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From what I know, the moves Soak and Magic Powder change the target’s type, while the moves Trick-or-Treat and Forest’s Curse add a type to the target.
Therefore, if you were to use Soak/Magic Powder and then Trick-or-Treat/Forest’s Curse on the same target, they should stack, turning the target into a Water-Ghost, Water-Grass, Psychic-Ghost, or Psychic-Grass type, depending on the moves used. This would be useful in a multitude of ways, including making a Normal type 4x weak to Ghost moves (which Gourgeist, the only Pokémon that can use Trick-or-Treat, would undoubtedly have many of).
The question is: Do the games allow you to stack these moves, or will the second move fail on a target affected by the first?
(I’d like an answer for all applicable games in gens 6-8, but if you can only answer for one, please answer for SwSh.)

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Yes, it works with Soak and Forest's Curse, so it should work with any other combination as long as the opposing Pokémon isn't affected by various methods RKS system for Magic Powder for example.
Source: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8nu-1307496372
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-1307475037
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen6ou-1307478592
Source for moves: https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Magic_Powder_(move)
https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Soak_(move)

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The replay for Gen 8 seems to have expired. It would be good if you could find a non-expired one, but I’ll take your word for it that the combo works.
Of all the Pokemon I could've chosen....why did i have to pick Silvally
There, edited with a new replay.
Thanks!