Gen 9 NU usage profile · rank #21
august 2026 · 7.8K battles
august 2026 · 7.8K battles
Usage · August 2026
9.2%
Scream Tail is ranked #21 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 870 teams
TierB · top 30 of the format
Ladder rank#21 of 158
Raw count870
Viability ceiling85
Month on month+1.88pp
13 month peak10.3%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 570
HP
115
Atk
65
Def
99
SpA
65
SpD
115
Spe
111
Usage over time9.2%▲ 1.88pppeak 10.3% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
57.6% of Scream Tail teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
4
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityProtosynthesis · 100.0%
ItemBooster Energy · 71.4%
Tera typeGhost · 38.6%
Moves
70.4%
63.5%
56.6%
56.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.7%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe10.6%
Moves
13 tracked70.4%
63.5%
56.6%
56.6%
24.5%
22.2%
17.2%
16.1%
15.1%
13.3%
10.2%
9.3%
9.3%
Items
71.4%
19.6%
8.0%
Tera types
38.6%
22.8%
20.1%
15.1%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid252 HP / 4 SpA / 252 Spe57.6%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe10.7%
Timid4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe10.6%
Timid252 HP / 88 Def / 168 Spe7.9%
Calm252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD4.3%
Timid252 HP / 4 SpD / 252 Spe2.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Scream Tail build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 7,821 battles in August 2026. Scream Tail sits at rank #21 with 9.2% usage, which puts it in B tier, up 1.88 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.