Event item

An event item is a special type of key item, usually used on a quest to get an unobtainable legendary Pokémon. They are usually distributed via Nintendo events.

List of event items

Generation II

Pokémon Crystal

• GS Ball: This item is only legitimately obtainable in the Japanese version games, if the player is inside the Pokémon Communication Center and the Pokémon Mobile System is attached to the game. Players need to give it to Kurt, the Apricorn Ball maker in Azalea Town and, After he has examined it for a day, he will give it back to player. He then sees that Ilex Forest is restless, so he will ask the player to see what is happening. Inside the forest is a shrine where the GS Ball fits in and, when placed, a wild Celebi will appear. In other versions of the game, the GS Ball is only obtainable by cheating, but is still programmed into the game.

Generation III

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

• Eon Ticket: This item can be obtained by scanning a special card into the e-Reader, then talking to Norman, or alternatively, mixing records with someone who has done this. After this, the player must go to Lilycove City to ask the sailor to take them to the Southern Island, where Latias (Ruby) or Latios (Sapphire) waits with a Soul Dew.

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

• Mysticticket: This item can be obtained only via Mystery Gift at a Nintendo event. After getting it, players must take one of the Seagallop Ferries to Navel Rock, a small island between Floe and Chrono Islands. Here, Ho-Oh and Lugia await, with Ho-Oh at the highest point and Lugia in the lowest basement.

• Auroraticket: This item can be obtained only via Mystery Gift at a Nintendo event. After getting it, players must take one of the Seagallop Ferries to Birth Island, the southernmost of the Sevii Islands. A small, glass-like triangle lies in the middle of the island, and a puzzle must be solved in order for a Deoxys to appear from it.

Pokémon Emerald

• Eon Ticket: This item can be obtained by scanning a special card into the e-Reader, then talking to Norman, or alternatively, mixing records with someone who has done this. After this, the player must go to the S.S. Tidal to ask the sailor to take them to the Southern Island, where Latias or Latios, depending on which Pokémon was selected to roam Hoenn, waits with a Soul Dew.

• Mysticticket: This item can be obtained only via Mystery Gift at a Nintendo event. After getting it, players must take one of the S.S. Tidal to Navel Rock. Here, Ho-Oh and Lugia await, with Ho-Oh at the highest point and Lugia in the lowest basement.

• Auroraticket: This item can be obtained only via Mystery Gift at a Nintendo event. After getting it, players must take one of the S.S. Tidal to Birth Island. A small, glass-like triangle lies in the middle of the island, and a puzzle must be solved in order for a Deoxys to appear from it.

• Old Sea Map: This item can be obtained only via Mystery Gift at a Nintendo event. After getting it, players must take the S.S. Tidal to Faraway Island, an island so far away that it is near no regions. This is where a Mew hides in the grass. After chasing the Mew around, it will challenge the player.

Generation IV

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and Platinum

• Secret Key: This item can be obtained only via Mystery Gift and is only available in Pokémon Platinum. It is also the first event item in the fourth generation to be released despite being discovered the last. This enables players to go to a secret room in the Galactic Eterna Building where Rotom can transform between its forms. Professor Rowan comes when the player does this for the first time.

• Oak's Letter: This item can be obtained only via Mystery Gift. After getting it, Professor Oak will appear on Route 224 near the white stone tablet at its north end. After inscribing on the rock what the player is thankful for on their Pokémon journey, the Seabreak Path will appear from nowhere, and Shaymin will approach. It will then return to the Flower Paradise on the other end of the Seabreak Path, where the player must follow it to capture it.

• Member's Card: This item can be obtained only via Mystery Gift. The event to capture Cresselia must also have been completed. After getting it, the locked house in Canalave City will open, and a man inside will tell the player that they have been waiting a long time for him or her. After falling asleep in the bed, the player will be warped to Newmoon Island where Darkrai awaits to be captured. This was only available in Platinum.

• Azure Flute: This item can be obtained only via Mystery Gift. The event to capture Dialga or Palkia must also have been completed. After getting it and traveling through the caves of Mt. Coronet to Spear Pillar, a soft tune will play in the wind. After blowing into it, a staircase will appear that leads up to the Hall of Origin, where Arceus awaits.

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.