diff --git a/src/phases/egg-lapse-phase.ts b/src/phases/egg-lapse-phase.ts
index d81d63696a5..4c57be09b79 100644
--- a/src/phases/egg-lapse-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/egg-lapse-phase.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class EggLapsePhase extends Phase {
     if (eggsToHatchCount > 0) {
       if (eggsToHatchCount >= this.minEggsToSkip && this.scene.eggSkipPreference === 1) {
         this.scene.ui.showText(i18next.t("battle:eggHatching"), 0, () => {
-          // show prompt for skip
+          // show prompt for skip, blocking inputs for 1 second
           this.scene.ui.showText(i18next.t("battle:eggSkipPrompt"), 0);
           this.scene.ui.setModeWithoutClear(Mode.CONFIRM, () => {
             this.hatchEggsSkipped(eggsToHatch);
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ export class EggLapsePhase extends Phase {
           }, () => {
             this.hatchEggsRegular(eggsToHatch);
             this.end();
-          }
+          },
+          null, null, null, 1000, true
           );
         }, 100, true);
       } else if (eggsToHatchCount >= this.minEggsToSkip && this.scene.eggSkipPreference === 2) {
diff --git a/src/phases/egg-summary-phase.ts b/src/phases/egg-summary-phase.ts
index 75c6939daf1..b673eb4887b 100644
--- a/src/phases/egg-summary-phase.ts
+++ b/src/phases/egg-summary-phase.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import BattleScene from "#app/battle-scene";
 import { Phase } from "#app/phase";
 import { Mode } from "#app/ui/ui";
-import EggHatchSceneHandler from "#app/ui/egg-hatch-scene-handler";
 import { EggHatchData } from "#app/data/egg-hatch-data";
 
 /**
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ import { EggHatchData } from "#app/data/egg-hatch-data";
  */
 export class EggSummaryPhase extends Phase {
   private eggHatchData: EggHatchData[];
-  private eggHatchHandler: EggHatchSceneHandler;
 
   constructor(scene: BattleScene, eggHatchData: EggHatchData[]) {
     super(scene);
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ export class EggSummaryPhase extends Phase {
       if (i >= this.eggHatchData.length) {
         this.scene.ui.setModeForceTransition(Mode.EGG_HATCH_SUMMARY, this.eggHatchData).then(() => {
           this.scene.fadeOutBgm(undefined, false);
-          this.eggHatchHandler = this.scene.ui.getHandler() as EggHatchSceneHandler;
         });
 
       } else {
diff --git a/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts
index 9dffd3b4ad0..a12ffbc46bd 100644
--- a/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractOptionSelectUiHandler extends UiHandler {
     if (this.config.delay) {
       this.blockInput = true;
       this.optionSelectText.setAlpha(0.5);
+      this.cursorObj?.setAlpha(0.8);
       this.scene.time.delayedCall(Utils.fixedInt(this.config.delay), () => this.unblockInput());
     }
 
@@ -256,6 +257,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractOptionSelectUiHandler extends UiHandler {
 
     this.blockInput = false;
     this.optionSelectText.setAlpha(1);
+    this.cursorObj?.setAlpha(1);
   }
 
   getOptionsWithScroll(): OptionSelectItem[] {
diff --git a/src/ui/confirm-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/confirm-ui-handler.ts
index 16dae82d091..2022508fc0d 100644
--- a/src/ui/confirm-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/confirm-ui-handler.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ export default class ConfirmUiHandler extends AbstractOptionSelectUiHandler {
             }
           }
         ],
-        delay: args.length >= 6 && args[5] !== null ? args[5] as integer : 0
+        delay: args.length >= 6 && args[5] !== null ? args[5] as number : 0,
+        noCancel: args.length >= 7 && args[6] !== null ? args[6] as boolean : false,
       };
 
       super.show([ config ]);
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ export default class ConfirmUiHandler extends AbstractOptionSelectUiHandler {
   }
 
   processInput(button: Button): boolean {
-    if (button === Button.CANCEL && this.blockInput) {
+    if (button === Button.CANCEL && this.blockInput && !this.config?.noCancel) {
       this.unblockInput();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/egg-summary-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/egg-summary-ui-handler.ts
index 519722b1505..da93168926e 100644
--- a/src/ui/egg-summary-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/egg-summary-ui-handler.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ export default class EggSummaryUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
   private scrollGridHandler : ScrollableGridUiHandler;
   private cursorObj: Phaser.GameObjects.Image;
 
+  /** used to add a delay before which it is not possible to exit the summary */
+  private blockExit: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Allows subscribers to listen for events
    *
@@ -168,6 +171,13 @@ export default class EggSummaryUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
     this.setCursor(0);
 
     this.scene.playSoundWithoutBgm("evolution_fanfare");
+
+    // Prevent exiting the egg summary for 2 seconds if the egg hatching
+    // was skipped automatically and for 1 second otherwise
+    const exitBlockingDuration = (this.scene.eggSkipPreference === 2) ? 2000 : 1000;
+    this.blockExit = true;
+    this.scene.time.delayedCall(exitBlockingDuration, () => this.blockExit = false);
+
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -203,13 +213,17 @@ export default class EggSummaryUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
     const ui = this.getUi();
 
     let success = false;
-    const error = false;
+    let error = false;
     if (button === Button.CANCEL) {
-      const phase = this.scene.getCurrentPhase();
-      if (phase instanceof EggSummaryPhase) {
-        phase.end();
+      if (!this.blockExit) {
+        const phase = this.scene.getCurrentPhase();
+        if (phase instanceof EggSummaryPhase) {
+          phase.end();
+        }
+        success = true;
+      } else {
+        error = true;
       }
-      success = true;
     } else {
       this.scrollGridHandler.processInput(button);
     }