Wheel Cat (Rare Cat)

Wheel Cat is a Rare Cat that can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule. True Form increases its range, attack power and decreases recharge time.

Cat Unit # 38
Rare Cat
Wheel Cat Solar Cat Chill Cat

Cat

Evolves into Solar Cat at level 10.

Evolves into Chill Cat at level 30 using Catfruit.

Pros

• Massive damage against Alien enemies
• Moderate stamina
• High attack power
• Area Attack
• Decent attack rate

Cons

• Sluggish recharge time [Normal, Evolved]
• Fairly expensive
• Very short range
• Low health

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

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Strategy/Usage

Wheel Cat is fairly spammable and can be easily stacked to deal huge damage to Alien enemies. This power comes at a cost, however; his range. Against unstarred Aliens, this unit's use is extremely limited, as it only outranges the basic peons, Cyberhorn, Helmut Krabbe and Elizabeth the LVIth (who has wave attacks). Cyberhorn and Nimoy Bore are its most viable targets overall, but Nimoy Bore has to be slowed or frozen for him to really shine.

When it comes to Starred Aliens, this unit has a brighter spotlight. Not only can it outrange every single peon, it can enter the blindspots of Corporal Weyland, Ribbo and Gardeneel Bros., plus he can deal good damage to Le'Solar, Spacefish Jones and Axoloty when they aren't attacking. The only regular foes he may not be as useful against are Project A and Youcan.

All in all, this is a very potent (if somewhat situational) attacker in Cats of the Cosmos and some of Uncanny Legends, but don't expect to use him often in Into the Future and Stories of Legend. His most viable uses overall are probably Star Peng, Kid Tappa, Mesocosmocyclone and Cyberhorn, all of which he can decimate if enough of him are spawned.

True Form

Chill Cat gains 30 more range, increased damage and lowered recharge time. The 30 more range allows him to outrange only one more Alien enemy, Scissoroo. Although Scissoroo has 199 range, most of the time she is still able to hit Chill Cat despite being outranged (see here for more details). That aside, the range increase is good because it can now much more reliably outrange Alien enemies that were harder for it to attack, such as General GreGory or Star Peng. The increased damage increases its effectiveness against Aliens and is just generally good, along with the lowered recharge time which also allows it to amount higher DPS against Aliens, although this also means you will have to watch your cash more closely unless you have gotten the Cost Down talent.

Talents

Talents make this unit way more powerful and viable, due to low cost and better stats, but do not fix the range issue, leaving Chill Cat to be a rather situational and hard to use unit.

His Knockback Talent is not recommended, as Chill Cat will knockback Aliens out of his range, therefore making him take longer to kill them; it can be nice to have in some other instances, but once this talent is unlocked, there is no going back. Weaken immune, although good against Calamary, is superfluous in how situational it is.

Cat Combo

Combo	Units	Cat Images	Effect
Paranormal Activity	[Rare] Wheel Cat [Rare] Vengeful Cat [Rare] Evil Cat		Worker Cat Start Level Up (M)
Midsummer Sun	[Special] Cooldown Cat [Rare] Solar Cat		"Massive Damage" Effect Up (Sm)
Take Me Out	[Rare] Banner Cat [Super Rare] Little Leaguer Cat [Rare] Solar Cat		Unit Defense Up (Sm)

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 38		Rare Cat
Wheel Cat
		EN Description
		Got tired of changing wheels of vehicles so became one instead. Spins so fast it burns. Massive damage against Aliens (Area Attack).
Solar Cat
		EN Description
		Got tired of moving around so decided to become a galaxy instead. Massive damage against Aliens (Area Attack).
Chill Cat
		EN Description
		An evolved Cat who is always calm and collected at the office. Massive area damage to Aliens.

Cat Unit # 38		Rare Cat
ネコ車輪 (Neko Sharin, Wheel Cat)
		JP Script
		妖怪ブームがきっかけで 自ら妖怪へと姿を変えたキャラクター エイリアンに超ダメージを与える（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		Affected by the yōkai trend, this character has morphed into his own yōkai. Deals super damage against Aliens (Area Attack)
ネコ太陽 (Neko Taiyō, Sun Cat)
		JP Script
		日食ブームがきっかけで 自ら太陽系へと姿を変えたキャラクター エイリアンに超ダメージを与える（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		Affected by the solar eclipse, this character has morphed into his own solar system. Deals super damage against Aliens (Area Attack)
ネコクール (Neko Kūru, Cool Cat)
		JP Script
		クールビズで涼しげなビジュアルへと 進化したキャラクター エイリアンに超ダメージを与える（範囲攻撃）
		EN Translation
		By wearing cooler clothing, this character has evolved into a more chill style. Deals super damage against Aliens (Area Attack)

Cost

• Chapter 1: 700¢
• Chapter 2: 1,050¢
• Chapter 3: 1,400¢

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

Wheel Cat
Health	Attack Power	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
600 HP	220 damage	170	2.27 seconds	9	2 times	29f 0.97 seconds	20.33s - 11.53s
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Type	Special Ability
10,200 HP	3,740 damage	Area Attack	Deals x3 damage to Alien Enemies
Solar Cat
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
13,600 HP	5,440 damage	170	2.27 seconds	9	2 times	29f 0.97 seconds	20.33s - 11.53s
Attack Type	Special Ability
Area Attack	Deals x3 damage to Alien Enemies
Chill Cat
Health (Lv.30)	Attack Power (Lv.30)	Attack Range	Attack Frequency	Movement Speed	Knockback	Attack animation	Recharge Time
13,600 HP	7,140 damage	200	2.27 seconds	9	2 times	29f 0.97 seconds	13.67s - 4.87s
Lv.MAX		Attack Type	Special Ability
Lv.50+70		Area Attack	Deals x3 damage to Alien Enemies

*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 Wheel Cat's stats.

Catfruit Evolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

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x3

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200,000

x2	x1
x3	x2
x2	200,000

Talents

• Knockback - Adds 13% chance to knockback, increases 3% per level up to 40% (Total Cost: 95 NP)
• Resist Weaken: Reduces duration of weaken by 16%, increases 6% per level up to 70% (Total Cost: 95 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)
• Cost Down: Reduces cost by 20/30/40¢ per level up to 200/300/400¢ (Total Cost: 75 NP)

Appearance

• Normal Form: A small, floating wheel with six flames. Has a thick mustache. Attack animation has him breathe fire.
• Evolved Form: A cat-faced sun with planets revolving around it. Still breathes fire.
• True Form: A snowflake with the face of a cat. Attack animation has the snowflake spin rapidly and light up. Shoots ice instead of fire.

Trivia

• It's possible that this cat is based on Wanyūdō, given its name in Japanese is Wanyado. The wheel and mustache are a common trait for classic Wanyuudo.
• Prior to version 3.0 of The Battle Cats, he lacked his anti-Alien ability.
• Wheel Cat and Can Can Cat are the only cats to stare directly forward instead of looking right like all other units in their icons.

Reference

• https://battlecats-db.com/unit/039.html

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