
This article is about Pachy, not to be confused with Pachyrhinosaurus
cheat summon Pachy_Character_BP_C
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Variant Pachy (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Pachy_Character_BP_STA_C
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Variant VR Pachy
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The Pachycephalosaurus(pak-ee-SEF-uh-lo-SAWR-us), or simply Pachy, is one of the dinosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved.
This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.
Pachycephalosaurus leniproelia
TimeLate Cretaceous
DietHerbivore
TemperamentPassive
Pachycephalosaurus is a bit of a conundrum. It is a very passive (even friendly) herbivore, common to much of the Island. At the same time, it is one of the most dangerous herbivores that I have yet encountered on the Island. Its charging headbutt is a display of sheer physical power, and can kill much more quickly than you might think. While Pachycephalosaurus is generally friendly, it has a short temper. Its fight-or-flight response always seems to choose "fight!" The Pachy becomes extremely aggressive once attacked. Additionally, it is an incredibly fast sprinter, so escaping from an enraged Pachy is very difficult.
Pachycephalosaurus is an excellent battle-mount for those who want to ride a smaller, nimble combatant into the fray. Because of its particular musculature, it cannot effectively carry large quantities of resources. It can, however, move with brief magnificent bursts of speed, and its headbutt is simply devastating.
The Pachy is passive unless provoked. They are rather slow when moving normally, but move very quickly when using their charge attack.
Standing at a man's shoulder height, this bipedal dinosaur possesses a thick bony dome on the skull for charging into enemies and structures, an "S"-shaped muscular neck, and a beak for browsing vegetation, along with short arms weilding grasping hands, a bulky body and legs, and armor on the top of the back and tail.
This section displays the Pachy's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Pachy. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Pachy will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.
This information can be used to alter the Pachy's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID>
in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6
would color the Pachy's "body" magenta.
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase | Taming Bonus | ||
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175 | +35 | +5.4% | 0.07 | |
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150 | +15 | +10% | ||
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150 | +15 | +10% | ||
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1200 | +120 | +10% | ||
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150 | +3 | +4% | ||
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10 | +0.5 | +1.7% | 7% | 17.6% |
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100% | N/A | +3% | 20% | |
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160 | +9.6 | N/A | 0.5 |
Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.[1]
The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps
Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.
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Head Damage Reduction
The Pachy's head reduces the incoming damage that it receives from projectiles by 87.5%. On ARK: Survival Ascended the body damage multipliers also apply for player's melee attacks.
For general info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.
While the Pachy does not have a lot of Torpor, attacks on the head are nearly useless due to the headplate. If possible attacks should be focused on the body rather than the head. Thus having Pachy charge at you is a very dangerous situation. Luckily it is vulnerable to the Bola, making stopping it and flanking it with a Wooden Club easy.
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Time | |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00:54 |
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8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:05:21 |
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8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:05:21 |
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8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:05:21 |
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8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0:10:41 |
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11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:05:31 |
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16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:05:20 |
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Torpidity-depletion: 0.27 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:10:00 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:01:47 |
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19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:12:41 |
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19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:12:41 |
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19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:12:41 |
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19 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0:25:21 |
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25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:12:31 |
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38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:12:40 |
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Torpidity-depletion: 0.45 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:16:29 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:02:40 |
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30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:20:01 |
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30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:20:01 |
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30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:20:01 |
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30 | 72 | 15 | 8 | 0:40:01 |
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40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:20:01 |
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60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:20:00 |
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Torpidity-depletion: 0.58 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:20:57 |
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:04:27 |
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42 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0:28:01 |
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42 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0:28:01 |
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42 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0:28:01 |
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42 | 140 | 30 | 15 | 0:56:01 |
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55 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0:27:31 |
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83 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0:27:40 |
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Torpidity-depletion: 0.7 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:24:11 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:05:20 |
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53 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 0:35:21 |
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53 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 0:35:21 |
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53 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 0:35:21 |
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53 | 216 | 47 | 24 | 1:10:41 |
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70 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 0:35:01 |
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105 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 0:35:00 |
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Torpidity-depletion: 0.82 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:26:43 |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:06:13 |
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64 | 75 | 17 | 9 | 0:42:41 |
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64 | 75 | 17 | 9 | 0:42:41 |
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64 | 75 | 17 | 9 | 0:42:41 |
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64 | 305 | 66 | 33 | 1:25:21 |
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85 | 74 | 16 | 8 | 0:42:31 |
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128 | 75 | 17 | 9 | 0:42:40 |
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Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:28:48 |
Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.
Ingredients for Simple Kibble:
1 ×
Cooked Fish Meat, 1 ×
Small Egg, 5 ×
Fiber, 5 ×
Mejoberry, 2 ×
Rockarrot, 1 ×
Water
This section describes how to fight against the Pachy.
The head of the Pachy reduces incoming damage by 87.5% and the rest of the body takes only normal damage. It is advised to kill or down(for taming) a Pachy before it closes distance with arrows or gunfire.
Perching upon a stone whilst shooting at it with a bow/gun is a valid strategy, however, Pachys are commonly found in places where carnivores live. Therefore, climbing onto the rock might be dangerous. Once the Pachy reaches the player, it will headbutt the player relentlessly. During this process, it is difficult for the player to not hit the bony helmet on the Pachy's head, which causes a problem when fighting back.
Long ranged weapons and potentially a Pike can do the trick, as melee battles will subject the player to damage. A powerful mount can almost effortlessly kill a Pachy with a couple, or in some instances, a single chomp.
The Pachy lowers their head in front of their body when attacking, giving themselves a damage-reducing shield. The attacks of the Pachy raise the target's torpor, potentially knocking it unconscious. Attempt to take care of the Pachy before the battle becomes physical, as many players, especially those of lower levels will be unprepared. Always keep an eye out for other Pachys in the area, or more dangerous animals. A casual Pachy-taming adventure can turn into a bloodbath if the players fail to stop a Carno or Rex from entering unnoticed. There is not much that can be done once larger predators arrive, only massive loss of life between helpful players and beloved animals.
Use a Bola on it and move to the creature's side or back. From there, start stabbing with Spears or a Pike. If you attack with Spears, make sure to have about 5 on you, as they have a chance of breaking.
Alternatively, the Pachy has relatively little health. Try to override the damage output by a volley of arrows or bullets, or a powerful mount. If you ride a Beelzebufo into battle, use its tongue to knock it out and then simply kill it or tame it.
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★★☆☆☆ |
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★☆☆☆☆ |
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Pachy, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
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207.0 | Pachy is added to the game. |
208.1 | Fixed case where the Pachy could launch a player very high when knocked unconscious. |
209.0 |
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256.0 | New sound effects for the Pachy. |
329.5 | Pachy now prefers ![]() |
329.5 | VR Pachy is added to the game. |
Pachycephalosaurus wearing the Stygimoloch Costume