'This mod was created to bring a whole new world to the players of Ark. The creators took to the mod's Steam page to break down why they made the mod: There's a catch, though (because there always is), you aren't catching and battling the beasts against one another… you're attacking them or riding them – as if they were still dinosaurs. A group of modders known as Mystic Academy took out all of the dinosaurs from ARK: Survival Evolved turned them into Pokemon and it's awesome.