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How to get the EON Ticket and unlock the secret island on the original cartridge in Pokemon Sapphire/Ruby without hacks or cheats?
The EON ticket (Infinite ticket) is an in-game item that appeared in the third generation of Pokemon games. Despite being an in-game item, it cannot be obtained within the game itself. It could only be obtained either at special promotional events or through the E-reader (a special device for reading cardboard cards that unlocked something in the game).
For example, one of the Nintendo Power magazines contained the very card that could be used to obtain the in-game Infinite Ticket.
After entering the Hall of Fame, if you obtain the EON ticket, you can access a secret island where… I won't spoil the rest.
So, there are four ways to get this ticket:
1. Buy the ticket for 15 thousand rubles on eBay, buy an E-reader, and set it up yourself.
2. Use the services of people who have this ticket, for example, for 2000 rubles, a couple of people from eBay will install this ticket in your game (you will need to send them your cartridge, and you will cover the postage).
3. Use a kindly shared save dump from the E-reader.
The first two options are up to you, but I will tell you about the third option (by the way, it's very likely that the second option is the cheapest, but sending your cartridge somewhere to the other side of the world seems questionable to me).
What do we need?
1. 2 consoles (Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP in any combination).
2. A link cable.
3. The game Pokemon Sapphire or Pokemon Ruby.
4. Ez-Flash Omega (probably any Flash cartridge with NOR memory will work).
5. ROM file of the E-reader and a save file for it. (download here).
Preparation
Step 1.
You need to activate the Mystery Events menu in the game.
To do this, talk to the person in black at the Pokemon Center in Petalburg and enter the 4 words:
MYSTERY EVENT IS EXCITING.
Step 2.
Write the E-reader ROM image and save file to the EZ-Flash Omega, the save file should be renamed and placed in the SAVER folder.
The save file should have the same name as the E-reader ROM image. That is, if the E-reader ROM image is called ereader.gba, then the save file should be called ereader.sav!
Get the EON Ticket
Step 3.
Connect two Game Boy Advances with a link cable. The thicker part of the cable should be inserted into the Game Boy Advance that will run the game.
Step 4.
Launch the E-reader on the EZ-Flash Omega.
Step 5.
Press A and enter the Access saved data menu.
Step 6.
On the second Game Boy Advance, start the game and enter the Mystery Events menu.
Step 7.
If everything is fine and they find each other, you will see this image and need to press A to start transferring the EON Ticket. The process is quite long, about a minute.
How to get to the island?
Step 8.
After the ticket transfer is complete, it will say: Go see your father at the GYM in PETALBURG. Since we are already here, just go to the GYM and talk to your father (he is standing right at the entrance).
Step 9.
Fly to Lilycove city and go to the port.
Step 10.
Talk to the woman in front of the ship and set off on your journey.
