Earn a heart with your buddy (One charged move TM).

Take a snapshot of your buddy (wild Furfrou appears).

Rewards: Wild Wobbuffett appears, 10 Hyper Potions, 10 Hoopa Candy

Evolve three psychic-type Pokemon (10 Revives).

Catch 20 psychic-type Pokemon (wild Abra appears).

Power up Pokemon 10 times (15 Great Balls).

Rewards: Wild Hoopa appears, 1,000 XP, and 500 Stardust

Earn 5,000 Stardust (three Max Revives).

Catch 10 different species of Pokemon (five Great Balls).

Make five curveball throws (15 Poke Balls).

Rewards: Wild Gothita appears, 1,000 XP, and 500 Stardust

Take three Snapshots of wild Psychic-type Pokémon (10 Nanab Berries).

Here is a running tally for each step, and what the rewards are for each:

The other 15 are set to come in the future. As of September 1, only one part of the event is available to play.

While most special researches are available simultaneously and offer players the opportunity to sprint through them, this special research will instead see each step released one-by-one. Misunderstood Mischief has a unique format.