diff --git a/pyrightconfig.json b/pyrightconfig.json
index 9fc8f5f5f..c44602107 100644
--- a/pyrightconfig.json
+++ b/pyrightconfig.json
@@ -9,35 +9,24 @@
         // test cases use a custom config file
         "stubs/**/@tests/test_cases"
     ],
-    "typeCheckingMode": "basic",
-    "strictListInference": true,
-    "strictDictionaryInference": true,
-    "strictSetInference": true,
-    "reportFunctionMemberAccess": "error",
-    "reportMissingTypeStubs": "error",
-    "reportUnusedImport": "error",
-    "reportUnusedClass": "error",
-    "reportUnusedFunction": "error",
-    "reportUnusedVariable": "error",
-    "reportDuplicateImport": "error",
-    "reportUntypedFunctionDecorator": "error",
-    "reportUntypedClassDecorator": "error",
-    "reportUntypedBaseClass": "error",
-    "reportUntypedNamedTuple": "error",
-    "reportConstantRedefinition": "error",
-    "reportInvalidStringEscapeSequence": "error",
-    "reportUnknownArgumentType": "error",
-    "reportUnknownLambdaType": "error",
-    "reportMissingTypeArgument": "error",
-    "reportInvalidStubStatement": "error",
-    "reportInvalidTypeVarUse": "error",
-    "reportUnsupportedDunderAll": "error",
-    "reportInconsistentConstructor": "error",
-    "reportTypeCommentUsage": "error",
-    "reportUnnecessaryComparison": "error",
+    "typeCheckingMode": "strict",
+    // Allowed in base settings for incomplete stubs, checked in stricter settings
+    "reportIncompleteStub": "none",
+    "reportMissingParameterType": "none",
+    "reportUnknownMemberType": "none",
+    "reportUnknownParameterType": "none",
+    "reportUnknownVariableType": "none",
+    // Extra strict settings
+    "reportCallInDefaultInitializer": "error",
+    "reportImplicitStringConcatenation": "error",
     "reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment": "error",
     // Leave "type: ignore" comments to mypy
     "enableTypeIgnoreComments": false,
+    // No effect in stubs
+    "reportMissingSuperCall": "none",
+    "reportUninitializedInstanceVariable": "none",
+    // stdlib stubs trigger reportShadowedImports
+    "reportShadowedImports": "none",
     // Stubs are allowed to use private variables
     "reportPrivateUsage": "none",
     // Stubs don't need the actual modules to be installed
diff --git a/pyrightconfig.stricter.json b/pyrightconfig.stricter.json
index dc8605bfe..80f5e6f62 100644
--- a/pyrightconfig.stricter.json
+++ b/pyrightconfig.stricter.json
@@ -75,13 +75,21 @@
         "stubs/vobject",
     ],
     "typeCheckingMode": "strict",
+    // TODO: Complete incomplete stubs
+    "reportIncompleteStub": "none",
+    // Extra strict settings
+    "reportCallInDefaultInitializer": "error",
+    "reportImplicitStringConcatenation": "error",
     "reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment": "error",
     // Leave "type: ignore" comments to mypy
     "enableTypeIgnoreComments": false,
+    // No effect in stubs
+    "reportMissingSuperCall": "none",
+    "reportUninitializedInstanceVariable": "none",
+    // stdlib stubs trigger reportShadowedImports
+    "reportShadowedImports": "none",
     // Stubs are allowed to use private variables
     "reportPrivateUsage": "none",
-    // TODO: Complete incomplete stubs
-    "reportIncompleteStub": "none",
     // Stubs don't need the actual modules to be installed
     "reportMissingModuleSource": "none",
     // Incompatible overrides and property type mismatches are out of typeshed's control
diff --git a/pyrightconfig.testcases.json b/pyrightconfig.testcases.json
index 13a7d8b37..059df46cc 100644
--- a/pyrightconfig.testcases.json
+++ b/pyrightconfig.testcases.json
@@ -6,13 +6,26 @@
         "stubs/**/@tests/test_cases"
     ],
     "typeCheckingMode": "strict",
-    // Using unspecific "type ignore" comments in test_cases.
+    // Extra strict settings
+    "reportShadowedImports": "error", // Don't accidentally name a file something that shadows stdlib
+    "reportImplicitStringConcatenation": "error",
+    "reportUninitializedInstanceVariable": "error",
+    "reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment": "error",
+    // Using unspecific `type: ignore` comments in test_cases.
     // See https://github.com/python/typeshed/pull/8083
     "enableTypeIgnoreComments": true,
-    "reportPropertyTypeMismatch": "error",
-    "reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment": "error",
-    "reportMissingModuleSource": "none",
+    // If a test case uses this anti-pattern, there's likely a reason and annoying to `type: ignore`.
+    // Let flake8-bugbear flag it (B006)
+    "reportCallInDefaultInitializer": "none",
+    // Too strict and not needed for type testing
+    "reportMissingSuperCall": "none",
+    // Stubs are allowed to use private variables. We may want to test those.
     "reportPrivateUsage": "none",
+    // Stubs don't need the actual modules to be installed
+    "reportMissingModuleSource": "none",
+    // Incompatible property type mismatches may be out of typeshed's control
+    // when they are inherited from the implementation.
+    "reportPropertyTypeMismatch": "none",
     // isinstance checks are still needed when validating inputs outside of typeshed's control
     "reportUnnecessaryIsInstance": "none",
     // The name of the self/cls parameter is out of typeshed's control.
diff --git a/test_cases/stdlib/builtins/check_dict.py b/test_cases/stdlib/builtins/check_dict.py
index 2161bb264..731662e63 100644
--- a/test_cases/stdlib/builtins/check_dict.py
+++ b/test_cases/stdlib/builtins/check_dict.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ _VT = TypeVar("_VT")
 class KeysAndGetItem(Generic[_KT, _VT]):
     data: dict[_KT, _VT]
 
+    def __init__(self, data: dict[_KT, _VT]) -> None:
+        self.data = data
+
     def keys(self) -> Iterable[_KT]:
         return self.data.keys()
 
@@ -27,11 +30,11 @@ class KeysAndGetItem(Generic[_KT, _VT]):
         return self.data[__k]
 
 
-kt1: KeysAndGetItem[int, str] = KeysAndGetItem()
+kt1: KeysAndGetItem[int, str] = KeysAndGetItem({0: ""})
 assert_type(dict(kt1), Dict[int, str])
 dict(kt1, arg="a")  # type: ignore
 
-kt2: KeysAndGetItem[str, int] = KeysAndGetItem()
+kt2: KeysAndGetItem[str, int] = KeysAndGetItem({"": 0})
 assert_type(dict(kt2, arg=1), Dict[str, int])