The Essentials on Scream Tail
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Poison, Ghost, Steel Table
- Resistances
- ×¼ Fighting · ×½ Psychic · immune: Dragon
- Evolution
- Scream Tail does not evolve and has no pre-evolution.
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View- Stats
- Total 570 · top stat: HP (115) Detail
- In Current Games
- Scarlet and Violet: No. 377 in the Paldea Pokédex
- Pokémon GO: not yet released
- Other Names
- Hurle-Queue in French · サケブシッポ, Sakebushippo in Japanese · Brüllschweif in German All Languages
Overview
Scream Tail is a Fairy and Psychic-type Pokémon, No. 985 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Paradox Pokémon. Height: 1.2 m, weight: 8 kg.
Ability: Protosynthesis. Scream Tail is weak to Poison, Ghost and Steel-type moves (×2 damage). Scream Tail takes no damage from Dragon-type moves.
Generation
Generation 9
Scarlet / Violet
National No.
#985
National Pokédex
Category
Paradox Pokémon
Status
Paradox
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
115
255
Attack
65
255
Defense
99
255
Special Attack
65
255
Special Defense
115
255
Speed
111
255
Total
570
Min HP (Lv. 100)
340
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
434
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Fairy / Psychic). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 3 types
Poison
×2
Ghost
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 12 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Grass
×1
Ice
×1
Ground
×1
Flying
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 1 type
Psychic
×½
Resistant (×0.25) — 1 type
Fighting
×¼
Immune (×0) — 1 type
Dragon
×0
Abilities
Ability 1
Boosts the Pokémon's most proficient stat in harsh sunlight or if the Pokémon is holding Booster Energy.
Scream Tail Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve and does not come from any evolution.
Scream Tail Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Fairy · Psychic
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Scream Tail Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Sing
Normal
Stat
55%
—
15
1
Pound
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Disable
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
7
Howl
Normal
Stat
—
—
40
14
Noble Roar
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
21
Bite
Dark
Phys.
100%
60
25
28
Body Slam
Normal
Phys.
100%
85
15
35
Rest
Psychic
Stat
—
—
5
42
Play Rough
Fairy
Phys.
90%
90
10
49
Hyper Voice
Normal
Spec.
100%
90
10
56
Psychic Fangs
Psychic
Phys.
100%
85
10
63
Crunch
Dark
Phys.
100%
80
15
70
Wish
Normal
Stat
—
—
10
77
Gyro Ball
Steel
Phys.
100%
—
5
84
Perish Song
Normal
Stat
—
—
5
91
Boomburst
Normal
Spec.
100%
140
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Undiscovered
Egg Cycles
50 cycles
≈ 12,850 steps
Gender
Genderless
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
HP
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Scream Tail
Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Scarlet
Violet
Generation IX
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Static encounter
(1)
Area Zero, Pivot Cavern (Sablaireau ancien)
Lv. 60 100%
Shiny locked
Violet 1 encounter
Available
▼
Picnic
(1)
Paldea
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Scarlet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Violet
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Scream Tail in Pokémon GO
Not yet released
- 2,475Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 1,414Perfect CP in Raids
- 20 kmper Candy as Buddy
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Scarlet
“There has been only one reported sighting of this Pokémon. It resembles a mysterious creature depicted in an old expedition journal.”
Violet
“It resembles a mysterious Pokémon described in a paranormal magazine as a Jigglypuff from one billion years ago.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Hurle-Queue
🇬🇧 English
Scream Tail
🇯🇵 漢字
サケブシッポ
🇯🇵 Kana
サケブシッポ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Sakebushippo
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Brüllschweif
🇪🇸 Español
Colagrito
🇮🇹 Italiano
Codaurlante
🇰🇷 한국어
우렁찬꼬리
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
吼叫尾
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
吼叫尾
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Paradoxe
🇬🇧 EN
Paradox Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
パラドックスポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Paradox
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Scream Tail
What type is Scream Tail?
Scream Tail is a Fairy and Psychic-type Pokémon.
What are Scream Tail's weaknesses?
Scream Tail is weak to Poison, Ghost and Steel-type moves (×2 damage). Scream Tail takes no damage from Dragon-type moves.
