All quests and rewards of the special research “Misunderstood Mischief” with Hoopa in Pokémon GO. We will show you all the content that awaits you in the research. Update up to 16/16 from November 9th
Update from November 9th: We have updated the research overview with the new chapters 15 and 16 for you. The new quests were added to the Festival of Lights in Pokémon GO. You can expect three new tasks and 6 rewards.
What kind of research is this? Coinciding with the start of the Season of Mischief in Pokémon GO, the special research with Hoopa begins at 10:00 AM local time on September 1st. This research will be supplemented with additional tasks in the weeks following its launch.
So far, only three of the tasks are known. However, we know that the special research with Hoopa will be huge. Because there are a total of 16 chapters, each likely containing three tasks. We will regularly update this article for you as new content becomes available.
Misunderstood Mischief 1/16
| Task | Reward |
| Land 10 Great Throws | 1x Incense |
| Use an Incense | 10 Pokéballs |
| Make three snapshots of wild Psychic-type Pokémon | 10 Nanab Berries |
Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks, you will also encounter Mollimorba, receive 1,000 XP, and 500 Stardust.
Misunderstood Mischief 2/16
| Task | Reward |
| Prof. Willow is currently researching this study. Check back soon for more details. | 720 Stardust |
Stage reward: By completing this task, you will also receive 720 XP. This step serves as a block for players to prevent accidental progress in the research. Therefore, there are no further tasks here.
Misunderstood Mischief 3/16
| Task | Reward |
| Land 5 Curveball Throws | 15 Pokéballs |
| Catch 10 different types of Pokémon | 15 Ultra Balls |
| Earn 5,000 Stardust | 3 Max Revives |
Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks, you will also encounter Hoopa (unbound), receive 1,000 XP and 1,000 Stardust.
Misunderstood Mischief 4/16
| Task | Reward |
| Prof. Willow is currently researching this study. Check back soon for more details. | 720 Stardust |
Stage reward: Unknown. Professor Willow is still working on this research. It is not yet available to players. This step serves as a block for players to prevent accidental progress in the research. Therefore, there are no further tasks here.
Misunderstood Mischief 5/16
| Task | Reward |
| Use 10 Power-Ups on Pokémon | 15 Ultra Balls |
| Catch 20 Psychic-type Pokémon | Encounter with Abra |
| Evolve 3 Psychic-type Pokémon | 10 Revives |
Stage reward: If you complete all three mentioned tasks and secure your rewards, you will also encounter Woingenau, receive 10 Hyper Potions and 10 Iscalar candies. You can see how strong Iscalar and its evolution Calamanero will be in Pokémon GO here.
Misunderstood Mischief 6/16
| Task | Reward |
| Prof. Willow is currently researching this study. Check back soon for more details. | 720 Stardust |
Stage reward: 720 experience points.
Misunderstood Mischief 7/16
| Task | Reward |
| Take a snapshot of your buddy | Encounter with Coiffwaff |
| Catch a Coiffwaff | One Fast TM |
| Earn a heart with your buddy | One Charged TM |
Stage reward: If you complete all three of these tasks, you will encounter Picochilla, receive a Sinnoh Stone and 15 candies for Coiffwaff. The candies are important for when you want to apply the new form-changing feature to Coiffwaff.
Misunderstood Mischief 8/16
| Task | Reward |
| Prof. Willow is currently researching this study. Check back soon for more details. | 720 Stardust |
Stage reward: Unknown. Professor Willow is still working on this research. It is not yet available to players.
Misunderstood Mischief 9/16
| Task | Reward |
| Land 3 great Curveball throws | 15 Shellder candies |
| Send 30 Pokémon | Encounter with Galarian Shellder |
| Evolve a Shellder | Reward: 1990 experience points |
Stage reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and claim your rewards, you can secure the following additional rewards: An encounter with Ninjatom, five Max Potions, and 40 Mega Energy for Mega-Lahmus.
Misunderstood Mischief 10/16
| Task | Reward |
| Prof. Willow is currently researching this study. Check back soon for more details. | 720 Stardust |
Stage reward: 720 experience points.
Misunderstood Mischief 11/16
| Task | Reward |
| Earn 3 candies by walking with your buddy | 10 Makabaja- candies |
| Catch 30 Ghost-type Pokémon | 10 Paragoni- candies |
| Catch 30 Dark-type Pokémon | 10 Irrbis- candies |
Stage reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and claim your rewards, you will additionally encounter a costumed Pikachu, receive 15 Ultra Balls, and 40 Mega Gengar energy.
Misunderstood Mischief 12/16
| Task | Reward |
| Prof. Willow is currently researching this study. Check back soon for more details. | 720 Stardust |
Stage reward: 720 experience points.
Misunderstood Mischief 13/16
| Task | Reward |
| Make a new friendship | Encounter with Meditie |
| Send 10 gifts to friends | Encounter with Lampi |
| Use 20 berries when catching Pokémon | 2 Silver Sananaberries |
Stage reward: If you successfully complete all three tasks and claim their rewards, you will also encounter Elezeba, a Knursp, and 10 Dedenne candies.
How to find new friends: In Pokémon GO, you can add new friends using QR Codes or their friend codes. In our overview, we show you how you can find new friends in Pokémon GO.
Misunderstood Mischief 14/16
| Task | Reward |
| Prof. Willow is currently researching this study. Check back soon for more details. | 720 Stardust |
Stage reward: Unknown. Professor Willow is still working on this research. It is not yet available to players.
Misunderstood Mischief 15/16
| Task | Reward |
| Defeat 5 Rocket Grunts | 1x Rocket Radar |
| Defeat 3 Rocket Leaders | 1x Super Rocket Radar |
| Defeat the Rocket Boss | 1x Lucky Egg |
Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect their rewards, you will also encounter Absol, receive two Golden Razz Berries, and 40 Mega Houndoom energy.
To easily complete the tasks, just follow our guides:
Misunderstood Mischief 16/16
| Task | Reward |
| Already completed | 2,000 XP |
| Already completed | 2,000 XP |
| Already completed | 2,000 XP |
Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect their rewards, you will also encounter Zwirrfinst, receive 20 Hoopa candies and a Star Piece.
How do you feel about this special research being carried out in small steps? Is it good to keep the excitement or do you find it annoying that it starts with so few tasks? Let us know your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with the community.
