Chibi-Glowtail

A Winter Wonderland pet with a level bonus

The Chibi-Glowtail belongs to the chibi-pets of ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. The ARK Wiki traces it to the ARK: Winter Wonderland 5 event in ASE and says every event since has offered it. Chibi-pets are mostly for looks, but its item text points to a lasting reward: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Raising its level

Killing certain predators while the pet is equipped gives it experience, and the wiki says it can level up five times. Each level-up permanently adds 1 to the maximum level of the survivor wearing it at that moment, for up to 5 extra levels. Creatures that count include the Alpha T-Rex, Alpha Raptor, Alpha Megalodon, Alpha Mosasaur and Enraged Corrupted Rex. Some only count in one game: ASA adds the Alpha Ossidon and Astral creatures such as the Astral Rock Drake and Astral Argentavis, while the Steam version of ASE adds the Alpha Water Wyvern and the Abyssal Alpha T-Rex, among others.

Wearing it, and the Aberration requirement

ASE puts chibi-pets in the off-hand slot, while ASA gives them a dedicated Chibi slot. Once equipped, the pet appears ahead of the survivor on the left and copies their movement and facing. It sits in the survivor's lap during a ride and stays close by while they sleep in a bed; in a Tek Sleeping Pod it keeps following, facing up at the survivor's right. The wiki notes that equipping this particular chibi requires owning Aberration.

Death, loot and maps

Unlike unlockable skins, chibi-pets count as normal items: they drop with the rest of the inventory when the survivor dies and are gone for good unless the death cache is retrieved. Our records count 3 loot crate types that can contain the Chibi-Glowtail: Fishing Items (Valentine's), Fishing Meat (Valentine's) and the Raptor Claus Gift. The pet weighs 0, does not stack, and our map data lists it on Aberration.