Meerca

Meerca
Description:	Meerca
Info Page:	Meerca
Special Day:	18 August
Amount Created:	5,253,000 (21th - 1.88%)
How to Draw · Rainbow Pool

Meercas are energetic and mischievous Neopets released on 7 February 2001. They rarely get caught for their frequent pranks, thanks to their small size and tremendous speed.

Meercas have small bodies with round, mouse-like ears. Their body is connected to a long, flat tail reminiscent of a beaver's. Meercas often support themselves on their tail, which gives them extra height.

Mischievous and fun-loving, Meercas have been known to steal toys from other pets. Some Meercas have gone on to commit more large scale thefts - Heermeedjet and Merouladen have stolen King Coltzan III's crown and robbed the Qasalan Treasury.

When painted Maraquan, Meercas resemble a blowfish. In the Neopets Trading Card Game, Meercas are associated with the element of air.

Battledome

In the Battledome, Meercas have no natural resistances, but do have six species abilities:

Meerca Abilities
Meerca Bounce	Defence: 2×Air Defence	Available from Level 5
Meerca Zoom	Attack: 2×Air   2×Light	Available from Level 15
Meerca Squeel	Attack: 2 - 3×Air   2 - 3×Light	Available from Level 15
Meerca Richochet	Attack: 2×Air   2×Earth   1 - 2×Physical	Available on Meerca Day only
Meerca Tail Guard	Defence: 1 - 5×Earth Defence  1 - 5×Physical Defence	Available on Meerca Day only
Meerca Mind Trance	Attack: 2×Darkness   2×Light	Available from Level 20 on Meerca Day only

There are also seventeen pieces of equipment that can only be used by Meercas.

Colours

As of August 2011, Meercas can come in 47 different colours:

Baby - June 25, 2003 Blue - Natural Brown - ? Camouflage - August 18, 2005 Checkered - November 12, 2001 Chocolate - August 17, 2008 Christmas - December 4, 2001 Cloud - December 3, 2002 Darigan - June 5, 2003 Desert - August 18, 2007 Disco - August 18, 2004 Electric - August 18, 2006 Faerie - February 20, 2001 Fire - February 26, 2001 Ghost - August 18, 2009 Glowing - April 19, 2001

Gold - February 26, 2001 Green - Natural Grey - August 18, 2005 Halloween - October 21, 2002 Island - August 16, 2002 Jelly - August 18, 2010 Magma - December 15, 2009 Maraquan - March 9, 2004 Mutant - January 14, 2004 Orange - ? Pink - September 20, 2002 Pirate - August 26, 2002 Plushie - August 18, 2003 Purple - August 18, 2001 Rainbow - August 17, 2001 Red - Natural

Relic - August 18, 2011 Robot - August 18, 2006 Shadow - August 18, 2004 Silver - August 18, 2010 Skunk - August 18, 2011 Snot - January 13, 2004 Speckled - February 6, 2002 Split - August 18, 2007 Spotted - August 16, 2002 Starry - August 18, 2003 Striped - August 18, 2009 Tyrannian - April 12, 2002 White - February 22, 2001 Yellow - Natural Zombie - August 16, 2008

Trivia

• Meerca's are currently ranked 21st out of 54 Neopets in popularity with 5 million created as of March 2010. They are also featured in 101 different items.
• The Petpet Babyca resembles a three-tailed Meerca.

See also

• Famous Meercas: Chuffer Bob, Fanetti, Heermeedjet and Merouladen, Meuka, Wyett Tuggins, Meerca Menace
• Games: Cheat!, The Great Qasalan Caper, Meerca Chase II

External links

• NeoDeck: Meerca Menace, Fire Breathing Meerca
• Neopets TCG: Meerca Catapult, Meerca Speed Potion, Meerca Spy, Red Meerca, Yellow Meerca
• Caption Competition: #50, #53, #67, #86, #96, #100, #133, #151, #152, #153, #161, #166, #167, #182, #214, #215, #216, #221, #228, #236, #238, #305, #311, #318, #323, #328, #355, #364, #386, #392, #404, #421, #453, #462, #482, #485, #509, #529, #539, #551, #560, #578, #610, #624, #635, #659, #712, #744, #778