Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Pteranodon based on your settings.

Below is a breakdown of knockout weapon requirements for the Pteranodon across various creature levels.Always pace your shots.Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.

Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Pteranodon sedated throughout taming.Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice.Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm.Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort.The Pteranodon bleeds 0.3 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.

Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress.Torpor monitoring prevents premature wakeups.The starve timer is for the starve-tame method - let Food drop, then load all kibble at once to avoid waste.

The Pteranodon is a tamable, flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended.

With 150 base Stamina, the Pteranodon has decent staying power.Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups.At 210 base HP, the Pteranodon is relatively fragile.Weight capacity starts at 120, giving it average weight tolerance.

The Pteranodon is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory.Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

As a tame, the Pteranodon is commonly used for scouting and quick travel between locations.Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 29°C–32°C temperature window.Defeating one in the wild grants 3 base XP.It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.79 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.