Editing Hermit Crawmad

|pikmin2=y

|image=Hermit crawmad.png

|size=330px

|name=Camabarus rustica

|family=Crawmad

|areas='''''Pikmin 2'''''<br>[[Perplexing Pool]]<br>[[Wistful Wild]]<br>'''''Pikmin 3'''''<br>[[Tropical Wilds]]<br>[[Garden of Hope]] (x2)  

|underground='''''Pikmin 2'''''<br>[[Citadel of Spiders]]<br>[[Shower Room]]<br>[[Hole of Heroes]]<br>[[Dream Den]]

|weight=5

|height=68mm

|max_pikmin=8

|seeds=8

|value=3

|attacks=Eats Pikmin

|vitality=500

|challenge='''''Pikmin 2'''''<br>[[The Giant's Bath]]<br>'''''Pikmin 3'''''<br>''Battle Enemies''<br>[[Clockwork Chasm]] (x2)<br>''Collect Treasure''<br>[[Forgotten Cove]]<br>[[Clockwork Chasm]]<br>[[Shaded Garden Remix]]

|pikmin3 = y

|battle = [[Stagnant Sea]]}}

{{ToDo|Try to understand if they spawn with random sizes (apparently, between the 1x and 2x range), and add that info. "Random size distribution" is a bit vague.}}

The '''Hermit Crawmad''' is an enemy in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', and the only known member of the Crawmad family. They resemble stout lobster- or shrimp-like crustaceans whose claws resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Squilla mantis|squillas]], but are in fact related to [[Wikipedia:hermit crab|hermit crabs]]. It sits in 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 family|Pikmin]] 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 going back to its nest, where the Pikmin is eaten. The only way to kill it is to lure it out and attack its vulnerable tail before it can crawl back. This creature has the ability to climb up walls, and will do so if needed, in order to return to its nest. After being killed, its hole disappears. Larger versions of this enemy exist due to a [[Randomness|random]] size distribution, but they are not considered a separate species, nor do they give more [[poko]]s or Pikmin seeds. Hermit Crawmads get a serious HD makeover in Pikmin 3. This game also reveals a larger, related species of the Hermit Crawmad''', '''the [[Bugeyed Crawmad]]. Unlike in ''Pikmin 2, ''all Hermit Crawmads are the now same size. 

{{Notes|olimar=y|louie=y}}

''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."''

====Pikmin====

Lure it out of its hole by moving some Pikmin near its hole, then run away. It'll come out and try to get a Pikmin. When it starts to turn around, [[Group move|swarm]] its backside. Another strategy would be to move the current captain to lure the Hermit Crawmad away from its hole, then swarming it. The player can also use [[Purple Pikmin]] to stun the Hermit Crawmad on its way back to its hole.

====Captains====

*Very rarely, if you petrify a Hermit Crawmad and kill it in the water in its dwelling, it will produce a strange butterfly shaped "wave" effect that will last for the remainder of the time a player is there (only observed on Sublevel 6 of the [[Hole of Heroes]]).

|spec = {{p2 enemy property | fp01 | 運搬速度 | Unknown (speed it carries a Pikmin at?) | 75 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp02 | 戻り速度 | Unknown (speed at which it returns to its nest?) | 30 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp03 | スケール最小 | Unknown (min scale?) | 1 }}

{{p2 enemy property | fp04 | スケール最大 | Unknown (max scale?) | 2 }}

<gallery position="center" columns="3" orientation="none">

Hermitcrawmad.jpg|The official artwork for the Hermit Crawmad in ''Pikmin 2''.

30hermitcrawmad.png|A Hermit Crawmad from ''Pikmin 2''.

Hermit Crawmad.png|A Hermit Crawmad within its hole in ''Pikmin 2''.

Hermit Crawmad full.png|A Hermit Crawmad scuttling back to its hole.

HermitCrawmadP3.png|The Hermit Crawmad in the [[Bingo Battle]] map, [[Stagnant Sea]]. It can be seen on Player 1's screen.

ZlCfzRDqXZUh0iGCwV.jpeg|A frontal view of the Hermit Crawmad in ''Pikmin 3''.

ZlCfzREdnU4x31JVFZ.jpg|Side view of an Hermit Crawmad

Hemisphere.jpg|A Hermit Crawmad peeking from its burrow.

*The "Camabarus" used as its genus is similar sounding to the genus "Cambarus" used in the real world as a genus for a diverse group of crayfish.

[[Category:Pikmin 2]]

[[Category:Shower Room]]

[[Category:Pikmin 2 Challenge Mode]]

[[Category:Garden of Hope]]

[[Category:Louie's notes]]

[[Category:Olimar's notes]]