Sumo Cat (Special Cat)

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. In Version 3.3, True Form greatly increases his movement speed and gains Knockback Immunity. Talents were added in Version 10.0. In The Battle Cats Unite!, he is unlocked from beating Singapore in the Empire of Cats chapter and costs 75 Cat Food.

Cat Unit # 021
Special Cat
Sumo Cat Madame Sumo Riceball Cat Sumo Cat Madame Sumo Riceball Cat

Evolution

Evolves into Madame Sumo at Level 10.

Evolves into Riceball Cat when obtained from Sumo Awakens! (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 [True]
• Very short cooldown
• High attack rate
• Area Attack

Cons

• Low health and attack power

Class
Class
Normal	Meatshield & Combo Slave
Evolved		{{{EvolvedClass}}}
True			{{{TrueClass}}}
Ultra	{{{UltraClass}}}

In order to classify Cat Units, see here

Classification does not include Talents

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 but with four times the cost.

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 Attack Buff 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 Combos

Combo Name	Cats	Combo Effect
Cool Japan Unit Attack UP (M)
Cool Japan (アイラブジャパン)		Unit Attack UP (M)
Pork on Rice Unit Defense UP (Sm)
Pork on Rice (豚丼)		Unit Defense UP (Sm)
Contest of Champs Unit Attack UP (Sm)
Contest of Champs (最強格闘技決定戦)		Unit Attack UP (Sm)
Cheating Heart? Research Power UP (M)
Cheating Heart? (浮気調査)		Research Power UP (M)
Growth Spurt Worker Cat Max UP (M)
Growth Spurt (食べ盛り育ち盛り)		Worker Cat Max UP (M)

Description

Switch EN/JP

Cat Unit # 021		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 # 021		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 performance 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 performance than Tank Cat with a bit more attack power (Area Attack)
ネコにぎり (Neko Nigiri, 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 imitates a rice shower seen at a wedding Better performance than Tank Cat Became amazingly fast from repeated training (Area Attack)

Cost

• Chapter 1: 200¢
• Chapter 2: 300¢
• Chapter 3: 400¢

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

Stats

• Standard
• Detailed

Sumo Cat
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
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)
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
{{{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		{{{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 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{{{Normal Hit 1 Note}}} + 33{{{Normal Hit 2 Note}}} + 33{{{Normal Hit 3 Note}}}) 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{{{Evolved Hit 1 Note}}} + 33{{{Evolved Hit 2 Note}}} + 33{{{Evolved Hit 3 Note}}}) 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{{{True Hit 1 Note}}} + 33{{{True Hit 2 Note}}} + 33{{{True Hit 3 Note}}}) Immune to Knockback 200 300 400

Ultra Form ??? 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 60 ? ? ? Attack Range 110 60+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 (99{{{Ultra Hit 1 Note}}} + 00{{{Ultra Hit 2 Note}}}) None 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 Toxic (Cost: 75 NP)
• Immune to Slow (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.

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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 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

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

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