū V Kōsatsu
Location Information
Max ♛ Difficulty	1♛
Event Map:	Empress' Report 5
Max Clears Per Appearance:	1
Difficulty:	★9
Prev. Stage:	Aku Studies 501: Field Research
Next Stage:	N/A
Requirement:	Complete Empress' Report 4
Schedule:	Monday, Friday: 19:00~21:00 Tuesday, Saturday: 22:00~24:00 Wednesday: 12:00~14:00 Thursday, Sunday: 08:00~10:00

Battleground

• Infinite Croconators spawn, delay 13.33~16.67 seconds^400f~500f.
• 1 Deathkory spawns as the boss after 13.33 seconds^400f.
• 1 Ackey spawns after 33.33 seconds^1,000f.
• 7 Sir Seals spawn after 33.33 seconds^1,000f, delay 40~43.33 seconds^{1,200f~1,300f}.
• 5 Croconators spawn after 66.67 seconds^2,000f, delay 1 second^30f.
• 5 Croconators spawn after 133.33 seconds^4,000f, delay 1 second^30f.
• 5 Croconators spawn after 200 seconds^6,000f, delay 1 second^30f.
• 5 Croconators spawn after 266.67 seconds^8,000f, delay 1 second^30f.

Strategy

Strategy 1

Lineup

Level 50

Level 50

Level 30

Level 50+5

Level 50

Level 40+2

Level 30

Activated Combos

Put On Ice
Unit Speed UP (Sm)

Notes:

• Fill the last slot with any fast attacker you have, such as Bullet Train. The one chosen here was Awakened Bahamut, but he was too expensive to ever afford.
• Figure Skating Cats are only used for their Cat Combo.
• A Rich Cat is recommended, but one was not used.

Cat Base
Any
Any
Any

Lineup: Put On Ice, Green Shell Cat 50, Manic Mohawk Cat, Manic Eraser Cat 50, Cat Researcher 30, Can Can Cat (Double Bounty, Speed Up (10)) 50+5, Courier Cat 50, Octopus Cat 40+2, Catyphoon 30

Notes:

• Fill the last slot with any fast attacker you have, such as Bullet Train. The one chosen here was Awakened Bahamut, but he was too expensive to ever afford.
• Figure Skating Cats are only used for their Cat Combo.
• A Rich Cat is recommended, but one was not used.

Begin the battle by sending out Catyphoon to kill the first Croconator. Let it die to Deathkory, and lure said Deathkory to about halfway across the field before sending out Cat Researcher to hopefully get an early Shield Pierce on him. Then start constantly spamming Manic Mohawk and Eraser. From here on out, you need to spam Octopus Cat along with your meatshields. Only send out your other non-meatshield units just after you send out Octopus, to ensure they aren't instantly killed by a stray wave from Deathkory.

Once you get into the rhythm of stalling Deathkory with your meatshields and Octopus Cat, there's a simple pattern that should lead you to victory as long as you follow it.

• If Deathkory or Ackey are on the frontline and have a Shield up, send out Cat Researcher after Octopus.
• If a Sir Seal is on the field, send out Courier along with Octopus.
• If a horde of Croconators appears, send out Catyphoon alongside Octopus.
• Whenever Deathkory isn't supported by Sir Seal or Croconator, send out Can Can and Courier for damage.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/stage/s01276-04.html

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