Costumed Rabbit Mouse
| Costumed Rabbit Mouse | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse Group: Event Mice (Lunar New Year) | |||
| Mouse Statistics | |||
| Points: | 1,888 | Gold: | 888 |
| Location & Attraction Info | |||
| Required Power Types: | All types except Parental | Other Requirements: | |
| Cheese: | Charm: | ||
| Locations: | Town of Gnawnia (2011) Training Grounds (2011) Year of the Dragon Festival (2012) Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise (2013 & 2014) |
Loot: | |
| Links | |||
| Larry's Loot Lexicon: | MouseHunt Info Page | Image: | Image Link |
| Dressed in festive rabbit attire, this mouse happily marches through the New Years parade. The long ears and cheerful demeanor of the costume also make quite an effective means of fooling hunters into thinking this is not a mouse at all. | |||
| Mouse ID#: 296 | |||
The Costumed Rabbit is an event mouse that can be found during the Lunar New Year celebration, between late January and mid-February of each year.
- In 2014 they could be found in the Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise for the Year of the Horse Festival in all phases of the cruise, but only when Firecracker Charms were armed.
- In 2013 they could be found in the Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise for the Year of the Snake Festival in all phases of the cruise, but only when Firecracker Charms were armed.
- In 2012 they could be found in the Year of the Dragon Festival for the Year of the Dragon Festival event, but only when Nitropop Charms were armed.
- In 2011 they could be found in the Town of Gnawnia and the Training Grounds for the Heart of the Rabbit Party event, but only when Nitropop Charms were armed.
They were known to drop the Rabbit Mask in 2011; Lucky Rabbit Charms in 2011 and 2012; Satchel of Gold (2,000 gold) and Dragonbreath Potions in 2012; 8 Souvenirs in 2013; Cruise Bux and Nitropop Potions in 2013 and 2014; 9 Miniatures in 2014.
Preferred Cheese
Costumed Rabbit mice have no known specific preference for any kind of cheese.
Hunting Strategy
Firecracker Charms must be armed in order to attract this mouse. Hunters are advised to use their strongest and luckiest trap available to them for this rare adversary, in order to prevent this elusive mouse from getting away from their trap in the event that they encounter one.
History and Trivia
- Costumed Rabbit mice were released on 10 February 2011 as part of the Heart of the Rabbit event. They could be found in the Town of Gnawnia and Training Grounds and dropped Lucky Rabbit Charms and Rabbit Mask as loot.
- The amount of points (1,888) and gold (888) awarded on catching a Costumed Rabbit mouse reflects the belief of the number eight being considered "lucky" in Chinese culture; a sequence of a "lucky" number is considered even more favorable!
- Costumed Rabbit mice were re-released on 23 January 2012 as part of the Year of the Dragon Festival, where they dropped Dragonbreath Potions, Lucky Rabbit Charms and Satchels of gold (2,000 gold).
- On 11 February 2013, they appeared in Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise as part of the Year of the Snake Festival, dropping Cruise Bux, Nitropop Potions, and 8 Souvenirs as loot.
- On 30 January 2014, they appeared in Calamity Carl's Cozy Cruise as part of the Year of the Horse Festival event, dropping Cruise Bux, Nitropop Potions and 9 Miniatures as loot.
