"5 Secrets you DON'T know in Pokémon Platinum (probably)"

Hi everyone, it’s Techno! Video version hereNumber 1: Diamond DustStarting with Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Pokémon games have included a small surprise called Diamond Dust. On certain days of the calendar, the regular soft snowfall in Snowpoint City will instead be replaced with a crystalized sparkly effect.You can witness Diamond Dust yourself by changing the date on your DS or 3DS to one of the days seen here. Each of these days have something to celebrate, such as Masuda’s birthday or the release of Pokémon Ranger.Number 2: Bike RackEterna City, home of Rad Rickshaw’s Bike Shop. You might notice all over the city there are parked bikes at the racks. These racks aren’t only visual aspects of the city though. Interacting with one will allow you to hop on or off your bike without access to your Bag! Although uncommon, you can still spot some bike racks outside of Eterna like in the GTS plaza of Jubilife City, or the Pokémon Center in Oreburgh City. This one’s not so helpful though because most of us just register the Bike anyways.. but it’s still a cute detail to know!Number 3: HP info in DoublesIn Generation 3 and 4, Double Battle screens were still being perfected. As a result, some of the information is missing in order to fit everything on the screen, like the EXP progress bar or the detailed numbers of a Pokémon's HP. Pressing the START button on this screen though will toggle the HP bar to a numbers version in substitution of the bar format. You can toggle back and forth as much as you want! Of course, this isn’t a problem in Generation 5 when they fixed it, but it’s still a great tip for Gen 4 Doubles!Number 4: Calculator CryThis next cute detail lies in within the Pokétch – in the Calculator App. This calculator app can really only do basic functions but there is a small easter egg here. Take a look at your Pokédex, and find any Pokémon who is marked Seen. Typing an equation in the calculator that equals a Dex number of any seen Pokémon results in the Pokétch playing the Pokémon’s Cry. For example, I’ve seen a Beedrill. 5x3=15, and there is Beedrill’s cry. Assuming you’ve beaten the game, you’ve likely seen most of the Sinnoh Pokémon. It’s fun to start with 386+1, which will play Turtwig’s cry. Press = for it to continuously escalate to hear the cries of the Sinnoh Pokémon!Number 5: Secret Wallpapers.Since Gen 3, You can assign wallpapers to your boxes in the PC to help personalize your game a little. In most Pokemon games there are ways to obtain a couple more bonus ones but in Platinum, there are 8 secret wallpaper locked behind the weirdest methodology. Your Trainer ID varies per profile, and this ID generates a set of passwords that are different in each game.In your game, open up your Trainer Card to get your Trainer ID. With this 5 digit number in mind, visit this website and choose Platinum. Enter your Trainer ID in the box, and the generated passwords will be displayed on screen.Next, go back to your game and fly on over to Jubilife City. Make your way into the TV station and go up to the third floor. On the third floor, you will find this guy with glasses who requests your feedback. Using the traditional easy-chat system, enter the passcode provided for each wallpaper. It might take you ten minutes or so, but these are easily the best designed PC wallpapers in the game! (See the linked video at the top to see them)Well, those are my 5 secrets of Pokemon Platinum! Did you know all five of them? via /r/pokemon https://ift.tt/3qedtI8