Collector’s Cove: All Sakura Shores Fabled Crops and Fish

Sakura Shores is the second region you unlock as you rise the ranks as a Collector in Collector’s Cove, along with Haunted Harbors. This Asian-inspired region with its pretty cherry blossom trees is home to 20 Fabled species that you can discover and fill your Compendium with.

10 Fabled crops can be found here, as well as 10 Fabled fish. We’ll help you get all of them, including the later-unlocked Fabled species, by going through each one and the Fabled Conditions for finding them.

1. How to Get Fabled Species in Collector’s Cove

Acquiring Fabled species in Collector’s Cove is one of your main tasks in achieving the status of Named Collector, which is your ultimate goal. Without Fabled species, you cannot make it to the coveted Collector’s Cove, or even the other regions beyond Tropical Trove. Therefore, your focus throughout the game should be on getting these.

There are two types of Fabled species in Collector’s Cove: crops and fish. Crops are grown on your boat in planters, while fish are caught in the sea and ponds. To get the elusive Fabled species, you must take specific steps to access them. The method for crops and fish are similar, but respective of their activities.

1.1. Growing Fabled Crops

To get Fabled crops in Collector’s Cove, you must take these steps:

1. Purchase or obtain seeds and grow them on your boat. You must harvest a crop a specific number of times to unlock its fertilizer recipe.
2. Create the fertilizer with the required resources, then add them to your crop. Once harvested a certain number of times with fertilizer added, you learn the crop’s Fabled Condition.
3. When growing the crop, complete the requirements of the Fabled Condition needed to produce the Fabled crop, with fertilizer added.
4. Harvest the Fabled crop when produced, which adds it to your Compendium.

The road to getting a Fabled crop starts with a bag of seeds.

1.1.1. How to Create Fertilizer

Adding fertilizer is mandatory if you want to produce a Fabled crop. If you don’t, even if you meet the Fabled Conditions, the Fabled crop won’t appear.

Fertilizer can be made with the compost bin. Making fertilizer is a straightforward process and takes these steps:

1. Gather the required resources to make the crop’s fertilizer.
2. Approach the compost bin and select the fertilizer for your crop to add it to the queue. Press Start to begin making the fertilizer.
3. Wait for the fertilizer to finish being created, then collect it so it’s added to your inventory.

For every fertilizer you make at the compost bin, 5 batches are created. When you harvest a plant that has had fertilizer added, the fertilizer is used up. You’ll need to add the fertilizer again if you want to use it on the same plant, especially if it’s a reproducing crop such as a tree.

Without fertilizer, you cannot produce a Fabled crop, so don’t forget to add it.

1.2. Catching Fabled Fish

To get Fabled fish in Collector’s Cove, you need to do the following:

1. Catch a fish a specific number of times to unlock its bait recipe.
2. Create the bait at a bait maker, then use the bait to catch the fish a specific number of times to unlock its Fabled Condition.
3. With the bait, follow the Fabled Condition to catch the Fabled fish.

1.2.1. How to Create Bait

Using fish bait is necessary for catching Fabled fish. Without it, even if you’ve done everything the Fabled Condition asks, the Fabled fish won’t materialize.

Bait can be made using the bait maker on your boat. Making bait requires these steps:

1. Gather the needed resources to make the fish’s bait.
2. Interact with the bait maker and add the bait to the queue. Press Start to begin the process.
3. Wait for the bait maker to finish, then collect the bait.

Each bait made at the bait maker creates 5 batches to use. Every time you catch the fish that matches the bait, one bait is used. When catching fish with bait, including Fabled fish, you may need to take into account the time of day and water source.

Don’t forget your bait when hunting for those elusive Fabled fish.

1.3. Using Fabled Species

After harvesting or catching a Fabled species for the first time, it is automatically added to your Collector’s Compendium. You also need to use Strengthen Fabled Bond with your companion using the Fabled species you’ve just discovered.

You can continue to grow and catch Fabled species after your initial discovery. You can feed it to your companion for stamina, or sell it at the merchants for good money. Fabled crops tend to be more valuable than Fabled fish, so focus on growing those if you’re looking to make serious money.

Make sure to feed your companion a Fabled Species after acquiring it.

2. All Fabled Crops in Sakura Shores

Here you’ll find the solutions on how to obtain all the Fabled crops in the Sakura Shores region of Collector’s Cove. There are 10 altogether, 6 of which are available upon first reaching Sakura Shores. The other four, namely Strawberry, Raspberry, Red Cabbage, and Plum, are unlocked at Collector Rank 8.

Important Note #1: Remember to add fertilizer to all your crops if you want to produce a Fabled species.

Important Note #2: For the later-unlocked crops, you’ll need to gather fish and crops from other regions to create their fertilizer, so make sure to stock up on your travels.

2.1. Spring Onion

• Crop: Onion
• Fertilizer Resources: Pufferfish

2.1.1. Fabled Condition for Spring Onion

Once the onion crop becomes harvestable, rotate your camera all the way around the crop. If done right, the onion should transform into a Spring Onion.

Rotate your camera all the way around your harvestable onion to transform it into a Spring Onion.

2.2. Coinip

• Crop: Turnip
• Fertilizer Resources: Kumquat, Salmon

2.2.1. Fabled Condition for Coinip

While a turnip crop is growing, you need to earn at least 2,000 coins. This can be achieved by selling harvestables and fish to the merchant.

Harvest as many crops as you can and catch as many fish as possible. If you use fertilizer and bait on crops and fish, you get excellent-quality species which sell for more money, helping you reach your target faster.

Once you’ve sold at least 2,000 coins worth of crops and fish, the turnip should turn into a Coinip.

Once you sell 2,000 coins worth of crops and fish, the turnip will become a Coinip.

2.3. Bunnyberry

• Crop: Strawberry
• Fertilizer Resources: Kiwi, Watermelon, Trumpetfish

2.3.1. Fabled Condition for Bunnyberry

To get a Bunnyberry, you need to have 5 carrots in your inventory. Carrots can only be grown and obtained in the final unlocked region, Galaxy Glaciers. 

To produce a Bunnyberry, do the following:

1. Travel to Galaxy Glaciers and grow and harvest at least 5 carrots.
2. Travel to Sakura Shores with the carrots. Keep them in your personal inventory.
3. Grow at least one strawberry crop and add the strawberry fertilizer.
4. Once ready to harvest, the Bunnyberry should appear providing the carrots are in your inventory.

You’ll need 5 carrots from Galaxy Glaciers to get Bunnyberries.

2.4. Shadow Cabbage

• Crop: Red Cabbage
• Fertilizer Resources: Blueberries, Bluefin Tuna, Cobia

2.4.1. Fabled Condition for Shadow Cabbage

To get a red cabbage to turn into a Shadow Cabbage, you need to plant the red cabbage at night. Ensuring you have the fertilizer added, when the red cabbage becomes harvestable and it is nighttime, it should become a Shadow Cabbage you can harvest.

Shadow Cabbage is planted and harvested at night.

2.5. Hanabi Cane

• Crop: Sugarcane
• Fertilizer Resources: Eel, Pale Chub

2.5.1. Fabled Condition for Hanabi Cane

While a sugarcane crop is harvestable, you need to do one of the following:

• Reach a new rank (Collector, Farming, Fishing, or Fabled Bond)
• Make a discovery (such as catching a new fish or harvesting a new crop for the first time)
• Gather a Fabled species

Once one of these actions has been done, your sugarcane should transform into a Hanabi Cane.

Hanabi Cane appears after discovering something new in Collector’s Cove.

2.6. Foxberry

• Crop: Raspberry
• Fertilizer Resources: Koi, Zander, Giant Snakehead

2.6.1. Fabled Condition for Foxberry

Acquiring a Foxberry is a delicate process. It can be tricky, not to mention temperamental. It requires a little trial-and-error – and being quick to react.

To turn a raspberry into a Foxberry, you need to wait until it becomes harvestable, then turn the camera away so that you’re not looking at it. If done right, the plant should transform. However, you do not have long to harvest the Foxberry. If you wait too long, it will turn back into a raspberry. Therefore, you must harvest it the moment it turns into a Foxberry so you don’t miss your opportunity.

Here are some tips for increasing your chances of producing and acquiring at least one Foxberry:

• Grow multiple raspberry crops, all with fertilizer added, so you have a better chance of getting a Foxberry.
• Leave the raspberries to grow, only tending to them when watering them. Check on them now and again to see if they’re ready to harvest.
• Once ready to harvest, carefully edge the camera near to the raspberries. Check to see if they are Foxberries or raspberries. Foxberries are white and red and look like a flower.
• If none of your raspberries have turned into a Foxberry, try moving away from them, turning the camera, heading inside your boat, or visiting an island and coming back to them.
• As soon as you spot that a raspberry has become a Foxberry, run towards it and harvest it quickly. You have a short window of a few seconds. 
• When harvesting a Foxberry, make sure your inventory is not full, otherwise you won’t be able to add it to your inventory and harvest it!
• If your Foxberries turn back into raspberries, walk away or turn away from the raspberries and try again to see if they turn back into Foxberries.

Foxberry is probably one of the trickiest Fabled Species to get in Collector’s Cove – but it’s not impossible.

2.7. Oshiruko

• Crop: Red Bean
• Fertilizer Resources: Flame Angelfish, Eel

2.7.1. Fabled Condition for Oshiruko

Once a red bean crop becomes ready to harvest, water it 3 times and it will turn into a Oshiruko.

Simply water a harvestable red bean 3 times to make it into an Oshiruko.

2.8. Kumochi

• Crop: Kumquat
• Fertilizer Resources: Butterflyfish, Salmon

2.8.1. Fabled Condition for Kumochi

When a kumquat is ready to be harvested, you need to walk through the plant 3 times. You’ll see leaves scattering and the plant shaking if done properly, and it will turn into a Kumochi.

Walk through a kumquat plant 3 times to make it a Kumochi.

2.9. Umegiri

• Crop: Plum
• Fertilizer Resources: Carrot, Ribbon Eel, Flounder

2.9.1. Fabled Condition for Umegiri

While the plum is harvestable, you need to get your companion to use the Water Spray action 3 times. Water Spray is unlocked upon reaching Fabled Bond Rank 12.

Get your companion to use Water Spray 3 times to get Umegiri.

2.10. Hero Peach

• Crop: Peach
• Fertilizer Resources: Sugarcane, Pale Chub

2.10.1. Fabled Condition for Hero Peach

To get a peach tree to produce a Hero Peach, you need to have at least 2 Camellia Momotaro flowers nearby. 

To do this right, take these steps:

1. Visit an island in Sakura Shores and locate and collect 2 Camellia Momotaro flowers. You’ll see the name of the flower when you pick them.
2. Return to your boat and place 2 flower pots next to your peach tree.
3. Add the Camellia Momotaro flower to each flower pot.
4. The Hero Peach should now appear.

Hero Peaches like Camellia Momotaro flowers.

3. All Fabled Fish in Sakura Shores

There are a total of 10 Fabled fish to catch in Sakura Shores in Collector’s Cove. 6 are available for catching upon first arriving, but the other 4 fish are unlocked later at Collector Rank 8, including koi, ribbon eel, trumpetfish, and bluefin tuna.

Important Note: When fishing for Fabled fish, make sure you have the right bait equipped, have met the Fabled Condition, it’s the right time of day, and are fishing in the correct water source.

3.1. Chubyaki

• Fish: Pale Chub
• Size: Small
• Source: Freshwater
• Time of day: 03.00 – 22.00
• Bait Resources: Kumquat, Red Bean

3.1.1. Fabled Condition for Chubyaki

To get Chubyaki, you need to craft a secret bait at the bait maker using specific resources. In your inventory, make sure you have wheat, red beans, a pale chub, and a rock. The hidden bait will then be available to make at the bait maker. Use this special bait to hook in the Chubyaki.

You need to create a hidden bait at the bait maker to catch a Chubyaki.

3.2. Stormeel

• Fish: Eel
• Size: Medium
• Source: Freshwater
• Time of day: 16.00 – 07.00
• Bait Resources: Turnip, Flame Angelfish

3.2.1. Fabled Condition for Stormeel

To catch a Stormeel, you simply need to go fishing (with bait) while it’s raining. Wait for the rain to start and head to an island’s pond to reel this fish in.

Wait for it to rain and then go fishing for a Stormeel.

3.3. Daimyo Koi

• Fish: Koi
• Size: Medium
• Source: Freshwater
• Time of day: 04.00 – 19.00
• Bait Resources: Strawberry, Sweet Potato, Barracuda

3.3.1. Fabled Condition for Daimyo Koi

To get a Daimyo Koi, instead of fishing for it with bait, you need to do something a little different, specifically the following:

1. Catch 3 excellent-quality koi fish. Excellent-quality fish are caught using bait.
2. Build 3 fish tanks on your boat if you haven’t yet. You’ll need glass to make them, made at the Smelter using sand dug up from dirt.
3. Add the 3 excellent-quality koi to each of the 3 tanks.
4. Wait for 12 hours and one of the koi will transform into the Fabled Daimyo Koi. Remove it from the fish tank to claim it.

Have 3 fish tanks with 3 excellent koi to get a special Fabled fish.

3.4. Pixiefish

• Fish: Butterflyfish
• Size: Small
• Source: Saltwater
• Time of day: All day
• Bait Resources: Sugarcane, Turnip

3.4.1. Fabled Condition for Pixiefish

To get a Pixiefish, you need to have 3 flower pots with flowers on your boat. Take these simple steps:

1. Head to an island and pick 3 flowers.
2. Return to your boat and place 3 flower pots.
3. Add the 3 flowers to each of your flower pots.
4. You should now be able to catch a Pixiefish with your butterflyfish bait.

Pixiefish like lots of flowers, so add them to your boat.

3.5. Onifish

• Fish: Angel Flamefish
• Size: Small
• Source: Saltwater
• Time of day: 07.00 – 21.00
• Bait Resources: Red Bean, Onion

3.5.1. Fabled Condition for Onifish

To catch an Onifish, you first need to cast your rod into a source of fire. The best places for this include the furnaces found in an active Smelter and water trough. Cast your rod into these fire sources. If done right, the floater will set alight. You can then catch the Onifish, providing the bait is equipped.

Onifish are attracted to fire, so make sure your rod’s floater is alight when fishing.

3.6. Puffignon

• Fish: Pufferfish
• Size: Medium
• Source: Saltwater
• Time of day: 22.00 – 06.00
• Bait Resources: Peach

3.6.1. Fabled Condition for Puffignon

To get a Puffignon, you need to have at least 4 light source decorations on your boat. Decorations with light sources can be acquired from the Secret Seller. You’ll need to have the required resources to purchase them. You may need to purchase several items from the Seller before you get access to a light source decoration. You only need the one light source decoration; they don’t need to be different.

Once you’ve got a light source decoration recipe, place 4 of them on your boat. You’ll need the right resources to build them. As soon as the light source decorations are built, you should be able to catch the Puffignon.

Puffignon are attracted to light decorations on your boat.

3.7. Nigirifish

• Fish: Pond Smelt
• Size: Medium
• Source: Saltwater
• Time of day: 03.00 – 18.00
• Bait Resources: Onion, Butterflyfish

3.7.1. Fabled Condition for Nigirifish

For a Nigirifish to make its presence known, you have to wait until your companion is asleep before fishing for this fish. Your companion will automatically go to sleep when their stamina hits rock bottom. To do this, you can either:

• Keep using companion abilities such as Water Spray and Companion’s Blessing, which uses their stamina.
• Go on a long traveling trip across the sea. This drains your companion’s stamina over time. Speed up the process by using companion abilities.

Wait until your companion is asleep and you can catch the Nigirifish.

3.8. Stealth Eel

• Fish: Ribbon Eel
• Size: Medium
• Source: Saltwater
• Time of day: All day
• Bait Resources: Red Cabbage, Cucumber, Starfish

3.8.1. Fabled Condition for Stealth Eel

To catch a Stealth Eel, you need to fish inside a Flotsam Crate. These crates and barrels appear while you are traveling at sea.

1. Travel across the sea.
2. Equip the ribbon eel bait.
3. Wait for the Flotsam Crates to appear. Your companion will alert you and the icon will flash on the screen.
4. Wait for the crates to drift close enough to your boat. Cast your fishing line as far as possible, aiming for the crates.
5. If done right, the crate should break and a fish will appear. Reel the fish in and you should catch the Stealth Eel.

Stealth Eel can be found in Flotsam Crates.

3.9. Orchestrafish

• Fish: Trumpetfish
• Size: Medium
• Source: Saltwater
• Time of day: 04.00 – 18.00
• Bait Resources: Raspberry, Broccoli, Surgeonfish

3.9.1. Fabled Condition for Orchestrafish

To get this fish, you need 2 boat decorations that produce music. These can be purchased from the Secret Seller across the various regions. Keep buying decorations from them until you purchase the Gramophone (Galaxy Glaciers) or Music Box (Haunted Harbors). 

Add any 2 of these musical items to your boat. You should then be able to catch the Orchestrafish.

Add a Gramophone and Music Box to your boat to attract the Orchestrafish.

3.10. Elephant Tuna

• Fish: Bluefin Tuna
• Size: Large
• Source: Saltwater
• Time of day: 05.00 – 10.00 & 17.00 – 22.00
• Bait Resources: Plum, Tangerine, Bluegill

3.10.1. Fabled Condition for Elephant Tuna

While attempting to catch an Elephant Tuna, you need to use the Strong Pull ability 3 times while fishing. Make sure that you don’t accidentally reel the fish in too early. If the fish is getting too close to being caught, let it swim away. Once you’ve used Strong Pull 3 times, you can reel the fish in.

Elephant Tuna require a Strong Pull to reel them in.

4. Final Tips for Getting Fabled Species in Sakura Shores in Collector’s Cove

That sums up our guide to obtaining all Fabled species in Sakura Shores in Collector’s Cove. You should now be able to confidently grow and catch Fabled species when visiting this region. To round off this guide, we’ll leave you with some final tips.

• If a Fabled crop isn’t materializing, check that you’ve got the fertilizer added.
• If you are struggling to catch a Fabled fish, make sure you’re using the right bait, but you also have the right time of day and fishing location.
• You can stock up on Fabled species so you can sell them for good money at the merchants, ideal for saving up for those expensive boat upgrades.
• Whenever you acquire a Fabled species for the first time, make sure to give it to your companion via Strengthen Fabled Bond to rank up.
• After visiting Sakura Shores, be sure to stock up on fish and crops, as you’ll need them for fertilizer and bait.

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