Is Sentret Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 202 via PokeRadar after the story ends. AbilityRun Away guarantees escape from wild battles. Furret at level 15 is a fast evolution, but Normal-type doesn't earn a postgame team slot.
Roark's Pokemon outpace and outclass Sentret here.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Furret has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Furret trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Sentret on Route 202 (Poké Radar, Lv 2-4, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Fantina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 47NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
Evolve Sentret to Furret
Sentret evolves into Furret at Level 15. Your Sentret should hit Level 15 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Crasher Wake
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Iron Island
- After Byron
- TUTORNormalLast ResortPower 195Accuracy 100%PP 5Snowpoint City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 56NormalHyper VoicePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
How to Get Sentret in Platinum
You will not find Sentret in normal grass, only in the rustling patches a Poke Radar chain creates. It sits common at one early route at levels 2 to 4 once you work a chain there.
Wild Sentret may be holding when caught:
Oran Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed at 1/2 max HP to recover 10 HP.1 location to catch Sentret
Badge 1Where To Catch Sentret in Pt
- Step 1Sentret ✓
- Step 2Evolve into FurretBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Sentret egg.
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Platinum for Sentret.
How to Get Shiny Sentret in Platinum
Sentret only scampers out of a Poké Radar chain on Route 202, so hold the chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Sentret odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Sentret Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Sentret.
Sentret Weakness
Fighting moves hit Sentret for super-effective damage. The upside? Ghost-type moves can't touch it at all. Sentret's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| 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 Sentret Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Sentret
Sentret Evolutions
Sentret is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Furret. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Sentret. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Sentret easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Assist, Charm, Covet and 8 more to offspring.
Pt Sentret Best Moveset
Normal typing at stats that bottom out in the 20-46 range. The moveset has no offensive or defensive role. Furret at least gets Speed. Furret doesn't improve much.
Best Build
Sentret best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Bulky Support Moveset
- Protect
- Last Resort
- Shadow Ball
- Double Edge
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Sentret can hit 12 types beyond STAB, including Dark and Fighting. The offense anchors on Last Resort and Double-Edge while TMs handle everything else.
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
36 of 37 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It has a very nervous nature. It stands up high on its tail so it can scan wide areas.
Sentret Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Sentret in Platinum can hold Oran 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 Platinum, for a casual playthrough, Sentret works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Furret. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Sentret appears in 16 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- 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
Winds & Waves
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