Psychocat (Rare Cat)

Psychocat is a Rare Cat that was added in Version 4.0 and can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule. True Form added in Version 6.5 improves his health, attack rate and movement speed. Talents were added in Version 8.3.

Cat Unit # 197
Rare Cat
Psychocat Neo Psychocat Corrupted Psychocat Psychocat Neo Psychocat Corrupted Psychocat

Evolution

Evolves into Neo Psychocat at level 10.

Evolves into Corrupted Psychocat at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.

Performance

+ 50% chance to slow Alien enemies for 4 seconds

Pros

• Good range
• Fairly cheap to produce
• Somewhat fast recharge time

Cons

• Low attack power
• Single Target
• Mediocre health
• Slow movement speed [Normal, Evolved]

Class
Class
Normal	Crowd-Controller
Evolved		{{{EvolvedClass}}}
True			{{{TrueClass}}}
Ultra	{{{UltraClass}}}

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Classification does not include Talents

Strategy/Usage

Psychocat is a very useful support cat for nearly all of Into the Future and some parts of Cats of the Cosmos. Alongside Surfer Cat, Psychocat is exceptional at controlling short-ranged Alien enemies and keeping their threat level to a minimum. Stacks of Psychocats keep Alien enemies at a distance while your anti-Alien heavy hitters like Macho Leg and Chill Cat beat them to a pulp, he also outranges both Raging Bahamut Cat and Corrupted Valkyrie, allowing you to paralyze them so your ranged attackers can safely take them out.

In the Legend Stages, Psychocat is rarely effective, as his lack of area attack limits his use to stages with few Alien frontliners. He can still effectively slow Cosmic Cyclone, Nimoy Bore and similar units to great effect, though.

True Form

Corrupted Psychocat gains more health, double speed and faster attacks. These improvements work together in massively increasing the number of attacks that a Psychocat can expect to land in his lifetime, leading to much more consistent slowing. His use does not change and his lack of area attack is not fixed, but the buff is easily worth the Catfruit.

Talents

Target Zombie expands Corrupted Psychocat's use to another trait, making him effective against, notably, Zyclone and Lord Gravey. Unlike the original anti-zombies Weedwacker Cat and Ectoweight Cat, however, he is powerless against unburrowing or reviving zombies, resulting is an overall bad matchup. Defense Buff doesn't drastically increase his survivability, but is helpful regardless. Weaken and Slow Up improve his performance directly, but not by much, with weaken being just a -30% attack power that can override stronger weaken effects and slow being a 25% duration up at best.

Resist Freeze is extremely situational, as Corrupted Psychocat is unlikely to survive hits from most freezing enemies in the first place.

Orb

Defense Up against Aliens (or Zombies, if target Zombie is unlocked); any other Orb would be wasted. Note that even a Defense Up Orb against a trait he targets would rarely make a difference, so saving your high level Orbs for other cats is recommended.

Cat Combos

Combo Name	Cats	Combo Effect
X-Files Cat Cannon Power UP (Sm)
X-Files (サイエンスフィクション)		Cat Cannon Power UP (Sm)

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 197		Rare Cat
Psychocat
		EN Description
		Bends metal when excited. Loves cereal, but always ends up with a useless spoon before he can eat. Sometimes slows Alien movement.
Neo Psychocat
		EN Description
		His happiness opens up extradimensional portals. Don't accept his invitation to play catch-ball. Sometimes slows Alien movement.
Corrupted Psychocat
		EN Description
		All will be consumed by the portals he creates. Soon he himself will be sucked into the dark realms. Sometimes slows Alien movement.

Cat Unit # 197		Rare Cat
サイキックネコ (Saikikku Neko, Psychic Cat)
		JP Script
		テンションが上がると周りの金属が曲がってしまうネコ カレーを目の前に冷静さを保つ方法を探している エイリアンの動きをたまに遅くする
		EN Translation
		When excited, this Cat bends all metal around him. Currently searching for a way to keep calm, even when presented with curry. Sometimes slows down the movement of Aliens.
ネオサイキックネコ (Neo Saikikku Neko, Neo Psychic Cat)
		JP Script
		近づくものすべてが異変を起こす超常現象ネコ キャッチボール中に消えた友達を探している エイリアンの動きをたまに遅くする
		EN Translation
		Getting too close to this supernatural Cat may cause... changes. Searching for a friend he lost while playing catch-ball. Sometimes slows down the movement of Aliens.
デビルサイキックネコ (Debiru Saikikku Neko, Devil Psychic Cat)
		JP Script
		近づくものすべてブラックホールに吸い込むネコ 最後に自分も吸い込まれることは薄々気づいている エイリアンの動きをたまに遅くする
		EN Translation
		Sucks anything that approaches into his black hole. Vaguely realising that he will be sucked in last. Sometimes slows down the movement of Aliens.

Cost

• Chapter 1: 350¢
• Chapter 2: 525¢
• Chapter 3: 700¢

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	1,210,300
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											4,663,300

• Level 30-59 upgrades cost Catseyes: 30-44 and 50-54 = 1 Catseye, 45-49 and 55-59 = 2 Catseyes

Stats

• Standard
• Detailed

Psychocat
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
380 HP	50 damage (14.29 DPS)	365	105f 3.5 seconds	6	3 times	66f 2.2s (38f 1.27s backswing)	16.67 ~ 7.87 seconds
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
6,460 HP	850 damage (242.86 DPS)	Single Attack	50% chance to slow Alien enemies for 120f 4 seconds
Neo Psychocat
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
7,480 HP	1,020 damage (291.43 DPS)	365	105f 3.5 seconds	6	3 times	66f 2.2s (38f 1.27s backswing)	16.67 ~ 7.87 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+80		Single Attack	50% chance to slow Alien enemies for 120f 4 seconds
Corrupted Psychocat
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
9,520 HP	1,020 damage (430.99 DPS)	365	71f 2.37 seconds	12	3 times	42f 1.4s (29f 0.97s backswing)	16.67 ~ 7.87 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+80		Single Attack	50% chance to slow Alien enemies for 120f 4 seconds
{{{Fourth Form name}}}
Health (Lv.60)	Attack Power (Lv.60)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
{{{Hp fourth}}}	{{{Atk Power fourth}}}	{{{Atk Range fourth}}}	{{{Attack Frequency fourth}}}	{{{Movement Speed fourth}}}	{{{Knockback fourth}}}	{{{Attack Animation fourth}}}	{{{Recharging Time fourth}}}
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+80		{{{Attack type fourth}}}	{{{Special Ability fourth}}}

*First stats are 1st form's initial; other 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 Psychocat'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 Psychocat Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 105 105f 3.5 seconds Initial 50 + 80 380 380 380 50 50 50 14.285714285714 14 14 Attack Animation 1f + 66f + 38f 10 2,660 350 100 Attack Range 365 50+80 17,860 2,350 671 Attack Type Single Target Recharge Time 16.67 ~ 7.87 seconds Knockback 3 times Movement Speed 6 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (5050{{{Normal Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Normal Hit 2 Note}}}) Slows Alien enemies for 120f (50%) 350 525 700

Evolved Form Neo Psychocat Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 105 105f 3.5 seconds Initial 50 + 80 440 440 440 60 60 60 17.142857142857 17 17 Attack Animation 1f + 66f + 38f 20 5,280 720 205 Attack Range 365 50+80 20,680 2,820 805 Attack Type Single Target Recharge Time 16.67 ~ 7.87 seconds Knockback 3 times Movement Speed 6 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (6060{{{Evolved Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Evolved Hit 2 Note}}}) Slows Alien enemies for 120f (50%) 350 525 700

True Form Corrupted Psychocat Talent Orbs Health (%) 0 Attack (IS) 0 Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 71 71f 2.37 seconds Initial 50 + 80 560 560 560 60 60 60 25.352112676056 25 25 Attack Animation 0f + 42f + 29f 30 9,520 1,020 430 Attack Range 365 50+80 26,320 2,820 1,191 Attack Type Single Target Recharge Time 16.67 ~ 7.87 seconds Knockback 3 times Movement Speed 12 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (6060{{{True Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{True Hit 2 Note}}}) Slows Alien enemies for 120f (50%) 350 525 700

Ultra Form ??? Talent Orbs Health (%) 0 Attack (IS) 0 Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 71 71f 2.37 seconds Initial 50 + 80 560 560 560 60 60 60 25.352112676056 25 25 Attack Animation 0f + 42f + 29f 60 ? ? ? Attack Range 365 50+80 26,320 2,820 1,191 Attack Type Single Target Recharge Time 16.67 ~ 7.87 seconds Knockback 3 times Movement Speed 12 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (6060{{{Ultra Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Ultra Hit 2 Note}}}) None 350 525 700

• 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

True Form

Ultra Form

	Neo Psychocat
	Corrupted Psychocat True form evolution gets faster movement speed, plus improved defense and attack speed!

True Form

Ultra Form

	Corrupted Psychocat
	? ?

x3	x2
x2	x1
x2	200,000
True form evolution gets faster movement speed, plus improved defense and attack speed!

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Talents

• Weaken: Adds a 30% chance to weaken enemies to 70% for 39f ^1.3s, improves by 9f ^0.3s per level up to 120f ^4s (Total Cost: 95 NP)
• Slow: Increases slow duration by 12f ^0.4s, improves by 2f ^0.07s per level up to 30f ^1s (Total Cost: 75 NP)
• Resist Freeze: Reduces freeze duration by 16%, improves by 6% per level up to 70% (Total Cost: 75 NP)
• Target Zombie (Cost: 50 NP)
• Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 75 NP)

Appearance

• Normal Form: A cat with black hair and a spoon in one of his paws. Attacks by enlarging the spoon and smacking the target, bending and losing the spoon in the process. Regains spoon before attack animation ends. Eyes glow gray while enlarging the spoon.
• Evolved Form: Loses the spoon, his hair is now white and his suit ripped. Has a small portal floating above his hands. Attacks by charging the portal before flinging it at his target, creating a small explosion. Eyes glow purple instead during attack animation.
• True Form: Levitates in the air. His hair flows upwards wildly. He wears black headphones, a black suit and a black poncho/cape. He radiates a purple aura. His eyes also glow purple. Has a purple galaxy-shaped object hovering near his arm (presumably a portal). Explosion is greater. Also, a purple aura emerges for an instant around the projectile and cat during attack animation, eyes glowing even darker purple in that instant.

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Existence Elsewhere

Nyanko Defence Force

Psychocat and its evolutions appear in Nyanko Defence Force as a Rare team member. It can be obtained through the gacha system.

サイキックネコ (Saikikku Neko, Psychic Cat)		ネオサイキックネコ (Neo Saikikku Neko, Neo Psychic Cat)	デビルサイキックネコ (Debiru Saikikku Neko, Devil Psychic Cat)
Stats At Level 30
Rarity		Rare
Attack	3/3 Zodiac Signs	160
	2/3 Zodiac Signs	120
	1/3 Zodiac Signs	100
Skill		Homes in on the enemy and deals 100% damage

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Trivia

• Psychocat's hairstyle looks nearly identical to that of Koichi "Babel II" Yamano from Babel II, the descendant of an alien who inherits his superhuman intellect and powers.
  • Psychocat's hairstyle and outfit both also resemble the eponymous character of the manga Locke the Superman, an extraterrestrial with a variety of psychic powers.
• Psychocat's spoon is a reference to spoon bending, a common theme in magic tricks.
• Neo Psychocat's description is a reference to the battle between Gotenks and Super Buu in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, in the saga Dragon Ball Z. His appearance is basically a Super Saiyan.
• Corrupted Psychocat is a reference to Soldier Blue from Toward the Terra, who has a fairly similar getup including hearing aids and destroyed himself with his own psionic power.
• When counting all three of his forms, Psychocat has the most Pop Culture References of any Cat Unit and is in second place for the most references of any character overall, with Bears Be Back in first place.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/198.html

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