Sakura Sonic (Uber Rare Cat)

Sakura Sonic is an Uber Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule during the Metal Busters event. True Form added in Version 10.1 improves her toughness against Metal enemies and gains her own single-slot Combo, Ninjutsu Cute.

Cat Unit # 397
Uber Rare Cat
Sakura Sonic Afterschool Sakura Sacred Blade Sakura Sakura Sonic Afterschool Sakura Sacred Blade Sakura

Evolution

Evolves into Afterschool Sakura at level 10.

Evolved into Sacred Blade Sakura at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.

Performance

+ Resistant to Metal enemies [Normal, Evolved]
+ Insanely Tough against Metal enemies [True]
+ 5% chance to perform a Critical Hit
+ 100% chance to slow and weaken Metal enemies
+ Immune to Weaken and Slow

Pros

• Long range

Cons

• Low DPS
• Long recharge time

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

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Strategy/Usage

Rather than destroying Metal enemies directly, Sakura Sonic is intended to be the ultimate anti-Metal debuffer, with three anti-Metal abilities: slowing Metals down, weakening them to 50% at a 100% chance, and only taking 1/4~1/5 damage from them. This allows her to easily control Metal enemies to buy time for other Critical Hitters to finish them off. Sakura also has fantastic synergy with long/ranged Critters, such as Hayabusa, Paladin Cat and E. Kubilan Pasalan.

True Form

Her True Form may look underwhelming, only improving her resistance to take 1/6~1/7 damage from Metals, but by putting her in the first row, she will activate a Cat Combo called Ninjutsu Cute that increases Critical chance by 1%, which is useful for spammable Critters like Jurassic Cat and Catornado. When combined with Miracle Performance and Whale Digger, the effectiveness of Critters is increased even more while conserving slots. For example, bringing these three Combos with a Talented Cameraman Cat will give her a 6% chance to perform a Critical Hit.

Cat Combo

Combo	Units	Cat Images	Effect
Part-Time Coworkers	[Uber Rare] Afterschool Sakura [Super Rare] Waitress Cat		Unit Defense Up (Sm)
Ninjutsu Cute	[Uber Rare] Sacred Blade Sakura		Critical Chance Up (Sm)

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 397		Uber Rare Cat
Sakura Sonic
		EN Description
		A totally average schoolgirl who likes bubble tea and vanquishing demons. Tough vs. Metal, Critical attacks slow & weaken Metal enemies.
Afterschool Sakura
		EN Description
		It’s tough to balance club activities and defending the sacred legacy of your clan. Tough vs. Metal, Critical attacks slow and weaken Metal enemies.
Sacred Blade Sakura
		EN Description
		If you must deliver heaven's punishment, you might as well look really cute doing it. Might Critical, plus Slows, Weakens and Insanely tough vs Metal.

Cat Unit # 397		Uber Rare Cat
風隼さくら (Kazehaya Sakura, Sakura Kazehaya)
		JP Script
		一族に伝わる退魔の刀で悪事を裁く女子中学生 ごくたまにクリティカル攻撃を放ち、メタルな敵に 打たれ強く、動きを遅くし攻撃力を下げる
		EN Translation
		A middle school girl who judges evil using the blessed katana passed traditionally through her clan. Sometimes hits with a Critical attack. Tough against, weakens and slows Metal enemies.
JK風隼さくら (JK Kazehaya Sakura, JK Sakura Kazehaya)
		JP Script
		一族の使命と部活の両立を目指す女子高校生 ごくたまにクリティカル攻撃を放ち、メタルな敵に 打たれ強く、動きを遅くし攻撃力を下げる
		EN Translation
		A high school girl whose goal is to find a balance between club activities and her clan's duties. Sometimes hits with a Critical attack. Tough against, weakens and slows metal enemies.
天誅・風隼さくら (Tenchū・Kazehaya Sakura, Sakura Kazehaya of Divine Retribution)
		JP Script
		映える衣装を身にまとい任務を遂行する女子高校生 ごくたまにクリティカル攻撃を放ち、メタルな敵に 超打たれ強く、動きを遅くし攻撃力を下げる
		EN Translation
		A high school girl who carries out her mission in a brilliant outfit. Sometimes hits with a Critical attack. Super tough against, slows and weakens Metal enemies.

Upgrade Cost

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
0x	0	9,800	14,800	21,800	42,500	64,300	93,200	118,000	197,400	513,500	1,075,300
1x	15,600	19,600	29,600	43,600	85,000	128,600	186,400	236,000	394,800	1,027,000	2,166,200
2x	23,400	29,400	44,400	65,400	127,500	192,900	279,600	354,000	592,200	1,540,500	3,249,300
3x	27,300	34,300	51,800	76,300	148,750	225,050	326,200	413,000	690,900	1,797,250	3,790,850
4x	31,200	39,200	59,200	87,200	170,000	257,200	372,800	472,000	789,600	2,054,000	4,332,400
Total XP Cost											14,614,050

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

Stats

• Standard
• Detailed

Sakura Sonic
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
2,700 HP	1,600 damage (231.88 DPS)	420	207f 6.9 seconds	12	4 times	76f 2.53s (75f 2.5s backswing)	120 ~ 111.2 seconds
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
45,900 HP	27,200 damage (3,942.03 DPS)	Area Attack	Resistant to Metal enemies 100% chance to slow Metal enemies for 120f 4 seconds 100% chance to weaken Metal enemies to 50% for 120f 4 seconds 5% chance to perform a Critical Hit Immune to Slow and Weaken
Afterschool Sakura
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
45,900 HP	27,200 damage (3,942.03 DPS)	420	207f 6.9 seconds	12	4 times	76f 2.53s (75f 2.5s backswing)	120 ~ 111.2 seconds
Attack Type	Special Ability
Area Attack	Resistant to Metal enemies 100% chance to slo Metal enemies for 120f 4 seconds 100% chance to weaken Metal enemies to 50% for 120f 4 seconds 5% chance to perform a Critical Hit Immune to Slow and Weaken
Sacred Blade Sakura
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
49,500 HP	27,200 damage (3,942.03 DPS)	420	207f 6.9 seconds	12	4 times	76f 2.53s (75f 2.5s backswing)	120 ~ 111.2 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+70		Area Attack	Insanely Tough against Metal enemies 100% chance to slow Metal enemies for 120f 4 seconds 100% chance to weaken Metal enemies to 50% for 120f 4 seconds 5% chance to perform a Critical Hit Immune to Slow and Weaken

*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 Sakura Sonic's stats.

Stats Modifier
Natural Level 50 Plus Level 70 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 60 2nd Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 50 Level 80 3rd Reduced Growth Reduction (%) 0 Level 999

Normal Form Sakura Sonic Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 207 207f 6.9 seconds Initial 50 + 70 2,700 2,700 2,700 1600 1,600 1,600 231.88405797101 231 231 Attack Animation 56f + 76f + 75f 10 18,900 11,200 1,623 Attack Range 420 50+70 113,400 67,200 9,739 Attack Type Area Recharge Time 120.33 - 111.53 seconds Knockback 4 times Movement Speed 12 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (16001600{{{Normal Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Normal Hit 2 Note}}}) Resistant to Metal enemies 100% slows Metal enemies for 120f 4 seconds 100% weakens Metal enemies to 50% for 120f 4 seconds Critical Hit (5%) ; Immune to Slow and Weaken 2,800 4,200 5,600

Evolved Form Afterschool Sakura Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 207 207f 6.9 seconds Initial 50 + 70 2,700 2,700 2,700 1600 1,600 1,600 231.88405797101 231 231 Attack Animation 56f + 76f + 75f 20 32,400 19,200 2,783 Attack Range 420 50+70 113,400 67,200 9,739 Attack Type Area Recharge Time 120.33 - 111.53 seconds Knockback 4 times Movement Speed 12 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (16001600{{{Evolved Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Evolved Hit 2 Note}}}) Resistant to Metal enemies 100% slows Metal enemies for 120f 4 seconds 100% weakens Metal enemies to 50% for 120f 4 seconds Critical Hit (5%) ; Immune to Slow and Weaken 2,800 4,200 5,600

True Form Sacred Blade Sakura Talent Orbs Health (%) 0 Attack (IS) 0 Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 207 207f 6.9 seconds Initial 50 + 70 2,700 2,700 2,700 1600 1,600 1,600 231.88405797101 231 231 Attack Animation 56f + 76f + 75f 30 45,900 27,200 3,942 Attack Range 420 50+70 113,400 67,200 9,739 Attack Type Area Recharge Time 120.33 - 111.53 seconds Knockback 4 times Movement Speed 12 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (16001600{{{True Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{True Hit 2 Note}}}) Insanely Tough against Metal enemies 100% slows Metal enemies for 120f 4 seconds 100% weakens Metal enemies to 50% for 120f 4 seconds Critical Hit (5%) ; Immune to Slow and Weaken 2,800 4,200 5,600

• 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

x15	x1	?	?	?	1,000,000

x15	x1
	1,000,000

Talents

• Immune to Waves (Cost: 100 NP)
• Immune to Surge (Cost: 100 NP)
• Survives: Adds a 28% chance to survive one lethal strike, increases by 8% per level up to 100%. (Total Cost: 235 NP)
• Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20%. (Total Cost: 175 NP)
• Attack Buff: Upgrades attack power by 2% per level up to 20%. (Total Cost: 175 NP)

Existence Elsewhere

Kyoutou Project

Before Kyoutou Project was removed, Sakura Sonic appeared in it as obtainable collaboration unit. She was one of the few human characters to have no voice lines.

Basic Stats (Kyoutou Project)
Rarity	Uber Super Rare
Cost	4,200
Health	6,750
Number of Attackers	All
Range	90
Style	Short Range
Attribute	God / Cat
Damage	4,000
Number of Attacks	1
Speed	230

Appearance

• Normal Form: A young girl in a junior high school uniform with flower studded pigtails holding a flip phone in one hand and a katana in the other. She carries a guitar case, and has headphones around her neck.
• Evolved Form: Sakura now dons sports outfit, carries a sports bag and has a ponytail instead of pigtails. The flip phone is now a smartphone. The guitar case has lighter colours and she no longer has headphones.
• True Form: The guitar case is replaced with a black blade that has pink and white details. The sheath of her sword is now visible behind her, and her shoes turn into sandles. Her overall theme turns darker.

Gallery

• Sakura Sonic's attack animation
• Afterschool Sakura's attack animation
• Sacred Blade Sakura's attack animation
• PONOS Official concept art
• Sakura Sonic in Kyoutou Project

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Trivia

• She seems to be related to Hayabusa, with their attack animation sharing similarities and both coming from a ninja clan who opposes evil. Furthermore, the second kanji in Sakura's Japanese surname (風隼, Kazehaya) is pronounced hayabusa on its own.
• She is the second Uber Rare Cat to have an official animation shortly after her introduction, the first being Twinstars.
• "Sakura", in Japanese, means cherry blossoms and is a very common name for Japanese girls. Example: Sakura Haruno
• The "JK" in Afterschool Sakura's Japanese name, JK Sakura Kazehaya, is an acronym which stands for joshi kōsei (女子高生), meaning high school girl.
• She is the only "Buster" who isn't known to make any pop culture references.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/398.html

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