Sumo Cat (Special Cat)

This article is about the Cat Unit. For the enemy unit, 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 immunity to Knockback. As of Version 10.0, Riceball Cat gained Talents.

Cat Unit # 21
Special Cat
Sumo Cat Madame Sumo Riceball 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]

Pros

• Fast movement speed
• Very short cooldown
• High attack rate
• Area Attack

Cons

• Low health and attack power
• High cost

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

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

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★ Legend Stages, Floor 30 of the Heavenly Tower and the Mega Menace 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 as much.

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, 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)
  
• Cattelite (slow immunity)
  
• Necrodancer Cat (toxic immunity, Talented)
  
• Vega Cat (toxic immunity)
  
• 610-1 (toxic immunity)
  

Cat Combo

Cat Combo	Cats	Images	Effect
Cool Japan (アイラブジャパン)	[Special] Ninja Cat [Special] Sumo Cat [Special] Samurai Cat [Super Rare] Sushi Cat		Cat attack power +15%
Cheating Heart? (浮気調査)	[Special] Madame Sumo [Uber Rare] Detective Vigler		Cat recharge times decreased by -52f
Growth Spurt (食べ盛り育ち盛り)	[Uber Rare] Graveflower Verbena [Special] Sumo Cat		Wallet size +20%
Pork on Rice (豚丼)	[Uber Rare] Kai [Special] Riceball Cat		Cat health +10%

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 21		Special Cat
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
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 攻撃力もぼちぼちある感じ（範囲攻撃）
		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 攻撃力もぼちぼちある感じ（範囲攻撃）
		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 鍛錬を重ね神速を取得（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		Shield character who throws rice at weddings. Better than Tank Cat. Became amazingly fast from repeated training. (Area Attack)

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
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
600 HP	9 damage	110	1.13 seconds	8	1 time	0.4 seconds	4.5 - 2.33 seconds
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
10,200 HP	150 damage	Area Attack	Multi-hit attack (50, 50, 50)
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	110	1.13 seconds	8	1 time	0.4 seconds	4.5 - 2.33 seconds
Attack Type	Special Ability
Area attack	Multi-hit attack (50, 50, 50)
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	110	1.13 seconds	24	1 time	0.4 seconds	4.5 - 2.33 seconds
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50		Area attack	Multi-hit attack (50, 50, 50) 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.

Stats Modifier
Natural Level 50 Plus Level 0 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 Sumo Cat Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 34 34f 1.13 seconds Initial 50 + 0 600 600 600 9 9 9 7.9411764705882 7 7 Attack Animation 0f + (12f + 8f + 8f) + 6f 10 4,200 60 53 Attack Range 110 50+0 16,200 240 212 Attack Type Area Recharge Time 9.33 - 2 seconds Knockback 1 time Movement Speed 8 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (33 + 33 + 33) 200 300 400

Evolved Form Madame Sumo Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 34 34f 1.13 seconds Initial 50 + 0 600 600 600 9 9 9 7.9411764705882 7 7 Attack Animation 0f + (12f + 8f + 8f) + 6f 20 7,200 105 93 Attack Range 110 50+0 16,200 240 212 Attack Type Area Recharge Time 9.33 - 2 seconds Knockback 1 time Movement Speed 8 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (33 + 33 + 33) 200 300 400

True Form Riceball Cat Talent Orbs Health (%) 0 Attack (IS) 0 Effects/Talents Health (%) 0 Attack (%) 0 Level HP AP DPS Attack Cycle 34 34f 1.13 seconds Initial 50 + 0 600 600 600 9 9 9 7.9411764705882 7 7 Attack Animation 0f + (12f + 8f + 8f) + 6f 30 10,200 150 132 Attack Range 110 50+0 16,200 240 212 Attack Type Area Recharge Time 9.33 - 2 seconds Knockback 1 time Movement Speed 24 Cost (¢) Abilities Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Multi Hit (33 + 33 + 33) Immune to Knockback 200 300 400

• 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 rice ball, and has a red umeboshi atop his head.

Gallery

Sumo Cat's attack animation

Madame Sumo's attack animation

Riceball Cat's attack animation

Mother's Day illustration

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Trivia

• Riceball Cat's Japanese name, Nekonigiri, is a portmanteau of neko ("cat") and onigiri (rice balls).

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/022.html

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