A tetrazolinone compound represented by formula (1):wherein R1 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having a fluorine atom, etc.; R2 and R4 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, etc.; Z1 represents a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having a halogen atom, etc.; Z2 represents a C1-C3 alkoxy group optionally having a halogen atom, a C3-C4 alkynyloxy group, etc.; Z3 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-C3 alkyl group optionally having a halogen atom, etc.; and X represents an oxygen atom, etc., has excellent control activity against pests.