Psychocat (Rare Cat)

Psychocat is a Rare Cat that was added in Version 4.0 and can be unlocked by playing the Rare Cat Capsule. True Form added in Version 6.5 improves his health, attack rate and movement speed. Talents were added in Version 8.3.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Neo Psychocat at level 10.
Evolves into Corrupted Psychocat at level 30 using Catfruit and XP.
==Performance==
+ 50% chance to slow Alien enemies for 4 seconds
===Pros===
*Good range
*Fairly cheap to produce
*Somewhat fast recharge time
===Cons===
*Low attack power
*Single Target
*Mediocre health
*Slow movement speed [Normal, Evolved]
==Strategy/Usage==
Psychocat is a very useful support cat for nearly all of Into the Future and some parts of Cats of the Cosmos. Alongside Surfer Cat, Psychocat is exceptional at controlling short-ranged Alien enemies and keeping their threat level to a minimum. Stacks of Psychocats keep Alien enemies at a distance while your anti-Alien heavy hitters like Macho Leg and Chill Cat beat them to a pulp, he also outranges both Raging Bahamut Cat and Corrupted Valkyrie, allowing you to paralyze them so your ranged attackers can safely take them out.
In the Legend Stages, Psychocat is rarely effective, as his lack of area attack limits his use to stages with few Alien frontliners. He can still effectively slow Cosmic Cyclone, Nimoy Bore and similar units to great effect, though.
===True Form===
Corrupted Psychocat gains more health, double speed and faster attacks. These improvements work together in massively increasing the number of attacks that a Psychocat can expect to land in his lifetime, leading to much more consistent slowing. His use does not change and his lack of area attack is not fixed, but the buff is easily worth the Catfruit.
===Talents===
Target Zombie expands Corrupted Psychocat's use to another trait, making him effective against, notably, Zyclone and Lord Gravey. Unlike the original anti-zombies Weedwacker Cat and Ectoweight Cat, however, he is powerless against unburrowing or reviving zombies, resulting is an overall bad matchup. Defense Buff doesn't drastically increase his survivability, but is helpful regardless. Weaken and Slow Up improve his performance directly, but not by much, with weaken being just a -30% attack power that can override stronger weaken effects and slow being a 25% duration up at best.
Resist Freeze is extremely situational, as Corrupted Psychocat is unlikely to survive hits from most freezing enemies in the first place.
===Orb===
Defense Up against Aliens (or Zombies, if target Zombie is unlocked); any other Orb would be wasted. Note that even a Defense Up Orb against a trait he targets would rarely make a difference, so saving your high level Orbs for other cats is recommended.
==Description==
==Cost==
*Chapter 1: 350¢
*Chapter 2: 525¢
*Chapter 3: 700¢
==Stats==
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==Catfruit Evolution==
==Talents==
*Weaken: Adds a 30% chance to weaken enemies to 70% for 39f 1.3s, improves by 9f 0.3s per level up to 120f 4s (Total Cost: 95 NP)
*Slow: Increases slow duration by 12f 0.4s, improves by 2f 0.07s per level up to 30f 1s (Total Cost: 75 NP)
*Resist Freeze: Reduces freeze duration by 16%, improves by 6% per level up to 70% (Total Cost: 75 NP)
*Target Zombie (Cost: 50 NP)
*Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 75 NP)
==Appearance==
*Normal Form: A cat with black hair and a spoon in one of his paws. Attacks by enlarging the spoon and smacking the target, bending and losing the spoon in the process. Regains spoon before attack animation ends. Eyes glow gray while enlarging the spoon.
*Evolved Form: Loses the spoon, his hair is now white and his suit ripped. Has a small portal floating above his hands. Attacks by charging the portal before flinging it at his target, creating a small explosion. Eyes glow purple instead during attack animation.
*True Form: Levitates in the air. His hair flows upwards wildly. He wears black headphones, a black suit and a black poncho/cape. He radiates a purple aura. His eyes also glow purple. Has a purple galaxy-shaped object hovering near his arm (presumably a portal). Explosion is greater. Also, a purple aura emerges for an instant around the projectile and cat during attack animation, eyes glowing even darker purple in that instant.
==Existence Elsewhere==
===Nyanko Defence Force===
Psychocat and its evolutions appear in Nyanko Defence Force as a Rare team member. It can be obtained through the gacha system.
サイキックネコ (Saikikku Neko, Psychic Cat) 	サイキックネコ (Saikikku Neko, Psychic Cat) 	ネオサイキックネコ (Neo Saikikku Neko, Neo Psychic Cat) 	デビルサイキックネコ (Debiru Saikikku Neko, Devil Psychic Cat) 	
 	 	 	 	
Stats At Level 30 	Stats At Level 30 	Stats At Level 30 	Stats At Level 30 	
Rarity 	Rarity 	Rare 	Rare 	
Attack 	3/3 Zodiac Signs 	160 	160 	
Attack 	2/3 Zodiac Signs 	120 	120 	
Attack 	1/3 Zodiac Signs 	100 	100 	
Skill 	Skill 	Homes in on the enemy and deals 100% damage 	Homes in on the enemy and deals 100% damage 	Homes in on the enemy and deals 100% damage
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==Trivia==
*Psychocat's hairstyle looks nearly identical to that of Koichi "Babel II" Yamano from Babel II, the descendant of an alien who inherits his superhuman intellect and powers.
**Psychocat's hairstyle and outfit both also resemble the eponymous character of the manga Locke the Superman, an extraterrestrial with a variety of psychic powers.
*Psychocat's spoon is a reference to spoon bending, a common theme in magic tricks.
*Neo Psychocat's description is a reference to the battle between Gotenks and Super Buu in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, in the saga Dragon Ball Z. His appearance is basically a Super Saiyan.
*Corrupted Psychocat is a reference to Soldier Blue from Toward the Terra, who has a fairly similar getup including hearing aids and destroyed himself with his own psionic power.
*When counting all three of his forms, Psychocat has the most Pop Culture References of any Cat Unit and is in second place for the most references of any character overall, with Bears Be Back in first place.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/unit/198.html
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Units Release Order:
<< Catman | Onmyoji Cat >>
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Category:Cat Units
Category:Rare Cats
Category:Anti-Alien Cats
Category:Cats with Slow ability
Category:Single Attack Cats
Category:Cats requiring Catfruits for True Form
Category:Gacha Cats
Category:Cats with Talents
Category:Cats with Weaken ability
Category:Resist Freeze Cats
Category:Anti-Zombie Cats
Category:Cats with Defense Buff Talent
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