Gamestation stores give away EON tickets :: News

Reported by Psythor on Thu 19 Feb 2004 15:41:15 UTC
Last updated by Psythor on Thu 19 Feb 2004 15:41:15 UTC
Section: Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald

This saturday, Pokémon fans from all over the United Kingdom can go to a local Gamestation store to download an EON ticket onto their Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games.

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We quote from the official press release:

The EON ticket allows you to visit the Southern Island to encounter Latias (in Pokémon Ruby) or Latios (in Pokémon Sapphire). Gamers should head to one of 30 participating Gamestation stores on Saturday 21st February 2004, between 11am-4pm to get their hands on the legendary EON Ticket.

Kids just need to take their Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire game plus their Game Boy Advance to one of the following Gamestation stores, where they can download the EON ticket onto their game with the use of a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable.

Before receiving these exclusive EON tickets, players must have collected 5 badges in Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire by defeating five of the gym leaders and then activate the mystery event. Pokémon fans better get battling! After receiving the EON ticket, players need to travel to Petalburg City to meet their father, the gym leader Norman, who will actually hand over the EON ticket. Once the Elite Four and the Pokémon League Champion have been defeated, you can then take the ferry (SS Tidal) from Lilycove City Harbour to the renowned Southern Island.

Once on Southern Island players will encounter Latias in Pokémon Ruby or Latios in Pokémon Sapphire, which carry SOUL DEW (which boosts Special Attack and Special Defence, not found in any other places). Latias and Latios are known as mysterious and yet powerful Dragon-Psychic types of Pokémon.

After downloading an EON ticket for yourself you will also be able to share it with your friends, around 100 times, using a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable to connect two Game Boy Advances together.

The EON ticket will be available from the following Gamestation stores on Saturday 21st February:

STORES ADDRESS
BIRMINGHAM Unit 70, South Mall, The Pallasades Shopping Centre, BIRMINGHAM B2 4XJ
BOLTON 37, Newport Street, BOLTON, BL1 1NE
BOURNEMOUTH 49 Commercial Street BOURNEMOUTH BH2 5RH
BRIGHTON 69 Western Road BRIGHTON BN1 2HA
BRISTOL BROADMEAD 28 Broadmead BRISTOL BS1 3HA
CARDIFF 2 St Davids Way St Davids Shopping Centre CARDIFF CF10 2DP
CHESTERFIELD 26 Burlington Street CHESTERFIELD S40 1RR
CRAMLINGTON 4 Dudley Court Manor Shopping Centre CRAMLINGTON NE28 6QW
DERBY 6, East Street, DERBY DE1 2AU
DURHAM 35 Silver Street DURHAM DH1 3RD
GLASGOW 43 Union Street GLASGOW G1 3RB
HULL 92, Prospect Steet, HULL HU1 3RT
LEEDS 2/3, Kirkgate Market Buildings, LEEDS LS1 6BY
LEICESTER 42, Granby Street, LEICESTER LE1 1DH
LIVERPOOL 45, Hougthon Way, St Johns Shopping Centre, LIVERPOOL L1 1LN
LIVINGSTON 6 Almondvale Centre South LIVINGSTON EH54 6HR
LUTON 39. George Street, LUTON, LU1 2AQ
MANCHESTER 180A, Halle Mall, The Arndale Centre, MANCHESTER M4 2HU
NEWPORT 46, Commercial Street, NEWPORT, Gwent, NP20 1LP
NOTTINGHAM 16, Angel Row, NOTTINGHAM NG1 6HL
PLYMOUTH 104, Cornwall Street, PLYMOUTH PL1 1NF
PORTSMOUTH 24, Arundel Street, PORTSMOUTH PO1 1NL
PRESTON 172 Friargate PRESTON PR1 2EJ
ROMFORD 12 Stewards Walk ROMFORD RM1 3RJ
ROTHERHAM 16 College Street ROTHERHAM S65 1AG
SHEFFIELD 85 The Moor SHEFFIELD S1 4PG
SUTTON 192, High Street, SUTTON, Greater London, SM1 1NR
TAUNTON 47 North Street TAUNTON TA1 1LX WOLVERHAMPTON 33, Wulfrun Centre, Wulfrun Way, WOLVERHAMPTON. WV1 3HG
YORK C S 5 Church Street, YORK, YO1 8BG

Earlier giveaways have been in the USA, Japan and the Netherlands, amongst other countries