Drillbit Crab

This article is about the enemy from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. For the character in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, see Drill Bit.

Drillbit Crab
First appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009)
Latest appearance	Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018)
Comparable Crab

“So, I suppose we'll give the hermit crabs a go. I wonder how they taste... Savory? Chewy? Would young Master like them boiled...or grilled? Hmm... Oh. I wonder if they know we're planning on eating them...”

—Kamek, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

A Drillbit Crab is a crab-like enemy with a drill as a shell found exclusively to Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. These enemies are found in Plack Beach. Bowser can simply walk into them to defeat them, gettings five coins in the process, but the Mario Bros. have to battle them head-on, being careful not to use any Jump attacks (due to the drill). In battle, the Drillbit Crab will lean towards the direction of the Bro. it will attack. It may move straight into the bro with its drill. This attack needs to be countered with the hammer. Failing or neglecting to do this results in damage and sometimes the DEF-Down aliment. Its other attack consists of drilling underground and trying to hit a bro. It will then protrude its drill and move sideways, trying to attack both bros. This attack needs to be countered with a jump. Not doing so will cause damage and can also receive the trip status effect.

These enemies may sometimes be paired with Pendrils in battle.

Drillbit Crabs reappear in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, where they also appear in the Bowser Jr.'s Journey mode as enemies. In Wimps Unite, the level they first appear in, Kamek is attacked by a group of Drillbit Crabs after planning to eat them, leading to Bowser Jr. battling them to save him.

Profiles and statistics

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story enemy
Drillbit Crab
	HP	115 (173)	POW	60 (150)	DEF	65 (98)	SPEED	55 (83)
	Coins	45 (68)	Level	21	Fire	Normal	Burn?	Normal
	Role	Common	Battled by	Mario and Luigi	Location(s)	Plack Beach	Dizzy?	Double
	Stat down?	Normal	KO?	Normal	Experience	240	Item drop	Super Mushroom - 5% Big Shell - 5%
Notice: The second set of numbers next to the enemy's HP, POW, DEF, SPEED and Coins are stat increases from the Challenge Medal accessory; a 50% increase for HP, DEF, SPEED and Coins earned, and a 150% increase for POW.

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey enemy
Drillbit Crab
	HP	115	POW	100	DEF	72	SPEED	72	Experience	240
	Fire	Normal	Jump	Spiny	Hammer	Normal	Battled by	Mario & Luigi	Coins	45
	Burn	1x	Dizzy	2x	Stat down	1x	Speed down	1x	Item drop	Super Mushroom - 35% Big Shell - 5%
Level           21	Location(s)	Plack Beach

• Bowser Jr.'s Journey profile: They look like a hermit crab and live on the shore. They're small, but they hurt a lot to step on.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ヤドドリラー[?] Yado Dorirā	From「ヤドカリ」(yadokari, hermit crab) and "driller"
German	Krabbohra[?]	Pun on "krabbe" (crab) and "bohrer" (drill)
Italian	Pagutrapano[?]	From "paguro" (hermit crab) and "trapano" (drill)
Spanish (NOA)	Brocangrejo[?]	Pun on "broca" (drill) and "cangejo" (crab)
Spanish (NOE)	Taladrejo[?]	Pun on "taladro" (drill) and "cangrejo" (crab)