Hermit Crawmad

Hermit Crawmad
Appears in	Pikmin 2, Pikmin 3
Scientific name	Camabarus rustica
Family	Crawmad
Areas	Perplexing Pool, Wistful Wild, Tropical Wilds, Garden of Hope
Caves	Citadel of Spiders, Shower Room, Hole of Heroes, Dream Den
Challenge Mode levels	Creator's Garden, The Giant's Bath
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! levels	Forgotten Cove, Clockwork Chasm, Shaded Garden Remix
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! levels	Clockwork Chasm
Side Story levels	Creature Hunting, Land, Sea, and Sky, First Part Found, Looking for Louie, Big Fruit Carnival
2-Player Battle levels	None
Bingo Battle levels	Stagnant Sea, Parched Brook
Attacks	Eat Pikmin

The Hermit Crawmad (シャコモドキ^?, lit.: "Pseudo Mantis Shrimp") is an enemy in Pikmin 2 and Pikmin 3, and the first known member of the crawmad family. They are similar to stout lobster- or shrimp-like crustaceans whose claws resemble those of squillas, but are in fact related to hermit crabs. These enemies live their lives in holes, and pop out when prey approach. With a quick lunge, they can catch their target, reel back, and feed on it in its burrow.

This is the only enemy in the series to vary in size, which is random every time they are generated on a map. They only have different sizes in Pikmin 2, and their size does not change the amount of Pokos or Pikmin seeds they are worth. Their nest also varies in size to accommodate the creature's.

Stats

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

Notes

Olimar's notes

“Looking at the eyes and sickle-shaped legs characteristic of squillas, one would think this is a squilla relative. In fact, it is a relative of the hermit crab. This species, however, has migrated from seaside life in a shell and instead inhabits burrows in the ground. While its legs appear sickle-like, they are pincers that have evolved into a fin shape. This beast feeds on small creatures that pass by its lair, dragging them inside to eat them.”

Louie's notes

“Shuck from the shell, bake on high heat until crispy, then dip in a pot of melted milk chocolate. Lip-smacking sweet!”

Alph's comments

“Structural flaw: exposed hips

Weight: 5

I find it strange that despite the tough outer shell on the head, it has no protection on the hips. I'd never put such an obvious flaw in one of my designs. Although I have heard that an intentional flaw lends a certain charm to one's creations. Maybe I'll build one into my next spaceship!”

Brittany's comments

 US version

“As soon as I get close, it sticks its head out to see what this thing is approaching its lair. It must be shy, because it usually pops right back inside. And it must be shameless, because it always shows its butt while retreating. Gross.”

 European version

“As soon as I get close, it sticks its head out to see what this thing is approaching its lair. It must be shy, because it usually pops right back inside. And it must be shameless, because it always shows its backside while retreating. Gross.”

Charlie's comments

 US version

“When it senses prey, it pops its armored head out of its nest and lunges for its target. Like lots of tough guys, it's too confident to protect its back. Move in quick to strike its exposed hindquarters, and the fight will be over in one snap of its huge pincers.”

 European version

“When it senses prey, it pops its armoured head out of its nest and lunges for its target. Like lots of tough guys, it's too confident to protect its back. Move in quick to strike its exposed hindquarters and the fight will be over in one snap of its huge pincers.”

Louie's comments

 US version

“Shuck from the shell, bake on high heat until crispy, then dip in a pot of melted milk chocolate. Lip-smacking sweet!”

 European version

“Remove from the shell, bake on high heat until crispy, then dip in a pot of melted milk chocolate. Lip-smackingly sweet!”

Olimar's comments

“Hermit Crawmad

Camabarus rustica
Crawmad family

Looking at the eyes and sickle-shaped legs characteristic of squillas, one would think this is a squilla relative. In fact, it is a relative of the hermit crab. This species, however, has migrated from seaside life in a shell and instead inhabits burrows in the ground. While its legs appear sickle-like, they are pincers it uses to snap at its prey. It prefers to feed on small creatures that pass by its lair, dragging them inside to eat them.”

Nintendo Player's Guide

“Because of the shell on its top half, the Hermit Crawmad is invincible when it's looking out at the battlefield from its hole. The only way to defeat one of the creatures is to draw it from its hole, avoid its attack, then swarm it as it retreats.”

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide

“The Hermit Crawmad is a burrowing amphibious creature. When you approach the enemy's hiding spot, it pops out of the ground and lunges towards your squad. If the enemy manages to snatch any of your Pikmin, it drags its prey back underground. After you coax a Hermit Crawmad out of its hole, flank the creature to keep your Pikmin out of harm's way, then send your squad charging in to attack the Hermit Crawmad's fleshy body. Since these enemies tend to lurk in the water, it's best to use only Blue Pikmin during these encounters.”

Behavior

A Hermit Crawmad within its hole in Pikmin 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 when the Pikmin or leaders 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. In Pikmin 2, its nest will disintegrate if it is killed, but will always remain in the sequel.

Strategy

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies presented may not be the only ones or the best ones.

Pikmin

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. In Pikmin 2, you can also use Purple Pikmin to stun the Hermit Crawmad on its way back to its hole, and in Pikmin 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.

Leaders

Go near the hole and wait a second, then run. It'll come out. Proceed to punch its backside. This will have to be done multiple times to finish it off.

Glitches

• If the player petrifies 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.
• 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

Creature

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			jigumo
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.04
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	500
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	5
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.2
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.25
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.35
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.5
fp06	速度	Move speed	300
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.2
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	400
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	25
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	0
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	400
fp13	視界角度	FOV	180
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	200
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	10
fp16	振り払い率	Unknown (shake rate?)	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	80
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	1
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	30
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	200
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	20
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	40
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	20
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	200
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	20
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	5
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	0
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	0
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	25
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	The radius around which the game will process its collision with the environment.	20
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	15
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	50
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	0.3 (30%)
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	5
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Unknown	25
ip02	振り払い張付１	Unknown	3
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Unknown	30
ip04	振り払い張付２	Unknown	8
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Unknown	30
ip06	振り払い張付３	Unknown	12
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Unknown	30
Specific properties
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
fp01	運搬速度	Unknown (speed it carries a Pikmin at?)	75
fp02	戻り速度	Unknown (speed at which it returns to its nest?)	30
fp03	スケール最小	Unknown (min scale?)	1
fp04	スケール最大	Unknown (max scale?)	2
fp05	白ピクミン	White Pikmin poison damage	500
ip01	隠れている時間	Unknown (time spent underground between surfaces?)	30

Nest

Pikmin 2 technical information (?)
Internal name			jigumohouse
Global properties (List)
ID	Japanese comment	Property	Value
s000	friction(not used)	Friction	0.5
s001	wallReflection	Unknown (wall bounce speed multiplier?)	0.5
s002	faceDirAdjust	Unknown	0.25
s003	accel	Acceleration	0.1
s004	bounceFactor	Unknown (bounce when it hits the ground?)	0.3
fp00	ライフ	HP	1100
fp01	マップとの当り	Unknown (related to slopes)	40
fp02	ダメージスケールXZ	Horizontal damage scale	0.5
fp03	ダメージスケールY	Vertical damage scale	0.5
fp04	ダメージフレーム	Damage scale duration	0.35
fp05	質量	Unknown (weight?)	0.1
fp06	速度	Move speed	40
fp08	回転速度率	Rotation acceleration	0.1
fp09	テリトリー	Territory radius	200
fp10	ホーム範囲	"Home" radius	30
fp11	プライベート距離	"Private" radius	70
fp12	視界距離	Sight radius	500
fp13	視界角度	FOV	90
fp14	探索距離	Unknown (exploration radius?)	500
fp15	探索角度	Unknown (exploration angle?)	120
fp16	振り払い率	Unknown (shake rate?)	1
fp17	振り払い力	Shake knockback	200
fp18	振り払いダメージ	Shake damage	0
fp19	振り払い範囲	Shake range	30
fp20	攻撃可能範囲	Unknown (shock attack max range?)	80
fp21	攻撃可能角度	Unknown (shock attack max angle?)	50
fp22	攻撃ヒット範囲	Unknown (attack hit range?)	80
fp23	攻撃ヒット角度	Unknown (attack hit angle?)	50
fp24	攻撃力	Attack damage	10
fp25	視界高	Unknown (height visibility?)	50
fp26	探索高	Unknown (exploration height?)	50
fp27	ライフの高さ	HP wheel height	45
fp28	回転最大速度	Rotation speed	8
fp29	警戒時間	Unknown (warning time?)	15
fp30	警戒ライフ	Unknown	30
fp31	ライフ回復率	Regeneration rate	0.0001
fp32	LOD半径	Off-camera radius	50
fp33	マップとのあたりポリゴンの選定	The radius around which the game will process its collision with the environment.	40
fp34	ピクミンとのあたり	Pikmin damage radius	40
fp35	石化時間	Petrification duration	1
fp36	ヒップドロップダメージ	Purple Pikmin drop damage	N/A
fp37	地震気絶確立	Purple Pikmin stun chance	N/A
fp38	地震気絶時間	Purple Pikmin stun time	N/A
ip01	振り払い打撃Ａ	Unknown	6
ip02	振り払い張付１	Unknown	5
ip03	振り払い打撃Ｂ	Unknown	12
ip04	振り払い張付２	Unknown	10
ip05	振り払い打撃Ｃ	Unknown	17
ip06	振り払い張付３	Unknown	20
ip07	振り払い打撃Ｄ	Unknown	22
Specific properties
None

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	shako
HP	750
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	10
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	1
Bomb rock explosions to kill	1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	0
Damage to leaders	10
Territory radius	240
Mission Mode value	30

Other information

• Size: Body length: 68mm, as per the e-card
• Pikmin 2 Piklopedia number: #30

Naming

See more: Crawmad family#Naming.

The "Hermit" part of the enemy's name refers to the real world hermit crab, given how both creatures have a vulnerable abdomen that they wish to keep hidden most of the time. Its Japanese name is シャコモドキ^?, which loosely translates to "Pseudo Mantis Shrimp" or "Fake Mantis Shrimp".

Its scientific name is Camabarus rustica. Rustica is related to the Latin rusticus, which means rural. Internally, this enemy is called jigumo in Pikmin 2, which is the Japanese name of the atypus karschi, a type of spider. In Pikmin 3, the internal name was changed to simply shako, which is part of the Japanese name (シャコ^?).

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シャコモドキ? Shako Modoki	Pseudo Mantis Shrimp
French	Crabamok Ermite	Hermit Crawmad
German	Einsiedlergreifer	Hermit Grabber
Spanish (NoA)	Cavaloco ermitaño	Hermit crazydigger
Spanish (NoE)	Cavaloco ermitaño	Hermit crazydigger

Gallery

• 

  A Hermit Crawmad in Pikmin 2.

• 

  A Hermit Crawmad scuttling back to its hole.

• 

  The Hermit Crawmad in the Bingo Battle map Stagnant Sea. It can be seen on player 1's screen.

• 

  A Hermit Crawmad peeks out from its burrow.

• 

  Side view of an Hermit Crawmad.

• 

  Official artwork for the Hermit Crawmad in Pikmin 2.

• 

  The creature's e-card, #34 (7^th red card).

Trivia

• The nests of Hermit Crawmads are the only enemy-related object not to appear in the game's early configuration files, making it likely that they were originally going to appear without the nest.
• While the Piklopedia entry states that the Hermit Crawmad's pincers evolved into a fin shape, in Pikmin 3 they were changed to actual pincers, possibly to match the Bug-Eyed Crawmad's design.
• Due to a glitch, the Hermit Crawmad may possibly die in the Piklopedia.

See also

• Bug-Eyed Crawmad