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  "atlas": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler.json",
  "canonical": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/penn-state",
  "machineEdition": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/penn-state.json",
  "season": 2026,
  "board": "000",
  "card": {
    "slug": "penn-state",
    "mascot": "The Nittany Lion",
    "mascotClass": "apex",
    "officialStatus": "official",
    "city": "University Park",
    "state": "Pennsylvania",
    "stadium": "Beaver Stadium",
    "localResource": "Nittany Mountain · central-Pennsylvania limestone · cold valley air",
    "tradition": "A mountain-lion identity gives an inland campus its own guardian species.",
    "ability": "MOUNTAIN ECHO",
    "abilityText": "Gains eight Balance after losing a round.",
    "locality": 91,
    "legacy": 94,
    "myth": 93,
    "balance": 90,
    "sourceLabel": "Penn State Athletics",
    "sourceUrl": "https://gopsusports.com",
    "school": "Penn State",
    "short": "PSU",
    "conference": "Big Ten",
    "rank": 12,
    "accent": "#041e42",
    "form": 72,
    "pointcastReason": "Matt Campbell and 39 transfers: either an intelligently assembled machine or a very expensive group project.",
    "pointcastProof": "Look connected on third down before talent can cover the seams.",
    "art": "/images/mascot-battler/type-apex.png",
    "className": "Apex",
    "classFieldName": "Night-Cat Territory",
    "classInstinct": "Pressure increases when the lights get smaller.",
    "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-07-27",
    "canonical": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/penn-state",
    "machineEdition": "https://pointcast.xyz/mascot-battler/penn-state.json"
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  "class": {
    "id": "apex",
    "name": "Apex",
    "fieldName": "Night-Cat Territory",
    "art": "/images/mascot-battler/type-apex.png",
    "color": "#d76027",
    "instinct": "Pressure increases when the lights get smaller.",
    "strongAgainst": "hound"
  },
  "favoredArenas": [
    {
      "id": "altitude",
      "name": "Thin Air",
      "note": "The field tilts uphill after halftime.",
      "favored": [
        "aerial",
        "apex"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "night",
      "name": "Night Kick",
      "note": "Myth gets louder when the edges disappear.",
      "favored": [
        "apex",
        "folklore",
        "null"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "boundary": "Unofficial editorial game. PointCast is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any school, conference, mascot program, or athletic association. Original illustrations depict broad creature archetypes and do not reproduce official mascot costume designs or logos."
}