Skyscrabber

 (#052) is a dual-type Water/Beast Meta Monster introduced in the first generation.

It transforms from Takastilt starting at level 40.

Skyscrabber is a nearly 15-foot crustacean with a blue and purple exoskeleton. The top half of its football-shaped body is blue while its underbelly is purple. Skyscrabber has six fangs: two large downward-pointing ones on its upper jaw, two smaller downward-pointing ones in between the larger two, and two large upward-pointing ones on its lower jaw. Its underbelly is made of three segments, with the middle one opening to reveal its mouth. Skyscrabber's eyes are large and almond-shaped, with orange sclerae, yellow irises, and black pupils. They sit at the end of short eyestalks. Skyscrabber's forearms are purple and end in large blue claws, the right claw being much smaller than the left. The arms themselves have two dark purple bands on them (halfway down the first part of the arm and halfway down the second part). This is similar with its incredibly long legs, which are double-jointed. The bottommost of the three leg segments for each leg is composed of an enormous blue foot with spikes on it.

Skyscrabber are voracious predators whose small bodies belay their deadliness. Blending in with the towering geothermal vents that litter the deep seafloor, Skyscrabber stand perfectly still and allow prey to climb their bodies. Once they climb high enough, Skyscrabber use their smaller right claws to pluck them off and consume them. The larger of the two claws is useless for feeding and is instead used by the males to fight off rivals that compete with them for mates and territory.



is based on an Japanese spider crab.

The name "" is a combination of the words "skyscraper" and "crab".