Pirate Tour

The Pirate Tour was the twenty-fourth tour of Mario Kart Tour, which began on August 12, 2020 and ended on August 25, 2020. True to its name, the tour introduced a pirate variant of Bowser Jr. while also adding in new pirate-themed kart parts such as the Pirate Sushi Racer and the Great Sail, with Airship Fortress from Mario Kart DS acting as the signature course. The tour also marked King Bob-omb's playable debut in the Mario Kart series and the Mario series in general. The menu's background featured the airships from Airship Fortress as the landmark for this tour.

This was also the final tour that contained the first set of Expert Challenges for players, which started in the Cooking Tour.

Signature kart sets
Drivers with a corresponding cup in the tour were bumped one rank up in every course of their cup.

Rewards
Gold cells indicate rewards exclusive to Gold Pass members.

Initial pipe appearance rates
In the Pirate Tour, the Bowser's Minions Pipe held 50 items instead of 100 items and contained these items:

All-Clear Pipe
The All-Clear Pipe randomly shot out one of the following regular High-End items.

Event Shop
The limited-time event where event tokens appeared lasted from August 18, 2020 to August 25, 2020. However, the shop was available for two more days until August 27, 2020 for players to spend any already collected event tokens. Event tokens could be earned from landing hits with shells.

Profiles

 * Mario Kart Tour Twitter:
 * "The Wild West Tour is wrapping up in blue. Starting Aug. 11, 11 PM PT, you can set sail for the Pirate Tour! Speaking of which, is that a pirate hat? What seaworthy swashbuckler could it belong to?"
 * "It's time for the Pirate Tour! The DS Airship Fortress course makes its debut in Mario Kart Tour. It's a long way down from this floating fortress, so make sure you stay on course!"
 * "The Bowser's Minions Pipe is available from Aug 15, 11 PM PT, to Aug 20, 10:59 PM PT. You'll find Dry Bones (Gold), King Boo, and even the King of the Koopas himself in this limited-time pipe."
 * "Who would make a perfect portrait for blue in the Pirate Tour? Why, Bullet Bill, of course! You can find them everywhere you look in blue as a special item, being fired out of cannons, and even in the design of karts! What's your favorite Bullet Bill cameo?"
 * "The Pirate Tour is almost over. Thanks for racing! Next up in blue is the Summer Festival Tour!"