Pokemon GO What Lies Beneath The Mask Special Research Tasks & Rewards

The Halloween Mischief event in Pokemon GO is now live, and with it, among several other things, is the new Special Research titled What Lies Beneath The Mask. Quite appropriately for a Halloween-themed event, this research centers on Ghost-type Pokemon. As you will see in our Pokemon GO What Lies Beneath The Mask Special Research Tasks & Rewards guide, you will need to catch quite a few of them in order to complete it. Also, two new stages of Misunderstood Mischief have also opened up, for those of you eager to continue this season-spanning story.

What Lies Beneath the Mask – Pokemon GO Special Research Tasks and Rewards

Here is the full list of all tasks and rewards that you will be able to get in the What Lies Beneath The Mask Special Research. Again, note that, unlike the Pokemon GO Halloween Cup research, this isn’t a Timed Research, so you don’t need to fret about completing everything as soon as possible. With that said, let’s see what the requirements and rewards for this are:

Stage 1:

• Catch 40 Ghost-type Pokemon – 400 Stardust.
• Transfer 9 Pokemon – Duskull Encounter.
• Make 49 Nice Throws – 9 Ultra Balls.

Stage 1 Rewards: Yamask Encounter, 4,000 XP, and 9 Nanab Berries.

Stage 2:

• Catch 40 Ghost-type Pokemon – Pikachu Encounter.
• Make 9 Curveball Throws – 490 Stardust.
• Use 49 Berries to help catch Pokemon – Banette Encounter.

Stage 2 Rewards: Yamask Encounter, 4,000 XP, and 9 Razz Berries.

Stage 3:

• Catch 40 Ghost-type Pokemon – 400 Stardust.
• Catch 9 different species of Ghost-type Pokemon – Alolan Marowak Encounter.
• Make 49 Great Throws – 49 Poke Balls.

Stage 3 Rewards: Yamask Encounter, 4,000 XP, and 9 Pinap Berries.

Stage 4:

• Claim Reward – 49 XP.
• Claim Reward – 490 XP.
• Claim Reward – 4,900 XP.

Stage 4 Rewards: 4 Yamask Candy, 9 Yamask Candy, and 4,900 Stardust.

Like Pokemon aficionados are likely to notice right away in this What Lies Beneath The Mask Special Research, the numbers 9, 40, and 49 hold special significance here. This is because these numbers refer to the Galarian Yamask from Pokemon: Sword and Shield and its evolution. It needs to take 49 damage, and after that it will evolve into its new form – Runerigus.