The AuroraTicket was distributed during various Pokémon-related events and occasions in Japan, the United States, Mexico, and select European countries.
All possible language and version combinations of Pokémon Emerald and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen were capable of obtaining this event, with the sole exception of Emerald's Japanese copies.
Due to all Japanese-compatible AuroraTicket distributions taking place between April 17 to August 31, 2004 (before Emerald was released, the distribution software at that time only had support for FireRed and LeafGreen), and all subsequent distributions being incompatible with Japanese game cartridges, Japanese language copies of Emerald were not capable of receiving this event.[1]
In the Nintendo Switch re-release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the AuroraTicket no longer requires an event distribution as in the original games. Instead, it automatically appears in the player's Bag once the player has become Champion and entered the Hall of Fame with at least one Pokémon that hasn’t previously gotten a Champion Ribbon. If the player defeats the Elite Four using only Pokémon that already have Champion Ribbons, such as traded Pokémon, the AuroraTicket will not be added to the Bag. In this case, the player can instead earn the AuroraTicket following any Elite Four rematch, assuming a Pokémon without the Ribbon is used.
Electronic Game Show Giveaway
In Mexico, the AuroraTicket was distributed during the Electronic Game Show 2004, a video game convention that took place at the World Trade Center of Mexico City from October 22 to 24. The distribution event was a joint collaboration between Club Nintendo Mexico, Nintendo of America and Pokémex. To get the Ticket, players had to visit the Pokémon booth in the convention with their Game Boy Advance, a cartridge of Pokémon FireRed or LeafGreen and a Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter.
