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{{distinguish|Hermit crab|Huckit Crab}}
{{distinguish|hermit crab|Huckit Crab}}
{{species infobox
{{:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary|transcludesection=Hermite Crab|align=right}}
|image=[[File:Hermite crab.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''
|first_appearance=''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
|variants=[[Hermite Crab R]]
}}


'''Hermite Crabs''' are crab enemies that appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' around [[Wakeport]]. Despite their name, Hermite Crabs are not hermit crabs, and are simply regular crabs that use coconuts as both shelters and weapons. In the field, Hermite Crabs hide under their coconuts, occasionally peeping their eyes out, and pick up their coconut and chase [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] if they get near.
'''Hermite Crabs''' are red hermit crabs with a small sprout on their shells that appear in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' around [[Wakeport]]. In the field, Hermite Crabs hide under their shells, occasionally peeping their eyes out, and pick up their shell and chase [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] if they get near.


In battle, Hermite Crabs, like on the field, hide under their coconuts during the bros.' attack turns. They will move from coconut to coconut every few seconds to confuse the bros., as more often than not, there will be more coconuts than Hermite Crabs. Mario and Luigi must attack the coconut once in order to remove it from battle and be able to attack the Hermite Crab that may be underneath. If the Hermite Crab's attack turn arrives while it is still under its coconut, it will likely attack. If not, the Hermite Crab will leave for a moment to throw more coconuts into the battle, some covering its friends, if any.
In battle, Hermite Crabs, like on the field, hide under their shells during the bros.' attack turns. They will move from shell to shell every few seconds to confuse the bros., as more often than not, there will be more shells than Hermite Crabs. Mario and Luigi must attack the shell once in order to remove it from battle and be able to attack the Hermite Crab that may be underneath. If the Hermite Crab's attack turn arrives while it is still under its shell, it will likely attack. If not, the Hermite Crab will leave for a moment to throw more unoccupied shells into the battle, some covering its friends, if any.


A Hermite Crab can attack by picking up its coconut and throwing it high into the air above a bro. It will then approach the bro it is targeting and idle by him until the coconut hits him. The targeted bro must swing his hammer with the right timing to both knock the coconut away and hit the Hermite Crab. If the Hermite Crab stutters backwards when picking up the coconut to throw, it will approach the bro that will not get hit by the coconut; it will also side-step away from the bro it approaches at the moment before the coconut hits the other bro. The bro who is not approached must swat the coconut away in order to avoid it. Additionally, the approached bro may smash the Hermite Crab to deal easy counter-attack damage.
A Hermite Crab can attack by picking up its shell and throwing it high into the air above a bro. It will then approach the bro it is targeting and idle by him until the shell hits him. The targeted bro must swing his hammer with the right timing to both knock the shell away and hit the Hermite Crab. If the Hermite Crab stutters backwards when picking up the shell to throw, it will approach the bro that will not get hit by the shell; it will also side-step away from the bro it approaches at the moment before the shell hits the other bro. The bro who is not approached must swat the shell away in order to avoid it. Additionally, the approached bro may smash the Hermite Crab to deal easy counter-attack damage.


Hermite Crabs can also pick up their coconut, approach a bro, and chuck it in the direction they plan to move. If the bro is caught in its planned movement path, he must jump after the coconut flies over his head and before it rushes into him.
Hermite Crabs can also pick up their shell, approach a bro, and chuck it in the direction they plan to move. If the bro is caught in its planned movement path, he must jump after the shell flies over his head and before it rushes into him.


Mario and Luigi can fight Hermite Crabs as early as when Boss [[Brickle]] gets stuck in the fountain in [[Mushrise Park]], if they visit the pathways that connect to [[Wakeport]] to the west. As such, the bros. can gather many more experience points from defeating Hermite Crabs at this point in the game than the enemies in [[Mushrise Park]] or [[Dozing Sands]], and can prematurely acquire [[Expert Challenges]] points.
Mario and Luigi can fight Hermite Crabs as early as visiting [[Dozing Sands]] for the first time, if they visit the pathways that connect to [[Wakeport]] to the west. As such, the bros. can gather many more experience points from defeating Hermite Crabs at this point in the game than the enemies in [[Dozing Sands]], and can prematurely acquire [[Expert Challenges]] points.


A larger Hermite Crab creature appears in the boss battles against [[Heavy Zest]] and [[Big Massif]]. If the opponent runs into them, their coconut will hit and instantly defeat several [[Hooraw]]s in the background.
A larger Hermite Crab creature appears in the boss battles against [[Heavy Zest]] and [[Big Massif]]. If the opponent runs into them, their shell will hit and instantly defeat several [[Hooraw]]s in the background.


A stronger version of these called [[Hermite Crab R|Hermite Crabs R]] appear later on in the game.
A stronger version of these called [[Hermite Crab R|Hermite Crabs R]] appear later on in the game.
==Statistics==
===''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''===
{{:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team bestiary|transcludesection=Hermite Crab|align=horizontal}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
M&LDT Purple Hermite Crab.jpg|A purple Hermite Crab in [[Dreamy Wakeport]]
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドッカニー
|Jap=ドッカニー
|JapR=Dokkanī
|JapR=dokkanī
|JapM=Possibly a pun on「どっかに」(''dokka ni'', somewhere) and「{{hover||カニ}}」(''kani'', crab)
|JapM=Possibly from どっかに (''dokkani'', somewhere) and 蟹 (''kani'', crab)
|FreA=Hermicrabe
|FreAM=Portmanteau of "hermit crab" and "crabe" (crab)  
|SpaA=Cangrejo Ermeteño
|SpaA=Cangrejo Ermeteño
|SpaAM=From "cangrejo ermitaño" (hermit crab) and possibly "sueño" (dream)
|SpaAM=From ''cangrejo ermitaño'' (hermit crab) but with an "e" instead of "a", probably because ''-eño'' comes from ''sueño'' (dream).
|SpaE=Cangretaño
|SpaE=Cangretaño
|SpaEM=The term "cangrejo ermitaño" (hermit crab) mixed in one word
|SpaEM=From ''cangrejo ermitaño'' (hermit crab)
|Ger=Camokrebs
|Ger=Camokrebs
|GerM=From "camouflage" and "krebs" (crab)
|GerM=Pun on ''Camouflage'' and ''Krebs'' (Crab)
|Ita=Kankris
|Ita=Kankris
|ItaM=From ''cancro'' ("{{wp|Cancer (mythology)|cancer}}")
|ItaM=
|Rus=Краб-отшельник
|Rus=Краб-отшельник
|RusR=Krab-otshel'nik
|RusR=Krab-otshel'nik
|RusM=Hermite Crab
|RusM=Hermite Crab
|Por=Caranguejo eremita
|PorM=Hermit crab
}}
}}
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[[Category:Crustaceans]]
[[Category:Crustaceans]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team enemies]]
[[Category:Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Enemies]]
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