Scream Tail
Scream Tail is a Fairy/Psychic-type Pokémon, the Paradox Pokémon, number 985 (#0985) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 1.2 m tall and weighs 8 kg.
Scream Tail is a Paradox Pokémon that, the Violet Pokédex says, a paranormal magazine calls a Jigglypuff from one billion years back. It is a Fairy and Psychic type that is far fiercer, and far louder, than the Jigglypuff everyone knows.
How to pronounce Scream Tail
Scream Tail is pronounced SKREEM TAYL. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Scream Tail said out loud:
In Japanese it is サケブシッポ (Sakebushippo).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Scream Tail is a round, pink Pokémon with pointed ears that are black inside, tiny fangs and big yellow eyes with markings like make-up. A long, curling tuft of fur trails down its back like a tail, darker pink at the tip, and a real tail sits underneath. It floats rather than walks. It is 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) tall and weighs 8 kg (17.6 lb).
Behaviour
The in-game magazine, as Bulbapedia summarises it, describes a fierce creature in a Paldean forest that attacks anyone who comes close, a sharp contrast to Jigglypuff's gentle lullabies. The Scarlet Pokédex says just one sighting has ever been reported, and that it resembles a creature shown in an old expedition journal. In the anime it turns out to be a poor singer that ends up screaming.
Habitat
The magazine places it in a forest somewhere in Paldea, Bulbapedia says. In Scarlet it is found in Area Zero, and Violet players get one by trading with Scarlet.
Powers
Its only Ability is Protosynthesis, which raises its highest stat in harsh sunlight or when it holds Booster Energy; its highest is Special Defense at 115. Its loud moves include Hyper Voice, Boomburst, Howl and Perish Song, and it also uses Play Rough, Psychic Fangs and Wish. With 115 HP, 115 Special Defense and 111 Speed it is a bulky, quick support Pokémon.
Name origin
Scream Tail is literally a screaming tail. The Japanese name is Sakebushippo (サケブシッポ), from sakebu ('to scream') and shippo ('tail').
Design inspiration
Scream Tail is based on Jigglypuff and seems to be its opposite, loud and unkempt where Jigglypuff is soft. Its wild hair and screeching could nod to a stereotypical caveman or to punk rock. Bulbapedia notes that its ponytail may echo the hollow head crests of hadrosaur dinosaurs, which may have worked as resonating chambers for loud calls. These are fan readings.
In the games
Scream Tail is one of the ancient Paradox Pokémon of Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted, and it is not available in Legends: Z-A. It was also given out through a CoroCoro event from 15 January to 14 March 2024.
In the anime
Coral accidentally caught a Scream Tail in its debut episode, 'Total-lie Awesome Pokémon in Area Zero?!', and nicknamed it Screamypuff. She later Terastallized it into a Fairy type to take on Liko, Roy and Dot in 'The Rising Volt Tacklers vs. The Explorers!'
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia points out that one billion years is far older than complex life is thought to be on Earth: the first multicellular organisms appeared only around 600 million years ago.
- Its official artwork looks like Jigglypuff's from FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Bulbapedia says it stands 2.4 times as tall as Jigglypuff and has 300 more base stat points, the biggest jumps between a Paradox Pokémon and its apparent relative.
Base stats
- HP: 115
- Attack: 65
- Defense: 99
- Sp. Atk: 65
- Sp. Def: 115
- Speed: 111
Scream Tail’s base stat total is 570. Its highest stat is HP and Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Scream Tail weak to?
Scream Tail takes extra damage from Poison (2×), Ghost (2×), Steel (2×) moves.
It resists Fighting (¼×), Psychic (½×).
It is immune to Dragon moves.
Evolution
Scream Tail does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Abilities
- Protosynthesis: Raises highest stat in harsh sunlight, or if holding Booster Energy.
Moves
Moves Scream Tail learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pound | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Sing | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Disable | Normal | Status | — |
| 7 | Howl | Normal | Status | — |
| 14 | Noble Roar | Normal | Status | — |
| 21 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 28 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 |
| 35 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — |
| 42 | Play Rough | Fairy | Physical | 90 |
| 49 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 |
| 56 | Psychic Fangs | Psychic | Physical | 85 |
| 63 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 70 | Wish | Normal | Status | — |
| 77 | Gyro Ball | Steel | Physical | — |
| 84 | Perish Song | Normal | Status | — |
| 91 | Boomburst | Normal | Special | 140 |
TM moves (71)
Scream Tail can learn 71 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Fake Tears, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Water Pulse, Psybeam, Facade, Rock Tomb, Stored Power, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Snowscape, Psyshock, Dig, Zen Headbutt, Psychic Fangs, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Sleep Talk, Drain Punch, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Metronome, Grass Knot, Thunder Wave, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Imprison, Substitute, Crunch, Trick, Stealth Rock, Hyper Voice, Psychic, Encore, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Play Rough, Amnesia, Calm Mind, Helping Hand, Baton Pass, Ice Beam, Psychic Terrain, Misty Terrain, Fire Blast, Blizzard, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Trick Room, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Tera Blast, Roar, Gyro Ball, Uproar, Misty Explosion, Psych Up, Double-Edge, Expanding Force, Psychic Noise.
Egg moves (1):Sunny Day.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 50 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 6,400).
- Catch rate: 50 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 HP effort values.
- Base experience yield: 285.
Pokédex entries
It resembles a mysterious Pokémon described in a paranormal magazine as a Jigglypuff from one billion years ago. (Violet)
There has been only one reported sighting of this Pokémon. It resembles a mysterious creature depicted in an old expedition journal. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | サケブシッポ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Sakebushippo |
| French | Hurle-Queue |
| German | Brüllschweif |
| Spanish | Colagrito |
| Italian | Codaurlante |
| Korean | 우렁찬꼬리 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 吼叫尾 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 吼叫尾 |
Trivia
- Highest Sp. Def among Psychic types in Gen 9: 115.
- Highest HP among Fairy types in Gen 9: 115.
- Taller than 58% of all Pokémon (1.2 m).
- Heavier than 23% of all Pokémon (8 kg).
- Base stat total 570, ranked #93 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is HP, ranked #45 of 1,025.
- One of 8 Pokémon that are both Fairy and Psychic.
- One of 60 pink Pokémon.
- Number 80 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Can learn 80 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 50: about 6.5% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Scream Tail (Pokémon), Serebii: Scream Tail (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex), Bulbapedia: Protosynthesis (Ability).
- Pronunciation (SKREEM TAYL): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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