Great Bloom Event in Steal an Egg – How to Unlock the Sakura Incubator

The Cherry Blossom Zone brought a fresh challenge to Steal an Egg, and it came wrapped in falling pink petals. This is the final biome on the map, and it hides one of the toughest side quests in the whole game. We are talking about the Great Bloom event, a timed challenge tied to a locked machine called the Sakura Incubator. If you have wandered into this zone and felt completely lost, you are not alone. Here is everything you need to know to make sense of it.

What Is the Cherry Blossom Zone

The Cherry Blossom Zone sits at the very end of the map in Steal an Egg. You need a huge amount of speed to survive here, since the guardian in this area moves fast enough to ragdoll slower players in seconds. Reaching this zone alone is a milestone. The eggs here are smaller than you might expect, but they hold real value because they can hatch rare pets that are exclusive to this biome.

Once you step into the area, you will notice new scenery everywhere. Sakura trees line the paths, and a large sealed machine stands near the center. This machine is the Sakura Incubator, and it does not open easily.

Understanding the Sakura Incubator

The Sakura Incubator applies a special Bloom mutation to eggs, which is not available anywhere else in the game. When you first approach it, you get a strange message asking you to bring it a crane. This confuses a lot of players at first, since it sounds like a construction vehicle rather than a pet. The crane in question is actually the Crane pet, an Epic rarity animal that hatches from Cherry Blossom eggs.

You need to hatch a Crane from any egg in this zone, then carry it over to the Incubator and hand it in. Doing this permanently unlocks the machine for your account. You do lose that specific Crane pet in the process, but since Cranes are common enough to hatch again, most players see it as a fair trade for a permanent unlock.

How the Great Bloom Event Works

Once the Incubator is unlocked, a timer appears above it showing when the next Great Bloom event begins. This event spawns roughly every thirty minutes and only lasts about three minutes, so you need to move quickly once it starts. During this short window, Crystal Cherry Blossom Trees appear across the zone, and they are your only source of Sakura Crystals.

To collect crystals, equip your bat and start hitting these special trees. Each swing has a chance to drop a handful of crystals, and bigger trees tend to give larger amounts. The catch is that other players are farming the same trees at the same time, and some will swing their bats at you by accident or on purpose while chasing the same reward.

A few habits make this window far more productive.

• Head straight for the biggest trees first, since they tend to yield more crystals per hit.
• Stay near the center of the event area instead of wandering to the edges, where trees are sparser.
• Keep an eye on the countdown timer so you are not caught mid-swing when the event ends.
• Avoid getting distracted by nearby egg steals during this window, since crystals are the priority.

Missing the timing by even a few seconds can cost you a full round of crystals, so treat this as a sprint rather than a casual grind.

Using Crystals to Mutate Eggs

Once you have crystals, return to the Incubator and place an egg from your inventory into the machine. From there, deposit your crystals to start charging it. The mutation chance depends on how many crystals you put in, and larger deposits give a better shot at a rare outcome. Full charges are expensive, so many players save crystals across multiple events before attempting a mutation.

This system rewards patience more than luck. Grinding two or three Great Bloom events in a row before spending anything usually beats rushing a single attempt with a half-filled meter.

Surviving the Zone While Farming

The Cherry Blossom Zone is competitive even outside the event window. Other players will try to steal eggs you are carrying, and the zone guardian adds another layer of pressure if your speed is not high enough. Building up your speed before entering this biome makes a real difference, both for outrunning rivals and for surviving the Great Bloom rush. We cover the fastest ways to boost your speed through treadmill training, trails, and the speed shop in our full guide on getting speed fast in Steal an Egg, which pairs well with everything covered here.

Bear traps are also worth placing near your escape route during busy events. They slow down anyone chasing you and buy just enough time to reach your base safely. Once you drop an egg from being hit, anyone nearby can pick it up, so a few seconds of extra distance often decides whether you keep your reward.

Final Thoughts

The Great Bloom event turns a simple biome into one of the more demanding challenges in Steal an Egg. Between unlocking the Crane, timing the crystal rush, and defending your eggs from rivals, this zone tests almost every skill the game asks of you. Treat your first few attempts as practice runs, track how many crystals you collect each round, and build toward a full Incubator charge over time. The Bloom mutation is worth the effort, and few things in this zone feel as satisfying as watching a fully mutated egg hatch after a hard-fought grind.

Also Read: How to Get Speed Fast in Steal an Egg (Treadmill, Trails, and Speed Shop Guide)

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