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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Scream Tail in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Scream Tail, as well as its strengths and weakness.
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Paldea #377 | Type | |
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Scream Tail | ||
Abilities | ||
Protosynthesis |
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
(0.25x) | ||
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Protosynthesis | If Harsh Sunlight is active or if it's holding Booster Energy, the Pokemon's highest stat is boosted by 30% if the stat is Attack, Defense, Special Attack, or Special Defense or 50% if the stat is Speed. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 115 | 39 |
Atk | 65 | 519 |
Def | 99 | 156 |
SpAtk | 65 | 415 |
SpDef | 115 | 52 |
Speed | 111 | 63 |
Total | 570 | 112 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 222 | 222 | 190 | 190 | 175 |
Atk | 128 | 117 | 85 | 76 | 63 |
Def | 166 | 151 | 119 | 107 | 93 |
SpAtk | 128 | 117 | 85 | 76 | 63 |
SpDef | 183 | 167 | 135 | 121 | 108 |
Spd | 179 | 163 | 131 | 117 | 104 |
Best Natures | ||
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Bold (+Def, -Atk) |
Calm (+Sp. Def, -Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Sun Team Tank | ★★★★★ |
Nature | Bold (+Def, -Atk) |
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EV Spread | 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe |
Final Stat Values | 222 HP / 166 Def / 85 Sp. Atk / 135 Sp. Def / 132 Spe |
Ability | Protosynthesis |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Leftovers |
Moveset | ・
Stored Power
・ Calm Mind ・ Dazzling Gleam ・ Wish |
Scream Tail's Protosynthesis activates under Harsh sunlight, giving it a 30% boost to Defense. With this EV Spread, Scream Tail can wall off Physical pokemon, and Calm Mind allows you to wall off Special attackers.
Scream Tail only has three weaknesses, and is able to check Poison types with its STAB Psychic-type moves. Calm Mind Allows Scream Tail to also be specially defensive if given enough time to set up.
Dazzling Gleam is Scream Tail's main damaging move, dealing decent damage by itself, or massive damage after getting boosts from Calm Mind. Stored Power benefits greatly from Calm Mind, allowing Scream Tail to dish out heavy damage while still being extremely tanky.
Thanks to Scream Tail's high max HP, Wish allows it to stay in battle longer, since it will heal Scream Tail by half of its max HP in the next turn. Leftovers further increases Scream Tail's survivability, healing it for a small amount every turn.
Sunny Day | Allows Scream Tail to activate Booster Energy alone. |
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Flamethrower | Viable coverage move that benefits from Harsh Sunlight as well. |
Damage Dealt by Scream Tail |
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Dazzling Gleam 136 ~ 168 (81.4 ~ 100.5%) 6.3% Chance to OHKO |
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Dazzling Gleam 132 ~ 156 (73.3 ~ 86.6%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
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(+2 Sp. Atk, +2 Sp. Def) Stored Power 100 ~ 118 (80 ~ 94.4%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
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Damage Received by Scream Tail |
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Rage Fist 50 ~ 62 (22.5 ~ 27.9%) 75.4% Chance to 4-Hit KO |
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Iron Head 98 ~ 116 (44.1 ~ 52.2%) 15.2% Chance to 2-Hit KO |
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Make it Rain 156 ~ 186 (70.2 ~ 83.7%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Fast Perish Song Scream TailNEW | ★★★★ |
Howl Scream TailNEW | ★★★ |
Nature | Jolly (+Spe, -Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | 252 HP / 60 Atk / 60 Def / 36 Sp. Def / 100 Spe |
Final Stat Values | 222 HP / 93 Atk / 127 Def / 140 Sp. Def / 158 Spe (237 After Booster Energy Activation) |
Ability | Protosynthesis |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Booster Energy |
Moveset | ・
Play Rough
・ Disable ・ Perish Song ・ Protect |
Consistent Perish Song user. Solid defenses make it difficult to KO. Becomes very fast with Booster Energy. |
As with all Past Paradox Pokemon, Scream Tail has Protosynthesis. Booster Energy is consumed as soon as Scream Tail enters the field, which boosts its Speed stat.
Scream Tail is given enough Attack EVs to OHKO Roaring Moon with Play Rough. As Scream Tail is decently fast, Disable is excellent for a Perish-Trap Team, because Pokemon will usually only have one way to damage Scream Tail, and Disable will lock them out of it.
Perish Song is the most important move of the set, as this lets Scream Tail set Perish Song and have Pokemon faint in three turns.
Lastly, Protect is great for stalling the turns necessary for Perish Song to take effect.
Tera Steel is chosen for this build, as it can grant Scream Tail resistances to its regular weaknesses as well as an immunity to Poison. While this is valuable, it is not recommended to Terastallize Scream Tail unless absolutely necessary.
A full 252 EVs are given to HP, with 60 each given to Attack. While not meant to be offensive, Scream Tail can deal decent damage to Fairy-weak Pokemon when it has to using Play Rough. 60 Defense EVs and 36 Special Defense EVs lets it more comfortably take neutral hits.
100 Speed plus booster energy allows Scream Tail to outspeed unboosted Iron Bundle and speed ties with +3 Speed Jolly Dondozo.
Substitute | Substitute can help Scream Tail stall out turns on turns where it can't use Protect |
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Damage Dealt by Scream Tail |
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Item: Choice Scarf | Play Rough 120 ~ 144 (83.9~ 100.6%) 6.3% Chance to OHKO |
Damage Received by Scream Tail |
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252 Atk Item:
Leftovers
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+3 Earthquake 74 ~ 88 (33.3 ~ 36.9%) Guaranteed 3-Hit KO |
252 Atk Item:
Assault Vest
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Wild Charge 84 ~ 100 (37.8 ~45%) Guaranteed 3-Hit KO |
252 Atk Item:
Assault Vest
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Iron Head 146 ~ 174 (65.7 ~78.3%) Guaranteed 2-Hit KO |
Nature | Careful (+Sp. Def, -Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | 252 HP / 84 Atk / 108 Def / 60 Sp. Def / 4 Spe |
Final Stat Values | 222 HP / 84 Atk / 133 Def / 157 Sp. Def / 132 Spe |
Ability | Protosynthesis |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Booster Energy |
Moveset | ・
Play Rough
・ Howl ・ Encore ・ Protect |
Bulky Howl user. Solid defenses make it difficult to KO. Becomes very physically defensive with Booster Energy. |
As with all Past Paradox Pokemon, Scream Tail has Protosynthesis. Booster Energy is consumed as soon as Scream Tail enters the field, which boosts its Defense stat.
Scream Tail is given enough Attack EVs to OHKO Roaring Moon with Play Rough. As Scream Tail is decently bulky, Howl is excellent for boosting your side's Attack stat, so pairing Scream Tail up with Physical Attackers is a good option.
Encore can lock opponents into disadvantageous moves.
Lastly, Protect is great for protecting Scream Tail on turns where it is in danger of getting double targeted.
Tera Steel is chosen for this build, as it can grant Scream Tail resistances to its regular weaknesses as well as an immunity to Poison. While this is valuable, it is not recommended to Terastallize Scream Tail unless absolutely necessary.
A full 252 EVs are given to HP, with 60 each given to Attack. While not meant to be offensive, Scream Tail can deal decent damage to Fairy-weak Pokemon when it has to using Play Rough. 60 Defense EVs and 36 Special Defense EVs lets it more comfortably take neutral hits.
100 Speed plus booster energy allows Scream Tail to outspeed unboosted Iron Bundle and speed ties with +3 Speed Jolly Dondozo.
Substitute | Substitute can help Scream Tail stall out turns on turns where it can't use Protect |
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Scream Tail's Protosynthesis gives it a 30% increase to its Defense stat, while Calm Mind allows it to receive Special Attacks with ease. By cycling through Wish and Calm Mind, Scream Tail can increase its offensive and defensive capabilities long enough to dish out heavy damage with Dazzling Gleam or Stored Power.
Paradox Pokemon Builds for Competitive Battles and Tera Raids
Scream Tail's ability Protosynthesis require Harsh Sunlight, so use Scream Tail as a tank for a Sun Team.
Sun Setter / Special Attacker | Tank | Physical Attacker |
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Torkoal | Scream Tail | Arcanine |
A Torkoal holding an Eject Button can work as a Sun setter that can easily switch out to Scream Tail. From there, Torkoal can come out again during the late game to dish out sun-boosted STAB Fire-type attacks, or simply set up harsh sunlight for Arcanine.
Sun Setter / Physical Attacker | Tank | Special Sweeper |
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Koraidon | Scream Tail | Charizard |
Similar to the first team, Koraidon serves as a Sun setter that should switch out to Scream Tail. From there, you can wall your opponents with Scream Tail, then switch out to Koraidon or Charizard depending on the situation.
Support | Perish Song User / Special Attacker |
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Gothitelle | Flutter Mane |
Perish Song User | Support / Redirection |
Scream Tail | Amoonguss |
Wolfe Glick's 2023 Orlando Regional Championship winning Perish Trap team has Scream Tail as one of its Perish Song users. Flutter Mane is on the team as an offensive lead and Perish Song user as well.
Using Booster Energy to boost Scream Tail's Speed, it is often able to set Perish Song quickly. The team makes use of defensive Pokemon such as Gothitelle and Amoonguss and making good decisions on switching to achieve victory.
While this team did win a major tournament, it requires patience, game knowledge, and excellent prediction to pilot proficiently.
Scream Tail's Defensive boost from its ability requires Harsh Sunlight to activate, so by using Pokemon with the same Ability, and the boost goes to your offensive stats, you remain on equal footing against Scream Tail.
Alternatively, Pokemon with the Unaware ability ignores stat changes from the opposing Pokemon, rendering Calm Mind useless.
Pokemon | Description |
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Sandy Shocks | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Also gets a stat boost when exposed to harsh sunlight. ・Can 2HKO Scream Tail with Flash Cannon |
Skeledirge | Ranking: ★★★★
・Has access to Unaware ability to ignore Scream Tail's stat changes from Calm Mind. ・Deals heavy damage with sun-boosted Torch Song that also increases Sp. Atk. Can also use Shadow Ball for 2x STAB damage. ▶️ Skeledirge Best Movesets |
Clodsire | Ranking: ★★★★
・Has access to Unaware ability to ignore Scream Tail's stat changes from Calm Mind. ・Naturally high Sp. Def can tank Scream Tail's attacks. ▶️ Clodsire Best Movesets |
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