Board Thread:Club Penguin/@comment-25769139-20151111174045/@comment-24801399-20151112034629

Bait items solely exist to trick cheaters, hence the name "bait".

As for why ones of mascots are not available, this nails it: Pinkie Pie Puffle wrote: Well, it's just that if we were able to use mascot items then it would be hard to recognize the real ones from the players that are disguised like them. Bait items used to turn players into mascots are only ever meant to be used by moderators. Even if there were say, alternate versions, it would be very easy to mistake a player wearing a fake item for an actual mascot. Besides, there are thousands of clothing items- it should not be hard at all to dress somewhat like a mascot.