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Cat Mario makes its debut in the [[Wii U]] game ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', gained upon collecting a [[Super Bell]]. In this form, Mario can briefly climb up or cling to both walls and the [[Goal Pole]]. Mario also has the ability to pounce on [[List of enemies|enemies]] from midair to slam into them, similar to a [[dive]] attack. He can also claw swipe enemies in front of him (which can spin [[Cat Wheel]]s, similar to [[Tanooki Mario]] tail-whipping [[Tail Wheel]]s in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''), as well as [[Roll|slide into them]], however, it cannot defeat [[Bullet Bill]]s or [[Banzai Bill]]s, which will simply change direction. Cat Mario runs at a crouching height, and he also breaks into a sprint significantly sooner than in any other form. If any character touches the [[Goal Pole]] in cat form in a level that uses the regular level victory music, that character says "meow" while doing the victory pose.

There is an enemy in the game which mirrors Cat Mario as an enemy form known as  the [[Cat Goomba]], which, like him, is colored yellow and has the ability to pounce at others, which it does after having climbed up a steep (but usually short) area. Bullet Bills and Banzai Bills also appear as cat variants of themselves, which are known as [[Cat Bullet Bill]]s and [[Cat Banzai Bill]]s respectively. Their undersides are colored white and have white cat ears and a white and black tail, and unlike the normal entities of their species, they will follow the player around until they come in contact with them or explode similarly to [[Bull's Eye Bill]]s and [[Banzai Bill]]s.

There is an alternate version of the form that is obtained by grabbing a [[Lucky Bell]], which is the same as normal Cat Mario except that it has a red collar and a bell. During that state, Mario can turn into [[Lucky Cat Mario]], similar to [[Tanooki Mario]]'s [[Statue Mario|Statue form]] in ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' (though the Lucky Cat form is invincible, rather than invulnerable and ignored), and gives bonus coins while falling; its appearance is similar to that of a ''{{wp|maneki-neko}}''. If Mario collects a [[Super Bell]] while in this form, he "downgrades" to normal Cat Mario, unlike collecting a [[Super Mushroom]] while Mario already has a power-up (similar to the [[Super Leaf]] and [[Tanooki Suit]]/[[Statue Leaf]]).

When [[Bowser]] becomes [[Meowser]], he has white and orange fur with brown stripes, similarly to a tiger, a ringed tail, cat ears instead of horns, whiskers, and his nose is black. Also, his hair is colored red, white and brown, and his shell appears to become more blueish. Like [[Cat Goomba]]s and [[Cat Bullet Bill]]s, his form is similar to a transformation than an actual suit. However, in addition to this form's abilities, he can also tail whip, like Tanooki Mario, and he retains his fire breath.