VGC The tail that carried me (Scream Tail)

[iPetBigfoot]

Bulky Disruption (Scream Tail) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 228 HP / 148 Def / 4 SpA / 28 SpD / 100 Spe
Timid / Jolly Nature
- Dazzling Gleam / Play Rough
- Encore
- Disable
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Scream Tail is a bulky support Pokemon that uses its high Speed and disruption moves to punish opponents that hamper setup from Scream Tail's teammates. Encore allows Scream Tail to lock foes into passive moves such as Protect, Fake Out, and Taunt, giving its teammates opportunities to setup or attack as well as discouraging opponents from using the latter two moves to hinder setup. Disable is used similarly but can instead prevent opponents from going for attacks that would hit Scream Tail or its partners for large amounts of damage; Encore also disables moves that Pokemon are forced to use, either through Choice items or Scream Tail using Encore. Dazzling Gleam and Play Rough give Scream Tail a way to deal chip damage: Dazzling Gleam can bypass redirection from Pokemon like Amoonguss, (AC) while Play Rough can hit Pokemon such as Pelipper that use Wide Guard; both also potentially break a Focus Sash. Booster Energy allows Scream Tail to outspeed Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R and threaten to use Disable and Encore. The Special Defense EVs allow Scream Tail to survive Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage or a Shadow Ball from Choice Specs Flutter Mane, (AC) while the Defense EVs let Scream Tail almost always survive one Wood Hammer from Choice Band Rillaboom. The Speed EVs let Scream Tail outspeed Adamant Choice Scarf Urshifu as well as Calyrex-S. Tera Grass allows Scream Tail to become immune to Spore and Rage Powder from Amoonguss.

Scream Tail partners well with Terapagos because it is a bulky setup sweeper that benefits from Scream Tail slowing down the pace of the game and discouraging opponents from using Fake Out, Taunt, and other moves that would prevent it from setting up Calm Mind. Raging Bolt, Rillaboom, and Incineroar are strong with Scream Tail, (AC) as it discourages opponents from using Protect in front of Protect, Grassy Glide, and Fake Out, respectively. Scream Tail struggles against Pokemon that carry Taunt, such as Incineroar and Tornadus, as they make it functionally useless and force Scream Tail to switch out, burning its Booster Energy. It is also extremely passive and reliant on its teammates to cover for its lack of damage output.

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Bulky Support (Scream Tail) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 228 HP / 148 Def / 4 SpA / 28 SpD / 100 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dazzling Gleam / Play Rough
- Encore
- Disable
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Scream Tail is a bulky support that uses its high Speed and support (This and the set name, would argue that Scream Tail's toolkit is primarily disruption.) moves to create opportunities for its teammates to setup. Encore allows Scream Tail to lock its opponents into passive moves such as Protect and Nasty Plot. This allows Scream Tail's teammates to attack or setup without having to fear opposing attacks. Disable is used similarly but can instead prevent opponents from going for attacks that would hit Scream Tail or its partners for large amounts of damage as well as disabling moves that Pokemon are forced to used, either through Choice items or Scream Tail using Encore. Dazzling Gleam and Play Rough give Scream Tail a way to do damage; Dazzling Gleam can bypass redirection from Pokemon like Amoonguss while Play Rough can hit Pokemon such as Pelipper that use Wide Guard. Booster Energy allows Scream Tail to outspeed Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R (Probably highlight to encore or disable them since its really impactful.). The Spdef Special Defense EVs allow for Scream Tail to survive one Calyrex-S Astral Barrage and one Volt Switch from Timid Choice Specs Tera Electric Miraidon while the Speed EVs let Scream Tail outspeed Adamant Urshifu. Scream Tail also has a favorable roll to live almost always survives one Wood Hammer from Choice Band Rillaboom (1/16). Tera Grass allows Scream Tail to resist attacks such as Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes and Rillaboom's Wood Hammer while also becoming immune to Spore and Rage Powder from Amoonguss.

Scream Tail struggles against Pokemon that can outspeed and Taunt it such as Flutter Mane or Prankster Pokemon like Tornadus. Partners like Raging Bolt and Rillaboom can help with faster threats (Probably state that faster threats are a problem then, highlight how Rilla is good into Flutter and how Bolt is good into Tornadus.). Scream Tail partners well with Terapagos because it benefits from Scream Tail locking opponents into moves that don't affect Terapagos as well as disabling attacks that threaten Terapagos (This can be said for any Pokemon, Terapagos likes Scream Tail because its an exceptionally bulky set up sweeper, that doesn't like Koraidon, Mienshao, and other Fighting-types.). Incineroar pairs well with Scream Tail because it can allow Scream Tail to pivot in (I can't imagine this is that relevant for something so bulky.) with Parting Shot as well as increasing Scream Tail's ability to take hits through Intimidate and Parting Shot (Bring up the synergy between Fake Out and Encore, and how Scream Tail is good into the fighting types that threaten Incineroar.).

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[Choruto]

Hi, maybe kinda nitpicky but thats what you get for complaining about no qc! I'll do another check, ping me on disc when done or to ask about stuff, will probably trim stuff down afterwords.
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Scream Tail

Bulky Disruption (Scream Tail) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 228 HP / 148 Def / 4 SpA / 28 SpD / 100 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Dazzling Gleam / Play Rough
- Encore
- Disable
- Protect
[SET COMMENTS]

Scream Tail is a bulky support that uses its high Speed and disruption moves to create opportunities for its teammates to setup Very nitpicky, I dont think it's creating opportunities, its preventing opponents from punishing it, ie discouraging Fake Out, Disabling Wide Guard, etc. This sounds kinda weird, any other way you think to phrase this? . Encore allows Scream Tail to lock its opponents into passive moves such as Protect and Nasty Plot Fake Out? Taunt? These are rly important, unless im mistaken its really strong at punishing opps from slowing down your set up. Please mention stuff like this, like most Pagos who are set up run Covert Cloak except for Screams. This allows Scream Tail's teammates to attack or setup without having to fear opposing attacks What? Why, like lock them in? You diden't mention this, can you rephrase this into locking opponents into useless moves?. Disable is used similarly but can instead prevent opponents from going for attacks that would hit Scream Tail or its partners for large amounts of damage as well as disabling moves that Pokemon are forced to use, either through Choice items or Scream Tail using Encore Bit long, I'll figure this out later. Dazzling Gleam and Play Rough give Scream Tail a way to do damage; Dazzling Gleam can bypass redirection from Pokemon like Amoonguss while Play Rough can hit Pokemon such as Pelipper that use Wide Guard. Maybe reword this, makes it sound like your actually doing damage, something to doing chip. I mean u do like, 55% to Koraidon? Booster Energy allows Scream Tail to outspeed Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R and Disable their attacks.. and threaten fast Disables and Encores. The Special Defense EVs allow for Scream Tail to survive one Calyrex-S Astral Barrage and one Volt Switch from Timid Choice Specs Tera Electric Miraidon How relevant is this? I dont see many Timid ones anymore. Maybe change this to specs flutter shadow ball. while the Speed EVs let Scream Tail outspeed Adamant Urshifu Change this, if you wanted to outspeed Urshifu (Which you already do with Booster) you dont need Timid. What are you trying to outspeed?. Scream Tail also almost always survives one Wood Hammer from Choice Band Rillaboom. Tera Grass allows Scream Tail to resist attacks such as Urshifu-R's Surging Strikes and Rillaboom's Wood Hammer I mean yeah, but why is this important? You seem to already live these handily, tbh just the spore immunity is good enough. while also becoming immune to Spore and Rage Powder from Amoonguss.

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Scream Tail struggles against Pokemon that can outspeed and Taunt it such as Flutter Mane Tornadus carry Taunt, such as Incineroar and Tornadus, as they make it functionally useless and force Scream Tail to switch out, burning Booster Energy Flutter/Torn dont outspeed it with Booster + Prankster, plus Flutt doesen't carry Taunt really compared to Incin. Partners like Raging Bolt and Rillaboom can help with faster threats that want to Taunt Scream Tail. Raging Bolt helps into Tornadus while Rillaboom threatens Flutter Mane. Ik I changed Flutter but im not sure about this regardless, your not running partners that support Scream Tail, Scream Tail supports them, with Encore punishing opposing Protects in-front of T-clap and Fake Out, mention that imo. Scream Tail partners well with Terapagos because Terapagos is a setup sweeper that benefits from Scream Tail locking opponents into moves that don't affect Terapagos as well as disabling Fighting-type attacks that threaten Terapagos You can say this about any Pokemon, why isen't Scream Tail run with Nasty Plot Calyrex-S than? Is it that Terapagos is generally much more bulky and its playstyle is much slower and deliberate so having board control with stuff like encore is rly important, as well as pagos being really weak into opposing Fake Out? Explain this stuff please, instead of just disabling fighting type attacks. Incineroar pairs well with Scream Tail because it can scout for setup moves and pivot in Scream Tail with Parting Shot as well as increasing Scream Tail's ability to take hits through Intimidate and Parting Shot. Scream Tail also takes advantage of opponents attempting to double protect in front of Incineroar's Fake Out by Encoring them into Protect. You just need this, maybe even tack it on with the previous point about Raging Bolt and Rillaboom, reword and keep this as the important thing.

Your kinda missing (at least for me) the real core of why its good in an actual battle scenario, its not just locking opponents into Fake Out or Protect, its making opponents think twice before clicking them, and either forcing sub optimal plays or creating space for your Pagos to set up. This is fine but I think theres more detail that could be gotten

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[Mr.GX]

Thought I would mention this, but the set is a special oriented one with 0 Atk IV, 4 SpA, and a Timid Nature and yet mentions Play Rough as an alternative to Dazzling Gleam. Is that alright?

 

[Choruto]

QC 2/2. Was being too harsh before, this is fine. Mostly just shortened places and reworded/structured some places.

Scream Tail 2.0

Bulky Disruption (Scream Tail) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 228 HP / 148 Def / 4 SpA / 28 SpD / 100 Spe
Timid / Modest Nature Jolly You mean this I assume?
- Dazzling Gleam / Play Rough
- Encore
- Disable
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Scream Tail is a bulky support that uses its high Speed and disruption moves to prevent opponents from punishing setup by Scream Tail's teamamtes punish opponents which hamper setup from Scream Tails teamates Idk, too me it read weird, I get what ur saying just flowed a bit wonky. Encore allows Scream Tail to lock its opponents into passive moves such as Protect, Fake Out and Taunt, (AC) giving its teamates opportunities to setup or attack, as well as discouraging opponents from using the latter two to hinder setup. which could be used to prevent or hinder setup. Scream Tail's teammates can use Encore locking opponents into useless moves to setup or find opportunities to attack Another one that flowed a bit awkwardly, I thought it could be one sentence instead of two. Disable is used similarly but can instead prevent opponents from going for attacks that would hit Scream Tail or its partners for large amounts of damage as well as disabling moves that Pokemon are forced to use, either through Choice items or Scream Tail using Encore. Dazzling Gleam and Play Rough give Scream Tail a way to deal chip damage; Dazzling Gleam can bypass redirection from Pokemon like Amoonguss while Play Rough can hit Pokemon such as Pelipper that use Wide Guard and potentially break a Focus Sash. Scream Tail can chose it's nature and which Attack stat to invest into depending on if it chooses to run Play Rough or Dazzling Gleam Idt this is needed, the dex allows you to choose which set/evs you want afaik. Booster Energy allows Scream Tail to outspeed Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R and threaten fast Disables and Encores. The Special Defense EVs allow for Scream Tail to survive Calyrex-S Astral Barrage and a Shadow Ball from Choice Specs Flutter Mane while the Speed EVs let Scream Tail outspeed Adamant Choice Scarf Urshifu as well as Calyrex-S. Scream Tail also almost always survives one Wood Hammer from Choice Band Rillaboom More of a pet peeve of mine, can you move this into the last line and split the speed off? Weird how it goes Spe def -> Speed -> Full stop -> Defense. Tera Grass allows Scream Tail to become immune to Spore and Rage Powder from Amoonguss.

Scream Tail struggles against Pokemon that carry Taunt, such as Incineroar and Tornadus, as they make it functionally useless and force Scream Tail to switch out, burning Booster Energy. Partners like Raging Bolt, Incineroar, and Rillaboom can have the pressure they cause with Thunder Clap and Fake Out respectively alleviated with moves like Protect that Scream Tail can lock opposing Pokemon into as well as Scream Tail pressuring opponents to not protect. Scream Tail partners well with Terapagos because Terapagos is a bulky setup sweeper that benefits from Scream Tail slowing down the pace of the game and discouraging opponents from using Fake Out. Scream Tail takes advantage of opponents attempting to protect in front of Incineroar's Fake Out by Encoring them into Protect.

Scream Tail partners well with Terapagos because Terapagos is a bulky setup sweeper that benefits from Scream Tail slowing down the pace of the game and discouraging opponents from using Fake Out, Taunt, and other moves that would prevent it from setting up Calm Minds. Raging Bolt, Rillaboom, and Incineroar are strong with Scream Tail as it discourages opponents from Protecting in front their Thunderclaps, Grassy Glides, and Fake Outs respectively. Scream Tail struggles against Pokemon that carry Taunt, such as Incineroar and Tornadus, as they make it functionally useless and force Scream Tail to switch out, burning Booster Energy. As well, it is extremely passive, and is reliant on its teamates to cover for its lack of damage output.

The above paragraph was fine, maybe a bit lengthy so I cut it down a bit, the structure was all over the place tho like starting with counter than going straight to incin/rilla/bolt stuffs, I coulden't really fix it without rearranging everything. I mostly just copy pasted stuff. I also added a bit about it being rly passive, which I forgot to say last time and I think is worth a mention.

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Bulky Disruption (Scream Tail) @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 228 HP / 148 Def / 4 SpA / 28 SpD / 100 Spe
Timid / Jolly Nature
- Dazzling Gleam / Play Rough
- Encore
- Disable
- Protect

[SET COMMENTS]
Scream Tail is a bulky support Pokemon that uses its high Speed and disruption moves to punish opponents which that hamper setup from Scream Tails teamates Tail's teammates. Encore allows Scream Tail to lock its opponents foes into passive moves such as Protect, Fake Out, (AC) and Taunt, giving its teamates teammates opportunities to setup or attack, (RC) as well as discouraging opponents from using the latter two moves to hinder setup. Disable is used similarly but can instead prevent opponents from going for attacks that would hit Scream Tail or its partners for large amounts of damage; Encore also disables as well as disabling moves that Pokemon are forced to use, either through Choice items or Scream Tail using Encore. Dazzling Gleam and Play Rough give Scream Tail a way to deal chip damage; (RSC): colon Dazzling Gleam can bypass redirection from Pokemon like Amoonguss, (AC) while Play Rough can hit Pokemon such as Pelipper that use Wide Guard; both also and potentially break a Focus Sash. Booster Energy allows Scream Tail to outspeed Pokemon like Calyrex-S and Choice Scarf Urshifu-R and threaten fast Disables to use Disable and Encores Encore. The Special Defense EVs allow for Scream Tail to survive Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage and a Shadow Ball from Choice Specs Flutter Mane, (AC) do you mean both at the same time? or just one or the other? If the latter, you need to change "and" to "or" while the Defense EVs let Scream Tail also almost always survives survive one Wood Hammer from Choice Band Rillaboom. The Speed EVs let Scream Tail outspeed Adamant Choice Scarf Urshifu as well as Calyrex-S. Tera Grass allows Scream Tail to become immune to Spore and Rage Powder from Amoonguss.

Scream Tail partners well with Terapagos because Terapagos it is a bulky setup sweeper that benefits from Scream Tail slowing down the pace of the game and discouraging opponents from using Fake Out, Taunt, and other moves that would prevent it from setting up Calm Minds Mind. Raging Bolt, Rillaboom, and Incineroar are strong with Scream Tail, (AC) as it discourages opponents from Protecting using Protect in front their Thunderclaps of Thunderclap, Grassy Glides Glide, and Fake Outs Out, respectively. Scream Tail struggles against Pokemon that carry Taunt, such as Incineroar and Tornadus, as they make it functionally useless and force Scream Tail to switch out, burning its Booster Energy. As well, it is It is also extremely passive, (RC) and is reliant on its teamates teammates to cover for its lack of damage output.

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