13 years ago, when Shanks was 26, he and his crew attacked a government and Gomu Gomu no Mi Devil Fruit that was guarded by CP9 agent Who's-Who. They were able to pillage the ship and take the devil fruit.
10 Shanks Does Not Have Devil Fruit Powers
Shanks is the only Yonkou who does not possess any kind of Devil Fruit powers. This separates him from the rest of the Yonkou as all of them have devil fruit powers.
One Piece finally reveals the secret of Shanks' incredible power, and it lies in his mastery of Observation Haki and his ability to see the future.
Shanks stole the Gomu Gomu no Mi from a government ship, according to the revelation in episode 1040 of the anime and chapter 1017 of the manga. The intriguing aspect of this revelation is whether Shanks knows the secret behind the legendary devil fruit.
He was probably guarding the fruit for someone who would have the courage to become a liberation warrior and overthrow the World Government. According to one theory, Shanks was actually taking the fruit to Roger's son Ace, but his encounter with Luffy made him reconsider.
The Gomu Gomu no Mi which is also referred to as “Hito Hito Model: Nika” It is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that enablhes the user's body to stretch, making the user a rubber Human (ゴム人間 Gomu Ningen).
Zoro would receive Kaido's powerful Mythical Zoan Fish Fish Fruit, which enables its user to turn into a dragon and Sanji would receive the Swim Swim Fruit, which enables its user to swim through solid surfaces like the ground.
Garp is known to possess immense Haki and as fans know, he does not have a Devil Fruit ability. As such, fans will most likely see the level of his Haki power in the upcoming chapters of the story where he clashes against Yonko Blackbeard.
Mihawk's strength is so great that Don Krieg accuses him of having the power of a Devil Fruit. While it has not yet been officially confirmed that he does not, it has only been indicated that his abilities are from pure skill and power.
Gol D. Roger was called the Pirate King. But sadly he did not have a Devil Fruit power. From what we have seen from flashbacks, Roger solely relied on his Haki in battle.
Fans were introduced to this ability through Charlotte Katakuri during the Whole Cake Island arc. According to Bege, Katakuri had trained his Observation Haki to a level where it allowed him to see slightly into the future.
Roger used advanced forms of conqueror's haki as he imbued his sword with conqueror's haki and clashed with Whitebeard. He also used advanced armament haki for more powerful sword attacks. Additionally, Roger possessed the observation haki, thus, making him the strongest haki user of all time in One Piece.
Shanks' scar caused by Blackbeard because he's mistaking the gomu no mi with yami no mi which Blackbeard been searching for decades.
Shanks has clashed against Kaido when the latter tried to reach Marineford. It is very likely that Shanks would be able to injure Kaido in this battle.
Sanji hated Absalom even more because he ate the Suke Suke no Mi. However, though this was the only Devil Fruit that Sanji was ever interested in, he lost interest in the fruit after his fight with Absalom, deciding that he shall just have to peek on women anyway without it.
With its powers, Luffy was able to topple even Kaido and if he could defeat the man who was the Strongest Creature Alive, he can certainly defeat Shanks as well.
In the manga, it showed he lost it by throwing the little blade of Mihawk, like he did for the cursed sword, but he wasn't ready for even the tiny little knife and he loses his eye.
The Supa Supa no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that enables the user's body to gain characteristics of a steel blade to attack opponents with, making the user a Fullbody Bladed Human (全身刃物人間, Zenshin Hamono Ningen?, VIZ: "Human Sword"). It was eaten by Daz Bonez, also known by his Baroque Works alias Mr. 1.
The Kami Kami no Mi (God God Fruit) is a special, classified, and no-class devil fruit. This fruit is known as a source of strength from all of the devil fruit in the world. That said, this fruit has long been lost. It's existence was questioned and only exists in ancient texts.
According to the Gorosei, Luffy's fruit, Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika, carries the name of a god who might have existed long ago. Whether Joy Boy was the person revered as that god or if he existed even before Joy Boy is something that remains to be seen, however.
One Piece shows a new awakening of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit, confirming that Luffy's version of this rare and powerful ability is absolutely unique.
One of the many snake Fruits seen in One Piece, the Yamata no Orochi version is considered to be the rarest out of them all. It was eaten by the Shogun of Wano, Kurozumi Orochi, and it grants him the ability to transform into an eight-headed serpent, each head having its own personality.
In the 98th volume of One Piece, Oda answered a fan question about what Devil Fruits would fit Nami, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Franky best. Nami's Fruit is the Rumble Rumble Fruit, which lets its user wield the power of lightning.
During Sanji's cooking battle in a Loguetown Arc filler episode, it was mentioned that some fish species that should not exist in the East Blue were found due to ocean currents, which made Sanji certain that the All Blue exists.
The Daishou Daishou no Mi is a Paramecia type Devil Fruit eaten by Nefertari Vivi a month after the Straw Hats departed from Arabasta.