Pokemon Platinum’s most obscure feature was a reward seemingly given to just 20 players lucky enough to participate in a complicated limited-time event with a lottery prize

A lot of events were held in Pokemon Platinum over the years, but perhaps the most obscure one of all time offered a reward for just 20 Japanese players – in the form of an otherwise unused (but wholly underwhelming) feature.

As documented by YouTube creator Etchy (below), the event in question took place in Platinum’s Wi-Fi Plaza – the now defunct online feature which allowed you to join a room with other players, participate in minigames, and level up “tap toys,” which were activated using the touch screen and produced different sound and visual effects. The devs at Game Freak seemingly had more ideas in mind for the Wi-Fi Plaza that weren’t widely implemented, however, including “VIP” players.