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Pirates start to appear after you reach Level 5 and complete the Pirates! quest that appears in your quest log.
Be warned that when you attack and do not win on the first shot, you will be charged for the repair fee for your ship, irrespective of how much damage is sustained.
If you lose the battle, you DO NOT lose your ship - it merely requires repair! And your ship will not be available to battle, get upgraded or go voyaging until it is repaired. Also, the Pirate will not repair which allows you to re-attack with another ship to take advantage of the previous hits.
Using the buttons shown here, you can heal your ship during battle (right button) for a fee of 5 rubies or power up your Cannons (left button) to 150% for three shots to help defeat tougher Pirates, also at a cost of 5 rubies.
Note that the power up shots will not be transferred to your next ship if you are defeated within the three shots - nor to the next battle with your ship if you win. Also note that these power-ups are not available until you reach Level 12.
Island Pirates[]
Island Pirates are so called as they are fixed to points of the map adjacent to the islands. They will not appear until after you have explored the relevant section of the land and will stop appearing once you progress beyond a certain point. This point differs for every pirate.
Island Pirates reduce the payout of anything within an affected area (shown by a red outline in game). Defeat the pirate to maximize your income - or simply do not build anything with a high income within the red zones.
If you choose to bribe a Pirate, he will take your coins and leave for the respawn period.
Name | Attack / Defence |
Average Payout | Respawn Time | Location/Picture |
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Barnacled Betty[] |
1 / 1 | 4-12 Pearls | ||
Pillaging Paul[] |
3 / 2 | 4-18 Pearls 0-1 Sapphires |
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Terrible Thomas[] |
8 / 7 | |||
The Gorgon[] |
13 / 15 | 16-35 Pearls | ||
Black John[] |
39 / 41 | 76-109 Pearls | ||
The Diabolus Pirate[] |
? | ? | ||
The Serpent[] |
45 / 38 | 122-126 Pearls | 28 Hours | |
Sly Sam[] |
38 / 45 | ~128 Pearls | ||
The Silver Shark[] |
45 / 40 | 252-275 Pearls 0-1 Sapphires |
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The Silent Scourge[] |
100 / 82 | 496-524 Pearls 0-3 Sapphires |
39 Hours | |
Illustrious Ilian[] |
145 / 150 | 0-4 Sapphires 0-1 Black Pearls |
36 Hours | |
The Red Hammer[] |
185 / 180 | ~6 Sapphires | 54 hours | |
The Immortals[] |
375 / 360 | 72 Hours | ||
Curtis the Crusher[] |
355 / 355 |
110-120 Sapphires 0-1 Black Pearls |
>48 Hours | |
The Meat Man[] |
~400 / ~430 | >48 Hours | ||
The Sun King[] |
~390 / ~450 | >48 Hours | ||
Dread Pirate Randall[] |
760 / 780 | ~85 Emeralds 0-1 Black Pearls |
25 Hours |
Wanted List Pirates[]
Wanted List Pirates are don't appear on your map but can be found through the Battle icon located at the bottom left of the screen.
There appeasr to be a severe bug in the Android version (3.20.04) where only the first three Wanted List Pirates are available!
Name | Attack / Defence |
Average Payout | Appears at: | Disappears at: | Respawn Time |
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Edward England[] |
1 / 1 | 1-4 Pearls | Level 8 | ||
Jealous John[] |
2 / 2 | 2-3 Pearls | Level 8 | ||
Benito De Soto[] |
3 / 3 | 3-10 Pearls | Level 8 | ||
Ralph Jacobs[] |
5 / 5 | Level 8 | |||
Nasty Nicholas[] |
7 / 7 | Level 8 | |||
Samuel the Slayer[] |
10 / 10 | Level 8 | |||
Jacob of Jaria[] |
14 / 14 | Level 8 | |||
Petty Peter[] |
19 / 19 | 31-39 Pearls | Level 8 | ||
Alfonso Marquez[] |
25 / 25 | Level 9 | |||
Andrew the Red[] |
32 / 32 | 59-68 Pearls 0-1 Sapphires |
Level 10 | ||
Jailbreak Jan[] |
40 / 40 | 91-103 Pearls | Level 11 | ||
William of Walden[] |
49 / 49 | 126-138 Pearls 0-1 Sapphires |
Level 12 | ||
Richard the Reaver[] |
59 / 59 | 173-195 Pearls 1 Sapphire |
Level 13 | ||
Antagonistic Antony[] |
70 / 70 | ~264 Pearls | Level 12 | ||
Nielson son of Niels[] |
82 / 82 | 348-405 Pearls 1 Sapphire |
Level 12 | ||
Allen the Axe[] |
95 / 95 | 546 Pearls | Level 16 | ||
Crazy Charles[] |
109 / 109 | ~1 Sapphire | Level 17 | ||
Hans the Hacker[] |
124 / 124 | ~2 Sapphires | Level 17 | ||
Roberto Cofresi[] |
140 / 140 | ~3 Sapphires | Level 1 | ||
Ramon Cortez[] |
157 / 157 | 3-7 Sapphires | Level 20 | ||
George Georgiev[] |
175 / 175 | ~5 Sapphires | Level 21 | ||
Alan Armundsen[] |
194 / 194 | 7-14 Sapphires | Level 22 | ||
Lord Sam[] |
214 / 214 | 9-10 Sapphires | Level 23 | ||
The Fickle Fletcher[] |
235 / 235 | 17-25Sapphires | Level 24 | ||
Killer Kenneth[] |
257 / 257 | ~19 Sapphires | Level 25 | ||
David The Destroyer[] |
280 / 280 | ~34 Sapphires | Level 26 | ||
Yunjie Youngblood[] |
304 / 304 | 51-52 Sapphires | Level 27 | ||
Arun Arundsen[] |
329 / 329 | ~74 Sapphires ~1 Emerald |
Level 28 | ||
Curtis the Crusher[] |
355 / 355 | ~97 Sapphires ~1 Emerald |
Level 29 | ||
Thomas Cavendish[] |
382 / 382 | 125-155 Sapphires 0-2 Emeralds |
Level 30 | ||
Tanya Frencken[] |
411 / 411 | ~122 Sapphires ~2 Emeralds |
Level 36 | ||
Joy Smith[] |
411 / 411 | ~129 Sapphires ~2 Emeralds |
Level 36 | ||
Grzegorz Dzieciol[] |
440 / 440 | ~125 Sapphires ~2 Emeralds |
Level 35 | ||
Mohamed Al Hameli[] |
440 / 440 | ~131 Sapphires ~2 Emeralds |
Level 35 | ||
Ghadir Aziz[] |
470 / 470 | ~133 Sapphires ~2 Emeralds |
Level 36 | ||
Sandee Nugier[] |
470 / 470 | ~134 Sapphires ~2 Emeralds |
Level 36 | ||
The Sun King[] |
560 / 560 | 3-7 Emeralds | Level 31 | ||
Proud Will[] |
589 / 589 | ~3 Emeralds | Level 32 | ||
The Meat Man[] |
619 / 619 | ~5 Emeralds | Level 33 | ||
Angry Aaron[] |
650 / 650 | ~8 Emeralds | Level 34 | ||
[] |
682 / 682 | 9-14 Emeralds | Level 35 | ||
Another Alan[] |
715 / 715 | ~15 Emeralds
0-1 Black Pearls |
Level 36 | ||
Pete the Pressure[] |
749 / 749 | ~21 Emeralds | Level 37 - or when Jim's Cruiser is at Tier 3? |
Jim's Cruiser at Tier 10 | |
Joyous Anna[] |
784 / 784 | ~30 Emeralds | Level 38- or when Jim's Cruiseris at Tier 4? | Erik the Red at Tier 8 | 4 Hours |
Devious Daniel[] |
820 / 820 | ~47 Emeralds 1 Black Pearl |
Level 39- or when Jim's Cruiser is at Tier 5? | Erik the Red
at Tier 9 |
4 Hours |
The Harlequin[] |
857 / 857 | ~68 Emeralds 2 Black Pearls |
Level 40- or when Jim's Cruiser is at Tier 6? | Erik the Red
at Tier 10 |
4 Hours |
Quest Pirates[]
Sometimes PocketGems will release short-term pirates as part of a quest. These generally have short respawn times (2-4 hours) and appear randomly around the map. Dependent on the quest they could be available for hours, days or even weeks.
For a full list of all known Quest Pirates, go to this page.