Most players of the Club Penguin game have heard of The pirate Rockhopper, a very popular celebrity penguin who regularly visits the island. He usually arrives there every other month and often his appearance heralds a big party. His trusty friend and companion, Yarr the red puffle, always arrives with him. When he arrives, he always docks his ship at the Beach, right behind the Lighthouse. One of the best parts of Rockhopper's visits is that he always brings along special items that can only be obtained during his visit. Usually one of the items is a free item that non-members can purchase, but the rest of the items he brings are for members only.
Finding Rockhopper during his visit is a very popular and fun activity in Club Penguin. Rockhopper will start appearing on random servers and move from place to place. The reward for finding him is a special player card background image showing Rockhopper and his autograph. Here's a quick tip for spotting him, because it can be difficult to find him in the crowds. Rockhopper is a red penguin and slightly larger than normal penguins. You can spot him pretty easily because he wears a pirate hat and has a long black beard.
You can see when he is arriving by looking for his ship out in the ocean from the telescope at the top of the lighthouse. His ship will begin to show up about a week or so before his arrival and every few days it will appear bigger and closer in the view from the telescope. In a famous incident in February, 2008, the Migrator struck an iceberg and sank. Rockhopper and Yarr arrived on the island in a life boat and G led all of the penguins on the island in a huge project to repair the Migrator. This event led to the launch of a new game on Club Penguin called Aqua Grabber.
If you want to spot Rockhopper while he is staying on the island, follow some basic tips. Search for him during popular times such as evenings when he is most likely to appear. Try to team up with friends to spot him. Spread out across popular servers. Try using a a Rockhopper Tracker to try and find out which server he is on and then go from room to room on that server. Don't worry and try to be patient. Often a great strategy is to pick a popular server and just wait for him.



