Sentret
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Scratch and Grass Knot, worth 5.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Sentret can learn 6 combinations. Scratch with Grass Knot does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Attack | Normal | 10 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Scratch | Normal | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Sentret has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 698 at level 50, 618 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 353 CP at level 20, or 441 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 318 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 79 attack · 73 defense · 111 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.79 m and 6 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Sentret does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Water, Rock.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 6.5 |
| Water | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 6.5 |
| Rock | Quick Attack + Grass Knot | 5.9 |
| Poison | Scratch + Dig | 5.5 |
| Fire | Scratch + Dig | 5.5 |
| Electric | Scratch + Dig | 5.5 |
| Normal | Scratch + Brick Break | 5.4 |
| Ice | Scratch + Brick Break | 5.4 |
| Dark | Scratch + Brick Break | 5.4 |
| Fighting | Scratch + Grass Knot | 5.0 |
| Psychic | Scratch + Grass Knot | 5.0 |
| Fairy | Scratch + Grass Knot | 5.0 |
| Steel | Quick Attack + Dig | 5.0 |
| Grass | Scratch + Brick Break | 4.5 |
| Dragon | Scratch + Brick Break | 4.5 |
| Scratch + Grass Knot | 4.2 | |
| Bug | Scratch + Grass Knot | 4.2 |
| Ghost | Scratch + Grass Knot | 3.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Sentret is actually for.
Counters: what beats Sentret
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 70.1 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 64.2 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 63.9 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 63.4 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 60.5 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 58.5 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 57.9 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 57.7 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 57.3 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 56.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Sentret's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.