Chibi-Basilisk

A chibi pet that raises your level cap

The Chibi-Basilisk is a miniature pet in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. The ARK Wiki says it first came with the ARK: Eggcellent Adventure 5 event in ASE, in version 310.11, and that it has been offered in every event since. Its in-game description: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

How the pet levels up

Chibi pets are mostly cosmetic, but each one can gain five levels. A level comes from killing certain predators while the pet is equipped, and every level permanently adds 1 to the maximum level of the survivor who has it equipped at that moment, for up to 5 extra levels in total. Kills that count include the Alpha Raptor, Alpha Carnotaurus, Alpha T-Rex, Alpha Megalodon, Alpha Mosasaur and Alpha Basilisk, plus the Enraged Corrupted Rex. In ASA, creatures such as the Astral Raptor, the Astral T-Rex and the Alpha Ossidon also count.

Equipping it and keeping it

In ASE the chibi goes in the off-hand slot; ASA gives it a dedicated Chibi slot. Once equipped it walks at the survivor's front left and follows their movement, sits in their lap while they ride, and stays close by while they sleep in a bed. It counts as an ordinary item rather than an unlocked skin: on death it drops with the rest of the inventory and is lost if the death cache is not recovered.

Where it comes from

Our records list 3 crate types that can contain it: Fishing Items (Valentine's), Fishing Meat (Valentine's) and the Raptor Claus Gift. The pet weighs 0, a stack holds 1, and our records connect it to the Aberration map.