Meta Reports / VGC 2026 Regulation F

Scream Tail — VGC 2026 Regulation F usage stats and trends

Data through April 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics

Scream Tail ranks #41 in VGC 2026 Regulation F with 3.25% usage as of April 2026. Over 6 months on record its usage has risen 2.01 points.

Usage history

MonthUsageRank
November 20251.24%57
December 20251.33%59
January 20261.46%61
February 20261.14%61
March 20262.22%51
April 20263.25%41

Top Scream Tail moves (ladder share)

MoveShare
Encore24.4%
Protect24.3%
Disable24.0%
Perish Song23.5%
Dazzling Gleam2.0%
Misty Explosion0.3%
Sing0.3%
Baton Pass0.2%
Expanding Force0.2%
Psych Up0.2%

Top Scream Tail items (ladder share)

ItemShare
Booster Energy63.7%
Mental Herb34.0%
Covert Cloak1.4%
Leftovers0.5%
Safety Goggles0.2%
Adrenaline Orb0.2%
Kebia Berry0.1%
Sitrus Berry0.0%

Abilities (ladder share)

AbilityShare
Protosynthesis100.0%

Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)

SpreadShare
Timid:252/0/0/0/4/25250.3%
Timid:252/0/4/0/0/25234.0%
Timid:196/0/20/84/28/1803.0%
Timid:252/0/0/4/0/2522.5%
Bold:252/0/72/0/36/1401.8%

Tera types

Tera typeShare
dark62.4%
electric34.0%
fairy1.7%
fire1.1%
steel0.4%

Common Scream Tail teammates (ladder share)

TeammateShare
Goodra-Hisui10.0%
Clefairy10.0%
Annihilape10.0%
Sneasler10.0%
Grimmsnarl10.0%
Incineroar8.3%
Gothitelle8.0%
Rillaboom7.6%
Ogerpon-Wellspring7.1%
Weezing6.8%

Is Scream Tail good in VGC 2026 Regulation F?

By usage, Scream Tail is the #41 pick in VGC 2026 Regulation F at 3.25% of weighted teams as of April 2026, and its usage has risen 2.01 points over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Scream Tail or a reason you are not running it.