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Comment by Solaire

I located one underwater in Boralus Harbor in Boralus, south of Tradewinds Market. However, when trying to enter a battle, I kept getting the "Pet battle area is obstructed" error. I noticed my character was continuing to tread water and wouldn't walk on the sea floor - I believe this is the cause for the error. I submitted that info as a bug, just in case.

Comment by AlexL1118

Just got SS breed (common).

Comment by krilvyn

Pet battle area is obstructed
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Comment by Heifie

I have been getting that 'obstructed' error with all the underwater pets, and also submitted it as a bug.

Comment by fr0z3night

You may need the Desert Flute or something similar to catch these underwater Battle Pets, not sure if its only usable in Vuldun or if there is an equivalent item for other zones, found this on the other Hermit Crab page.

Comment by deathbybunnies

In Boralus, to avoid the "pet battle area is obstructed" error, I simply stood on the dock (to the far left of Will Melborne, ferry master, behind a boat) at 75.18 23.60 and waited for a hermit crab to walk near enough underwater to turn my cursor green and clicked. (You can click from farther away than you think.) I battled a single hermit crab on the dock and there were no additional pets. My Darkmoon Zepplin's target dummy absorbed it's whirlpool nicely. I used the same strategy on the neighboring shack crab.

There are also a lot of hermit crabs on land all over the small islands in north and east Stormsong Valley.

Comment by Jbishhh

73, 46 Tiragarde sound. found one out of the lake on land.

Comment by 1370132

I just found three of them on a rock in Tirargarde Sound (57.15 49.73), near the rare Maison the Portable.

Comment by Icytroll

This battle pet can be found on almost any beach area in Zandalar and Kul tiras.

On a side note, I spent a good half hour walking up and down the western beach of Vol'dun, and I've not seen a single rare Hermit Crab, only Uncommon quality and below.

Comment by Conno94

I found alot of these on the island north of Stormsong Valley at 67, 12. After 2 hours of server hopping and killing all non-rares that i came across, I just gave up and used an upgrade stone. Feels impossible to find a rare version. Must have tried around 300 encounters or more since BFA launch, I don't know if i'm extremely unlucky or if this is a bug.

Comment by dotrich

I'm convinced that rare Hermit Crab do not exist in the wild. I have battled dozens upon dozens and have not found a single rare!

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In addition I have found that if two Hermit Crab dive at the same time, the first will be able to hit the other.

Comment by SemiNobleBerean

For clarification by a gm, the reason we get "Pet Battle Obstructed" isn't a bug, rather the environment around the pet battle is unsuitable for the actual battle. IE, fighting something underwater, fighting something when flying/mounted, etc.

But there are plenty that walk on land in Vol'dun to the west around Shatterstone Harbor/Terrace of Devoted.

(Ps, went through 49 pet battles and haven't seen a single Rare quality Hermit crab :/)

Comment by CrusaderBoB

im more curious if ninja is the only class there if these things havent seen anything that isnt max speed

Comment by bamboo123

It's all over the river (under the bridge) beside Terrace of the Devoted in Vol'dun. I think this pet only comes in S,S

Comment by Kheffe

The best place to farm these is Vol'dun's west coast, don't waste your time in any other location!

Comment by AlexL1118

Wowhead says - BB only, but I got SS.

Comment by djkillj0y

Glad to see i'm not the only one who is scouring the beaches in Vol'Dun and can't find a rare quality crab. I know i've seen S/S and P/P breeds of this pet as well, don't know if I've actually seen B/B. Anyone see any other breeds? I'm pretty sure this wowhead entry is missing a huge chunk of data.

Comment by parkmensch2003

Finally found a rare one (Lvl 6) near the Master's Glaive at the Darkshore!

Comment by Zillion2010

These pets seem to be over the usual limit for pet stats.
At level 25 it will have 1400 hp, 284 attack, and 349 speed. Compared to say the Barrier Hermit which has 1400 hp and 289 attack and speed; total 578 stats + health, or an S/S Rabbit which has 1400 hp, 227 attack, and 357 speed; total 584 stats + health. The Hermit Crab has 633 stats + health.

In fact, the only pet that has more raw stats (that I have, but I have most) is the Sapphire Cub which has 650 stats, but only has 1075 health because of it. The next up from that is pets with 1197 health to have 626 stat points.

Comment by Lyssandria

I finally found a rare S/S Hermit Crab after hours of farming all over for these elusive guys. I found mine on the shores of the island that's north-west-ish from the Shrine of the Storm in Stormsong Valley. Most of them are on land (so there's no "pet battle area is obstructed") and there are no enemies to contend with. I found that by the time I'd done one circuit of the island the crabs were re-spawning again, so not really any downtime either. Most were poor or uncommon quality, but I did see a green one as well as the rare. Hope this helps someone with their grind!

Happy hunting!

Comment by mkp0203

I just found a rare Hermit Crab on my very first attempt on Vol'dun's west-side beach.

Comment by sephyre

For those struggling with finding ones not underwater and getting the "Pet battle area is obstructed" message, I found a few that spawn near land on the north coast of Proudmoore Keep in Boralus. If you stand on the rocks in the water, you can start the pet battle easily.

I also found a bunch on the coast by the bridge between Tidecross and Mariner's Strand in Stormsong.

Happy hunting!

Comment by Quintette

For those still looking to capture this strong aquatic pet, don't bother with Tiragarde Sound or Stormsong Valley. I went to Vol'dun instead and north of Shatterstone Harbor up towards Slithering Gulch I found 3 rare Hermit Crabs in a row. Maybe I was very lucky. Also nice is that you will find Barrier Hermits as a backline pet quite often, which saves you a trip to Zuldazar. Happy hunting!

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