
[SET]
name: Pixilate
move 1: Boomburst
move 2: Calm Mind / Flamethrower / Stealth Rock
move 3: Wish
move 4: Protect
item: Leftovers
ability: Pixilate
nature: Timid
evs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Pixilate Boomburst Scream Tail functions as a bulky utility option and a potentially powerful setup threat. With Boomburst, Scream Tail can topple many threats such as Dragonite, Great Tusk, and Roaring Moon, making it far less passive than most walls. Calm Mind lets it serve as a bulky wincon, while Flamethrower deters Steel-types like Gholdengo from switching in and Stealth Rock lets it make progress against foes it cannot threaten like Ice Scales Clodsire. Scream Tail's great matchup into common Dark-, Fighting-, and Dragon-types makes it a great partner for offensive teammates that struggle with those foes, like Iron Bundle, Garchomp, and Iron Treads. Scream Tail struggles with Poison- and Fire-types such as Clodsire and Volcarona, as well as Steel-types if it does not run Flamethrower, so teammates such as Iron Bundle and Iron Treads are appreciated.
[SET]
name: Defensive
move 1: Dazzling Gleam
move 2: Encore / Stealth Rock
move 3: Wish
move 4: Protect / Encore
item: Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots
ability: Fur Coat / Regenerator / Prankster
nature: Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
[SET COMMENTS]
Defensive Scream Tail serves as an answer to Fighting- and Dragon-types such as Iron Hands and Dragonite. Encore locks Pokemon into moves that they do not want to be locked into, such as Volcarona with Quiver Dance or Morning Sun, Blissey into Soft-Boiled, and Avalugg into Recover. Alternatively, Stealth Rock can be ran if the team needs entry hazard support. Fur Coat is the most common ability, but Regenerator allows it to better check opposing pivots like Iron Hands; alternatively, Prankster Encore can be used to deter opposing setup attempts. Scream Tail serves as a defensive answer to Fighting- and Dragon-types, so Pokemon such as Blissey and Kingambit are appreciated. It is unable to check several common physical attackers like Ceruledge and Kingambit, so secondary physically defensive teammates like Regenerator Iron Hands are appreciated.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[NoahDeKnight, 458971]]
- Quality checked by: [[UT, 523866], [Isaiah, 375662]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Sulo, 528036]]
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