# Sakurajima Update: All New Pals, Weapons, and Features

Everything the Sakurajima update added — the island's four named zones with 15 dungeon entrances and 347 loot caches, all 24 new Pals, Selyne's Moonflower Tower, the Blazamut Ryu raid, Crude Oil and Plasteel, and the seven new guns with their tech levels and materials.

Source: https://palworld-db.com/guides/sakurajima-update
Updated: 2026-08-17

The Sakurajima update (version **0.3.1**, June 27, 2024) bolted a whole cherry-blossom island onto the south-west corner of Palpagos and filled it with two dozen Pals, a new tower, a new raid boss and the entire Plasteel gear tier. Everything below is still in the game today — the island, the Pals, the guns and the oil economy all carried straight through into 1.0, so this doubles as the checklist for anything you skipped.

## Everything in the Sakurajima Update

This was the update that turned Palworld's late game into a resource loop rather than a wall. Before it, Pal Metal Ingot was the end of the crafting tree; after it, [Crude Oil](https://palworld-db.com/item/CrudeOil) and [Plasteel](https://palworld-db.com/item/Plastic) sat on top and fed seven new weapons and a full armor set. The table is the fast inventory — the row worth clicking first is Crude Oil, because nothing else in the update unlocks without it.

| What Sakurajima added | The number | Where to start |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The island itself | **4** named zones plus the Dancing Sakura Shrine and Moonflower Tower | [Palworld Interactive Map](https://palworld-db.com/map?layers=fasttravel,dungeon_sakurajima) |
| New Pals | **24** — 14 brand-new species and 10 subspecies forms | [Palworld Paldeck: All Pals and Stats](https://palworld-db.com/) |
| New tower boss | Selyne, fought alongside Saya at Moonflower Tower | [How to Beat Hard Mode Saya and Selyne](https://palworld-db.com/guides/hard-mode-saya-and-selyne) |
| New raid boss | Blazamut Ryu, summoned at **Level 55** | [How to Get Blazamut Ryu: Slab Locations and Raid Fight](https://palworld-db.com/guides/blazamut-ryu-raid-guide) |
| New weapons | **7**, from the Laser Rifle at Tech 51 to the Gatling Gun at Tech 54 | [Best Weapons at Every Tech Level](https://palworld-db.com/guides/best-weapons-by-tech-level) |
| New armor | The Plasteel set — **5** body pieces plus a helmet | [Best Armor at Every Tech Level](https://palworld-db.com/guides/best-armor-by-tech-level) |
| New materials | [Crude Oil](https://palworld-db.com/item/CrudeOil) and [Plasteel](https://palworld-db.com/item/Plastic) | [185 oil field pins on the map](https://palworld-db.com/map?layers=oilfield) |
| New currency | [Dog Coin](https://palworld-db.com/item/DogCoin), with **128** pickup spots | [How to Farm Dog Coins](https://palworld-db.com/guides/how-to-farm-dog-coins) |
| Dungeon entrances on the island | **15**, all leading into Cherry Blossom Cave | [Cherry Blossom Cave Guide](https://palworld-db.com/guides/cherry-blossom-cave) |
| Loot on the island | **347** loot caches and **68** treasure chests | [Sakurajima loot map](https://palworld-db.com/map?layers=cache_sakurajima,chest_sakurajima) |

Two progression numbers moved with the patch as well: the player cap went up to **55** and base level topped out at **25**, which is what made the Tech 50-56 block reachable in the first place. Both ceilings have been raised again since, so treat those as the numbers of the day rather than today's limits.

## Sakurajima Island: Zones and What's On Them

Sakurajima is one landmass split into four spawn zones plus a shrine and a tower, and each zone has its own Pal roster rather than sharing one island-wide table. The Mushroom Wetlands is the one to land on first — it holds the densest Shroomer population on the map and the entrance chain into Cherry Blossom Cave. The Northern Rock Field is the mining half, the Southern Sandbar is the desert-flavoured strip, and the West Coast is where the water-and-grass overflow lives.

| Zone | What it's known for | Open it on the map |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sakurajima - Mushroom Wetlands | Shroomer's home ground and the wettest half of the island | [Shroomer spawn map](https://palworld-db.com/map?pal=MushroomDragon) |
| Sakurajima - Northern Rock Field | Rock and ore country, and the island's Helzephyr Lux nesting area | [Helzephyr Lux spawn map](https://palworld-db.com/map?pal=HadesBird_Electric) |
| Sakurajima - Southern Sandbar | Sandy south edge, shared by Kikit and Prixter | [Kikit spawn map](https://palworld-db.com/map?pal=SmallArmadillo) |
| Sakurajima: West Coast | Mixed coast — Elphidran Aqua, Verdash and Wumpo Botan | [Elphidran Aqua spawn map](https://palworld-db.com/map?pal=FairyDragon_Water) |
| Dancing Sakura Shrine | The island's landmark shrine area | [Fast travel points](https://palworld-db.com/map?layers=fasttravel) |
| Moonflower Tower | Saya and Selyne's arena | [All 8 tower boss pins](https://palworld-db.com/map?layers=towerboss) |

For loot, the island is unusually generous per square metre. **347** loot caches and **68** treasure chests sit on Sakurajima alone, and the **15** dungeon entrances all funnel into the same cave type — so a single sweep of the island is worth more than a comparable sweep of the starting grasslands. Turn on both loot layers together and run the coastline; the caches cluster near the shrine and the wetlands.

## All 24 New Pals in the Sakurajima Update

Fourteen of these were completely new species and ten were subspecies forms of Pals that already existed. The split matters for breeding — subspecies inherit their base form's combos, so a **Chillet Ignis** is reachable through the [Palworld Breeding Calculator](https://palworld-db.com/breeding) in ways a brand-new species like **Knocklem** is not. Tables are split the same way below.

### New Species

This is where the update put its best base Pals. **Knocklem** landed with **135** defense — a number only a handful of Pals in the entire game beat — and a Mining suitability, which makes it the rare Pal that tanks an assault and still mines afterwards. **Selyne** is the standout mount at **1600** ride sprint; only ten Pals ride faster. **Mimog** is the joke pick that isn't a joke: its partner skill opens locked chests, which is the whole reason to carry the [Lockpicking Tool v1](https://palworld-db.com/item/Unlock_Picking_Tier1) line at all.

| Pal | Element | Best work | Why you'd catch it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Selyne](https://palworld-db.com/pal/selyne) | Dark / Neutral | Handiwork | Moonflower Tower boss, **130** HP and a **1600** ride sprint once caught |
| [Knocklem](https://palworld-db.com/pal/knocklem) | Ground | Mining | **135** defense with Steel Guardian Mode — a mining Pal that survives raids |
| [Xenogard](https://palworld-db.com/pal/xenogard) | Dragon | Mining | **130** defense, **120** shot attack and a **1200** ride sprint |
| [Xenovader](https://palworld-db.com/pal/xenovader) | Dark | Lumbering | **125** shot attack — the update's best Dark ranged attacker |
| [Sootseer](https://palworld-db.com/pal/sootseer) | Dark / Fire | Farming | **125** shot attack and Grave Robber for loot pickups |
| [Mimog](https://palworld-db.com/pal/mimog) | Neutral | Transporting | Master of Unlocking opens locked chests without a tool |
| [Dazemu](https://palworld-db.com/pal/dazemu) | Ground | Gathering | **1200** ride sprint — the cheapest fast ground mount in the update |
| [Yakumo](https://palworld-db.com/pal/yakumo) | Neutral | Gathering | **1080** ride sprint on a rarity-4 Pal you can catch early on the island |
| [Shroomer](https://palworld-db.com/pal/shroomer) | Grass | Farming | **110** HP, Rampant Spores, and the densest spawns in the Mushroom Wetlands |
| [Dogen](https://palworld-db.com/pal/dogen) | Neutral | Handiwork | Homeward Prayer plus **100** across melee, shot and defense |
| [Prixter](https://palworld-db.com/pal/prixter) | Dark / Ground | Lumbering | **110** shot attack and Phantom Venom for chip damage |
| [Kikit](https://palworld-db.com/pal/kikit) | Ground | Mining | Sandball Soccer — an early-island Mining body for a new base |
| [Lullu](https://palworld-db.com/pal/lullu) | Grass | Planting | Floral Boost, and a Planting Pal you can catch before the tower |
| [Croajiro](https://palworld-db.com/pal/croajiro) | Water | Watering | Leap Stance, and one of the few Watering Pals with real melee |

### New Subspecies Forms

The subspecies block is where the raw stats live. **Blazamut Ryu** ties the highest melee attack stat in the game at **150**, and **Menasting Terra** pairs **130** defense with a **1200** ride sprint at rarity 10 — the best combined bruiser-mount the update shipped. Below those two, most of these are element swaps that change which base job the Pal is good at: **Katress Ignis** and **Wixen Noct** both move onto Kindling, and **Shroomer Noct** shifts from Farming to Planting.

| Pal | Element | Best work | What the swap changes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blazamut Ryu](https://palworld-db.com/pal/blazamut-ryu) | Dragon / Fire | Mining | **150** melee attack — tied for the game's highest, and the raid boss of the patch |
| [Menasting Terra](https://palworld-db.com/pal/menasting-terra) | Ground | Mining | **130** defense and a **1200** ride sprint at rarity 10 |
| [Helzephyr Lux](https://palworld-db.com/pal/helzephyr-lux) | Dark / Electric | Transporting | **125** shot attack and a **1100** ride sprint flier |
| [Quivern Botan](https://palworld-db.com/pal/quivern-botan) | Dragon / Grass | Planting | Quivern's flight with Planting instead of Transporting |
| [Bushi Noct](https://palworld-db.com/pal/bushi-noct) | Fire / Dark | Lumbering | **130** shot attack, the highest of any subspecies here |
| [Gorirat Terra](https://palworld-db.com/pal/gorirat-terra) | Ground | Mining | **110** melee and Full-Power Gorilla Pound for base defense |
| [Wixen Noct](https://palworld-db.com/pal/wixen-noct) | Fire / Dark | Kindling | Black Fox Lord — a Dark-typed Kindling body |
| [Katress Ignis](https://palworld-db.com/pal/katress-ignis) | Dark / Fire | Kindling | Katress moves off Handiwork onto Kindling |
| [Shroomer Noct](https://palworld-db.com/pal/shroomer-noct) | Grass / Dark | Planting | Roiling Spores, and Planting instead of Shroomer's Farming |
| [Chillet Ignis](https://palworld-db.com/pal/chillet-ignis) | Fire / Dragon | Kindling | Sparkling Weasel with a **1050** ride sprint |

## Where the Sakurajima Pals Spawn

Some of these Pals are effectively island exclusives — if you want them, this is the only realistic place to farm. Shroomer is the extreme case: **69.5%** of every Shroomer spawn point on the map sits in the Mushroom Wetlands, so there is no second location worth flying to. Helzephyr Lux at **62.5%** and the Kikit/Prixter pair at **55.7%** are close behind. Wixen Noct is the outlier — it's spread across three of the four zones and still only accounts for a quarter of its spawns each, so catch it wherever you happen to land.

| Pal | Zone | Spawn points there | Share of all its spawns |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shroomer](https://palworld-db.com/pal/shroomer) | Mushroom Wetlands | **41** | **69.5%** |
| [Helzephyr Lux](https://palworld-db.com/pal/helzephyr-lux) | Northern Rock Field | **50** | **62.5%** |
| [Kikit](https://palworld-db.com/pal/kikit) | Southern Sandbar | **39** | **55.7%** |
| [Prixter](https://palworld-db.com/pal/prixter) | Southern Sandbar | **39** | **55.7%** |
| [Elphidran Aqua](https://palworld-db.com/pal/elphidran-aqua) | West Coast | **24** | **43.6%** |
| [Verdash](https://palworld-db.com/pal/verdash) | West Coast | **24** | **28.9%** |
| [Wumpo Botan](https://palworld-db.com/pal/wumpo-botan) | West Coast | **24** | **28.9%** |
| [Wixen Noct](https://palworld-db.com/pal/wixen-noct) | West Coast + Rock Field | **50** each | **27.2%** each |
| [Shroomer Noct](https://palworld-db.com/pal/shroomer-noct) | Mushroom Wetlands | **41** | **21.8%** |
| [Dumud Gild](https://palworld-db.com/pal/dumud-gild) | Northern Rock Field | **50** | **16.0%** |
| [Penking Lux](https://palworld-db.com/pal/penking-lux) | Mushroom Wetlands | **35** | **13.9%** |
| [Dazemu](https://palworld-db.com/pal/dazemu) | Northern Rock Field | **50** | **12.3%** |
| [Ghangler](https://palworld-db.com/pal/ghangler) | Mushroom Wetlands | **35** | **11.1%** |

## Selyne and the Moonflower Tower

Moonflower Tower is Sakurajima's boss arena and the first tower in the game that pits you against two opponents — Saya fights alongside Selyne rather than throwing her at you solo. Selyne enters the first fight with **×54** HP on top of her normal stats, which is the second-heaviest opening tower multiplier in the game behind Astralym. Her damage and the damage she takes are both unmodified in that first run, so it's a stamina fight rather than a burst-check: bring a Dragon or a heavy Neutral counter for her Dark/Neutral typing and expect to reload.

| Fight | HP multiplier | Damage dealt | Damage taken | Cooldown |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moonflower Tower (first) | **×54** | **×1.0** | **×1.0** | **×2.0** |
| Moonflower Tower (hard rematch) | **×93** | **×9.0** | **×0.2** | **×2.5** |

The rematch is a different animal. HP nearly doubles to **×93**, her damage output goes up ninefold, and only **20%** of yours lands — so the first fight's grind-it-down plan simply runs out of ammo. Full detail on the rematch, including the order to kill the pair in, is in [How to Beat Hard Mode Saya and Selyne](https://palworld-db.com/guides/hard-mode-saya-and-selyne). The tower is also the best XP loop in the game once you can clear it quickly, which is what [the Moonflower Tower XP farm](https://palworld-db.com/guides/moonflower-tower-xp-farm) is built around.

## Blazamut Ryu: The New Raid Boss

Blazamut Ryu is summoned at a Summoning Altar at **Level 55** and is the Dragon/Fire half of the Blazamut pair. The standard version runs **×140** HP and **×2** damage while taking only **40%** of yours — heavy, but it's the raid most groups clear first because a Dragon-resistant team plus a Water damage dealer trivialises the Fire half of its kit. Its base **150** melee attack ties for the highest melee stat in the game, so getting hit in melee range is not survivable in mid-tier armor.

| Version | Summon level | HP | Damage dealt | Damage taken |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blazamut Ryu | **55** | **×140** | **×2.0** | **×0.4** |
| Blazamut Ryu (Ultra) | **80** | **×500** | **×8.0** | **×0.09** |

Both versions pay out guaranteed rewards rather than rolling for them, which is unusual and makes the standard fight worth repeating on a timer. The Ultra is the version to farm once you can hold it: **10** Ancient Civilization Cores and **10** Training Crystals per clear, plus the [Horns of Supremacy](https://palworld-db.com/item/HeadEquip041) headgear that only drops here.

| Reward | Blazamut Ryu (Lv 55) | Blazamut Ryu Ultra (Lv 80) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Ancient Civilization Core](https://palworld-db.com/item/AncientParts2) | **2-4**, guaranteed | **10**, guaranteed |
| [Training Manual (XL)](https://palworld-db.com/item/ExpBoost_04) | **5-7**, guaranteed | — |
| [Training Crystal](https://palworld-db.com/item/LvUP_01) | — | **10**, guaranteed |
| [Dragon Skill Fruit: Beam Slicer](https://palworld-db.com/item/SkillCard_BeamSlicer) | **1**, guaranteed | — |
| [Horns of Supremacy](https://palworld-db.com/item/HeadEquip041) | — | **1**, guaranteed |
| [Blazamut Ryu (Ultra) Slab](https://palworld-db.com/item/PalSummon_KingBahamut_Dragon_2) | **1**, guaranteed | **1**, guaranteed |
| Applied Handbook (choice) | **1** of Mining, Lumbering or Gathering | **2** of Mining, Lumbering or Gathering |

The slab is the important row — clearing the Level 55 fight hands you the summon item for the Ultra, so the two are one chain rather than separate unlocks. Where to find the first slab is covered in [How to Get Blazamut Ryu: Slab Locations and Raid Fight](https://palworld-db.com/guides/blazamut-ryu-raid-guide).

## Crude Oil, Plasteel, and the Oil Economy

This is the system the whole update hangs off. [Crude Oil](https://palworld-db.com/item/CrudeOil) is not mined by hand in any meaningful quantity — you build an extractor on an oil field and let it run, then refine the output into [Plasteel](https://palworld-db.com/item/Plastic), which every new weapon and armor piece needs. There are **185** oil field pins on the map, and picking a base site on top of one is the single highest-value decision in the Tech 50 bracket.

### Crude Oil Extractor

The basic extractor unlocks at **Technology Level 50** for **2** points and costs **250** Pal Metal Ingot plus **50** Circuit Boards — a serious bill at the moment you can first afford it, and it must be placed on an oil field inside your base radius. The upgraded High-Pressure version follows one level later at **51**, costs **4** Ancient Technology Points instead, and adds Bio Battery and Ancient Civilization Parts to the recipe. Build the basic one first; the high-pressure model is a throughput upgrade, not a gate.

| Structure | Tech level | Point cost | Materials |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Crude Oil Extractor | **50** | **2** | **250** [Pal Metal Ingot](https://palworld-db.com/item/StealIngot), **50** Circuit Board |
| High-Pressure Crude Oil Extractor | **51** | **4** Ancient | **300** [Pal Metal Ingot](https://palworld-db.com/item/StealIngot), **50** Circuit Board, **50** [Bio Battery](https://palworld-db.com/item/Bio_Battery), **10** Ancient Civilization Parts |

### Plasteel

Plasteel is the refined product and it is cheap once oil is flowing: **2** Crude Oil plus **5** [Ore](https://palworld-db.com/item/CopperOre) makes one bar, unlocked at **Technology Level 50** for **2** points. Budget hard — a single [Gatling Gun](https://palworld-db.com/item/GatlingGun) eats **70** Plasteel and a [Multi Guided Missile Launcher](https://palworld-db.com/item/MultiGuidedMissileLauncher) eats **80**, so a full weapon-and-armor kit runs into the high hundreds. Ore is the quiet bottleneck in that recipe, not the oil; if your throughput stalls, it's usually the mining side.

## All 7 New Weapons

Every one of these is built around Plasteel, and they arrive in a tight Tech 51-56 band. Compare attack only inside a class — the Gatling Gun's **375** is a per-shot figure on a weapon that fires **100** rounds without stopping, while the Guided Missile Launcher's **5900** is one rocket per reload, so the raw numbers are not talking about the same thing. Within the rifles, the Laser Rifle at **1250** is the clear pick and the one to unlock first. Within the launchers, the Multi Guided Missile Launcher is the same **5900** per rocket as the single-shot version but holds **4** — it's schematic-only, with no tech entry, so it comes from drops rather than points.

| Weapon | Base attack | Magazine | Tech level | Materials (base craft) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Guided Missile Launcher](https://palworld-db.com/item/GuidedMissileLauncher) | **5900** | **1** | **56** | **100** Pal Metal Ingot, **50** Plasteel, **25** Carbon Fiber, **5** Computer |
| [Multi Guided Missile Launcher](https://palworld-db.com/item/MultiGuidedMissileLauncher) | **5900** | **4** | Schematic only | **150** Pal Metal Ingot, **80** Plasteel, **30** Carbon Fiber, **8** Computer |
| [Grenade Launcher](https://palworld-db.com/item/GrenadeLauncher) | **3000** | **5** | **53** | **75** Pal Metal Ingot, **60** Plasteel, **15** Carbon Fiber |
| [Meteor Launcher](https://palworld-db.com/item/Launcher_Meteor) | **2000** | **1** | **38** | **100** Meteorite Fragment, **30** Refined Ingot, **20** Paldium Fragment, **5** Corrosive Solvent |
| [Laser Rifle](https://palworld-db.com/item/LaserRifle) | **1250** | **30** | **51** | **50** Pal Metal Ingot, **40** Plasteel, **5** Bio Battery, **3** Computer |
| [Flame Thrower](https://palworld-db.com/item/FlameThrower) | **636** | **100** | **52** | **40** Pal Metal Ingot, **30** Plasteel, **13** Cryogenic Coolant, **30** Flame Organ |
| [Gatling Gun](https://palworld-db.com/item/GatlingGun) | **375** | **100** | **54** | **150** Pal Metal Ingot, **70** Plasteel, **70** Carbon Fiber |

Those are the base craft numbers, not the schematic-upgraded ones. Legendary schematics push the same weapons far higher — a 4-star Laser Rifle hits **1875** attack against the base **1250**, and the Multi Guided Missile Launcher climbs to **8850**. The schematic locations are mapped in [All Legendary Weapon Schematic Locations](https://palworld-db.com/guides/legendary-weapon-schematic-locations). Note also that the Meteor Launcher sits oddly early at Tech **38** and runs on Meteorite Fragments rather than Plasteel, tying it to the meteorite crash events the update introduced rather than to the oil economy.

## The Plasteel Armor Set

Plasteel armor was the new top tier when it landed and it's still the natural step after Pal Metal. All four body pieces share the same **1300** base HP bonus; the three resistance variants each carry **400** defense against the plain version's **385**, so the plain Plasteel Armor is strictly the worst of the four — there is no reason to craft it once you can afford any of the others. Pick by environment: Heat Resistant for the volcano, Cold Resistant for the snowfields, Lightweight for the corrosive zones.

| Piece | Base defense | Base HP | Tech level | Extra material |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Heat Resistant Plasteel Armor](https://palworld-db.com/item/PlasticArmorHeat) | **400** | **1300** | **53** | **20** [Flame Organ](https://palworld-db.com/item/FireOrgan) |
| [Cold Resistant Plasteel Armor](https://palworld-db.com/item/PlasticArmorCold) | **400** | **1300** | **54** | **10** [Cryogenic Coolant](https://palworld-db.com/item/Bio_Coolant) |
| [Lightweight Plasteel Armor](https://palworld-db.com/item/PlasticArmorWeight) | **400** | **1300** | **55** | **8** [Corrosive Solvent](https://palworld-db.com/item/Corrosive_Solvent) |
| [Plasteel Armor](https://palworld-db.com/item/PlasticArmor) | **385** | **1300** | **51** | — (base recipe only) |
| [Plasteel Helmet](https://palworld-db.com/item/PlasticHelmet) | **260** | **600** | **51** | — (head slot) |

Every body piece shares the same core cost of **30** Plasteel, **30** Pal Metal Ingot and **5** High Quality Cloth on top of whatever the resistance material is; the helmet is **20** Plasteel and **25** Pal Metal Ingot. Those are base-craft stats — a 4-star schematic version of the same body piece reaches **640** defense and **1950** HP, which is why the [Lightweight Plasteel Armor schematic](https://palworld-db.com/guides/lightweight-plasteel-armor-legendary-schematic) is worth hunting rather than settling for the base craft.

## New Structures, Tools, and Systems

Outside the gear tier, Sakurajima quietly fixed several long-standing base problems. The Large Power Generator was the answer to Tech 50 bases browning out, the Pal Disassembly Conveyor turned surplus Pals into materials automatically, and the Pal Dressing Facility — which unlocks at **Technology Level 2** for a single point, so grab it on any new save — is how Pal skins get applied. **16** Pals currently have skins available, with [Chillet](https://palworld-db.com/pal/chillet) leading at four different looks.

| What it is | Tech level | Cost | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Large Power Generator | **50** | **4** Ancient | **200** Pal Metal Ingot + **200** Electric Organ — the high-capacity base generator |
| Pal Disassembly Conveyor | **56** | **5** | **100** Pal Metal Ingot, **15** Computer, **30** Nail, **30** Plasteel — turns Pals into materials |
|  | **51** | **2** | **20** Pal Metal Ingot, **20** Plasteel, **15** Cryogenic Coolant — food stops spoiling |
| Pal Dressing Facility | **2** | **1** | **10** Stone + **10** Paldium Fragment — applies Pal skins |
| Glass Structure Set | **45** | **2** | **20** glass build pieces, each **1-3** Stone and **1-2** Paldium Fragment |
| [Hyper Glider](https://palworld-db.com/item/Glider_Tera) | **52** | **4** | **40** Pal Metal Ingot, **20** High Quality Wooden Board, **25** Carbon Fiber, **20** High Quality Cloth |
| [Ultimate Sphere](https://palworld-db.com/item/PalSphere_Ultimate) | **51** | **5** | **10** Paldium Fragment, **5** Pal Metal Ingot, **10** Hardwood, **1** Plasteel |
| [Lockpicking Tool v3](https://palworld-db.com/item/Unlock_Picking_Tier3) | **53** | **3** Ancient | Opens the highest-tier locked chests |
| Wall-Mounted Sign | **6** | **1** | **10** Wood — the cosmetic sign added alongside the glass set |

The [Ultimate Sphere](https://palworld-db.com/item/PalSphere_Ultimate) is the sleeper on that list. It's the top capture sphere and it costs almost nothing per unit — **10** Paldium Fragment and a single Plasteel — so once oil is running there is no reason to ever throw a lower tier again. Full capture maths is in [How to Catch Pals and Capture Rate](https://palworld-db.com/guides/how-to-catch-pals). The [Hyper Glider](https://palworld-db.com/item/Glider_Tera) at Tech **52** is likewise the end of the glider ladder for a long stretch; see [the full glider upgrade ladder](https://palworld-db.com/guides/best-glider).

## Dog Coins and the Medal Merchant

Sakurajima introduced [Dog Coin](https://palworld-db.com/item/DogCoin) as a second currency that only buys from a dedicated merchant, so gold is no longer the only thing worth picking up off the ground. There are **128** Dog Coin pickup spots on the map, they're static rather than random, and they respawn — which makes a coin route a genuine income loop rather than a one-time sweep. Turn on the Dog Coin layer and plan a circuit; the full route and shop stock is in [How to Farm Dog Coins](https://palworld-db.com/guides/how-to-farm-dog-coins).

> **Tip.** Do the island in this order: fast travel in and clear the **347** loot caches on foot for early Plasteel-era mats, catch [Shroomer](https://palworld-db.com/pal/shroomer) and [Kikit](https://palworld-db.com/pal/kikit) for your base, then take Moonflower Tower. Do **not** try the tower before you have Plasteel armor — Selyne's **×54** HP opening fight is a five-minute ammo drain, and the base [Plasteel Armor](https://palworld-db.com/item/PlasticArmor) is the cheapest thing that keeps you standing through it.

## Summary

If you only take one thing from the Sakurajima update: build a base on an oil field, unlock [Plasteel](https://palworld-db.com/item/Plastic) at Technology Level **50**, and everything else in the patch opens up behind it — seven weapons, five armor pieces, the Ultimate Sphere and the Hyper Glider all run on the same bar. The island itself is worth a dedicated afternoon for its **24** Pals and **415** combined caches and chests, and Moonflower Tower is the XP loop you'll keep coming back to long after you've cleared it.

## Related Guides

Hubs: [All Palworld Guides](https://palworld-db.com/guides) · [Palworld Paldeck: All Pals and Stats](https://palworld-db.com/) · [Palworld Interactive Map](https://palworld-db.com/map)

The island and its bosses:
- [Cherry Blossom Cave Guide: Pals, Bosses, and Loot](https://palworld-db.com/guides/cherry-blossom-cave)
- [How to Beat Hard Mode Saya and Selyne](https://palworld-db.com/guides/hard-mode-saya-and-selyne)
- [Moonflower Tower XP Farm: Jetragon Route and Respawns](https://palworld-db.com/guides/moonflower-tower-xp-farm)
- [How to Get Blazamut Ryu: Slab Locations and Raid Fight](https://palworld-db.com/guides/blazamut-ryu-raid-guide)
- [How to Farm Dog Coins: Best Sources and Medal Shop Prices](https://palworld-db.com/guides/how-to-farm-dog-coins)

The gear it unlocked:
- [Best Weapons at Every Tech Level: Full Upgrade Path](https://palworld-db.com/guides/best-weapons-by-tech-level)
- [Best Armor at Every Tech Level: Full Upgrade Path](https://palworld-db.com/guides/best-armor-by-tech-level)
- [All Legendary Weapon Schematic Locations in Palworld](https://palworld-db.com/guides/legendary-weapon-schematic-locations)
- [Lightweight Plasteel Armor Schematic Location and Stats](https://palworld-db.com/guides/lightweight-plasteel-armor-legendary-schematic)
- [Best Glider in Palworld: Full Upgrade Ladder and Glider Pals](https://palworld-db.com/guides/best-glider)

Base structures from this patch:
- [How to Get the Large Power Generator: Cost and Best Pals](https://palworld-db.com/guides/how-to-get-large-power-generator)
- [How to Get the Pal Disassembly Conveyor and How It Works](https://palworld-db.com/guides/how-to-get-pal-disassembly-conveyor)
- [How to Get Pal Dressing Facility and Apply Pal Skins](https://palworld-db.com/guides/how-to-get-pal-dressing-facility)
- [How to Get the Cold Food Box: Level 51 and Materials](https://palworld-db.com/guides/how-to-get-cold-food-box)

Where the update fits in the timeline:
- [Palworld 1.0 Update: All New Content and Where to Start](https://palworld-db.com/guides/palworld-1-0-update)
- [Palworld Patch Notes: All Updates and Version History](https://palworld-db.com/guides/palworld-patch-notes)


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