Chibi-Doedicurus

A chibi-pet that grows with Alpha kills

The Chibi-Doedicurus is a chibi-pet for survivors in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. It is mostly cosmetic, but it can also raise the survivor's level cap. The ARK Wiki ties it to ARK: Winter Wonderland 4, says it has been available in every event since, and gives 304.1 as the version that added it.

Equipping it and leveling it up

In ASE the pet goes in the off-hand slot, while ASA gives chibis a dedicated Chibi slot. Once equipped, it walks ahead of the survivor on their left and copies where they move and look. On a mount it rides in the survivor's lap, and while the survivor is in bed it sits close by.

The in-game text explains the reward: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!" The pet can gain 5 levels, and each one permanently adds 1 to the maximum level of whichever survivor has it equipped at that moment, for up to 5 extra levels. Kills that count include the Alpha Raptor, Alpha Carnotaurus, Alpha T-Rex, Alpha Megalodon and the Enraged Corrupted Rex; ASE on Steam adds creatures such as the Alpha Water Wyvern, and ASA adds Astral creatures such as the Astral Direwolf.

Losing it and finding it

A chibi-pet counts as a normal item rather than an unlocked skin: when the survivor dies it drops with the rest of the inventory, and it is gone if that cache is never recovered. Our records list 2 crate types that can contain it, the Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's) crates, and place it on 5 maps: The Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction and Lost Colony. It weighs 0, stacks to 1 and gives 12 XP.