Lizard Cat (Normal Elite)

*This page is referenced from Lizard Cat (Normal Cat) from The Battle Cats fandom.*
**Lizard Cat** is the 8th Normal Elite of Cats unlocked. It is available after clearing Kyoto in *Japan of Cats: Chapter 1* for 7,000 XP, via the Cat Capsule or Summer Break Cats Gacha. True Form increases health, damage and recharge time.

## Appearance

* Normal Form: Looks like a Cat with stubby arms, large hind legs and a tail. Attacks by spewing a small pink ember.
* Evolved Form: Now has a tall, dragon-like body with scales on its belly, more defined arms and tiny spinities along its back. Rears back before breathing pink fire at the enemy when attacking.
* True Form: Dragon Cat attained kingship! Loses the belly scales for spikes, has two sets of horns on its head, with an extra pair of back legs. Breathes a large pink flame when attacking.

## Evolution in Game

Evolves into **Dragon Cat** at level 10.

Evolves into **King Dragon Cat** at level 20+10 using Cat Tickets.

## Strategy/Usage in Game

Use Lizard Cat in combination with tanky units like Tank Cat, Crazed Tank Cat or Rocker Cat to steamroll over everything in your path. However, be mindful that this cat is single-target, as it won't work well against multiple tough enemies. In such cases, use Area Attack Cats like Paris Cat or Bahamut.

A big stack of Dragon/King Dragon Cats protected by meatshields like Tank Cat is almost unstoppable throughout Japan of Cats, as well as being fairly effective in Into the Future. It is incredibly powerful against other ranged bosses when it is protected by cat spam. Stack it together with Manic King Dragon and Li'l King Dragon and you will be able to achieve massive DPS, allowing them to easily tear apart certain notorious stages. Furthermore, because of their decently high range, as long as they are protected well, the stack you create is in little danger throughout Japan of Cats.

### True Form

True Form improves health and attack stats, at the cost of a longer recharge time. This means that the Evolved Form can stack and deal DPS more efficiently compared to King Dragon and variants stacks. However, you should keep in mind that Dragon costs as much as King Dragon, so the latter is still preferable unless there is an overabundance of money. If you are **very** confident in your lineup and know you can spare a few slots, then it is a good but situational idea to use Research Up Cat Combos like Biohazard, Bony Bone or Kimono Champs, as they can reduce the recharge time of King Dragon to a somewhat okay level.

As you reach the later parts of the game, specifically Legend Realm Part 2, this unit and its variants' use declines rapidly as you are likely to acquire reliable specialists who are worth more than it. The range advantage also loses out, as Dragons eventually become vulnerable to enemy surges, waves and long distance attacks. It also loses out to other less disposable general backliners like Ururun Wolf simply because of its subpar stats.

## Trivia

* Lizard Cat has the highest range of all Normal Elite of Cats.
* King Dragon Cat's design may be a reference to Gomora from the Ultra series, as they both sport spikes on their bellies and horns that extend sideways.
* Lizard Cat is the only Normal Cat to be in an Event Capsule, being in Summer Break Cats specifically.