Hermit Crawmad
Appears in	Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Camabarus rustica
Family	Crawmad
Areas	Perplexing Pool,Wistful Wild,Tropical Wilds,Garden of Hope,Serene Shores (Story Mode andOlimar's Shipwreck Tale)
Caves	Citadel of Spiders,Shower Room,Hole of Heroes,Dream Den,The Mud Pit
Night expeditions	None
Challenge Mode stages	Creator's Garden,The Giant's Bath
Mission ModeCollect Treasure! stages	Shaded Garden Remix,Forgotten Cove,Clockwork Chasm
Mission ModeBattle Enemies! stages	Clockwork Chasm
Side Story days	Creature Hunting,Land, Sea, and Sky,First Part Found,Looking for Louie,Big Fruit Carnival
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	Leafy Showdown
2-Player Battle stages	None
Bingo Battle stages	Stagnant Sea,Parched Brook
Attacks	Eat Pikmin

TheHermit Crawmad (シャコモドキ^?, lit.: "Pseudo Mantis Shrimp") is anenemy inPikmin 2,Pikmin 3, andPikmin 4, and the first known member of theCrawmad family. Hermit Crawmads are stout crustaceans whose claws resemble those ofsquillas, but are in fact related tohermit crabs. These creatures live their lives in holes, and pop out when prey approach. With a quick lunge, they can catch their prey, reel back, and feed on it in their burrow.

This is one of two enemies in the series (the other being theSwarming Sheargrub) that can change size. Each Hermit Crawmad's size israndomly determined every time they are generated on a map. They only have different sizes inPikmin 2, and their size does not change the amount ofPokos they are worth, how much health they have, or the number of Pikmin seeds they produce. Their nests also vary in size to accommodate the creatures.

Stats[edit]

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health	Regen.
	5	8	8	× 3	500	No
(?)	5	10 (normally)	8	× 30  × 30	750	No
	5	10	5	× 5	750	No

Behavior[edit]

A Hermit Crawmad scuttling back to its hole inPikmin 2.

The Hermit Crawmad is a semi-passive creature. It sits inside its hole, and is usually found around watery areas, although it can survive on dry land as well. It will peek out of its hole whenPikmin orleaders approach it and it will attack if one gets too near its dwelling. It attacks by charging out of its hole and grabbing a Pikmin, then backpedaling to its nest, where the Pikmin is eaten. If it misses, it will turn back around and return to its dwelling, slower than usual. It can climb walls if it is necessary for it to get back to its nest. While sitting on the nest and peeking out, if it can no longer see prey nearby, it'll retreat back inside. InPikmin 2, its nest will disintegrate if it is killed, but will always remain in the sequels.

Locations[edit]

Pikmin 2[edit]

Areas[edit]

• Perplexing Pool
  • There are two Hermit Crawmads in this area, and they can both be found close to each other. They are both located towards the north of the map, in the water slightly north of theGlutton's Kitchen cave entrance.
• Wistful Wild
  • There is one Hermit Crawmad in this area. It can be found directly south of the landing site, guarding thewhite bramble gate that leads to the section full ofBurgeoning Spiderworts.

Caves[edit]

• Citadel of Spiders
  • Two can be seen on sublevel 4, with one holding theKing of Sweets.
• Shower Room
  • One can be seen on sublevel 3.
• Hole of Heroes
  • Two can be seen on sublevel 6.
• Dream Den
  • Two can be seen on sublevel 1.

Challenge Mode[edit]

• Creator's Garden
  • Two can be seen on sublevel 1, each holding aMirrored Element.
• The Giant's Bath
  • Two can be seen on sublevel 1, with one holding theFrosty Bauble and the other holding theJoyless Jewel.

Pikmin 3[edit]

Areas[edit]

• Garden of Hope - After the day 1 tutorial
  • There is one Hermit Crawmad in this area. It can be found slightly south of the landing site, in the body of water adjacent to the brownfragment bridge. It spawns after the day 1 tutorial.
• Tropical Wilds
  • There are two Hermit Crawmads in this area. They are both located inside of the cave east of the landing site, inside a body of water. This cave contains theDusk Pustules and theBug-Eyed Crawmad that holds theStellar Extrusion.

Side Stories[edit]

Olimar's Comeback![edit]

• Creature Hunting
  • There is one Hermit Crawmad in this story's area. It can be found in the main segment, towards the northeast of the dried moat. It is slightly east of theStory Mode's landing site, and it is near someRed Pikminsprouts.
• Land, Sea, and Sky
  • There is one Hermit Crawmad in this story's area. It is located across the red fragment bridge from this story's landing site. It is near some blue bridge fragments, and is where theDwarf Bulborb andWhite Spectralids would be during Story Mode.
• First Part Found
  • There are two Hermit Crawmads in this story's area. They can both be found towards the south of the area, alongside someMale Sheargrub, with them all being directly in front of theelectric gate that is blocking access to theSPERO.
• Looking for Louie
  • There is one Hermit Crawmad in this story's area. It is located in the second main segment, in front of the electric gate towards the northwest of whereOlimar and theYellow Onion both start.
• Big Fruit Carnival
  • There are two Hermit Crawmads in this story's area. They can both be found directly north of the landing site, across the body of water and near a bundle ofhay. It's where the two piles of blue bridge fragments would be during story mode.

Mission Mode[edit]

Collect Treasures![edit]

• Shaded Garden Remix
  • There is one Hermit Crawmad in this stage. It is located slightly east of the SPERO, in the body of water between twoLesser Mock Bottoms.
• Forgotten Cove
  • There is one Hermit Crawmad in this stage. It can be found directly west of the SPERO and slightly east of theHeroine's Tear, which is on top of an orange tub.
• Clockwork Chasm
  • There is one Hermit Crawmad in this stage. It is located inside the body of water slightly east of the SPERO. It is guarding aGolden Sunseed.

Battle Enemies![edit]

• Clockwork Chasm
  • There are two Hermit Crawmads in this stage. They can both be found on the raised section towards the southeast of theSPERO, blocked off by areinforced wall. The two patches of dirt in this metal-covered section each hold a nest.

Bingo Battle[edit]

• Stagnant Sea
  • There are two Hermit Crawmads in layout B. They are both located in the center of the map, with one between thedirt wall and thefragment bridge on the western side of the map, and the other between the dirt wall and the fragment bridge on the eastern side of the map.
  • There are two Hermit Crawmads in layout C. The first Crawmad can be found towards the east, adjacent to the boot, and the second Crawmad is located towards the west, adjacent to another boot.
• Parched Brook
  • There are two Hermit Crawmads in layout B. They are both located in the dried moat, with one underneath the northern fragment bridge and one underneath the southern fragment bridge. Each Crawmad is inside of a small pond.

Pikmin 4[edit]

Areas[edit]

• Serene Shores
  • There are three Hermit Crawmads in this area. The first Crawmad is located slightly southeast of the Water's Edge base, and the second Crawmad can be found in the body of water slightly southwest of the first Crawmad. This second Crawmad is near multiple otherenemies such as thePricklepuff andSkeeterskate. The third and final Crawmad is located towards the northwest of the area, in the section accessible by completing theEngulfed Castle. In this section, the Crawmad can be found towards the east, on a raised platform that can be reached with the nearbygeyser. It guards theHeroine's Tear.

Caves[edit]

• The Mud Pit
  • There are two Hermit Crawmads on sublevel 3. They are both located directly north of the base, with one towards the southwest and the other towards the northeast. They share thismuddy space with a Bug-Eyed Crawmad, which holds acastaway. These three Crawmads guard theLife Station, and defeating all three lower the nearbynumbered gate.

Dandori Battle[edit]

• Leafy Showdown

Olimar's Shipwreck Tale[edit]

• Serene Shores
  • There are two Hermit Crawmads in this tale's area. They can both be found east of the Water's Edge base, with one slightly north of theRepair-Type Bolt, and one slightly south of theship part.

Strategy[edit]

With Pikmin[edit]

Lure it out of its hole by moving some Pikmin near the nest, then run away. It'll come out and try to get a Pikmin.Whistle the Pikmin to safety, and when the creature starts to turn around,swarm its backside. Another strategy would be to move the current leader to lure the Hermit Crawmad away from its hole, then swarming it. InPikmin 2, you can also usePurple Pikmin to stun the Hermit Crawmad on its way back to its hole, and inPikmin 3,dodging is a great way to get out of the way of an incoming Crawmad.Charging is also very useful for a swift victory, especially in the later games where thelock-on mechanic was introduced.

Alternate methods[edit]

Whilst inefficient,punching the Crawmad with a leader is one way to defeat them – especially if you have unlocked any upgrades to increase their punching damage. Though, due to their attacks being relatively easy to dodge, and how the leader's punches become a lot weaker in the later games, this is an inefficient method to deal with Hermit Crawmads.

InPikmin 4,Oatchi can defeat these enemies with ease, granted that he's at least got a decently levelled upChomp skill.

Notes

Olimar's notes

Louie's notes

Alph's comments

Brittany's comments

 US version

 European version

Charlie's comments

 US version

 European version

Louie's comments

 US version

 European version

Olimar's comments

Dalmo's notes[edit]

Olimar's notes (Pikmin 4)[edit]

Louie's notes (Pikmin 4)[edit]

Pikmin 2 Nintendo Player's Guide[edit]

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide[edit]

Pikmin Garden[edit]

Text

Translation

Glitches[edit]

• If the playerpetrifies a Hermit Crawmad while it is performing its lunge out of water, and then pushes the creature into the water, it will generate the splash effect even though it's not moving. If the enemy dies, the effect will stay there forever.^[1]
• While petrified and on the water, a Crawmad can be damaged simply by having Pikmin walk into it. The reason for this is not known.

Technical information[edit]

Creature[edit]

Nest[edit]

Other information[edit]

• Size: Body length:68mm, as per thee-card
• Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #30
• Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #100

Naming[edit]

See more:Crawmad family#Naming.

• Common name: Hermit Crawmad. The "Hermit" part of the enemy's name refers to the real worldhermit crab, given how both creatures have a vulnerable abdomen that they wish to keep hidden most of the time.
• Japanese nickname:シャコモドキ^?. It loosely translates to "Pseudo Mantis Shrimp" or "Fake Mantis Shrimp".
• Japanese name:アメリケシャコガニ^? (lit.: "American Mantis Shrimp Crab").アメリケ^? is similar toアメリカ^? (lit.: "America").
• Scientific name:Camabarus rustica.Rustica is related to the Latinrusticus, which means "rural".
• Internal names: Internally, this enemy is calledjigumo inPikmin 2, which is the Japanese name ofAtypus karschi, a species of spider. InPikmin 3, the internal name was changed to simplyshako, which is part of the Japanese name (シャコ^?).
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	シャコモドキ? Shako Modoki	Pseudo Mantis Shrimp
Chinese (traditional)	仿瀨尿蝦 Fǎng Lài Niào Xiā	Imitation Mantis Shrimp
Chinese (simplified)	仿濑尿虾 Fǎng Lài Niào Xiā	Imitation Mantis Shrimp
Dutch	Naakte grondkreeft	Naked ground lobster
French	Crabamok ermite	Hermit crawmad
German	Einsiedlerkropf (Pikmin 2) Einsiedlergreifer (Pikmin 2 (Nintendo Switch),Pikmin 3,Pikmin 4)	Hermit Goiter Hermit Grabber
Italian	Bernardo l'anfibio	Bernard the amphibian	Bernardo might come from the colloquial name "Paguro bernardo", given to the common hermit crabPagurus bernhardus
Korean	갯가재닮은꼴 Gaesgajaedalm-Eunkkol	Mantis Shrimp Look-alike
Portuguese	Cavarão-paguro	Hermit Digger Shrimp	From"cavar" (to dig),"camarão" (shrimp) andpaguro (hermit crab)
Spanish	Cavaloco ermitaño	Hermit crazydigger

Gallery[edit]

Pikmin 2[edit]

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  Artwork of the Hermit Crawmad.

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  Alternate scan of the Hermit Crawmad's artwork.

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  Clay art featuring the Hermit Crawmad. Note the differences from the design seen in-game such as the redder exoskeleton, and the presence of pincers and antennae.

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  A Hermit Crawmad in thePiklopedia.

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  An Hermit Crawmad in its nest.

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  The corpse of a Hermit Crawmad.

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  The Piklopedia icon of the Hermit Crawmad inthe Nintendo Switch version ofPikmin 2.

Pikmin 3[edit]

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  Artwork of the Hermit Crawmad.

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  Front view of a Hermit Crawmad.

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  Side view of a Hermit Crawmad.

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  A Hermit Crawmad retreating into its nest.

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  The corpse of a Hermit Crawmad.

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  The Hermit Crawmad in theBingo Battle mapStagnant Sea, seen on player 1's screen.

Pikmin 4[edit]

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  Two Hermit Crawmads in thePiklopedia.

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  Two defeated Hermit Crawmads in the Piklopedia.

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  A Hermit Crawmad lunging forwards to attack in theSerene Shores.

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  A Hermit Crawmad retreating to its hole while being attacked.

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  A Hermit Crawmad eating aBlue Pikmin.

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  An aerial view of a Hermit Crawmad.

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  The corpse of a Hermit Crawmad.

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  A Hermit Crawmad in theLeafy ShowdownDandori Battle.

Other[edit]

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  The Hermit Crawmad'se-card, #34 (7^th red card).

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  A behind-the-scenes image of the Hermit Crawmad's clay model.

Trivia[edit]

• The nests of Hermit Crawmads are the only enemy-related object not to appear in the game'searly configuration files, making it likely that they were originally going to appear without the nest or reuse theBreadbug's nest.
• While the Piklopedia entry states that the Hermit Crawmad's pincers evolved into a fin shape, inPikmin 3 they were changed to actual pincers, possibly to match theBug-Eyed Crawmad's design. Olimar’s notes inPikmin 3 Deluxe were updated slightly to reflect this change, making the Hermit Crawmad one of the only returning creatures fromPikmin 2 to have a changed entry. According to the Japanese Pikmin Garden entry, the Hermit Crawmad seen inPikmin 2 is a different variant.
• Due to aglitch inPikmin 2, the Hermit Crawmad candie in the Piklopedia.
• InPikmin 2, if a non-Blue Pikmin is carried by a Hermit Crawmad to water, it will escape the creature's grasp and start drowning instead. If the player does nothing, the enemy will repeatedly attempt to eat the Pikmin, which will in turn repeatedly escape and start the drowning process from scratch.^[2]
• The Hermit Crawmad and theBulborb are the only enemies inPikmin 2 to have a clay figure modelled after them.

See also[edit]

• Bug-Eyed Crawmad

References[edit]

Pikmin 2enemies

Red Bulborb • Hairy Bulborb • Orange Bulborb • Dwarf Red Bulborb • Snow Bulborb • Dwarf Orange Bulborb • Spotty Bulbear • Dwarf Bulbear • Bulborb Larva • Fiery Bulblax • Water Dumple • Bulbmin • Fiery Blowhog • Watery Blowhog • Armored Cannon Beetle Larva • Decorated Cannon Beetle • Puffy Blowhog • Withering Blowhog • Gatling Groink • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Iridescent Glint Beetle • Doodlebug • Female Sheargrub • Male Sheargrub • Shearwig • Cloaking Burrow-nit • Ravenous Whiskerpillar • Anode Beetle • Mitite • Hermit Crawmad • Swooping Snitchbug • Bumbling Snitchbug • Careening Dirigibug • Antenna Beetle • Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat • Greater Spotted Jellyfloat • Fiery Dweevil • Anode Dweevil • Hydro Dweevil • Munge Dweevil • Volatile Dweevil • Toady Bloyster • Yellow Wollyhop • Wollyhop • Wolpole • Creeping Chrysanthemum • Skitter Leaf • Unmarked Spectralids • Honeywisp • Mamuta • Breadbug • Empress Bulblax • Burrowing Snagret • Beady Long Legs • Emperor Bulblax • Giant Breadbug • Pileated Snagret • Man-at-Legs • Ranging Bloyster • Waterwraith • Segmented Crawbster • Raging Long Legs • Titan Dweevil

Pikmin 3enemies

Bulborb • Dwarf Bulborb • Orange Bulborb • Dwarf Orange Bulborb • Spotty Bulbear • Dwarf Bulbear • Whiptongue Bulborb • Fiery Blowhog • Watery Blowhog • Skitter Leaf • Desiccated Skitter Leaf • Armored Cannon Larva • Arctic Cannon Larva • White Spectralids • Yellow Spectralids • Red Spectralids • Joustmite • Flighty Joustmite • Skutterchuck • Phosbat • Phosbat Pod • Pyroclasmic Slooch • Bearded Amprat • Medusal Slurker • Female Sheargrub • Male Sheargrub • Swarming Sheargrub • Shearwig • Swooping Snitchbug • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Burrowing Snagret • Yellow Wollywog • Wogpole • Water Dumple • Skeeterskate • Sputtlefish • Puckering Blinnow • Waddlepus • Toady Bloyster • Hermit Crawmad • Bug-Eyed Crawmad • Peckish Aristocrab • Puffy Blowhog • Nectarous Dandelfly • Arachnode • Scornet • Shaggy Long Legs • Baldy Long Legs • Calcified Crushblat • Armored Mawdad • Vehemoth Phosbat • Sandbelching Meerslug • Scornet Maestro • Quaggled Mireclops • Mysterious Life-Form • Plasm Wraith

Pikmin 4enemies

Dwarf Bulborb • Albino Dwarf Bulborb • Bulborb • Jumbo Bulborb • Dwarf Orange Bulborb • Orange Bulborb • Dwarf Bulbear • Spotty Bulbear • Dwarf Frosty Bulborb • Frosty Bulborb • Fiery Bulblax • Whiptongue Bulborb • Bulborb Larva • Empress Bulblax • Emperor Bulblax • Sovereign Bulblax • Fiery Blowhog • Watery Blowhog • Snowy Blowhog • Titan Blowhog • Blizzarding Blowhog • Tusked Blowhog • Armored Cannon Larva • Horned Cannon Beetle • Arctic Cannon Larva • Arctic Cannon Beetle • Female Sheargrub • Male Sheargrub • Mama Sheargrub • Shearwig • Shearflea • Joustmite • Flighty Joustmite • Swooping Snitchbug • Skitter Leaf • Desiccated Skitter Leaf • Fiery Dweevil • Anode Dweevil • Hydro Dweevil • Iceblown Dweevil • Venom Dweevil • Arachnode • Baldy Long Legs • Man-at-Legs • Groovy Long Legs • Anode Beetle • Iridescent Flint Beetle • Doodlebug • Iridescent Glint Beetle • Mitite • Skutterchuck • Skeeterskate • Muckerskate • White Spectralids • Yellow Spectralids • Red Spectralids • Snowfake Fluttertail • Creeping Chrysanthemum • Startle Spore • Breadbug • Giant Breadbug • Gildemandwee • Gildemander • Miniature Snootwhacker • Mammoth Snootwhacker • Sunsquish • Foolix • Downy Snagret • Burrowing Snagret • Waddlequaff • Scorchcake • Shockcake • Freezecake • Puffstool • Toxstool • Moldy Dwarf Bulborb • Moldy Slooch • Pyroclasmic Slooch • Bearded Amprat • Mamuta • Porquillion • Honeywisp • Puffy Blowhog • Icy Blowhog • Withering Blowhog • Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat • Greater Spotted Jellyfloat • Wolpole • Yellow Wollyhop • Wollyhop • Chillyhop • Masterhop • Water Dumple • Puckering Blinnow • Pricklepuff • Waddlepus • Aristocrab Offspring • Peckish Aristocrab • Grubchucker • Hermit Crawmad • Bug-Eyed Crawmad • Crusted Rumpup • Pearly Clamclamp • Toady Bloyster • Bloomcap Bloyster • Bogswallow • Waterwraith • Smoky Progg • Ancient Sirehound • Moss

• Pikmin 2
• Pikmin 3
• Pikmin 4
• Crawmad family
• Pikmin 2 enemies
• Pikmin 3 enemies
• Pikmin 4 enemies
• Pikmin-eating enemies
• Perplexing Pool
• Wistful Wild
• Citadel of Spiders
• Shower Room
• Hole of Heroes
• Dream Den
• Tropical Wilds
• Garden of Hope
• Serene Shores
• The Mud Pit
• Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode
• Mission Mode
• Side Stories
• Bingo Battle
• Dandori Battle
• Olimar's Shipwreck Tale