Is It Really Better Not to Pull for the Nekoluga Family? What I Think After 2 Months of Playing

2026/09/25

I've been playing The Battle Cats for about two months.

When I started looking at beginner guides, I kept coming across one piece of advice:

“You don't need to pull for the Nekoluga family.”

I can kind of understand why people say that.

They are pretty awkward before evolving, and honestly, they are about as weird-looking as cats can get. You have to wonder whether they're really worth investing in.

If you're spending Cat Food on a gacha, there are probably other cats you'd want to prioritize.

At first, I thought:

“If everyone says you don't need them, they must be pretty useless.”

But after actually playing the game...

Wait. Aren't they actually pretty useful to have?

That's what I started thinking.

The Nekoluga Family Can Be Surprisingly Useful

One of the biggest characteristics of the Nekoluga family is their very long attack range.

Of course, they aren't all-purpose cats that can handle everything.

They can go down quickly, and they aren't the kind of cats you simply throw into the frontline and let them fight normally.

But there are situations where they can be surprisingly helpful.

For example:

“I can't get close to this enemy because its range is so long...”

That's where a Nekoluga can sometimes come in handy.

They can hit enemies from places where ordinary cats simply can't reach.

So rather than being your main attackers, they feel more like cats you bring out when you think:

“This is exactly the range I need right now!”

In other words, they can be the kind of cats that fill a very specific gap in your lineup.

My Child's Account Has 3 Nekoluga Cats Out of 25 Uber Super Rares

This is what I find kind of funny.

My child's account currently has 25 Uber Super Rare cats, and 3 of them are from the Nekoluga family:

Togeluga
Mamoluga
Okolan

That's 3 out of 25.

And we weren't specifically trying to pull for Nekoluga cats.

These three also have very different uses.

Togeluga Has Been Surprisingly Good

The cat my child actually uses and says is really useful is Togeluga.

Of course, it has high attack power, but what I like is that its knockback lets it move backward and helps keep itself safe.

Being able to adjust the distance from enemies is also useful.

My child says Togeluga is one of the better Nekoluga cats.

And after seeing it in action, I can understand why.

Okolan Is Useful for Breaking Evil Shields

Okolan has also been useful on my child's account.

The reason is simple:

It can break Evil Shields.

There aren't any other cats in the current lineup that can do that, so having Okolan can make a real difference in some stages.

This is something that can be difficult to understand from a simple “strong” or “weak” rating on a strategy site.

There are plenty of powerful Uber Super Rare cats in the game, but that doesn't mean you actually have them.

A cat's value can change quite a lot depending on what your own lineup is missing.

My child also has Mamoluga, but we haven't actually used it yet.

So I'll leave that one unrated for now.

On My Account: Fabulous Pasalan

The Nekoluga cat on my account is Fabulous Pasalan from a seasonal gacha.

And, well...

If I just put it out there normally, it dies pretty quickly. lol

But things are different when I can actually protect it.

When fighting enemies with long attack ranges, if I can create a safe position for it, its high attack power and long range can be very useful.

After evolving, it can also keep producing waves for a surprisingly long time.

It's definitely not a cat that you can simply put on the field and expect to dominate.

But there are stages where I think:

“Maybe I can protect this one and make it work here.”

And in those situations, it can be very helpful.

In the end, I think a cat's usefulness depends not only on the cat itself, but also on how it fits into your own lineup.

So, Should You Pull the Nekoluga Gacha?

After saying all that...

I don't think you need to specifically target the Nekoluga gacha.

Not because the Nekoluga family is useless.

Quite the opposite.

They can be useful to have.

Some have extremely long range, while others have unique abilities. There are definitely situations where I think, “I'm glad I had this cat.”

But here's the funny thing about the Nekoluga family...

They seem to show up on their own when you're pulling other gachas.

You might think:

“I heard Nekoluga cats aren't very useful...”

And then...

Suddenly, you've got one.

My child's account has 3 out of 25 Uber Super Rares without specifically trying to get them.

My account has 1 out of 20.

So rather than spending Cat Food specifically to get a Nekoluga, I'd rather pull a gacha that has other cats I actually want and simply make good use of any Nekoluga cats that happen to show up.