Li'l Cat (Special Cat)

:This article is about the Cat Unit. For the Enemy Unit, see Li'l Mohawk Cat (Enemy)
Li'l Cat is a Special Cat that was added in Version 4.2 and can be unlocked by playing the Event Capsule. True Form added in Version 5.10 increases health, attack power and recharge time and reduces deploy cost. Talents were added in Version 12.3.
==Evolution==
Evolves into Li'l Macho Cat at level 10.
Evolves into Li'l Mohawk Cat when obtained from Li'l Cat Awakens! and is level 20 or above.
==Performance==
===Pros===
*Very low cost
*Fast recharge time [Normal, Evolved]
===Cons===
*Single Attack
*Low speed
*Very low health and attack power
*Mediocre recharge time [True]
==Strategy/Usage==
Although he has overall worse stats than Cat, Li'l Cat serves as a meatshield in stages or other such Restriction Stages that allow Special Cats. His low stats for even a meatshield and slow speed, however, make it one of the worst options, so it is not recommended in lieu of alternatives.
Li'l Macho Cat also has a Research Effect Up Sm Combo with Jurassic Cat Sitter. While not useful to the unit itself, Jurassic Cat Sitter, its True Form because of its longer recharge time and many others could benefit greatly from this accessible combo to reduce their cooldown times.
===True Form===
Li'l Mohawk Cat trades part of the spammability, which is a staple in most meatshields, for decreased cost, turning him into the cheapest in the game by a good margin. He can still be used as a meatshield, not differently than any other similar cat, but he becomes a little less effective in exchange for cost, making it a good trade only in money-tight stages. However, his slightly increased recharge time is reduced back to 2 seconds if you use his Combo Mini-Saurus, which also reduces the recharge times of other Cats, such as Cameraman Cat and Ramen Cat.
===Talents===
Wave Immunity is by far the most valuable talent with a wide variety of applications. Most other accessible alternatives can serve as ranged meatshields and Glittering Macho Cat does the job better, but Li'l Mohawk is arguably the cheapest, both in terms of evolutionary materials and in action. 
Giving him a 10% chance to land Critical Hits can be good for clearing out lesser Metal enemies like Metal Doge and Metal One Horn, although it should never be seen as a necessity due to his low stats. Attack Buff and Defense Buff will rarely be useful because of the aforementioned stat deficiency, and the same can be said for Slow Immunity, as Li'l Cat normally can't survive attacks that inflict Slow.
===Orb===
Throw on a Metal Defense Orb if you have any spares. With one he'll be more likely to survive a strike from peons or the odd Super Metal Hippoe, but that's usually where the benefits end.
==Description==
==Cost==
====Normal/Evolved Form====
*Chapter 1: 50¢
*Chapter 2: 75¢
*Chapter 3: 100¢
====True Form====
*Chapter 1: 30¢
*Chapter 2: 45¢
*Chapter 3: 60¢
==Stats==
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==Talents==
Accessible at level 30
*Critical: Adds a 10% chance to perform a critical hit (Cost: 75 NP)
*Immune to Waves (Cost: 75 NP)
*Immune to Slow (Cost: 75 NP)
*Defense Buff: Upgrades health by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 125 NP)
*Attack Buff: Upgrades attack power by 2% per level up to 20% (Total Cost: 125 NP)
==Appearance==
*Normal Form: Tiny version of a Cat.
*Evolved Form: Tiny version of a Macho Cat.
*True Form: Li'l Macho has grown his own hair! Now close to the size of Mohawk Cat and closely resembles him. Shows off a spiked mohawk.
==Existence Elsewhere==
===Battle Cats Quest===
A cluster of Li'l Cats appear as a playable skin in Battle Cats Quest.
BCQ cat cluster.png
==Trivia==
*Li'l Cat has the lowest XP cost in the game.
*Li'l Cat is the smallest unit in the game.
*Li'l Mohawk Cat has the second lowest deployment cost in the game, beaten only by Cheetah Cat.
*In The Battle Cats Unite!, there exists a seemingly unused spritesheet for a Li'l Gold Cat.
==Reference==
*https://battlecats-db.com/unit/210.html
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Units Release Order:
<< Kirin Cat | Li'l Tank Cat >>
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Category:Cat Units
Category:Special Cats
Category:Li'l Cats
Category:Event Capsule Cats
Category:Single Attack Cats
Category:Cats requiring Awakening for True Form
Category:Cats with Talents
Category:Critical Hit Cats
Category:Cats with Wave Immunity
Category:Cats with Slow Immunity
Category:Cats with Defense Buff Talent
Category:Cats with Attack Buff Talent