Minimize (move)

Minimize ちいさくなる Shrink

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others once.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Minimize (Japanese: ちいさくなる Shrink) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Minimize raises the user's Evasion stat by one stage and replaces the user's regular image with a tiny, generic image until the user faints or is switched out, or the battle ends.

Minimize will do nothing if the user's Evasion stat has reached a stage of +6.

Generation II

In addition to its previous effects, Pokémon that have used Minimize will receive double damage from Stomp.

Generation III and IV

Pokémon that have used Minimize no longer have their sprite replaced with a tiny generic image. All other effects are the same.

Generation V

Minimize raises the user's Evasion by two stages. In addition, Pokémon that have used Minimize will receive double damage from Steamroller.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 24 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0088 Grimer Poison 33 0089 Muk Poison 33 0113 Chansey Normal 38 0120 Staryu Water 37 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 19 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0088 Grimer Poison 23 0089 Muk Poison 23 0113 Chansey Normal 23 0120 Staryu Water 37 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 10 0242 Blissey Normal 18 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 21 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0088 Grimer Poison 19 0089 Muk Poison 19 0113 Chansey Normal 23 0120 Staryu Water 33 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 10 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 9 0242 Blissey Normal 18 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 19 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0088 Grimer Poison 17 0089 Muk Poison 17 0113 Chansey Normal 20 0120 Staryu Water 33 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 9 0242 Blissey Normal 20 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying -- 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0035 Clefairy Normal 19 0036 Clefable Normal -- 0088 Grimer Poison 17 0089 Muk Poison 17 0113 Chansey Normal 23 0120 Staryu Water 33 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 9 0242 Blissey Normal 23 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying -- 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying -- 0607 Litwick Ghost Fire 3 0608 Lampent Ghost Fire --, 3 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:Chansey Minimize.png Chansey
The user shrinks down to not be hit by opponent's attacks.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Chansey glows a pinkish-purple color and shrinks down.
Nurse Joy's Chansey	SS025		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Clefable
The user's body shrinks to half its size.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefable's body shrinks to an almost unseeable size.
Green's Clefy	Clefabulous Clefable		Debut
	Grimer's body shrinks to an almost unseeable size.
Janine's Grimer	Mighty Flight, Noctowl!		None

Trivia

• No Pokémon introduced in Generation III can learn this move.

In other languages

Language Title Dutch Verklein European French Lilliput German Komprimator Greek Σμίκρυνση Italian Minimizzato Korean 작아지기 Jak'ajigi Serbian Umanjenje European Spanish Reducción

Variations of the move Acid Armor
Acid Armor • Amnesia • Autotomize • Barrier • Iron Defense • Nasty Plot • Rock Polish • Swords Dance Formerly a variation Minimize

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