Cherry Blossom Cave Guide: Pals, Bosses, and Loot

Updated 2026-07-22

Cherry Blossom Cave is Sakurajima's dungeon, running level 40–50 with a level 47–52 boss chamber — and its boss lottery doubles as a tour of the island's signature Pals. It's also the first cavern on this list whose chests can cough up a Legendary Sphere. Compare all ten caverns on the List of All Dungeons.

The Catch of the Cave: Yakumo

Buried in this boss pool is Yakumo — the Pal whose Birds of a Feather partner skill gives your captures a chance to copy its passives, the single best quality-of-life trick for collectors (full breakdown in Best Partner Skills and Their Effects). Rolling a boss-sized Yakumo at level 47+ here beats hunting one in the wild.

The Full Boss Pool

One of these 19 anchors the boss room each run. Sakurajima locals like Lullu, Kikit, Dazemu, Braloha and Palumba make up much of the pool — handy if you want the island's Paldeck entries without scouring its hillsides.

Possible BossElementsBest Work
BralohaGrass, GroundPlanting
Bushi NoctFire, DarkLumbering
Chillet IgnisFire, DragonKindling
CroajiroWaterWatering
DazemuGroundGathering
DogenNeutralHandiwork
GhanglerDark, WaterWatering
Gorirat TerraGroundMining
Helzephyr LuxDark, ElectricTransporting
Katress IgnisDark, FireKindling
KikitGroundMining
LulluGrassPlanting
PalumbaGrassMining
Quivern BotanDragon, GrassPlanting
ShroomerGrassFarming
Shroomer NoctGrass, DarkPlanting
SootseerDark, FireFarming
Wixen NoctFire, DarkKindling
YakumoNeutralGathering

Who's Prowling the Corridors

The halls are a fire-dark gauntlet at level 40–50 — Water hits the fire side hard, Dragon punishes the dark side. Kikit is the odd one out as a Ground type.

PalElementsBest Work
Bushi NoctFire, DarkLumbering
Katress IgnisDark, FireKindling
KikitGroundMining
MaraithDarkGathering
Wixen NoctFire, DarkKindling

The Loot Table Levels Up

ItemWhy It Matters
Legendary SphereTop-tier captures from a chest — huge find
Ultra SphereThe workhorse sphere at this level
Gold KeyOpens the best locked chests
Training Manual (XL)Massive bench EXP
Assault Rifle AmmoFree ammo for late-game rifles
Large Pal SoulSerious statue upgrades
Galeclaw NikujagaSakurajima home cooking, ready to eat
Training Manual (L)More EXP for the bench
Medical SuppliesMid-run patches
Gold CoinAlways
TipThe boss chest can also hold Technology Books — including Ancient Technology Books — so finish the run even on a dud boss roll.

More for the Sakurajima leg: - List of All Dungeons: Caverns and Sealed Realms - Best Partner Skills and Their Effects - Astral Mountains Cavern Guide: Pals, Bosses, and Loot - Capture Rate Calculator: Best Spheres to Use - Breeding Calculator and All Combos - Interactive Map: All Pal Locations