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===Vulnerability to moves===
===Vulnerability to moves===
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Specific moves will hit with double power (Generation II and III) or have their [[damage]] doubled (Generation IV onward). Additionally, from Generation VI onward, these moves also bypass accuracy and evasion checks.
Specific moves will hit with double power (Generation II and III) or have their [[damage]] doubled (Generation IV onward). Additionally, from Generation VI onward, these moves also bypass accuracy and evasion checks.



Revision as of 07:29, 25 January 2020

Minimize
ちいさくなる Shrink
Minimize PE.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Does not make contact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Can avoid being startled by others once.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

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

Effect

A minimized Pokémon in Generations I and II

Generations I and II

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.

Generations III and IV

Pokémon that have used Minimize no longer have their sprite replaced with a tiny generic image.

Generation V

Minimize now raises the user's evasion by two stages, instead of one.

Generation VI

Minimize's PP changed from 20 to 10.

Generation VII

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Minimize, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Vulnerability to moves

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Specific moves will hit with double power (Generation II and III) or have their damage doubled (Generation IV onward). Additionally, from Generation VI onward, these moves also bypass accuracy and evasion checks.

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.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller. The user's evasion stat is boosted.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwSh
The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0035 Clefairy FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 24 19 21 19 19BW
25B2W2
25 25SMUSUM
10PE
8
0036 Clefable FairyIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 1 1 1 1 1 1SMUSUM 1
0040 Wigglytuff NormalIC Big.png
FairyIC Big.png
Fairy Fairy 1PE
0088 Grimer PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 33 23 19 17 17BW
18B2W2
18XY
21ORAS
21SMUSUM
12PE
088A Grimer
Grimer
Alolan Form
PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Amorphous Amorphous 21SMUSUM
12PE
0089 Muk PoisonIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 33 23 19 17 17BW
18B2W2
18XY
21ORAS
21SMUSUM
1, 12PE
089A Muk
Muk
Alolan Form
PoisonIC Big.png
DarkIC Big.png
Amorphous Amorphous 21SMUSUM
1, 12PE
0113 Chansey NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 38 23 23 20 23 23 23SMUSUM
20PE
0120 Staryu WaterIC Big.png Water 3 Water 3 37 37 33 33 33BW
25B2W2
25XY
31ORAS
31SMUSUM
18PE
0211 Qwilfish WaterIC Big.png
PoisonIC Big.png
Water 2 Water 2 10 10RSE
9FRLG
9 9 9 9 16
0242 Blissey NormalIC Big.png Fairy Fairy 18 18 20 23 23 23
0425 Drifloon GhostIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1
0426 Drifblim GhostIC Big.png
FlyingIC Big.png
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1
0607 Litwick GhostIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Amorphous Amorphous 3 3 3 8
0608 Lampent GhostIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Amorphous Amorphous 1, 3 1, 3 1, 3 1
0609 Chandelure GhostIC Big.png
FireIC Big.png
Amorphous Amorphous 1
0843 Silicobra GroundIC Big.png Field Dragon 5
0844 Sandaconda GroundIC Big.png Field Dragon 1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokkén Tournament

Minimize appears as one of Chandelure's Pokémon moves. Chandelure temporarily shrinks in size, rendering it immune to attacks until it reverts. While shrunken, Chandelure can also move to reposition itself to keep distance from the opponent.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Boosts the user's Evasion by one level.
MDTDS Boosts the user's evasiveness by 1 level.
BSL じぶんの かいひを 1だんかいあげる
MDGtI It sharply boosts your evasiveness. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a IconTileGTI.pngWonder Tile.)
SMD It sharply boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a IconTileSMD.pngWonder Tile.


In the anime

Nurse Joy Chansey Minimize.png
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 to avoid an attack. Afterwards, she regains her original size.
Nurse Joy's Chansey DPS02 Debut


In the manga

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 變小 Bin Síu
Mandarin 變小 / 变小 Biàn Xiǎo *
縮小 Suōxiǎo *
The Czech Republic Flag.png Czech Zmenšení
Denmark Flag.png Danish Minimere
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Verklein
France Flag.png French Lilliput
Germany Flag.png German Komprimator
Greece Flag.png Greek Σμίκρυνση
Italy Flag.png Italian Minimizzato
South Korea Flag.png Korean 작아지기 Jagajigi
Poland Flag.png Polish Minimalizacja
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Minimizar
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Umanjenje
Spain Flag.png Spanish Reducción
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Thu Nhỏ


Variations of the move Acid Armor
StatusIC HOME.png Acid ArmorAmnesiaAutotomizeBarrierIron DefenseNasty PlotRock PolishSwords Dance
Formerly a variation
StatusIC HOME.png Minimize


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