Pokemon Uranium Side Quests: Full Guide to Rewards, Locations, and Unlocks

Tandor hides some of its best content behind optional errands, and the Pokemon Uranium side quests are where the game quietly rewards curiosity. Skip them and you will never own an S51, you will miss story beats about the hero's mother, and you will leave two legendary Pokémon sitting uncatchable in caves. This guide covers the full Pokemon Uranium side quests lineup — where each one begins, what has to happen first, and what you actually walk away with.

Most of these are optional objectives that end in a unique Pokémon you cannot obtain any other way. A few are pure story with no reward at all, and a couple were never finished by the developers. Knowing which is which saves a lot of wasted travel time.

Why Pokemon Uranium Side Quests Are Worth the Detour

The main campaign hands you badges, HMs, and a championship trophy. The optional content hands you the things you will actually brag about: rare species, a competitive held item, and background lore that the main story only hints at.

According to community reports, roughly half of the game's one-of-a-kind Pokémon are locked behind optional quest lines rather than the main path. If you are building a living dex or hunting for a team member nobody else on the ladder is running, this is where you look.

Early and Mid-Game Pokemon Uranium Side Quests

Four of the quests can be tackled well before you ever reach the Pokémon League. Two of them require specific time-of-day or story triggers, so read the fine print before you travel.

Ripley's Side Quest — The Wheatfield Crop Circles

Head to the wheatfields just east of Vinoville Town and you will find a farmer's house. Visit during the day and you will meet his daughter Ripley, exhausted and sleep deprived, who tells you to come back later. Come back at night and she finally explains the problem: strange crop circles keep appearing in the family's fields.

Agree to help and you will uncover the mystery behind the patterns. Your reward is an S51 — and this quest is the only way to obtain one in the entire game.

Crying Boy Side Quest — Maury's Stolen Wallet

A boy named Maury sits crying outside the Poké Mart in Kevlar Town. On your first visit he tells you to leave him alone, and that is genuinely all you get. Revisit the town after receiving Strength from Kellyn in Legen Town and he will finally ask for help.

The Dunsparce Gang, a local biker crew, has stolen something from him and fled to the Passage Cave Grott-Hole, a small cave west of the Pokémon Center. Beat three biker-class trainers inside, recover Maury's wallet, and return it to his house. He tells you to leave — there is no reward. This one is for completionists and story lovers only.

Fossil Side Quest — The Gold Fossil in the Labyrinth

The fossil quest is the only route to Snopach and Slothohm. To start it, surf into a deeper section of The Labyrinth and use Dive on the dark patches of water. That underwater area hides the Gold Fossil, which is what eventually yields both fossil Pokémon.

Bring a Pokémon that can Surf and Dive, and stock a few extra Repels. The dive patches are easy to miss on a first pass because they blend into the surrounding water tiles.

Ninja Reunion Side Quest — Six Dojos Across Tandor

Talk to Grandmaster Yoshitaka in the Training Dojo at Tsukinami Village to begin. To find the building, head to the PokéCenter and Mart area and follow the path to the right — the dojo sits directly ahead. Once the quest is active, you need to locate six hidden dojos scattered across the region.

Find all six, return to Tsukinami Village, and enter the dojo for a cutscene. The Grandmaster rewards you with a Volchik and a Macho Brace — the brace alone makes this one of the most valuable Pokemon Uranium side quests for anyone planning to EV train.

The Garlikid Side Quest: Tandor's Longest Optional Storyline

If you only complete one optional quest line, make it this one. The Garlikid quest spans both East and West Tandor, beginning in Rochfale Town and finishing in Silverport Town, and it is the longest of all the Pokemon Uranium side quests.

The payoff is not just a rare Pokémon. The Silverport Town portion adds real context to the wider backstory, including hints about what may have happened to the hero's mother, Lucille. Players who skip this quest miss one of the game's few genuine narrative gut punches.

The quest culminates after you head down Route 6 and reach the cave, where the mysterious thief is revealed to be Garlikid itself. It then challenges you to a battle, and completing the side quest is the only way to capture it. Come prepared with status moves and a healthy stock of balls — you do not get a second shot at this encounter through normal gameplay.

Post-Championship Pokemon Uranium Side Quests

Beating the Tandor Pokémon League does not end your save file. It opens a new tier of optional content, including a hidden digital world and the game's hardest legendary catches.

The Punk Twins PC Event

After you become Champion, there is a small chance that booting up a PC will show glitched letters and symbols in its text. Clicking "Twitch's PC" transports you inside a digital world. You then play a version of Simon and need to win a few rounds to make a light bridge appear.

Cross the bridge and you will meet the Punk Twins, Praseopunk and Neopunk, both at level 90. It is a double battle, so you must faint one to catch the other, and the event locks out permanently once either twin is caught. You can breed more of your chosen twin with Duplicat — the other must be obtained through trading.

Sleeping Girl Side Quest

In Venesi City, in the house northeast of the sailor, you will find a girl trapped in her dreams and her worried parents. Talk to them, then head to Tsukinami Village and find a woman named Fennel in the middle room of the hotel. She travels back to Venesi to investigate.

Return to the girl's house and you will find her mother, Fennel, and Fennel's Musharna gathered around the bed. In version 1.3.0 and later, you can properly begin the quest by talking to Fennel again after completing the Championship Site, then choosing one Pokémon to accompany you into the Dream World.

Actan and Lanthan: The Two Catchable Legendaries

Note before you start: stock up on Heavy Balls from the Tsukinami Village Market. Community reports consistently say they perform better against Actan and Lanthan than standard balls.

Actan is found by using Waterfall beside the cave portion of Victory Road. You can only catch it after becoming Tandor Champion and receiving HM07 Waterfall from Cameron — or by using the Climbing Pick, which the Tinkerer in Legen Town gives you after you have HM07.

Lanthan lives in Lanthanite Core, reached from the Lanthanite cave section on Route 16. Take the next north intersection after exiting Lanthanite Cave from Snowbank Town, follow the path upward into a second cave section, and work north across the ice puzzle until you hit the waterfall. An Elite Trainer joins you along the way and heals your team after every battle. Fight through several Acolytes, then the Elite Trainer, then Lanthan itself.

Unfinished and Unimplemented Side Quests

Not every quest in the game made it to release. Two are known to exist in an unfinished state, and both are worth knowing about so you do not waste hours searching for content that is not there.

Treat both as cut content for now. If you are replaying an older build, check the current release notes before assuming anything has changed.

Practical Tips for Finishing Every Quest Efficiently

A few extra habits make the whole process smoother:

• Keep a Surf and Dive user in your party at all times so the Labyrinth dive patches are never a detour.
• Save before the Garlikid battle and before the Punk Twins encounter — both are one-shot events.
• Buy Heavy Balls in bulk from Tsukinami Village Market before you leave for Victory Road.
• Revisit towns after major story beats. Maury's quest in particular will not start until you have Strength.

FAQ

Are any Pokemon Uranium side quests missable? Yes. The Punk Twins PC event locks out once you catch either Praseopunk or Neopunk, so you only ever get one per save file. The other twin must be traded for. The Garlikid battle is also a single encounter, so save beforehand.

Which side quest gives the best reward? For team building, the Ninja Reunion quest wins — Volchik plus a Macho Brace is a strong combination for anyone training for competitive play. For collectors, the Fossil quest and Ripley's quest are essential because they are the only sources of Snopach, Slothohm, and S51.

Do I need to beat the Championship to start side quests? No. Ripley's quest, the Crying Boy quest, the Fossil quest, and the Ninja Reunion quest can all be completed before the League. Only the Punk Twins event, the Sleeping Girl quest, and the Actan and Lanthan encounters require Champion status.

How do I get Garlikid in Pokemon Uranium? Complete the Garlikid side quest, which starts in Rochfale Town and ends in Silverport Town. The thief you have been chasing is revealed as Garlikid after you head down Route 6 and reach the cave, and it challenges you to a battle. Winning and finishing the quest is the only way to capture it.

For deeper walkthroughs of each individual quest, the community-maintained Pokémon Uranium Wiki side quest index is the most detailed reference available, and the official Pokémon Uranium website covers release notes and download information.