Swimmer Cat (Super Rare Cat)

Swimmer Cat is a Super Rare Cat that was introduced in Version 2.0 and can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule. True Form added in Version 6.10 increases health, attack power, movement speed and range. Talents were added in Version 8.1.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Butterfly Cat at level 10.
Evolves into Fishman Cat at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.
==Performance==
+ Deals massive damage to Floating enemies
===Pros===
*High attack power
*Full backswing cooldown
*Fast movement speed
*Decent recharge time
*Cheap cost
*Decent health [True]
===Cons===
*Single Attack
*Low range
*Long foreswing
==Strategy/Usage==
Swimmer Cat can be spammed to easily take out Floating enemies such as Mooth, Owlbrow and The Face, or to deal some quick damage to non-Floating bosses such as Cruel Angel Clionel. Unless you can freeze them, however, Swimmer Cat is not recommended for use against Teacher Bun Bun variants before True Form, due to being outranged.
If you don't have the Breakerblast Cannon unlocked, Swimmer Cat is also one of the most efficient options for breaking Spacefish Jones's Barrier, since it only costs 675¢, can be timed with relative ease, and will continue to deal heavy damage to Jones afterwards.
===True Form===
Fishman Cat increases range to 215 and gains more health, damage and movement speed. The added range, even though it might not seem like much, now allows Fishman Cat to outrange all common Bun Bun variants, so timing is no longer needed in such cases. The other improvements are nothing special, but very good nevertheless, making this unit even stronger than before.
===Talents===
Since this is a Cat that relies a lot on basic stats, the improvements to health and damage, as well as the slot for a Talent Orb, preferably Floating, can all contribute to making Fishman Cat much better. Resist Slow is a very situational talent, so unlocking it shouldn't have a high priority. Slow is useless, as Fishman is often used to damage and defeat threats directly, making it irrelevant. Lastly, Move Speed Up. Due to how speed can cause units to clip into enemies slightly, this has the potential of ruining Fishman Cat's gain in range from the True Form, as it becomes unreliable at outranging Bun Bun and his variants, and can also make the unit useless against Othom since his attack will occur before the curse effect wears off. On the other hand, increasing Fishman Cat's speed can make it an even more effective rush unit, so unlocking it should be considered regardless.
===Orb===
Massive damage against floating is the best option. If the aforementioned is unavailable, run defense up instead, since an attack up orb provides a much weaker boost comparatively.
==Description==
==Cost==
*Chapter 1: 450¢
*Chapter 2: 675¢
*Chapter 3: 900¢
==Stats==
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==Catfruit Evolution==
==Talents==
*Slow: Adds a 40% chance to slow for 15f 0.5s, improves by 5f 0.17s per level up to 60f 2s (Total Cost: 165 NP)
*Resist Slow: Reduces slow duration by 16%, improves by 6% per level up to 70% (Total Cost: 125 NP)
*Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 125 NP)
*Attack Buff: Upgrades attack power by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 125 NP)
*Move Speed Up: Upgrades movement speed by 1 per level up to 10 (Total Cost: 125 NP)
==Appearance==
*Normal Form: A humanoid cat with a small body structure and a swimming cap.
*Evolved Form: More muscular and uses a butterfly stroke. It also has swimming goggles.
*True Form: A cat-faced aquatic humanoid holding a trident. Slightly darker than prior forms, and flails around in the air for a bit after attacking.
==Existence Elsewhere==
===Nyanko Defence Force===
Swimmer Cat and its evolutions appear in Nyanko Defence Force as a Super Rare team member. It can be obtained through the gacha system.
ネコスイマー (Neko Suimā, Cat Swimmer) 	ネコスイマー (Neko Suimā, Cat Swimmer) 	ネコバタフライ (Neko Batafurai, Cat Butterfly) 	ネコ半魚人 (Neko Hangyojin, Cat Fishman) 	
 	 	 	 	
Stats At Level 30 	Stats At Level 30 	Stats At Level 30 	Stats At Level 30 	
Rarity 	Rarity 	Super Rare 	Super Rare 	
Attack 	3/3 Zodiac Signs 	183 	183 	
Attack 	2/3 Zodiac Signs 	137 	137 	
Attack 	1/3 Zodiac Signs 	114 	114 	
Skill 	Skill 	When defeating enemies other than bosses, increases the chance of crystals dropping (100% chance)	When defeating enemies other than bosses, increases the chance of crystals dropping (100% chance)	When defeating enemies other than bosses, increases the chance of crystals dropping (100% chance)
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==Trivia==
*Prior to Version 4.7, Swimmer Cat was a part another Cat Combo called Summer by the Sea.
*The lines "Knows the sadness of every match," "Found its strength by crying on its own," and "Won the blessing of victory by facing endless sorrow," in Swimmer Cat's and Butterfly Cat's Japanese descriptions reference the hit single "Ultra Soul" by rock duo B'z. The specific lyrics referenced can be translated as "First learn what sadness is, go and cry on your own," and "If you want to be blessed, first let yourself face that endless pain," and are phrased almost exactly like this unit's descriptions in Japanese.
**The song "Ultra Soul" has been associated with competitive swimming in Japan. The music video takes place at a swimming pool, and one of the single's B-sides is "Suimā-yo 2001!" ("Swimmer-yo 2001!").
*Fishman Cat could be a reference to the Gill-man, a scaly, amphibious humanoid monster from the classic film Creature from the Black Lagoon.
*Fishman Cat could also be a reference to the Fish-Men in One Piece.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/unit/037.html
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