Mallet Cat (Switch Special Cat)

Mallet Cat is a Special Cat that was added in Patch 1.0.4 and is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch Version of The Battle Cats. With Versus Mode being added via free update, Mallet Cat was sold as promotional material along with the Official Limited Time Edition The Battle Cats Unite Combo Case to incentivize players to buy the game physically starting July 16, 2020. A Package Version Bonus without the Nintendo Switch case was later released in December 3, 2020 which would distribute Mallet Cat once more. In December 9, 2021, when the English language patch released, the Package Version bonus came to Southeast Asia region giving SEA players a chance to obtain Mallet Cat as well. In Patch 1.0.6, Mallet Cat was given the ability to target Zombies. As of now, Mallet Cat is only available in the Japanese (JP) and Southeast Asia (SEA) versions.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Harisen Cat at level 10.
==Performance==
+ 30% chance to knockback all enemies except traitless.
===Pros===
*Decent movement speed and range
*Low cost
*High deployment rate
===Cons===
*Single target
*Low attack power
==Strategy/Usage==
Mallet Cat has the range of most melee units, giving it many bad matchups towards traited enemies that can outrange your melee cats. Since the purpose of this cat is to crowd control via knockback, its pathetic range, recharge, and TBA make it unbearable to use outside of the Empire of Cats chapter given how many enemies can rush or outrange Mallet Cat. This unit, however, has some strong uses in Cats of the Cosmos if you can stack as many Mallet Cats as possible; due to Cyclones appearing in the final chapter, Mallet Cat can be proven useful in supplementing crowd control as it can outrange all four cyclones. After that, Mallet Cat can be stowed away to collect dust forever.
==Description==
==Cost==
*All Chapters: 360¢
*Stories of Legend: 540¢
==Stats==
==Appearance==
*Normal Form: A Cat wielding a large squeaky hammer. Wears a headband and carries a yellow hard hat with a green Cat symbol on it. Attacks by putting the hard hat down and whacking it.
*Evolved Form: The same cat, now armed with a harisen (slapping fan) instead of a hammer. Wears a tracksuit. Attacks the same, but using the harisen to whack the hard hat.
:See here for the 2P version.
==Trivia==
*A harisen is a Japanese paper fan most commonly used in manzai comedy, in which the tsukkomi (the short-tempered "straight man" who takes things seriously) may hit the boke (the airheaded "funny man" who gets everything wrong) on the head with a harisen in response to their jokes or idiocy. The term tsukkomi, also used in Harisen Cat's Japanese description, refers to when the secondary comedian "butts in" on their partner's act by reacting to, pointing out, or calling out their ridiculousness.
*This is the only cat unit in any version of The Battle Cats to change color depending on the player. In the VS and Play Together modes of The Battle Cats Unite!, Player 1's Mallet Cat has a red headband and mallet, which are blue for Player 2's Mallet Cat. For Harisen Cat, his tracksuit and his harisen's pivot are what change color. In single player, it will always be red.
==External links==
*https://corocoro.jp/news/134021/
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Units Release Order:
<< Undies Cat Jr. | Manga Cat >>
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