Yabby

Dragon Quest monster Yabby
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese エビラ Romaji Ebira First appearance Dragon Quest VI

The Yabby is a monster in the series.

Characteristics

Yabby is an orange lobster or crayfish-like sea monster that can be encountered at sea or on beaches and menace adventurers with their sharp pincers. They are agile enough to act twice per turn in battle.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation

Yabby (エビラ Ebira)

Original (SFC)

Sprite

Bestiary No.

#178

Recruit Rate

N/A

Experience *

140

Gold

48

HP *

80

MP

0

Attack

90

Defence

103

Agility

40

Evasion

⁰⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

None

Skill(s)

Sometimes attacks twice per round.

Location(s)

Inland Sea (Upper World)
Sunken Ship
Seabed Shrine

Item(s) dropped

Pot lid¹⁄_128]

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Fire Breath resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

0%

Ice Breath resistance *

0%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Strike/Rock resistance *

0%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

100%

Whack resistance *

50%

Poof resistance *

100%

Ban Dance resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

15%

Fizzle resistance

100%

Fuddle resistance *

0%

Paralysis resistance *

50%

Poison resistance *

0%

Snooze resistance *

15%

Stun resistance *

0%

Sap resistance *

0%

Army resistance *

0%

Remakes (DS, Mobile)

Sprites

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

Yabby (エビラ Ebira)

Bestiary No.		Family
#239		Aquatic
Experience	Gold	HP	MP
18	31	41	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Evasion
41	37	21	1⁄4

In-Game Description	A monstrous crustacean sporting an impenetrable shell. Parries attacks by flexing its body.
Spell(s)	Drain Magic
Skill(s)	Acts twice per turn
Location(s)	Alexandria Region (beach) Kingdom of Ascantha (beach) Pickham Region (beach)
Item(s) Dropped	Boomerang1⁄128 Scale shield1⁄256

Attack Resistance	Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	0%
Bang Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Ice breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	50%
Strike/Rock Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *
0%	0%	15%	15%
Ban Dance Resistance	Dazzle Resistance	Fizzle Resistance	Fuddle Resistance *
100%	15%	15%	15%
Paralysis Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Snooze resistance *	Stun Resistance *
15%	0%	15%	15%
Sap Resistance *
0%
Army Resistance *
25%

Ports (3DS, Mobile)

Notable Changes

None

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker

• After the events at Celeste Isle, there is a toughie in the sewers at Domus Isle that will give the player either a Yabby or an Octavian sentry.

Yabby
Family	Nature
Rank	A
Description	Shrimpy monsters who pack a wallop with their set of claws. Don't come the raw prawn with them!
Weapons	Spears, Axes, Claws, Staves
Traits	Paralyser
Resistances	Healed by Water
Skill	Mage Aid
Location	-
Breeding chart	Jamirus x Wailin' weed

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Yabby
Family	Nature
Rank	C
Size	S
Weapons	Axes, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Hit Squad
Resistances	Vulnerable to Whack, Immune to Confusion
Skill	Mage Aid
Location	Unshore
Breeding chart	Barracuda x Heyedra or Dancing flame

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Bogavante	Spanish word for the European lobster, which is also known as Homarus gammarus.
Français	Écrevicieux	From the French écrevisse and vicieux.
Deutsch	Kneifer	From the German verb kneifen; something that pinches.
Italiano	Crostaceus	Derived from the Italian crostaceo.

Trivia

• A yabby is a species of freshwater crayfish that is native to eastern Australia. The word comes from the term for freshwater crayfish that is used in several Aboriginal Australian languages.
• Yabby shares a name Ebira (エビラ, Ebira^?) in Japanese with the kaiju monster Ebirah, a giant crustacean monster which is featured in the 1966 film Ebirah, Horror of the Deep. It was released in the United States in 1968 under the name Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster. The word ebi (エビ, ebi^?) is used for any long-tailed crustacean or arthropod such as crayfishes, lobsters, shrimps, or prawn.

Gallery

• 
  Super Famicom art.
• 
  Artwork of a Yabby, a Sail serpent, and a Octavian sentry being fought in VI.
• 
  Monsters: Joker polygon model
• 
  Stars model

Related monsters

• Crayzee