The Kaito Files: all cats, scents and Matsugane crests
There are 20 cats and 20 scent pickups, for 40 discoveries in total. Twenty of their rewards are Matsugane Family Crests, split evenly between cats and scents. The 11 memories are separate and unlock their own set of combat skills.
Use Ear for cats and Nose for scents, even when you can already see the target. Move closer if the interaction does not appear. Buy the + and EX upgrades for both senses to make the search easier. Genda Law Office access is story-gated; do its refrigerator pickup once you can enter.
The location IDs below belong to this guide. They are not in-game numbering. Tick a location after the interaction awards its item, not merely after you hear a cat.
Ten crest cats
Each of these gives one Matsugane Family Crest.
C01
Exact target: Hotel District, vacant lot south of Adam: southeast wall.
C02
Exact target: Shichifuku Parking Lot: vending machine outside its southern edge.
C03
Exact target: Champion District southeast alley: cat on the raised AC unit.
C04
Exact target: Pink Street: top of the Queen Rouge entrance sign.
C05
Exact target: Alley north of Yagami's office: western vending machine.
C06
Exact target: North of Kotobuki Drugs: sign above the small green car.
C07
Exact target: West of Sushi Zanmai: AC unit beside a vending machine.
C08
Exact target: Tenkaichi entrance gate: underground-entrance roof to its west.
C09
Exact target: Western Theater Alley: red vending machine.
C10
Exact target: East Millennium Tower Street: vending machine southwest of Wild Jackson.
Ten other cats
C11
Location and target: Just east of Yagami's office door, vending machine.
Reward: Bloody Crest
C12
Location and target: Park Boulevard east end, grass/tree beside Kamurocho Hills entrance.
Reward: Binding
C13
Location and target: North Senryo Avenue dead end, scaffolding west of Champion District entrance.
Reward: A Swordsman's Teachings: Part Two
C14
Location and target: Vacant lot south of Bar Tender, western AC unit.
Reward: Silver Plate
C15
Location and target: Tenkaichi Alley backlot, on the vending machine in its eastern entrance passage.
Reward: Staminan Spark
C16
Location and target: Yoshinoya's northeast corner on Tenkaichi, behind the rope barrier.
Reward: Miracle Darts
C17
Location and target: Nakamichi Street north of Café Alps, blue vending machine.
Reward: Yagami Detective Agency record
C18
Location and target: Eastern Senryo Avenue spur, stairs behind the chain-link fence.
Reward: Gold Plate
C19
Location and target: Theater Square Club SEGA northeast corner, red vending machine.
Reward: Fearless Binding
C20
Location and target: Across the street, south of East Shichifuku Poppo, on the red vending machine inside the building's entrance alcove.
Reward: Dragon's Binding
The C13 reward makes Extra Firepower: Do or Die available to buy. C11's Bloody Crest attracts the strong roaming enemies needed for the optional challenge when equipped. Finding all twenty cats unlocks Iron Liver for purchase.
Ten crest scents
Each of these gives one Matsugane Family Crest. Collecting ten crests makes Gifted Brawler Lv. 2 available; collecting all twenty opens Lv. 3. You still need to buy the preceding level and pay the SP cost.
S01
Exact target: Rubbish southwest of Yagami Detective Agency's entrance.
S02
Exact target: Champion District southeast vacant lot: ground along northern edge.
S03
Exact target: Taihei/Senryo intersection: ruined Shangri-La entrance.
S04
Exact target: Eastern Senryo Avenue spur: dumpster halfway along.
S05
Exact target: Millennium Tower frontage: ground beside the eastern metal support of the glass shelter.
S06
Exact target: Bantam: pavement in front of the wall sign.
S07
Exact target: East of Sushi Zanmai: base of parking-ticket machine.
S08
Exact target: Shichifuku Street opposite MEB: doormat south of Ikinari Steak.
S09
Exact target: Southeast Theater Square: ground outside the ATM entrance.
S10
Exact target: Vacant lot south of Bar Tender: dumpster on western side.
S10 is easy to omit because the same lot also has a cat. Those are two separate interactions. Similarly, Bantam has both a scent and the Bomb Punch memory, and the area around Yagami's office has several different targets.
Ten other scents
S11
Location and target: Northeast Hotel District boundary, bushes near Kamurocho Hills gate.
Reward: Expert Bat
S12
Location and target: Yoshida Batting Center southwest parking area, rubbish bags.
Reward: Silver Plate
S13
Location and target: Lot northwest of East Shichifuku Poppo, northern metal dumpster.
Reward: Long Drill on the Beach record
S14
Location and target: Opposite/south of Bato Detective Agency, between two vending machines.
Reward: Staminan Spark
S15
Location and target: South of Kamuro Theater, blue bin beside Information Station.
Reward: Extinguisher Protector
S16
Location and target: Northern Nakamichi Street, ground just north of Beef Zone entrance.
Reward: Bronze Plate
S17
Location and target: Northern New Serena Alley, dumpster.
Reward: Demonic Fundoshi
S18
Location and target: Behind Public Park 3, dumpster south of the outdoor shogi player.
Reward: Platinum Plate
S19
Location and target: South of Kyushu No. 1 Star, dumpster at Pink Alley's northern entrance.
Reward: Gold Plate
S20
Location and target: Inside Genda Law Office, refrigerator.
Reward: Stiff Boxers
Collection route
Start around the agency and Tenkaichi gate, then cover New Serena/Tenkaichi Alley. Continue through Nakamichi and Pink Street, sweep Senryo and the Champion District, then finish the eastern and northern streets before moving through Theater Square. Enter Genda Law Office separately for S20.
Use the location IDs as your own checklist. The skills menu gives useful overall gates, particularly Iron Liver and Gifted Brawler, but an unbought skill is not proof that a collectible is still missing. Read its prerequisite and check whether the SP purchase is the only step left.
For the all-skill route, the critical collection totals are 20 cats and 20 crests, plus all memories and books. The remaining non-crest scents are included here for a complete exploration sweep, useful equipment and SP. The non-crest scents are optional for the trophies.
The Kaito Files: all cats, scents and Matsugane crests
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