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 In the main Story Mode, there are two Bug-Eyed Crawmads in the [[Giant's Hearth]]. One holds a [[Seed Hive]], while the other holds a [[Fish-Bed Snack]].
-In [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] only, there is a Bug-Eyed Crawmad in a small arena near the area's southeast corner. This one holds an [[Automatic Gear]].
+In [[Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]] only, there is a Bug-Eyed Crawmad in a small arena near [[Serene Shores]]'s southeast corner. This one holds an [[Automatic Gear]].
 ==Strategy==
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 With [[throw]]n Pikmin, manual [[HUD#Cursor|cursor]] aiming may be needed, but Winged Pikmin can [[charge]] the eyes instead of the body. [[Rock Pikmin]] deal good damage when thrown directly onto the eyes as well. [[Bomb rock]]s may be used to instantly take out one eye, or both at once, immediately flipping the creature onto its back. Alternately, if one is ingested by the creature, it will cause it to take a sufficient amount of damage and flip over.
-Winged Pikmin can take this mini-boss out in just a few seconds. Bring 100 of them out to fight it, preferably flowers, but the result shouldn't matter too much. Once the Bug-Eyed Crawmad is vulnerable, just lock onto one of the eyes and swarm it. The Winged Pikmin take out the eyes very quickly, and once one eye is down they will attack the other &ndash; either that or they will attack both at once. Once it flips over, don't do anything, as the Winged Pikmin will be above the body and will take that out very quickly too. This strategy becomes even more efficient when combined with an [[ultra-spicy spray]], given its improvement in attack power for Winged Pikmin.
+Winged Pikmin can take this mini-boss out in just a few seconds. Bring 100 of them out to fight it, preferably flowers, but the result shouldn't matter too much. Once the Bug-Eyed Crawmad is vulnerable, just lock onto one of the eyes and swarm it. The Winged Pikmin take out the eyes very quickly, and once one eye is down they will attack the other &ndash; either that or they will attack both at once. Once it flips over, don't do anything, as the Winged Pikmin will be above the body and will take that out very quickly too. This strategy becomes even more efficient when combined with an [[ultra-spicy spray]], given its improvement in attack power for Winged Pikmin. When time is of importance (such as during [[Mission Mode]] or the [[Side Stories]]), a small group of 20 or more Winged Pikmin powered up by ultra-spicy spray can be [[Dismiss|dismissed]] near the mini-boss, and they should be able to defeat it on their own, allowing you to do something else in the meantime.
+The Crawmad has been made quite a bit easier in ''Pikmin 4'', as its health has been lowered. The beast also actually takes considerable damage to its eyes when hit with [[Rock Pikmin]], more than the impact of a [[Purple Pikmin]], which is an oddity.
+In ''Pikmin 4'' the strategy using Winged Pikmin is still effective, and Winged Pikmin actually seem to have better targeting of the enemy's eyes and underbelly while in combat, but it should be noted the couple encountered in [[Giant's Hearth]] may be seen as not worth bringing Winged Pikmin to, since Winged Pikmin lack the good amount of uneven ground, water or elevated enemies to make them particularly useful otherwise in this area. Notably, one of the two shellfish at Giant's Hearth are encounted under the protection of a [[Sprinkler]], which [[Blue Pikmin]] can pass through without the construction of a [[Clay valve|Clay Valve]].
+[[Ice Pikmin]] also make considerably strong counters to this boss, as they can freeze it from the eyes allowing its entire body to be attacked. A small amount of Ice Pikmin as low as 15-20 can quickly freeze the Crawmad, writing its death sentance to a large squad of Pikmin. It should be noted that Oatchi's rush allows Rock Pikmin to deal increased damage when the beast is frozen, as little as 35 Rock Pikmin tipped off of oatchi are enough to deal mortal damage when the foe is frozen. In [[The Mud Pit]], the boss is located in a large puddle of mud, which can permenantly freeze the boss with enough Ice Pikmin, making for a guarenteed defeat (although, it could be quicker to simply use your already presumably present squad of Winged Pikmin using Spicy Spray). The same can be said for when the boss is encountered in a puddle of water in Giant's Hearth.
 ==Technical information==
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 ===Names in other languages===
+{{Needs translation|Chinese|Dutch|Korean}}
 {{Foreignname
 |Jap  = デメジャコ
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 Bug-Eyed Crawmad in Fortress of Festivity P3.jpg|The Bug-Eyed Crawmad found in the Fortress of Festivity.
 BugEyedCrawmadDataFile.jpg|The data file for the Bug-Eyed Crawmad in the European version.
+Bug-Eyed Crawmad P4.jpg|A Bug-Eyed Crawmad in ''Pikmin 4'''s [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].
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 [[Category:Side Stories]]
 [[Category:Bingo Battle]]
+[[Category:Olimar's Shipwreck Tale]]
 [[Category:Trial of the Sage Leaf]]
 [[Category:Pikmin 3 bosses]]
 [[Category:Pikmin 4 bosses]]