I had a feeling that Cure Nyammy would be the one to strike the first punch of the entire series. I kind of hope that this becomes more common, as it just doesn't really feel like a Precure series without the martial arts and fierce attacks.
To be fair, it's unusual for *every* monster of the week to be an actual animal. Usually, either they're mostly inanimate objects, or it's a Dokidoki-like situation where the monster is separate from who/whatever it was created from. (Or Heartcatch which was somehow both at once.)