- This article is about the Cat Unit. For the enemy, see Riceball Cat (Enemy).
Sumo Cat is a Special Cat that can be purchased for 150 Cat Food in the Upgrade Menu after completing Singapore in Empire of Cats Chapter 1. True Form greatly increases his movement speed and gains Knockback Immunity. As of Version 10.0, Riceball Cat gained Talents.
Cat Unit # 21 |
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Special Cat |
Evolution
Evolves into Madame Sumo at Level 10.
Evolves into Riceball Cat when obtained from the Sumo Awakens! Stages (may drop on the 1st stage but guaranteed on the 2nd) and is at level 20.
Performance
+ Immune to Knockback [True]
- Multi-Hit
Pros
- Fast movement speed
- Very short cooldown
- High attack rate
- Area Attack
Cons
- Low health and attack power
- High cost
Class |
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Meatshield |
Strategy/Usage
A somewhat stronger version of Tank Cat, with a faster attack rate, more health and more damage. Very useful in the early game if you want a resilient unit to protect your long-ranged units, but he will eventually be replaced by Eraser Cat and Crazed Wall Cat. He is also part of many good combos, as explained in the section below.
True Form
Riceball Cat greatly increases his speed (becoming faster than Crazed Wall) and gains immunity to knockback. This gives him some use in some Restriction Stages, including Cats of the Cosmos and 4-crown Legend Stages, Floor 30 of the Heavenly Tower and the Mega Menace (Old) stages. He is recommended in stages that grant large amounts of money, but will usually not be worth his cost otherwise, acting like a replacement for Manic Mohawk who costs 4 times less.
Talents
Hyper-maxing him and unlocking his health Talent solves the low health issue, allowing Riceball Cat to be used almost everywhere as a meatshield. Adding the immunity talents makes him especially useful in stages with enemies that Slow, Freeze, Knockback or use Toxic attacks on cats, as the Erasers would be made less effective by said abilities.
Note: Start with the health talent and commit to level him up as much as possible first, as his immunities, especially to toxic, will be wasted if the cat itself can't survive the attacks. With this being said, in most Uncanny Legends stages, he will die regardless, so assess your priorities carefully.
The damage up talent brings nothing to this unit having low base attack power, so avoid it. It also prevents Riceball from stalling or cheesing stages. Use a Talented Riceball Cat with Li'l Eraser Cat for an ultimate defense against Henry. After completing An Ancient Curse, Riceball Cat can be upgraded up to level 50, which combined with Talents gives him more health than even a level 20+90 Eraser Cat or level 50 Manic Eraser Cat (29,160 > 26,700/25,545).
Riceball Cat should still never be picked over Ramen Cat, unless his immunities or speed are required.
Notably, these Talents compete with:
- Green Shell Cat (Immune to Freeze and Slow)
- Li'l Eraser Cat (Immune to Freeze)
- Maximum the Fighter (Slow Immunity, Talented)
- Catellite (Slow Immunity)
- Necrodancer Cat (Toxic Immunity, Talented)
- Vega Cat (Toxic Immunity)
- King Nekokhamen (Toxic Immunity)
Cat Combo
Cat Combo | Cats | Images | Effect |
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Cool Japan (アイラブジャパン) | [Special] Ninja Cat [Special] Sumo Cat [Special] Samurai Cat [Super Rare] Sushi Cat |
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Unit Attack Up (M) |
Cheating Heart? (浮気調査) | [Special] Madame Sumo [Uber Rare] Detective Vigler |
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Research Power Up (M) |
Growth Spurt (食べ盛り育ち盛り) | [Uber Rare] Graveflower Verbena [Special] Sumo Cat |
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Worker Cat Max Up (M) |
Pork on Rice (豚丼) | [Uber Rare] Kai [Special] Riceball Cat |
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Unit Defense Up (Sm) |
Contest of Champs (最強格闘技決定戦) | [Rare] Welterweight Cat [Special] Sumo Cat [Special] Kung Fu Cat [Rare] Wrestling Cat |
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Unit Attack Up (Sm) |
Description
Cat Unit # 21 | Special Cat | |||||||
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Sumo Cat | ||||||||
EN Description | ||||||||
Tank Cat didn't listen when they said that size didn't matter. Now with somewhat stronger attack (Area Attack). | ||||||||
Madame Sumo | ||||||||
EN Description | ||||||||
Found his calling feeding other Sumo Cats. Make sure you finish your food... or else. Has a somewhat stronger attack (Area Attack). | ||||||||
Riceball Cat | ||||||||
EN Description | ||||||||
Defense AND nutrition in a convenient hand-sized package. More durable than Tank Cat, with quickness from intense training (Area Attack). |
Cat Unit # 21 | Special Cat | |||||||
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スモウネコ (Sumou Neko, Sumo Cat) | ||||||||
JP Script | ||||||||
体力を多く備えた盾用のキャラ タンクネコよりも性能が高い | ||||||||
EN Translation | ||||||||
Shield character with a lot of health.
Better than Tank Cat, with a bit more attack power. (Area Attack) | ||||||||
マダム・ザ・スモウ (Madamu za Sumou, Madame the Sumo) | ||||||||
JP Script | ||||||||
新たな境地へ変貌を遂げた盾用のキャラ タンクネコよりも性能が高い | ||||||||
EN Translation | ||||||||
Shield character who has undergone a new transformation.
Better than Tank Cat, with a bit more attack power. (Area Attack) | ||||||||
ネコにぎり (Nekonigiri, Onigiri Cat) | ||||||||
JP Script | ||||||||
結婚式で見たライスシャワーを真似る盾用のキャラ タンクネコよりも性能が高い | ||||||||
EN Translation | ||||||||
Shield character who throws rice at weddings. Better than Tank Cat. |
Upgrade Cost
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
0x | 0 | 600 | 1,500 | 2,700 | 4,200 | 6,000 | 8,100 | 10,500 | 13,200 | 16,200 | 63,000 |
1x | 800 | 1,200 | 3,000 | 5,400 | 8,400 | 12,000 | 16,200 | 21,000 | 26,400 | 32,400 | 126,800 |
2x | 1,200 | 1,800 | 4,500 | 8,100 | 12,600 | 18,000 | 24,300 | 31,500 | 39,600 | 48,600 | 190,200 |
3x | 1,400 | 2,100 | 5,250 | 9,450 | 14,700 | 21,000 | 28,350 | 36,750 | 46,200 | 56,700 | 221,900 |
4x | 1,600 | 2,400 | 6,000 | 10,800 | 16,800 | 24,000 | 32,400 | 42,000 | 52,800 | 64,800 | 253,600 |
Total XP Cost | 855,500 |
- Level 30-49 upgrades cost Catseyes: 30-44 = 1 Catseye, 45-49 = 2 Catseyes
Stats
Sumo Cat | |||||||
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Health | Attack Power | Attack Range | Attack Frequency | Movement Speed | Knockback | Attack animation | Recharge Time |
600 HP | 9 damage (7.94 DPS) |
110 | 34f 1.13 seconds | 8 | 1 time | 12f 0.4s | 4.5 ~ 2 seconds |
Health (Lv.30) | Attack Power (Lv.30) | Attack Type | Special Ability | ||||
10,200 HP | 150 damage (132.35 DPS) |
Area Attack | Multi-Hit (50 at 12f 0.4s, 50 at 20f 0.67s, 50 at 28f 0.93s) | ||||
Madame Sumo | |||||||
Health (Lv.30) | Attack Power (Lv.30) | Attack Range | Attack Frequency | Movement Speed | Knockback | Attack animation | Recharge Time |
10,200 HP | 150 damage (132.35 DPS) |
110 | 34f 1.13 seconds | 8 | 1 time | 12f 0.4s | 4.5 ~ 2 seconds |
Attack Type | Special Ability | ||||||
Area Attack | Multi-Hit (50 at 12f 0.4s, 50 at 20f 0.67s, 50 at 28f 0.93s) | ||||||
Riceball Cat | |||||||
Health (Lv.30) | Attack Power (Lv.30) | Attack Range | Attack Frequency | Movement Speed | Knockback | Attack animation | Recharge Time |
10,200 HP | 150 damage (132.35 DPS) |
110 | 34f 1.13 seconds | 24 | 1 time | 12f 0.4s | 4.5 ~ 2 seconds |
Lv.MAX | Attack Type | Special Ability | |||||
Lv.50 | Area Attack | Multi-Hit (50 at 12f 0.4s, 50 at 20f 0.67s, 50 at 28f 0.93s) Immune to Knockback |
- *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 Sumo Cat's stats.
- 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.
Talents
Accessible at level 30
- Immune to Freeze (Cost: 75 NP)
- Immune to Slow (Cost: 75 NP)
- Immune to Toxic (Cost: 75 NP)
- Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 8% per level up to 80% (Total Cost: 125 NP)
- Attack Buff: Upgrades attack power by 8% per level up to 80% (Total Cost: 125 NP)
Appearance
- Normal Form: A chubby sumo wrestler with the obligatory cat face.
- Evolved Form: Now wears a wig and kitchen apron. Carries a pan in one hand and a ladle in the other.
- True Form: Ditches the outfit. Greatly resembles his namesake, a type of riceball, otherwise known as onigiri, and has a red umeboshi atop his head.
Gallery
Battle Cats Wiki has a gallery for Sumo Cat (Special Cat).
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Trivia
- Riceball Cat's Japanese name, Nekonigiri, is a portmanteau of neko ("cat") and onigiri (rice balls).
- Before Version 4.2.0 of Nyanko Daisensou, Sumo Cat was one of the cats that had the shortest range, along with Tank Cat. The shortest range now belongs to the Wafer Cat, Li'l Tank Cat, and Li'l Clops Cat Egg, with only 100 range.
Reference
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