Crabid

Dragon Quest monster
Crabid
	File:Crabid.png; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ぐんたいガニ
Romaji	'
First appearance	Dragon Quest III
Old localisation	ArmyCrab

The crabid is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is a monstrous crab the size of a person.

Characteristics

The standard crabid has a red carapace, yellow on the underside, arms, and legs. They have large eyes and even larger, gaping mouths lined with pointed teeth. A trail of drool can be seen on their lower jaw.

Appearances

Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation

Crabid

Original (NES)

Sprite: File:Crabid DQIII NES.gif
Bestiary No.
Level: 8
Experience: 35
Gold: 12
HP: 28
MP: 0
Attack: 32
Defense: 60
Agility: 12
Evasion: ¹⁄₃₂

Spell(s): None
Skill(s): Call for help
Location(s): Khoryv region
Item Dropped: Wayfarer's Clothes¹⁄₆₄

Fire resistance *: 0%
Crack resistance *: 0%
Woosh resistance *: 0%
Zap resistance *: 0%
Drain Magic resistance: 100%
Whack resistance *: 0%
Kamikazee resistance: 0%
Poof resistance: 100%
Dazzle resistance: 25%
Fizzle resistance: 100%
Fuddle resistance: 25%
Snooze resistance: 25%
Deceleratle resistance *: 70%
Sap resistance *: 0%

Remakes sprites

SFC
GBC
Switch

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Crabid

HP	MP	Experience	Gold
72	0	220	96
Attack	Defense	Speed
72	83	15

Dropped Item

Tortoiseshell (common, 1/16)
Crimson coral (rare, 1/64)

Locations

Western Coffinwell
Tywll Cave
Grotto

Family

Aquatic

Game

Dragon Quest IX

Console

DS

Description

They may look creepy, but these crabs are kind of cowardly, and will call companions or cut and run quite quickly.
People think that clusters of crabids crawl the shoes prowling for prey, but they're just pals out on a seaside stroll.

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	2/5	3/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
2/5	2/5	1/5	1/5

Family	Bug
In-game description	Attacks in a group & cuts up its prey with its claws
Abilities	Upper, MetalCut, CallHelp
Habitat	Library Gate, Gate of Ambition
Breeding chart	Bug family x DarkCrab

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	None	Immune
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
None	Immune	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Weak	None	Immune	Immune
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Immune	Immune	Weak	None
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
None		Immune

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

ArmyCrab

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	40	6/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
5/10	4/10	2/10	3/10

Family	Bug
In-game description
Abilities	CallHelp, MetalCut, Upper
Habitat
Breeding chart	Bug family x CancerMan, DarkCrab

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
None	None	None	Immune
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	None	Immune	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Weak	None	Immune
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Immune	Weak
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
None	None	Immune

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The Crabid can be scouted on Xeroph Isle at night.

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