Is Furret Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Sentret evolves at level 15. Normal-type with decent Speed and nothing else to show for it. Can't contribute against any gym leader from Bugsy onward. The Johto roster has too many better options.
Sentret trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catch Sentret
Catch Sentret on Route 29 (walking, Lv 2-3, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 47NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Sentret to Furret
Sentret evolves into Furret at Level 15. Your Sentret should hit Level 15 before you reach Bugsy, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 56NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Furret in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Catching a Sentret and evolving it at level 15 beats hunting wild Furret, which only turns up over in Kanto, on a single route, and only as a rare daytime find.
Wild Furret may be holding when caught:
Oran Berry (50% chance) It may be used or held by a Pokemon to heal the user by just 10 HP.
Sitrus Berry (5% chance) It may be used or held by a Pokemon to heal the user's HP a little.1 location to catch Furret3 locations to catch Sentret
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Sentret at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 15 — it evolves into Furret.
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Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Furret in HGSS
The only way to get Furret during the story is evolving Sentret (Lv 15).
Not landing the catch? Calculate Furret catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Furret in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Furret scurries along Route 1, though a shiny comes faster from Masuda breeding with a foreign parent. Compare Shiny Furret odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Furret Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver with Furret preloaded.
Furret Weakness
Type-wise, Furret takes extra damage from Fighting. Ghost moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Furret Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Furret
Furret Evolutions
Furret is the evolved form of Sentret. Breeding produces Sentret eggs, and they are quick to hatch. Evolving from Sentret gave Furret the biggest boost in Speed (+70), bringing the total to 415 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Furret to get Sentret eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Assist, Charm, Covet and 8 more.
HGSS Furret Best Moveset
90 Speed outrunning most targets, but 76 Attack can't deliver enough damage to capitalize. AbilityKeen Eye prevents accuracy drops. The moveset moves fast with nowhere to go offensively. 85 HP adds some survival.
Best Build
Furret best EVs are HP and Speed
Pivot Moveset
- Baton Pass
- Substitute
- U Turn
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Hard to wall, honestly. Furret threatens 12 types beyond its own STAB, with Dark and Ice standing out. Pair that with Hyper Beam and Last Resort and switchins need to think twice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
All 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It makes a nest to suit its long and skinny body. The nest is impossible for other Pokémon to enter.
There is no telling where the tail begins. Despite its short legs, it is quick and likes to chase RATTATA.
Furret HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Wild Furret in HeartGold & SoulSilver can hold Oran Berry (50%) or Sitrus Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Oran Berry.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Furret can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Normal typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Furret plays as a pivot. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Calm is the go-to nature for Furret. That's +Sp. Def / -Attack. Pair it with 252 HP / 76 Def / 78 SpD / 100 Spe EVs. Fits the pivot role.
Game Availability
Furret first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 16 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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