Pokémon Go ‘Into the Depths’ event guide

Pokémon Go’s “Into the Depths” event features underground Pokémon like Diglett and runs from Jan. 27 until Feb. 1. This event also features the debut of Glimmet, the mysterious ore Pokémon.

This event features a tripled XP bonus from completing Routes as well as halved egg hatch distance for any eggs put into Incubators during this event. Glimmet is a Route-based Pokémon, though it’ll show up in this event through research tasks as well.

We list the perks of Pokémon Go‘s “Into the Depths” event below, including the premium and free Timed Research, spawns, and egg hatches.

Pokémon Go ‘Into the Depths’ event Timed Research and reward

This event has both a free and premium paid research set. If you buy the premium research for $1.99, you’ll also get access to a doubled hatch candy bonus. If you don’t plan on hatching a ton of eggs, we only recommend buying that pass if you are shiny hunting Yungoos or Diglett. You can see both of the research sets below.

‘Into the Depths’ (free) step 1 of 1

• Catch 10 Pokémon (20 Poké Balls)
• Catch 15 Pokémon (Diglett encounter)
• Hatch an egg (Diglett encounter)
• Catch 25 Pokémon (15 Great Balls)
• Catch 30 Pokémon (Yungoos encounter)
• Hatch 3 eggs (Yungoos encounter)
• Hatch 5 eggs (10 Ultra Balls)

Rewards: Glimmet encounter, 15 Ultra Balls, 3,000 Stardust

‘Into the Depths’ (paid/premium) step 1 of 1

• Catch 3 Pokémon (Yungoos encounter)
• Catch 3 Pokémon (Diglett encounter)
• Catch 5 Pokémon (Yungoos encounter)
• Catch 5 Pokémon (Diglett encounter)
• Catch 10 Pokémon (Yungoos encounter)
• Catch 10 Pokémon (Diglett encounter)
• Catch 12 Pokémon (Yungoos encounter)
• Catch 12 Pokémon (Diglett encounter)
• Catch 16 Pokémon (Yungoos encounter)
• Catch 16 Pokémon (Diglett encounter)
• Catch 18 Pokémon (Yungoos encounter)
• Catch 18 Pokémon (Diglett encounter)
• Catch 20 Pokémon (Yungoos encounter)
• Catch 20 Pokémon (Diglett encounter)

Rewards: Glimmet encounter, 2 Incubators, 3,000 Stardust

Pokémon Go ‘Into the Depths’ event Field Research and rewards

Spinning a PokéStop during the event period may yield one of these tasks:

• Explore 1 km (Diglett or Yungoos encounter)
• Explore 3 km (Glimmet encounter)

Pokémon Go ‘Into the Depths’ event boosted spawns

These Pokémon will spawn more frequently during the event period, according to Niantic’s blog post:

• Diglett*
• Dunsparce
• Meditite
• Yungoos*

Other players have reported finding the following:

• Geodude
• Slugma
• Makuhita
• Sableye

*There is an “increased chance” of finding this shiny in the wild as part of the event.

Pokémon Go ‘Into the Depths’ event egg hatches

These Pokémon have a chance to hatch from any 7 km eggs obtained during the event:

• Diglett*
• Larvitar
• Bagon
• Deino
• Yungoos*

*There is an “increased chance” of hatching a shiny as part of this event.