Pogo Cat (Rare Cat)

Pogo Cat is a Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule. True Form improves its attack power, lowers its cost and increases the chance to survive a lethal strike to 100%.

Cat Unit # 37
Rare Cat
Pogo Cat Masai Cat Jiangshi Cat Pogo Cat Masai Cat Jiangshi Cat

Evolution

Evolves into Masai Cat at level 10.

Evolves into Jiangshi Cat at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.

Performance

+ 50% chance to survive a lethal strike, 100% in True Form

Pros

• Very fast cooldown
• High DPS [True]
• High attack rate

Cons

• Low health
• Single Target
• Fairly high cost

Class
Class
Normal	Meatshield
Evolved		{{{EvolvedClass}}}
True	{{{TrueClass}}}

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Strategy/Usage

Pogo Cat exists mainly to take hits in place of other units, not unlike Tank Cat. The difference comes from Pogo Cat costing a lot more, but he can survive anyone's attacks thanks to his Survive ability. In practice, his cost isn't worth the resulting effect, making his use recommended only as a replacement for Cat in stages with an overabundance of money.

This unit also delivers high damage for what he is, which allows him to be more desirable as a meatshield in certain occasions, but it is usually much better to let Tank Cat defend and your attackers of choice do the damage.

True Form

While Jiangshi Cat's use does not change, he does, however, become way better at what he does, as he can now survive attacks every time. Although he is still too expensive to be used on everyday situations, he can become a valuable asset in situations where units have no chance of tanking hits, or where holding the position becomes important. (example: Dark Emperor Nyandam and his variants)

He shines on levels where enemies drop tons of money or have slow hitters, such as Nyandam or THE SLOTH, and stages filled with Black enemies, who drop loads of money. Keep in mind that on stages with slow hitters, Metal Cat and Manic Eraser Cat both tend to outperform Jiangshi in terms of stalling- Metal Cat in terms of health and Manic Eraser for cost. He is also good on most Cyclone stages, as every meatshield will only survives one hit anyways.

Talents

The story changes when this unit receives talents. Speed is the most important, as it allows Jiangshi to get where he needs to get much faster, allowing him to get in the way of enemies way more easily, plus he can hope to deliver his pretty good DPS on slow hitters for far longer. With this, his use in everyday situations is, at the very least, no longer out of the question. Damage and health up are decent talents, bring them to level 5 if your Jiangshi has a decent level, so he may survive attacks and leave a bigger impact with his attacks more often, going further may not be worth it.

Lastly, avoid the resist wave and resist slow talents, as they will rarely come into play, plus reducing wave damage is pointless if Jiangshi has already triggered his survive ability.

Cat Combo

Combo	Units	Cat Images	Effect
Pyon Pyon For Two	[Rare] Pogo Cat [Rare] Rope Jump Cat		Worker Cat Max Up (Sm)
Tiny Ancient Hunt	[Rare] Masai Cat [Special] Li'l Dragon Cat		Unit Attack Up (Sm)

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 37		Rare Cat
Pogo Cat
		EN Description
		Sucked in to the recent (?) trend of toys. Still, looks pretty fun. Cheap to produce, might survive being broken.
Masai Cat
		EN Description
		Volunteered overseas and experienced cultural exchange. Took home a costume. Cheap to produce, might survive lethal strikes.
Jiangshi Cat
		EN Description
		Horror movie maniac, or real g-g-ghost? Mystic seal is just this month's gas bill... Cheap to produce, 100% survives once!

Cat Unit # 37		Rare Cat
ネコホッピング (Neko Hoppingu, Hopping Cat)
		JP Script
		おもちゃ量販店で最高にテンションが 上がる乗物をゲットしたキャラクター 生産コストが安めで量産が可能
		EN Translation
		Whilst at a toy store, found the most exciting toy. Production cost is inexpensive, so can it be mass-produced. May survive a lethal strike.
ネコマサイ (Neko Masai, Cat Masai)
		JP Script
		異国の文化に触れ、異国の文化を 取り入れた新手のコスプレイヤー 生産コストが安めで量産が可能
		EN Translation
		A new type of cosplayer who learned about a foreign culture and incorporated it into his cosplaying. Production cost is inexpensive, so it can be mass-produced. May survive a lethal strike.
ネコキョンシー (Neko Kyonshī, Cat Jiangshi)
		JP Script
		異国のホラー映画に影響されたコスプレイヤー 額のお札が現在の全財産 生産コストが安く量産が可能で、必ず生き残る
		EN Translation
		This cosplayer was influenced by foreign horror movies. The bill on his forehead is what remains of his entire life savings. Production cost is inexpensive, so it can be mass-produced. Will always survive a lethal strike.

Cost

Normal/Evolved Form

• Chapter 1: 240¢
• Chapter 2: 360¢
• Chapter 3: 480¢

True Form

• Chapter 1: 160¢
• Chapter 2: 240¢
• Chapter 3: 320¢

Upgrade Cost

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
0x	0	8,000	12,200	17,800	24,800	33,200	43,000	54,200	66,800	80,800	340,800
1x	10,000	16,000	24,400	35,600	49,600	66,400	86,000	108,400	133,600	161,600	691,600
2x	15,000	24,000	36,600	53,400	74,400	99,600	129,000	162,600	200,400	242,400	1,037,400
3x	17,500	28,000	42,700	62,300	86,800	116,200	150,500	189,700	233,800	282,800	1,200,300
4x	20,000	32,000	48,800	71,200	99,200	132,800	172,000	216,800	267,200	323,200	1,383,200
Total XP Cost											4,653,300

• Level 30-49 upgrades cost Catseyes: 30-44 = 1 Catseye, 45-49 = 2 Catseyes

Stats

• Standard
• Detailed

Pogo Cat
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
300 HP	65 damage	150	49f 1.63 seconds	10	3 times	16f 0.53s (33f 1.1s backswing)	9.33 ~ 2 seconds
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
5,100 HP	1,105 damage (676.53 DPS)	Single Target	50% chance to survive a lethal strike
Masai Cat
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
6,800 HP	1,275 damage (780.61 DPS)	150	49f 1.63 seconds	10	3 times	16f 0.53s (33f 1.1s backswing)	9.33 ~ 2 seconds
Attack Type	Special Ability
Single Target	50% chance to survive a lethal strike
Jiangshi Cat
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
6,800 HP	1,785 damage (1,082.86 DPS)	150	49f 1.63 seconds	10	3 times	16f 0.53s (33f 1.1s backswing)	9.33 ~ 2 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+80		Single Target	100% chance to survive a lethal strike

*First stats are 1st form's initial, second and third stats include 300% Empire of Cats Treasures; recharge time may vary.

*Time between attacks is the time from the attack's execution to the start of the next attack (includes backswing).

*For units with multi-hit attacks, attack animation is the part of the animation leading up to the first hit.

*Fruit Treasures not included.

*See this section to calculate Pogo Cat's stats.

Stats Modifier
Natural Level 50 Plus Level 80 Health Treasure 300 Attack Treasure 300 Decimal Places [DPS] 0
Advanced Options Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 100% Health Treasure Effect (%) 50 100% Attack Treasure Effect (%) 50 Base Stats Growth (%) 20 1st Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 50 Level 70 2nd Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 50 Level 90 3rd Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 0 Level 999

Normal Form Pogo Cat Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 49 49f 1.63 seconds Initial 50 + 80 300 300 300 65 65 65 39.795918367347 39 39 Attack Animation 0f + 16f + 33f 10 2,100 455 279 Attack Range 150 50+80 14,100 3,055 1,870 Attack Type Single Recharge Time 9.67 ~ 2 seconds Knockback 3 times Movement Speed 10 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (6565{{{Normal Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Normal Hit 2 Note}}}) 50% chance to survive 240 360 480

Evolved Form Masai Cat Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 49 49f 1.63 seconds Initial 50 + 80 400 400 400 75 75 75 45.918367346939 45 45 Attack Animation 0f + 16f + 33f 20 4,800 900 551 Attack Range 150 50+80 18,800 3,525 2,158 Attack Type Single Recharge Time 9.67 ~ 2 seconds Knockback 3 times Movement Speed 10 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (7575{{{Evolved Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Evolved Hit 2 Note}}}) 50% chance to survive 240 360 480

True Form Jiangshi Cat Talent Orbs Health (%) 0 Attack (IS) 0 Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 49 49f 1.63 seconds Initial 50 + 80 400 400 400 105 105 105 64.285714285714 64 64 Attack Animation 0f + 16f + 33f 30 6,800 1,785 1,093 Attack Range 150 50+80 18,800 4,935 3,021 Attack Type Single Recharge Time 9.67 ~ 2 seconds Knockback 3 times Movement Speed 10 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (105105{{{True Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{True Hit 2 Note}}}) 100% survives 160 240 320

• HP = Health ; AP = Attack Power ; DPS = Damage Per Second ; 2 Movement Speed = 1 Range/f
• f = frame ; 30f = 1 second ; Attack Animation = Idle + Foreswing + Backswing (f)
• Catseye, User Rank and game progress are essential to achieving max level, see here for details.
• See here to understand Treasure effects.

Catfruit Evolution

x2	x3	x3	x1	x1	200,000

x2	x3
x3	x1
x1	200,000

Talents

• Resist Slow: Reduces slow duration by 16%, improves by 6% per level up to 70%. (Total Cost: 75 NP)
• Resist Wave: Reduces wave damage by 5% per level up to 50%. (Total Cost: 75 NP)
• Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20%. (Total Cost: 75 NP)
• Attack Buff: Upgrades attack power by 2% per level up to 20%. (Total Cost: 75 NP)
• Move Speed Up: Upgrades movement speed by 1 per level up to 10. (Total Cost: 75 NP)

Appearance

• Normal Form: A long-legged Cat who rides on a pogo stick.
• Evolved Form: Carries a spear while jumping. Wears war paint on its face.
• True Form: Wears a robe with a script on its face.

Gallery

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Trivia

• Pogo Cat has his very own game in the form of Go! Go! Pogo Cat.
• The Maasai (pronounced mas-eye) is an ethnic group in Kenya, which is well-known for their jumping tribal dance.
• Version 3.0 of The Battle Cats gave him the ability to survive a lethal strike.
• Jiangshi(僵尸) means zombie in Chinese. The main feature of Chinese zombies is jumping and having a paper with runes on the head. It is said in Chinese legends that when a seal (runic paper) is placed onto a zombie's head, the zombie will fall under whoever taped it onto its head. The zombie will jump around under the user's control until the seal is removed and the zombie goes back to being mindless.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/038.html

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