Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
If a pachy and a Trike managed to breed, You'd have yourself a Pachyrhinosaurus.
The DPS of these guys is actually insane for a small-medium herbivore. They have 28 base damage, which is not the best, but they hit like 5 times per second. I tamed a lvl 130 (in the wild, lvl 194 tamed) with ~500% melee damage and that thing can shred through all of the health of a mid level Trike (about 750-1250 health) before it even reacts. I then went to more dangerous areas to see how good it was. It destroyed a lvl 140 Chalicotherium (~3000 health) in the matter of seconds. Then I took on a lvl 60 Bronto (~7000 health); the Bronto didn’t stand a chance, as the knock back of this thing makes it very difficult for enemy creatures to hit it, even including giants like the Bronto. From my testing it seems like the DPS of my Pachyrhino (now lvl 200) is similar to that of my lvl 210 Carno and only slightly lower than that of my lvl 200 Rex. This has to be one of the most underrated creatures in the game.
(Note: this is one mobile, not sure if it’s as good on other versions)
Not sure about other platforms, but on the Switch, the mist it sprays gives you Swamp Fever. And now, I have to go massacre some rhinos..
These things are extremely easy to knock out with bows and traq arrows but ounce their knocked out you have to stay constantly watching their torpor. It drops incredibly fast, i had to feed mine almost x60 bio toxin which gives x80 torpor. Yeah... its a bot crazy
#1 best dino to raid deinonychus nests. It cannot be latched onto, it has decent health and the deinonychus are addicted to purple gas, just remember that the deinonychus will attack you as soon as you dismount a pachyrhino even if you use the gas and also they are slow as all hell.
They take less torpor to the head than the body
I ser multiple people saying this is a great early tame...if you dont have repellant you're gonna have a tough time as it's torpor drops like a puny saiyan in 10x gravity. Lvl 10 takes about an hour on mejos and if you blink it will wake up. Recommend already having a berry dino beforehand to gather narcs as you tame. Saddles for this and other newer rideables dont have saddles in prim+ yet
Beware when they use their spray when almost dead. They can give you Swamp Fever
Pachyrinosaurus are usually found in redwoods
It is very annoying to fight, as when it sustains enough damage it will spray a cloud of pink mist which will drain all stamina on you and your mount (if riding). It is relatively faster than a trike, so it can get away fast
Where could I encounter one on ark mobile cause I really want one so I gathered a lot of berrys
Imagine blaming one whith mejoberrys