Without saddle:
Ferox, sino, fjordhawk, alpha sino (I think) and tek sino (zy critters)

With saddle (that allows the variants effects):
Compy, compysoldier, fire wyvern

With saddle(but don't allow variant effects):
Enforcer

I'm not getting the option to pick up any shoulder pet regardless of saddle and my Penguin just ate the group god soul but still says godlike. Has the ancient appearance just no effect. I've picked it up and dropped it again and i've teleported with it.

the saddles that i refered to are the species unique saddles (compy as example: "shoulder cannon")
and the group god soul does not chnage the tier at all
it changes the variant:
normal variant -> group variant

Yup i just figured out the variant thing. So you have to have a saddle specifically to pick them up? Any tips on getting the compy saddle besides fighting the saddle god?

killing wild compies 1 to 2500 chance to drop
unaffected by magic find

Yeah i figured that. Thanks for the help.

I have the shoulder cannon saddle and I have a Firecracker unique compy. How do I get it to use it’s affects? Or is it really only useful for the potion compy?

It has the normal trigger conditions as on the ground, so no, not only the potion one, also the elementals with the ball attacks as example

And in most cases are the uniques dinos a bad decision for the unique/legendary saddles
Same as normal dinos grow way stronger than unique dinos aswell