[OVERVIEW]
Scream Tail is great as both an offensive and utility Pokemon thanks to its typing, great Speed, and wonderful movepool. Calm Mind Scream Tail is a terrifying wallbreaker; it becomes very hard to KO after a few boosts, and thanks to Booster Energy giving it a free Speed boost, Scream Tail can outspeed faster threats like Kilowattrel and Choice Scarf Munkidori. Additionally, Scream Tail's great bulk and typing gives it the ability to handle powerful wallbreakers such as Flygon, Heracross, Kilowattrel, and Scyther. Its access to Stealth Rock makes it a solid entry hazard lead that can disrupt foes with Encore or Thunder Wave. However, Scream Tail's poor Special Attack makes it easy for special walls like Alolan Muk, Gastrodon, and Diancie to tank its attacks even after a Calm Mind boost. Scream Tail can also be forced to heal due to repeatedly switching in against moves that it resists from wallbreakers like Heracross, Infernape, and Scrafty.
[SET]
name: Scream 2 (Booster Energy Calm Mind)
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Boomburst
move 3: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 4: Psychic Noise / Dazzling Gleam
item: Booster Energy
ability: Protosynthesis
nature: Timid
evs: 40 HP / 252 SpA / 216 Spe
tera type: Normal / Fire
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Boomburst is Scream Tail's most powerful attack, which after a Calm Mind boost 2HKOes foes like Alolan Ninetales and Munkidori. Fire Blast allows Scream Tail to hit Steel-types like Copperajah, Bronzong, and Registeel that would handle its Boomburst. Alternatively, Flamethrower can be used for its better accuracy, but a +1 boost misses out the ability to 2HKO Bronzong. Psychic Noise lets Scream Tail prevent healing attempts from Vaporeon and Gastrodon while hitting Chandelure neutrally, which it would be walled by otherwise, but Dazzling Gleam allows it to hit Dark-types like Scrafty. 216 Speed EVs allow Scream Tail to outpace Choice Scarf users like Flygon and Munkidori after activating its Booster Energy. Tera Normal boosts Boomburst, letting it 2HKO foes like Kilowattrel and Tornadus, and it gives Scream Tail a free turn to set up against or attack Ghost-types like Chandelure and Decidueye, blanking their Shadow Ball, Spirit Shackle, and Shadow Sneak. Tera Fire boosts Fire Blast and Flamethrower, allowing Scream Tail to better handle Steel-types such as Registeel, and the Fairy resistance it gives can help in Calm Mind wars against Sylveon and Florges.
Scream Tail synergizes greatly with wallbreakers and setup sweepers like Flygon, Paldean Tauros-F, Swords Dance Scyther, and Bulk Up Tornadus, as they can handle the special walls like Gastrodon, Milotic, and Porygon2 that stump Scream Tail. In return, it handles the common physical walls that they struggle with like Amoonguss, Gligar, and Galarian Slowbro. Scream Tail appreciates entry hazard-setting leads like Eject Pack Flygon, Focus Sash Infernape, and Spikes Brambleghast, which let it pressure special tanks like Alolan Muk and Porygon2. Alolan Ninetales can set up Aurora Veil for Scream Tail, giving it more chances to boost and making Scream Tail more difficult to revenge kill. Pokemon like Diancie, Toxtricity, Porygon-Z, and Cinccino can help it wear down Steel-types like Copperajah and Registeel.
[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect
move 3: Encore / Thunder Wave
move 4: Psychic Noise / Dazzling Gleam
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Protosynthesis
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 Spe or 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Steel / Poison / Water
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Encore lets Scream Tail bother setup sweepers and entry hazard setters like the Paldean Tauros formes, Uxie, Gligar, and Diancie, while Thunder Wave allows Scream Tail to slow down faster Pokemon like Munkidori and Inteleon. Psychic Noise blocks healing attempts from Vaporeon and Gastrodon, but Dazzling Gleam ensures that it doesn't get easily walled by Dark-types like Incineroar and Scrafty. Leftovers provides Scream Tail a bit more recovery, whereas Heavy-Duty Boots allows it not to be worn down by hazards. The first EV spread allows Scream Tail to outpace Flygon, the Paldean Tauros formes, and Staraptor while still being bulky, but fully investing in Speed allows it to outspeed Pokemon like Infernape, Alolan Ninetales, and Scyther. Tera Steel gives Scream Tail a useful defensive typing, letting it better handle foes like Sylveon, Toxtricity, Munkidori, and Porygon-Z. Tera Poison maintains the useful Fighting-type resistance while giving it a useful immunity to any poison attempts from Galarian Slowbro, Alolan Muk, and Amoonguss. Alternatively, Tera Water lets Scream Tail better handle Water- and Fire-type attacks from Inteleon, Basculegion, and Chandelure while also giving it a very useful resistance to Ice-type attacks from Alolan Ninetales and Alolan Sandslash. Furthermore, it gives Scream Tail the ability to better handle Steel-types like Copperajah, Bronzong, and Registeel.
Physical attackers like Basculegion-M, Choice Band Flygon, and Incineroar can put a lot of pressure on Scream Tail, so it best partners with physical walls such as Amoonguss, Avalugg, and Vaporeon to check them. Pokemon like Gligar, Copperajah, and Registeel appreciate Scream Tail's Wish giving them needed recovery. Fighting- and Fire-types like Toxicroak, Flamigo, and Chandelure are good partners for Scream Tail, as they can handle Steel-types such as Copperajah, Bronzong, and Duraludon. Leftovers Scream Tail can be pressured by entry hazards; thus, it also partners well with Pokemon such as Scyther, Avalugg, and Cinccino which have hazard removal options. Scream Tail appreciates Dark-types like Incineroar, Overqwil, and Alolan Muk, as they can beat Ghost-types like Chandelure, Decidueye, and Brambleghast. In return, Scream Tail checks Fighting-types like Flamigo, Paldean Tauros-W, and Breloom. Steel- and Ice-types like Copperajah, Bronzong, and Avalugg enjoy Scream Tail switching in against Fighting-types such as Paldean Tauros-W and Infernape. Steel-types like Bronzong, Copperajah, and Duraludon can help Scream Tail handle Poison-types like Toxtricity, Galarian Slowbro, and Alolan Muk.
[SET]
name: Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Thunder Wave
move 3: Encore / Psychic Noise
move 4: Misty Explosion
item: Booster Energy
ability: Protosynthesis
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Ghost
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Thunder Wave slows down faster threats like Inteleon and Tornadus. Encore gives Scream Tail the ability to cripple setup sweepers like Cinccino and Scyther, while Psychic Noise stops walls like Milotic and Porygon2 from healing and threatens Poison-types like Toxicroak and Amoonguss. Misty Explosion prevents entry hazard-removing Pokemon like Altaria, Cinncino, and Scyther from getting rid of its Stealth Rock while letting it bring in a teammate safely. Tera Ghost lets Scream Tail block Rapid Spin attempts from Avalugg and Brambleghast.
Lead Scream Tail fits perfectly on hyper offense teams, so setup sweepers like Scyther, Flygon, and Toxtricity are great teammates, as they appreciate its Stealth Rock letting them pressure defensive tanks like Avalugg, Gligar, and Porygon2 more effectively. Scream Tail's entry hazards can always be removed by Defog Scyther or Rapid Spin users like Brambleghast and Tentacruel; thus, Defog deterrents and spinblockers like Kilowattrel, Tornadus, Chandelure, and Decidueye are crucial to handle them. Scream Tail often uses Misty Explosion in front of foes like Registeel and Bronzong, so it appreciates teammates like Toxicroak, Flygon, and Chandelure that can take advantage of Steel-types.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
Scream Tail can use Disable on both lead and Wish sets, letting it disrupt many setup sweepers and entry hazard leads like Incineroar, Swampert, and Gastrodon. Perish Song lets it pressure walls and setup sweepers like Gastrodon, Scyther, and Porygon-Z that would take advantage of lead Scream Tail while it helps its teammates. Roar can be used on Wish sets to phaze setup sweepers like Flygon, Paldean Tauros-F, and Porygon-Z. Psyshock lets Scream Tail better handle special walls like Porygon2 and Gastrodon, while Psychic can be used for its raw power. Tera Dragon can be used to handle Water- and Fire-type attacks from Inteleon, Basculegion-M, and Chandelure. Scream Tail can run a Bulk Up set with Bulk Up / Psychic Fangs / Play Rough / Drain Punch, enabling it to gain the upper hand against its checks like Porygon2 and Gastrodon, but its poor Attack stat makes the set very niche.
Checks and Counters
====
**Steel-types**: Copperajah, Bronzong, and Registeel can destroy Scream Tail with their Steel-type attacks. Additionally, Copperajah can phaze it, the latter two can set up, and all three of them can set up entry hazards. Klefki can also threaten Scream Tail with Thunder Wave and set up Spikes. However, none of them enjoy switching directly in against its Fire Blast or Flamethrower.
**Special Walls**: Scream Tail's poor Special Attack makes it easy for special tanks like Alolan Muk, Porygon2, Diancie, and Gastrodon to tank its boosted attacks and threaten it with status or hit it back with their attacks. However, they can be pressured or disrupted by Psychic Noise, Encore, and hazards.
**Ghost-types**: Chandelure, Basculegion-M, Brambleghast, and Decidueye can threaten Scream Tail with their attacks, and the latter three can pick it off with priority moves. However, the former two don't enjoy switching into Psychic Noise repeatedly, while the latter two get demolish by Fire Blast, and they all can be setup fodder if Scream Tail uses Tera Normal.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
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Scream Tail is great as both an offensive and utility Pokemon thanks to its typing, great Speed, and wonderful movepool. Calm Mind Scream Tail is a terrifying wallbreaker; it becomes very hard to KO after a few boosts, and thanks to Booster Energy giving it a free Speed boost, Scream Tail can outspeed faster threats like Kilowattrel and Choice Scarf Munkidori. Additionally, Scream Tail's great bulk and typing gives it the ability to handle powerful wallbreakers such as Flygon, Heracross, Kilowattrel, and Scyther. Its access to Stealth Rock makes it a solid entry hazard lead that can disrupt foes with Encore or Thunder Wave. However, Scream Tail's poor Special Attack makes it easy for special walls like Alolan Muk, Gastrodon, and Diancie to tank its attacks even after a Calm Mind boost. Scream Tail can also be forced to heal due to repeatedly switching in against moves that it resists from wallbreakers like Heracross, Infernape, and Scrafty.
[SET]
name: Scream 2 (Booster Energy Calm Mind)
move 1: Calm Mind
move 2: Boomburst
move 3: Fire Blast / Flamethrower
move 4: Psychic Noise / Dazzling Gleam
item: Booster Energy
ability: Protosynthesis
nature: Timid
evs: 40 HP / 252 SpA / 216 Spe
tera type: Normal / Fire
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Boomburst is Scream Tail's most powerful attack, which after a Calm Mind boost 2HKOes foes like Alolan Ninetales and Munkidori. Fire Blast allows Scream Tail to hit Steel-types like Copperajah, Bronzong, and Registeel that would handle its Boomburst. Alternatively, Flamethrower can be used for its better accuracy, but a +1 boost misses out the ability to 2HKO Bronzong. Psychic Noise lets Scream Tail prevent healing attempts from Vaporeon and Gastrodon while hitting Chandelure neutrally, which it would be walled by otherwise, but Dazzling Gleam allows it to hit Dark-types like Scrafty. 216 Speed EVs allow Scream Tail to outpace Choice Scarf users like Flygon and Munkidori after activating its Booster Energy. Tera Normal boosts Boomburst, letting it 2HKO foes like Kilowattrel and Tornadus, and it gives Scream Tail a free turn to set up against or attack Ghost-types like Chandelure and Decidueye, blanking their Shadow Ball, Spirit Shackle, and Shadow Sneak. Tera Fire boosts Fire Blast and Flamethrower, allowing Scream Tail to better handle Steel-types such as Registeel, and the Fairy resistance it gives can help in Calm Mind wars against Sylveon and Florges.
Scream Tail synergizes greatly with wallbreakers and setup sweepers like Flygon, Paldean Tauros-F, Swords Dance Scyther, and Bulk Up Tornadus, as they can handle the special walls like Gastrodon, Milotic, and Porygon2 that stump Scream Tail. In return, it handles the common physical walls that they struggle with like Amoonguss, Gligar, and Galarian Slowbro. Scream Tail appreciates entry hazard-setting leads like Eject Pack Flygon, Focus Sash Infernape, and Spikes Brambleghast, which let it pressure special tanks like Alolan Muk and Porygon2. Alolan Ninetales can set up Aurora Veil for Scream Tail, giving it more chances to boost and making Scream Tail more difficult to revenge kill. Pokemon like Diancie, Toxtricity, Porygon-Z, and Cinccino can help it wear down Steel-types like Copperajah and Registeel.
[SET]
name: Utility
move 1: Wish
move 2: Protect
move 3: Encore / Thunder Wave
move 4: Psychic Noise / Dazzling Gleam
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Protosynthesis
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 88 Def / 168 Spe or 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Steel / Poison / Water
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Encore lets Scream Tail bother setup sweepers and entry hazard setters like the Paldean Tauros formes, Uxie, Gligar, and Diancie, while Thunder Wave allows Scream Tail to slow down faster Pokemon like Munkidori and Inteleon. Psychic Noise blocks healing attempts from Vaporeon and Gastrodon, but Dazzling Gleam ensures that it doesn't get easily walled by Dark-types like Incineroar and Scrafty. Leftovers provides Scream Tail a bit more recovery, whereas Heavy-Duty Boots allows it not to be worn down by hazards. The first EV spread allows Scream Tail to outpace Flygon, the Paldean Tauros formes, and Staraptor while still being bulky, but fully investing in Speed allows it to outspeed Pokemon like Infernape, Alolan Ninetales, and Scyther. Tera Steel gives Scream Tail a useful defensive typing, letting it better handle foes like Sylveon, Toxtricity, Munkidori, and Porygon-Z. Tera Poison maintains the useful Fighting-type resistance while giving it a useful immunity to any poison attempts from Galarian Slowbro, Alolan Muk, and Amoonguss. Alternatively, Tera Water lets Scream Tail better handle Water- and Fire-type attacks from Inteleon, Basculegion, and Chandelure while also giving it a very useful resistance to Ice-type attacks from Alolan Ninetales and Alolan Sandslash. Furthermore, it gives Scream Tail the ability to better handle Steel-types like Copperajah, Bronzong, and Registeel.
Physical attackers like Basculegion-M, Choice Band Flygon, and Incineroar can put a lot of pressure on Scream Tail, so it best partners with physical walls such as Amoonguss, Avalugg, and Vaporeon to check them. Pokemon like Gligar, Copperajah, and Registeel appreciate Scream Tail's Wish giving them needed recovery. Fighting- and Fire-types like Toxicroak, Flamigo, and Chandelure are good partners for Scream Tail, as they can handle Steel-types such as Copperajah, Bronzong, and Duraludon. Leftovers Scream Tail can be pressured by entry hazards; thus, it also partners well with Pokemon such as Scyther, Avalugg, and Cinccino which have hazard removal options. Scream Tail appreciates Dark-types like Incineroar, Overqwil, and Alolan Muk, as they can beat Ghost-types like Chandelure, Decidueye, and Brambleghast. In return, Scream Tail checks Fighting-types like Flamigo, Paldean Tauros-W, and Breloom. Steel- and Ice-types like Copperajah, Bronzong, and Avalugg enjoy Scream Tail switching in against Fighting-types such as Paldean Tauros-W and Infernape. Steel-types like Bronzong, Copperajah, and Duraludon can help Scream Tail handle Poison-types like Toxtricity, Galarian Slowbro, and Alolan Muk.
[SET]
name: Lead
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Thunder Wave
move 3: Encore / Psychic Noise
move 4: Misty Explosion
item: Booster Energy
ability: Protosynthesis
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
tera type: Ghost
[SET COMMENTS]
Set Details
====
Thunder Wave slows down faster threats like Inteleon and Tornadus. Encore gives Scream Tail the ability to cripple setup sweepers like Cinccino and Scyther, while Psychic Noise stops walls like Milotic and Porygon2 from healing and threatens Poison-types like Toxicroak and Amoonguss. Misty Explosion prevents entry hazard-removing Pokemon like Altaria, Cinncino, and Scyther from getting rid of its Stealth Rock while letting it bring in a teammate safely. Tera Ghost lets Scream Tail block Rapid Spin attempts from Avalugg and Brambleghast.
Lead Scream Tail fits perfectly on hyper offense teams, so setup sweepers like Scyther, Flygon, and Toxtricity are great teammates, as they appreciate its Stealth Rock letting them pressure defensive tanks like Avalugg, Gligar, and Porygon2 more effectively. Scream Tail's entry hazards can always be removed by Defog Scyther or Rapid Spin users like Brambleghast and Tentacruel; thus, Defog deterrents and spinblockers like Kilowattrel, Tornadus, Chandelure, and Decidueye are crucial to handle them. Scream Tail often uses Misty Explosion in front of foes like Registeel and Bronzong, so it appreciates teammates like Toxicroak, Flygon, and Chandelure that can take advantage of Steel-types.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
====
Scream Tail can use Disable on both lead and Wish sets, letting it disrupt many setup sweepers and entry hazard leads like Incineroar, Swampert, and Gastrodon. Perish Song lets it pressure walls and setup sweepers like Gastrodon, Scyther, and Porygon-Z that would take advantage of lead Scream Tail while it helps its teammates. Roar can be used on Wish sets to phaze setup sweepers like Flygon, Paldean Tauros-F, and Porygon-Z. Psyshock lets Scream Tail better handle special walls like Porygon2 and Gastrodon, while Psychic can be used for its raw power. Tera Dragon can be used to handle Water- and Fire-type attacks from Inteleon, Basculegion-M, and Chandelure. Scream Tail can run a Bulk Up set with Bulk Up / Psychic Fangs / Play Rough / Drain Punch, enabling it to gain the upper hand against its checks like Porygon2 and Gastrodon, but its poor Attack stat makes the set very niche.
Checks and Counters
====
**Steel-types**: Copperajah, Bronzong, and Registeel can destroy Scream Tail with their Steel-type attacks. Additionally, Copperajah can phaze it, the latter two can set up, and all three of them can set up entry hazards. Klefki can also threaten Scream Tail with Thunder Wave and set up Spikes. However, none of them enjoy switching directly in against its Fire Blast or Flamethrower.
**Special Walls**: Scream Tail's poor Special Attack makes it easy for special tanks like Alolan Muk, Porygon2, Diancie, and Gastrodon to tank its boosted attacks and threaten it with status or hit it back with their attacks. However, they can be pressured or disrupted by Psychic Noise, Encore, and hazards.
**Ghost-types**: Chandelure, Basculegion-M, Brambleghast, and Decidueye can threaten Scream Tail with their attacks, and the latter three can pick it off with priority moves. However, the former two don't enjoy switching into Psychic Noise repeatedly, while the latter two get demolish by Fire Blast, and they all can be setup fodder if Scream Tail uses Tera Normal.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/pika134.609709/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/powerofmemes.583607/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/hammer798.641404/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/a-blue-banana.649096/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/ryan.144939/
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