These all sound good in writing but making a sidequest would be much harder. A story would need to be worked in advance for the person applying for a sidequest. The story could be linked to everything else but really it should be a separate that way there is more freedom.


Good things about the sidequest, they would move as fast as the person taking them.

Couple things to consider
*Would the sidequest feature its own set of pokemon based on the location. I.e craig searching for absol in the grass, only grass pokemon available. If so im thinking the amount of pokemon you bring back would be limited to the main pokemon and possibly one other pokemon.
* Should this be treated like URPG treated it. You can buy tools to help you reach your goal/]
*Should the sidequest feature a new npc played by one of your friends, or should gcea characters be allowed to show up during a sidequest.