  We report a doping study directed to intentionally induce disorder in
PdTe$_2$ by the isoelectronic substitution of Pt. Two single-crystalline
batches Pd$_{1-x}$Pt$_x$Te$_2$ have been prepared with nominal doping
concentrations x = 0.05 and x = 0.10. Sample characterization by energy
dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) revealed Pt did not dissolve homogeneously
in the crystals. For the nominal value x = 0.10 small single crystals cut from
the batch appeared to have x = 0.09, as well as the non stoichiometric
composition Pd$_{0.97}$Pt$_{<0.004}$Te$_{2.03}$. Magnetic and heat capacity
measurements demonstrate a transition from type-I to type-II superconducting
behavior upon increasing disorder. From transport measurements we calculate a
residual resistivity $\rho_0$ = 1.4 $\mu$$\Omega$cm suffices to turn PdTe$_2$
into a superconductor of the second kind.
