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Counter guide · Fairy / Psychic · Gen IX

What beats Scream Tail?

The 5 hardest counters to Scream Tail ranked by type effectiveness, base-stat total, and Speed.

Scream Tail
No. 985
Scream Tail
Fairy Psychic
BST 570 · Speed 111 · Atk 65 · SpA 65

Top 5 counters

  1. #1
    Solgaleo
    No. 791
    Solgaleo
    Psychic Steel
    Hits Scream Tail for 2× via steel-type STAB Takes ½× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 97 ≤ 111 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 137)
  2. #2
    Kartana
    No. 798
    Kartana
    Grass Steel
    Hits Scream Tail for 2× via steel-type STAB Takes ½× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 109 ≤ 111 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 181)
  3. #3
    Melmetal
    No. 809
    Melmetal
    Steel
    Hits Scream Tail for 2× via steel-type STAB Takes ½× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 34 ≤ 111 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 143)
  4. #4
    Metagross
    No. 376
    Metagross
    Steel Psychic
    Hits Scream Tail for 2× via steel-type STAB Takes ½× back from fairy-type STAB Speed: 70 ≤ 111 (slower) Lean: Physical (Atk 135)
  5. #5
    Heatran
    No. 485
    Heatran
    Fire Steel
    Hits Scream Tail for 2× via steel-type STAB Takes ½× back from psychic-type STAB Speed: 77 ≤ 111 (slower) Lean: Special (SpA 130)

Scream Tail's type weaknesses

2× weak to
Poison Ghost Steel
Immune to
Dragon

How this list is computed

Each candidate is scored on best-STAB damage into Scream Tail, the damage taken back, Speed comparison, base-stat total, and offensive lean (Attack vs Sp. Attack). Candidates that Scream Tail hits super-effectively for 2× or more without taking comparable damage back are filtered out — they die first. Type-immune candidates are excluded entirely.

Counters are theoretical type-chart matchups, not damage calculations. Item, ability, and move-set choices can swing real battles. Use this list as a starting point, not a final answer.