How to Tame Lightning Dimorphodon in ARK
Lightning Dimorphodon is a variant of Dimorphodon. A small aggressive flyer. Can be carried on your shoulder. Deadly in swarms. Good early-game shoulder pet.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Lightning Dimorphodon Taming Details
Lightning Dimorphodon is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Lightning Dimorphodon on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Lightning Dimorphodon is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, Lightning Dimorphodon will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Lightning Dimorphodon base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 125 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 900 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 50 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 100 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Lightning Dimorphodon — Background & Lore
The Lightning Dimorphodon is the lightning-infused version of the 
Dimorphodon, a small aggressive flyer that is deadly in swarms. It is one of the Lightning Creatures that ASA adds on Astraeos, stronger than the normal one and always hostile.
Where to find it
It spawns only on Therokis in Astraeos.
How to get one
It cannot be tamed, so it will not become a shoulder pet like a regular Dimorphodon. It cannot be bred either.
Uses
Corrupted Nodules and a chance at a 
Corrupt Heart, like other Lightning Creatures.
Tips
Fast flyers are hard to hit, and turrets do reduced damage to Lightning Creatures. Clear them with your own weapons before they gather in numbers.