[SET]
Calm Mind (Scream Tail) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 48 HP / 252 SpA / 208 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Boomburst
- Flamethrower
- Substitute / Psychic Noise
[SET COMMENTS]
Calm Mind Scream Tail is a fearsome sweeper that also doubles as an effective revenge killer thanks to its high Speed, with Speed Booster Energy letting it outrun the entire unboosted metagame. Scream Tail compensates for its meager Special Attack with its impressive natural bulk, which often gives it multiple chances to boost and makes it difficult to take down. Boomburst being so immediately strong also helps, which can 2HKO neutral targets like Galarian Slowbro, Bellibolt, and Gligar at +1 with Stealth Rock chip damage. Flamethrower threatens Steel-types like Alolan Sandslash and Bronzong and offers coverage for Ghost-types like Decidueye and Houndstone. Substitute lets Scream Tail exploit passive foes like Bellibolt and Gastrodon and protects it against priority from threats like Arcanine. It is generally better at creating setup opportunities for Scream Tail than moves like Encore and Disable, since they don't block status or Clear Smog. Psychic Noise is a more proactive alternative that puts greater pressure on walls like Florges, Milotic, and Altaria in exchange for easier setup. It also gives Scream Tail a STAB option before Terastallizing and hits foes like Toxtricity, Golurk, and Coalossal harder than its other moves. 208 Speed EVs let Scream Tail outrun +2 Toxtricity and Choice Scarf users such as Paldean Tauros-W and Staraptor after using Booster Energy. Tera Normal boosts Boomburst, removes Scream Tail's weaknesses, and lets it potentially set up on Ghost-type attacks from the likes of Decidueye and Palossand.
Hyper offense benefits a lot from Scream Tail pressuring incredibly fast threats like Inteleon, Kilowattrel, and Choice Scarf Staraptor and excels at paving the way for it to sweep. Scream Tail has a place on bulky offensive teams as well, where its set might not be immediately clear. Rock- and Steel-types like Coalossal and Duraludon are incredibly difficult for Scream Tail to bypass, making Water- and Fighting-types like Tatsugiri, Paldean Tauros-W, and Flamigo useful partners to have. In return, Scream Tail punishes Dragon- and Psychic-types like Goodra and Bruxish for them and can capitalize on their switch-ins, such as Gastrodon and Altaria. Arcanine naturally matches up well against Steel-types, puts pressure on specially bulky threats like Grimmsnarl and Dudunsparce, and can handle early- or mid-game revenge killing so that Scream Tail can conserve its Booster Energy. Pokemon like Toxtricity and Decidueye are great at threatening phazers like Milotic and Mudsdale, which can easily cut Scream Tail's sweep short, and they can bait in frail Pokemon like Salazzle and Zoroark for Scream Tail to revenge kill or set up on. Residual damage goes a long way in securing Scream Tail's sweep, since it is not strong enough to brute force its way through most Pokemon. For example, after one layer of Spikes, +1 Tera Normal Boomburst OHKOes Skuntank and can even 2HKO Florges and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro. As such, Spikers like Smeargle on hyper offense and Gligar on balance can be very beneficial teammates. Pokemon like Skuntank, Salazzle, and the aforementioned Gligar can gradually wear walls like Mudsdale, Coalossal, and Florges down with Toxic and are good at pressuring other nuisances like Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro and Duraludon.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/asa.400292/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/s1nn0hc0nfirm3d.231074/
Grammar checked by:
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Calm Mind (Scream Tail) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 48 HP / 252 SpA / 208 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Timid Nature
- Calm Mind
- Boomburst
- Flamethrower
- Substitute / Psychic Noise
[SET COMMENTS]
Calm Mind Scream Tail is a fearsome sweeper that also doubles as an effective revenge killer thanks to its high Speed, with Speed Booster Energy letting it outrun the entire unboosted metagame. Scream Tail compensates for its meager Special Attack with its impressive natural bulk, which often gives it multiple chances to boost and makes it difficult to take down. Boomburst being so immediately strong also helps, which can 2HKO neutral targets like Galarian Slowbro, Bellibolt, and Gligar at +1 with Stealth Rock chip damage. Flamethrower threatens Steel-types like Alolan Sandslash and Bronzong and offers coverage for Ghost-types like Decidueye and Houndstone. Substitute lets Scream Tail exploit passive foes like Bellibolt and Gastrodon and protects it against priority from threats like Arcanine. It is generally better at creating setup opportunities for Scream Tail than moves like Encore and Disable, since they don't block status or Clear Smog. Psychic Noise is a more proactive alternative that puts greater pressure on walls like Florges, Milotic, and Altaria in exchange for easier setup. It also gives Scream Tail a STAB option before Terastallizing and hits foes like Toxtricity, Golurk, and Coalossal harder than its other moves. 208 Speed EVs let Scream Tail outrun +2 Toxtricity and Choice Scarf users such as Paldean Tauros-W and Staraptor after using Booster Energy. Tera Normal boosts Boomburst, removes Scream Tail's weaknesses, and lets it potentially set up on Ghost-type attacks from the likes of Decidueye and Palossand.
Hyper offense benefits a lot from Scream Tail pressuring incredibly fast threats like Inteleon, Kilowattrel, and Choice Scarf Staraptor and excels at paving the way for it to sweep. Scream Tail has a place on bulky offensive teams as well, where its set might not be immediately clear. Rock- and Steel-types like Coalossal and Duraludon are incredibly difficult for Scream Tail to bypass, making Water- and Fighting-types like Tatsugiri, Paldean Tauros-W, and Flamigo useful partners to have. In return, Scream Tail punishes Dragon- and Psychic-types like Goodra and Bruxish for them and can capitalize on their switch-ins, such as Gastrodon and Altaria. Arcanine naturally matches up well against Steel-types, puts pressure on specially bulky threats like Grimmsnarl and Dudunsparce, and can handle early- or mid-game revenge killing so that Scream Tail can conserve its Booster Energy. Pokemon like Toxtricity and Decidueye are great at threatening phazers like Milotic and Mudsdale, which can easily cut Scream Tail's sweep short, and they can bait in frail Pokemon like Salazzle and Zoroark for Scream Tail to revenge kill or set up on. Residual damage goes a long way in securing Scream Tail's sweep, since it is not strong enough to brute force its way through most Pokemon. For example, after one layer of Spikes, +1 Tera Normal Boomburst OHKOes Skuntank and can even 2HKO Florges and Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro. As such, Spikers like Smeargle on hyper offense and Gligar on balance can be very beneficial teammates. Pokemon like Skuntank, Salazzle, and the aforementioned Gligar can gradually wear walls like Mudsdale, Coalossal, and Florges down with Toxic and are good at pressuring other nuisances like Assault Vest Galarian Slowbro and Duraludon.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/asa.400292/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/bella.567483/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/s1nn0hc0nfirm3d.231074/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/autumn.384270/
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