Minimize (move)

Minimize ちいさくなる Shrink

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

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

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

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

Minimize on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Minimize on Eevee's Movedex

Minimize (Japanese: ちいさくなる Shrink) is a non-damaging Normal-type 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.

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.

Description

Games Description StadStad2 Reduces the user's size and makes it harder to hit. Can normally be used up to six times. GSC Heightens evasiveness. RSEColo.XD Minimizes the user’s size to raise evasiveness. FRLG The user compresses all the cells in its body to raise its evasiveness. DPPtHGSS The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller. The user’s evasion stat is boosted. BWB2W2 The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	24			19			21			19				19	25
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	--			--			--			--				--
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	33			23			19			17				17	18
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	33			23			19			17				17	18
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	38			23			23			20				23
120		Staryu	Water		Water	37			37			33			33				33	25
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	no			10			10	9	9				9
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	no			18			18			20				23
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying	no			no			no			--				--
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying	no			no			no			--				--
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire	no			no			no			no				3
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire	no			no			no			no				--, 3
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

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

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

	Clefairy
The user gets smaller and smaller.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Clefairy	Clefairy vanishes in smoke, shrinking itself in the process.
Red's Clefairy	The Big Battle in the Viridian Forest!!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 縮小 Suōxiǎo Dutch Verklein French Lilliput German Komprimator Greek Σμίκρυνση Italian Minimizzato Korean 작아지기 Jak'ajigi Brazilian Portuguese Redução Serbian Umanjenje Spanish Reducción

Variations of the move Amnesia
Amnesia • Autotomize • Iron Defense • Minimize • Nasty Plot • Rock Polish

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