Highlights

  • The Road Poneglyphs are crucial to finding the One Piece treasure on the Final Island, and only the Pirate King and his crew have acquired all four stones so far.
  • Big Mom and Kaido, both former Four Emperors of the Sea, possess one Road Poneglyph each, but their current whereabouts and ability to continue the race for One Piece are unknown.
  • Eustass Kid and Trafalgar Law were once contenders in the quest for One Piece, but both have been defeated and lost their Road Poneglyphs, effectively taking them out of the race.

The Road Poneglyphs carry incredible significance in the One Piece world. Introduced to the fans during the Zou arc, these red stones are incredibly important when it comes to locating the One Piece.

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It is only after finding all four of them can one reach the final island, Laugh Tale. So far, only the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, and his crew have acquired all four stones and going to the final island. With the Worst Generation taking control of the seas, there are several pirates on the hunt for these stones currently.

Updated on October 5, 2023, by Rei Penber: Onr Piece has finally entered the final saga, which means the race for the treasure on the Final Island is greater than ever before. To reach this island, the biggest pirates in the world of One Piece need Road Poneglyphs. These four Poneglyphs point to where the treasure is and no pirate has acquired all four in the current era. However, there are those who are incredibly close to the One Piece at the moment. While this list already goes over the pirates with the most Road Poneglyphs, the events of the Egghead Island arc have kicked some out of the race completely and introduced others as well. With that, this list has now been updated.

8 The Man With The Burn Scar

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The man with the burn scar is a mysterious personality in the One Piece world. It is believed that he has been sailing the seas in an all-black ship with all-black sails for quite a while. It has not been confirmed whether this person is actually a pirate or not, however, if he does have a ship, then it is possible that this person might be one, after all.

This person might not be in the race for One Piece, given that he only possesses one road Poneglyph. However, he appears to be very important and will show up as the story continues.

7 Big Mom

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Big Mom captains the Big Mom Pirates and was one of the Four Emperors of the Sea until recently. As one of the most fearsome pirates, Big Mom had acquired one of the Road Poneglyphs. She gained possession of the stone long ago and fans know this because Roger stole it from her before going to Laugh Tale.

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Later, Brook also stole her Poneglyph during the Whole Cake Island arc, adding to Luffy's collection of these stones. Big Mom ended up falling from her throne in the Wano arc and, now, doesn't hold the same power that she once did. At the moment, her fate remains unknown.

6 Kaido

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Just like Big Mom, Kaido was also one of the Four Emperors of the Sea until recently. As mentioned by Nekomamushi during the Zou arc, Kaido was in possession of one of these red stones, just like Big Mom.

Despite having been a pirate for many decades, Kaido did not have access to any other of these red stones. In the war of Wano, he ended up losing to Luffy in a one-on-one battle and, consequently, fell from his throne. After his defeat, Kaido has not been seen and his fate remains unknown at the moment.

5 Eustass Kid

One Piece Eustass Kid smiling

Eustass Kid is one of the members of the Worst Generation. He was an incredibly important character in the Wano Country arc. After losing once to Kaido, getting swore vengeance on him and ended up aiding Luffy and the alliance in the war against Big Mom and Kaido.

While Kid did not get to take down Kaido, he did fight Big Mom and played a part in her downfall. After the war, he was given a copy of the Road Poneglyph by Law. Kid then revealed that he had already acquired a rubbing of Big Mom's Road Poneglyph from one of her Commanders. As such, he has access to two of the four Road Poneglyphs.

Update: Kid Out Of The Race For The One Piece

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Eustass Kid was one of the main players in the quest for the One Piece until recently. He had two of the four Road Poneglyphs, however, now, he has none. This is because he engaged with Shanks in combat and was crushed in a brutal manner.

The entirety of the Kid Pirates were decimated on this day, right outside the war land, Elbaf. All the Poneglyphs of the Kid Pirates were subsequently taken by Shanks and the crew was sent to the bottom of the ocean. From here onwards, fans will most likely not see Kid in the quest for One Piece as he is, officially, out of the race.

4 Trafalgar Law

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Trafalgar Law doesn't seem to have much of an interest in the One Piece, however, he does have an interest in uncovering all the secrets of the world and figuring out what the meaning of the D truly is. To do so, Law requires all four Road Poneglyphs and make his way to Laugh Tale.

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Law was present with the Straw Hat Pirates when the Minks showed them their Road Poneglyph. He then went on to acquire Kaido's Road Poneglyph as well and also shared its rubbing with Eustass Kid, who aided him in taking down Big Mom. Whether Luffy gave him a copy of Big Mom's Poneglyphs remains unknown.

Update: Law Out Of The Race For The One Piece

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Trafalgar Law is yet another pirate who was quite close to the One Piece. He had access to the Road Poneglyph of Zou and Wano. Sadly, after Wano, he encountered Blackbeard on his way and engaged in a duel with him.

Law ended up being defeated and his Poneglyphs were stolen as well. Currently, he does not have any Road Poneglyphs at all, meaning he is out of the race for the One Piece. His life was saved by Bepo, however, the rest of his pirate crew, along with his pirate ship, were sent to the bottom of the ocean by the Yonko.

3 Shanks

Shanks stopping the Summit War by himself in One Piece

Shanks is quite a curious case as he is known to hold no Poneglyphs currently. However, he was a member of the Roger Pirates. As such, Shanks already knows where all the Road Poneglyphs are.

It is possible that he even holds a rubbing of all of them. Fans already know that Shanks was sitting back on purpose and has only decided to make his move now that Luffy has taken down Kaido. While not certain, Shanks most certainly knows where all of them are.

Update: Shanks Has New Road Poneglyphs

Shanks

Shanks is one of the Yonko of the sea and also a pirate in the race for the One Piece. Although he knew the location of the vast majority of the Road Poneglyphs, Shanks was not interested in going for the treasure, that is, until Kaido was defeated. After Luffy rose to the status of Yonko, Shanks decided that it was time for him to move.

Immediately, he crushed Kid when the two fought outside of Elbaf and he took his two Road Poneglyphs. This means that Shanks has access to the Poneglyphs that belonged to Kaido and Big Mom. He also knows one is housed at Zou and, given that they are friends, Shanks could easily gain access to this one. This leaves behind the Poneglyph that is currently with the man with the burn scar. Perhaps, Shanks knows this person or, already has it. Perhaps, he does not. There's only one way for the fans to find out. Regardless, Shanks currently has two at his hand and knows the location of the third. This means he's one of the closest people to the One Piece at the moment.

2 Blackbeard

Blackbeard in Marineford

Blackbeard was always aiming for the One Piece from the get-go. Although he became a Yonko during the timeskip, fans did not have an idea as to how close he was to the One Piece itself. In fact, even now, fans do not know precisely how many Road Poneglyphs he has with him.

Fans do no, however, for sure, that he has access to at least two Road Poneglyphs. These are the Poneglyphs that he recently stole from Law and they are from Zou and Kaido. Furthermore, a part of the Blackbeard Pirates also recently raided Whole Cake Island. It is very likely that he has access to the Poneglyph that Big Mom had as well. This would mean that Blackbeard currently has three out of the four Road Poneglyphs.

1 Monkey D. Luffy

Luffy in One-Piece

Luffy is quite possibly the person closest to the One Piece at the moment. After finding out about the existence of the Road Poneglyphs in Zou, he immediately got access to one, thanks to the Mink Tribe. Later, Brook acquired the rubbing of Big Mom's red stone for him and, after defeating Kaido, Sukiyaki led Robin to the third red stone. Luffy has three of the four Road Poneglyphs already and just needs one more to figure out where the One Piece is located. After leaving Wano, the crew is now in search of this final red stone.

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