Sentret and Furret are both Normal-type Pokemon that made their debut back in Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver. Although they're as common as Rattata, they didn't return for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, or the base game of Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. Getting a Sentret or Furret requires the purchase of Scarlet/Violet's DLC Expansion Pack.
In the first part of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, The Teal Mask, Scarlet/Violet players can find Sentret and Furret in Kitakami. Before they can go to Kitakami, players will need to have started the Treasure Hunt in the main game. As part of the Kitakami Pokedex, players will need to catch them in order to fill out the dex pages.
How to Get Sentret
In Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, Sentret can be found as early as Apple Hills. This is the first location on the west path from Mossui Town in the Kitakami Region. If this is the player's first time arriving in Kitakami, they'll be sent to Mossui Town before they can explore anywhere else. After some cutscenes and establishing a base of operations, players will be sent on a mission to find several signposts that detail the history of Kitakami. The first signpost is past Apple Hills, so players can catch a Sentret along the way.
Sentret can be seen hiding by the apple trees. They shouldn't flee from trainers, but their level will depend on the player's progress in the main story. If players are starting The Teal Mask during the postgame, then Sentret will be level 60. Therefore, players will want to bring a strong Pokemon in case the first catch fails.
Quick Balls are generally recommended for catching Pokemon, as they have a 4x catch rate when used on the first turn. If this isn't an option, then use Nest Balls (if the Sentret is low-level) or catch it the old-fashioned way: Battling it. As a Normal-type Pokemon, Sentret is immune to Ghost-type Attacks, but super weak to Fighting-type Attacks. Avoid using a physical Fighting-type move, as Sentret's base Defense is extremely poor. It may be better to just inflict a status ailment.
How to Evolve Sentret
Thankfully, for those that want Furret, Sentret will evolve once it reaches level 15. Players can use it in battle or have it in the party for it to gain Experience. Alternatively, they can feed it an Exp Candy or Rare Candy. One piece of Exp. Candy M should be enough to get it to the level it needs to be. If players caught a level 60 Sentret, then it only needs to grow one level to evolve.
Once it becomes Furret, it will want to learn the move Agility. This will sharply increase the user's Speed in battle. Furret itself is a speedy Pokemon, with a base Speed of 90. Despite this, it can still be outraced by faster opponents. Players should decide whether they want to make room for Agility, or if Furret's better off without.
Pokemon can Remember Moves by accessing their Summary in the menu (X-button). Press A-button on the Moves Page, and select Remember Move.
Where to Catch Furret
Those that want to skip the hassle of catching and evolving Sentret are in luck. On the east path from Mossui Town, players will find Reveler's Road. Players will eventually have to go through Reveler's Road to find the second signpost.
Furret will walk near the path of Reveler's Road, and it isn't shy around strangers, either. It's likely that it will walk up to the player's character, eliminating the need to go searching for it. Furret is also not an aggressive Pokemon, so it won't engage in battle unless players accidentally bump into it.
Since it's evolved, Furret has higher stats than its pre-evolved form. It has a stronger base Defense than Sentret, but its Special Defense is still poor. If a Quick Ball fails, trainers are going to need to chip away at its health and avoid knocking it out. As mentioned, Furret's a speedy Pokemon, and most of its offense moves are physical Normal-type moves. Thus, it's best to avoid pitting it against a slow Pokemon with weak Defense.
With a base stat total of 415, Furret is far from the greatest Pokemon, but that shouldn't prevent trainers from using it in battle. Despite its Normal-typing, Furret can learn a variety of moves via TMs, such as Thunderbolt. As with any other Pokemon, a Furret using a move that doesn't match its Typing will not generate Same Type Attack Bonus (STAB). So, if players want to dish out the most damage with Furret, they'll want to have a Normal-type move or two in its Moveset.
Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are available for Nintendo Switch.