April Fools' Jokes

Every year since 2014, PONOS Corporation has set up pranks for April Fools' Day, most of which involve fake articles.

List of Jokes

PONOS posted an article about a Cat who is suspected of not actually being a cat after entering the real world.

PONOS posted an article with an image edited to have giant Sexy Legs Cat statue next to the Statue of Liberty, built to celebrate the release of The Battle Cats POP!. It also states that there are plans to build a similar statue of Paris Cat in the city for which she is named.

All Anti-unstarred Alien Treasures from Into the Future Chapters 2 and 3 had their effects removed.
PONOS posted an article announcing on the discovery of the Li'l Cats' True Forms, which were still unknown to players at the time.

PONOS posted an article about a made-up game called “School Cat Club Idol Heart Live Plus!”, a parody of the mobile rhythm game series Love Live! School Idol Festival.
- The right-hand side of the article includes an advertisement for "Your Cat's Name"; a parody of Your Name; underneath the ad, there are headlines that mention Anyazon, Instantgram and DogeTube, parodying Amazon, Instagram and YouTube, respectively.

PONOS posted an article about a made-up game called "In Shōwa! Nyanko Great War", a 4-bit game released on the Family Nyamputer. This game's continuation feature, which lets players resume play using a password, is touted as revolutionary.

Players received 1 XP as a stamp reward.
PONOS posted an article about an electronic pay service called "NyanPay", which allows you to make transactions by holding a koban to the cash register, and a large-scale cash back campaign to raise 222.2 billion yen.

PONOS posted an article about the release of real-life AI Drone Cats, which are touted as being capable of deliving packages within 22 minutes of an order being placed.

PONOS posted an article about the release of a Battle Cats themed area at Universal Studios Japan, which would feature all sorts of attractions related to the main game.

2016 is the only year since the April Fools' jokes began to have no article.
The 2017 and 2018 April Fools' articles are the only ones to be available in English.

Games
Main	BCEN (Old • Current) • BCJP (Old • Current) • BCTW • BCKR • 3DS (Name Comparisons) • Minna de Nyanko Daisensou^{JP only, removed} • Switch • Regional Differences
Spin-offs	Kumanchu Royale^{JP only, removed, old generation phones} • Battle Cats Rangers^removed • Nyanko Runaway^{JP only, removed} • Nyanko Defence Force^{JP only, removed} • Nyanko New Japan^{JP only} • Go! Go! Pogo Cat • The Burgle Cats • Battle Cats Quest
Related	Mr. series^removed • GirlsMons^{JP only, removed} • Namesuta^{JP only, removed} • Kyoutou Project^{JP only, removed} • Yuru-i GeGeGe no Kitarou: Youkai Dotabata Daisensou^{JP only}

Main Menu
Main Menu	Main Menu • Cat Beacon^{BCJP only} • Invite Friends to get Moneko^removed • Serial Codes^removed • Game Updates
Game Modes	Game Chapters^explanation • Main Chapters Levels^list • Empire of Cats • Into the Future • Cats of the Cosmos • The Aku Realms • Legend Stages • Challenge Battle • Catclaw Dojo • Ranking Dojo

Cat Base Menu
Upgrade Menu	Cat Units (Dictionary^all • Full List^all • Release Order^all) Rarities: Normal (NN) • Special (EX) • Rare (RR) • Super Rare (SR) • Uber Rare (UR) • Legend Rare (LR) Base Upgrades: Cat Cannon • Worker Cat • Research • Accounting • Study • Energy Related: Level-up • User Rank • True Form • Special Abilities • Talents • Talent Orbs
Equip Menu	Cat Combo (Main Article • Release Order • Old Version)
Treasure Menu	Explanation • Treasure Festival
Dictionary Menu	Enemy Units (Dictionary^all • Full List^all • SoL Order • UL Order • Release Order^all) Attributes: Traitless • Red • Floating • Black • Metal • Angel • Alien (Starred) • Zombie • Aku • Relic • Typeless • Colossal • Behemoth • Witch^collab • Eva Angel^collab
Gacha Menu	Main Article • Full List • UR Guaranteed • Step Up
Other Menu	Shop Items • Gamatoto Expedition • Ototo Development Team • Catnip Challenges • Officers' Club • Meow Medals • Wildcat Slots • Cat Scratcher
Items & Currencies	XP • NP • Cat Food • Battle Items • Catamins • Materials • Tickets • Catfruit/Behemoth Stones • Catseyes

Battle System
General	Battle Mechanism • Reward Mechanism
Stage types	Timed Score Reward • Restriction (No Continues • Continuation Stage • Restriction Stage) • Gauntlet
Related to Main Chapters	Zombie Outbreaks
Related to Legend Stages	Special Events (Release Order) • Stage Difficulties • Item Drop Cats

Misc. Contents
Merchandise • BCEN Exclusive • BCJP Exclusive • BCTW Exclusive • BCKR Exclusive • Recovery Mode • Pop Culture References • April Fools' Jokes • Unimplemented Features