Chibi Dinopithecus

The Dinopithecus as a chibi

Chibi Dinopithecus is a miniature pet item for ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. The ARK Wiki dates it to Winter Wonderland 6, an ASE event, and says it has been available in every event since. Like other chibi-pets it is mostly about looks, though it can also raise your level cap. The item text: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Five levels for the pet, five for you

Killing certain predators while the chibi is equipped gives it experience, and it can level up five times. Each level permanently raises the maximum level of the survivor who has it equipped at that moment by 1, up to 5 extra levels in total. The wiki's general list of qualifying kills includes the Alpha Deathworm, Alpha Leedsichthys, Alpha Mosasaur, Alpha Tusoteuthis and Enraged Corrupted Triceratops. Some count in one game only: in the Steam version of ASE that includes the Abyssal Alpha T-Rex and Alpha Chrysaora, and in ASA the Alpha Ossidon, Astral Mammoth and Enraged Lightning Triceratops.

Slot, position and death

ASE equips chibis in the off-hand slot, while ASA has a Chibi slot for them. The pet then appears in front of the survivor on the left side and copies where they move and face. On a mount it sits in the survivor's lap and beside the bed while they sleep; in a Tek Sleeping Pod it keeps following their position but faces upward at their right. Chibi-pets are regular items, not unlockable skins: one drops with the rest of the inventory on death and is gone unless the death cache is recovered.

Where to find it

It weighs 0 and stacks to 1. Our records name 2 crate types that can contain it: Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's). The wiki gives patch 341.19 as the version that added it.