The Catanuki is a Dream Eater that was introduced in Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD.

Development

In a Famitsu interview, Tetsuya Nomura explains that the Catanuki "was something the Osaka team really wanted to add to the game," and that the Catanuki will be exclusive to Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD.^[1]

Design

The Catanuki is a tanuki-themed palette swap of a Meow Wow. It sports a mainly orange body and a white underbelly, the tail has a purple spiral design that leads to the base of the tail and spreads into a small purple patch on its rear. On the sides the blotch is now a peach color, the legs are white with a purple band and the feet are a gradient from white to orange. The face resembles the tanuki the most, with a small green leaf on its forehead (instead of the normal Meow Wow horn) and a purple patch of fur underneath its eyes. The tips of the ears are also purple.

The Catanuki's English name is a portmanteau of "cat" and "tanuki". The Japanese name, "Pondanyan", is a portmanteau of "ponpoko", an onomatopoeia of the sound of a tanuki drumming on their bellies in Japanese folklore, and "nyan", an onomatopoeia of a cat's meow.

Abilities

Ability Link

Catanuki's Prize List
Spark Raid	Sparkra
Blackout	Vanish
Cure Boost	Mini Block
Blindness Block	Confusion Block
Bind Block	Poison Block
Slow Block	Sleep Block
Stop Block	Defender
Treasure Magnet	Support Boost

Catanuki's Ability Link
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
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Location			Type		Name		Requirement
A-1			Magic Command		Blackout[n 1]		150 LP
A-4			Magic Command		Vanish[n 2]		300 LP
A-5			Support Ability		Treasure Magnet[n 2]		50 LP
A-6			Secret		Secret: Green[n 3]		10 LP
A-7			Quota		Checkpoint[n 3]		Link x3
B-1			Stat Ability		Cure Boost[n 1]		50 LP
B-4			Stat Ability		Confusion Block[n 2]		30 LP
B-7			Stat Ability		Blindness Block[n 3]		30 LP
C-1			Secret		Secret: Green		10 LP
C-2			Stat Ability		Poison Block		30 LP
C-3			Stat Ability		Mini Block		10 LP
C-5			Stat Ability		Slow Block		10 LP
C-6			Stat Ability		Bind Block		30 LP
C-7			Secret		Secret: Green		10 LP
D-1			Stat Ability		Sleep Block[n 4]		10 LP
D-4			Stat Ability		Defender[n 5]		150 LP
D-7			Magic Command		Sparkra[n 6]		150 LP
E-1			Quota		Checkpoint[n 4]		Link x3
E-2			Secret		Secret: Green[n 4]		10 LP
E-3			Stat Ability		Stop Block[n 5]		30 LP
E-4			Attack Command		Spark Raid[n 5]		300 LP
E-7			Spirits Ability		Support Boost[n 6]		200 LP

1. ^ ^{a b} Becomes available when in Teakettle disposition.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Becomes available after Secret: Green at E-2 has been unlocked.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Becomes available after Secret: Green at C-1 has been unlocked.
4. ^ ^{a b c} Becomes available after Secret: Green at C-7 has been unlocked.
5. ^ ^{a b c} Becomes available after Secret: Green at A-6 has been unlocked.
6. ^ ^{a b} Becomes available when in Raccoon disposition.

Attacks

Name	Element	Level	Disposition
			B	C	R	T
Leaf Dive	Physical	1	✔		✔	✔
Tummy Bounce	Physical	1	✔	✔		✔
Electric Beat	Physical	1		✔	✔
Cure	—	1		✔		✔
Cura		?
Curaga		?
Sleep	Neutral	1			✔
Sleepra		?
Sleepga		?
Vanish	—	?	✔		✔
Drain	—	?		✔		✔
Regen	—	?	✔			✔

Name	Element	Level	Disposition
			B	C	R	T
Leaf Dive	Physical	1	45%		30%	45%
Tummy Bounce	Physical	1	45%	45%		45%
Electric Beat	Physical	1		50%	40%
Cure	—	1		5%		10%
Cura		?
Curaga		?
Sleep	Neutral	1			20%
Sleepra		?
Sleepga		?
Vanish	—	?	10%		10%
Elixir	—	1	Evolved Command

Recipe

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD

Sora can obtain the Catanuki Recipe through a chest at the Tunnels. The Catanuki can be created through three different recipes.

Catanuki
Rank		Ingredients	Rampant Fancy x4 Vibrant Fantasy x4
Rank		Ingredients	Rampant Fancy x3 Dulcet Fantasy x3
Rank		Ingredients	Charming Fantasy x1 Noble Fantasy x4

Notes and references

• Spirit Dream Eater
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance enemies
• Physical-attribute Dream Eaters
• Physical/Light-style Dream Eaters