Minimize

Essentials

Minimize

status

Generation 1

Summary

Raises the user's evasion by two stages.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 10, up to 16.0 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Raises the user's evasion by two stages.

Stomp and Steamroller have double power against Pokémon that have used this move since entering the field.

History

Before: Has 20 PP.
Before: Raises evasion by one stage.
Before: Does not interact with Stomp.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Heightens evasiveness.

: Minimizes the user’s size to raise evasiveness.
: The user compresses all the cells in its body to raise its evasiveness.

: The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller. The user’s evasion stat is boosted.

: The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.

: The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.

: The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.

: The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ちいさくなる (chiisakunaru)
: ちいさくなる
Korean: 작아지기
Chinese: 變小
: 变小
French: Lilliput
German: Komprimator
Spanish: Reducción
Italian: Minimizzato
Czech: Zmenšení

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Jam
Flavor text: Can avoid being startled by others once.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Minimize.

Pokémon

												Pokémon	Ability	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
24	19	21	21	19	19	25	25	25	25	10	8	Clefairy	Cute Charm Magic Guard Friend Guard	Fairy	70	45	48	60	65	35	323
—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	Clefable	Cute Charm Magic Guard Unaware	Fairy	95	70	73	95	90	60	483
										—		Wigglytuff	Cute Charm Competitive Frisk	Fairy	140	70	45	85	50	45	435
33	23	19	19	17	17	18	18	21	21	12		Grimer	Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch	Amorphous	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
									21	12		Alolan Grimer	Poison Touch Gluttony Power of Alchemy	Amorphous	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
33	23	19	19	17	17	18	18	21	21	—		Muk	Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch	Amorphous	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
									21	—		Alolan Muk	Poison Touch Gluttony Power of Alchemy	Amorphous	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
											—	Happiny	Natural Cure Serene Grace Friend Guard	Undiscovered	100	5	5	15	65	30	220
38	23	23	23	20	23	23	23	23	23	20	—	Chansey	Natural Cure Serene Grace Healer	Fairy	250	5	5	35	105	50	450
	18	18	18	20	23	23	23	23	23		—	Blissey	Natural Cure Serene Grace Healer	Fairy	255	10	10	75	135	55	540
37	37	33	33	33	33	25	25	31	31	18	16	Staryu	Illuminate Natural Cure Analytic	Water 3	30	45	55	70	55	85	340
											—	Starmie	Illuminate Natural Cure Analytic	Water 3	60	75	85	100	85	115	520
	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9		16	Qwilfish	Poison Point Swift Swim Intimidate	Water 2	65	95	85	55	55	85	440
				—	—	—	—	—	—		—	Drifloon	Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost	Amorphous	90	50	34	60	44	70	348
				—	—	—	—	—	—		—	Drifblim	Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost	Amorphous	150	80	44	90	54	80	498
					3	3	3	3	3		8	Litwick	Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator	Amorphous	50	30	55	65	55	20	275
					—	—	—	—	—		—	Lampent	Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator	Amorphous	60	40	60	95	60	55	370
											—	Chandelure	Flash Fire Flame Body Infiltrator	Amorphous	60	55	90	145	90	80	520
											5	Silicobra	Sand Spit Shed Skin Sand Veil	Field Dragon	52	57	75	35	50	46	315
											—	Sandaconda	Sand Spit Shed Skin Sand Veil	Field Dragon	72	107	125	65	70	71	510

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