Minimize (move)

	Minimize; ちいさくなる Shrink
Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	0
	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;
	Self: Affects the user
Introduced	Generation I
	Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.;
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.
	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 Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Minimize raises the user's evasion stat.

	Gen I	Gen II	Gen III	Gen IV	Gen V	Gen VI onwards
PP	20					10
Evasion raised	1 stage				2 stages
Minimized Pokémon replaced by a tiny generic image	✔		✘
Minimized Pokémon vulnerable to certain moves	✘	✔
Minimized Pokémon vulnerable to certain moves	✘	2× damage		2× power	2× damage
Boosted moves bypass accuracy and evasion	—	✘				✔

Generations I and II

A minimized Pokémon in Generations I and II

In Generations I and II, the user's sprite is replaced by a tiny, generic image if this move raises the user's evasion successfully.

In Generation I only, it is only replaced by the tiny generic image if the battle animations are active.

If a Pokémon uses Transform on a minimized target, the user copies the target's regular sprite (rather than the tiny sprite). Similarly, if a minimized Pokémon uses Transform, its own tiny sprite is replaced by the target's regular sprite.

If a Pokémon's sprite has disappeared because it used Acid Armor, using Minimize will make it visible again as the tiny generic image.

Generation III onwards

If a Pokémon undergoes Dynamax after using Minimize, then boosted moves will not bypass accuracy and evasion.

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

Vulnerability to moves

Specific moves will hit with double power (Generation IV) or have their damage doubled (Generations II, III, and V onward) against targets that have used Minimize at least once. Additionally, from Generation VI onward, these moves also bypass accuracy and evasion checks in this case. If a Pokémon undergoes Dynamax after using Minimize, these moves will revert to dealing their usual damage. This effect cannot be passed with Baton Pass.

Move	Type	Category	Generations
Move	Type	Category	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	✘	✘	✘	✘	✔	✔	✔	✔
Stomp	Normal	Physical	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Astonish	Ghost	Physical		✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Extrasensory	Psychic	Special		✔	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
Needle Arm	Grass	Physical		✔	✘	✘	✘	✘
Dragon Rush	Dragon	Physical			✘	✘	✔	✔	✔	✔
Shadow Force	Ghost	Physical			✘	✘	✔	✘	✘	✘
Steamroller	Bug	Physical				✔	✔	✔
Heat Crash	Fire	Physical				✘	✔	✔	✔	✔
Heavy Slam	Steel	Physical				✘	✘	✔	✔	✔
Phantom Force	Ghost	Physical					✔	✘	✘	✘
Flying Press	Fighting	Physical					✔	✔	✔	✔
Malicious Moonsault	Dark	Physical						✔
Double Iron Bash	Steel	Physical						✔	✘
Supercell Slam	Electric	Physical								✔

Description

Games	Description
StadStad2	Reduces the user's size and makes it harder to hit. Can normally be used up to six times.
GS C	Heightens evasiveness.
RS EColoXD	Minimizes the user's size to raise evasiveness.
FRLG	The user compresses all the cells in its body to raise its evasiveness.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller. The user's evasion stat is boosted.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.
SV	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply boosts its evasiveness.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII		IX
										SM USUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	SV
0035	Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy	24	19	21	19	19^BW 25^B2W2	25	25	10	8	8	−
0036	Clefable	Fairy		Fairy	1	−	1	1	1	1	1	−	1	1	−
0040	Wigglytuff	Fairy		Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	−	−	−
0088	Grimer	Amorphous		Amorphous	33	23	19	17	17^BW 18^B2W2	18^XY 21^ORAS	21	12		21	21
0088	Grimer Alolan Form	Amorphous		Amorphous							21	12			21
0089	Muk	Amorphous		Amorphous	33	23	19	17	17^BW 18^B2W2	18^XY 21^ORAS	21	1, 12		21	21
0089	Muk Alolan Form	Amorphous		Amorphous							21	1, 12			21
0113	Chansey	Fairy		Fairy	38	23	23	20	23	23	23	20	1	1	−
0120	Staryu	Water 3		Water 3	37	37	33	33	33^BW 25^B2W2	25^XY 31^ORAS	31	18	16	16
0121	Starmie	Water 3		Water 3	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	1
0211	Qwilfish	Water 2		Water 2		10	10^RSE 9^FRLG	9	9	9	9		16	16	16
0211	Qwilfish Hisuian Form	Water 2		Water 2											16
0242	Blissey	Fairy		Fairy		18	18	20	23	23	23		1	1	−
0425	Drifloon	Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	1	1		1	1	1
0426	Drifblim	Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	1	1		1	1	1
0440	Happiny	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				−	−	−	−		1	1	−
0607	Litwick	Amorphous		Amorphous					3	3	3		8		8
0608	Lampent	Amorphous		Amorphous					1, 3	1, 3	1, 3		1		1
0609	Chandelure	Amorphous		Amorphous					−	−	−		1		1
0843	Silicobra	Field	Dragon									5		5
0844	Sandaconda	Field	Dragon									1		1
0904	Overqwil	Water 2		Water 2											16
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

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Minimize raises the user's evasiveness. Evasiveness is raised by one stage in the Rescue Team, Explorers and Adventure Squad series. From Gates to Infinity onward, Minimize raises the user's evasiveness by two stages.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	-	-	27	-	—%	-	User	User	-
MDTD S	-	-	27	-	—%	-	User	User	-
BSL	-	-	27	-	—%	-	User	User	-
MDGtI	-	-	17	50	—%	-	User	User	-
SMD	-	-	17	40	—%	-	User	User	-
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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.
MDTD S	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 Wonder Tile.)
SMD	It sharply boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Chansey Chansey shrunk
The user compresses its body to become smaller, allowing it to avoid attacks.
User	First Used In	Notes
	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

POKÉTOON

Pokémon	Method
Chansey
The user compresses its body to make itself smaller.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Chansey's body shrinks down in size, making it hard to notice.
A Safari Zone Warden's Chansey	PT14	Debut

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

Pokémon	Method
Litwick
The user gets smaller, increasing the evasion stat.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Litwick shrinks in size. Doing so increases its evasion stat.
Monta's Litwick	Pokédex Complete!	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Clefable Grimer
The user shrinks to an almost unseeable size.
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	Notorious Noctowl	None

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

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

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

In Generation I games, if the player used Minimize, then looked at the stats of a Pokémon in their party and then exited the menu, the opponent's Pokémon sprite would change to a glitchy version of the Pokémon that was just viewed.
Minimize is one of three moves that have been used in a completed series of the animated series, but not been seen in the English dub. The other two are Conversion and Ion Deluge.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	變小 Bin Síu
Chinese	Mandarin	變小 / 变小 Biàn Xiǎo * 縮小 Suōxiǎo *
Czech		Zmenšení
Danish		Minimere
Dutch		Verklein
French		Lilliput^[1]
German		Komprimator
Greek		Σμίκρυνση
Italian		Minimizzato
Korean		작아지기 Jagajigi
Polish		Minimalizacja
Brazilian Portuguese		Minimizar
Serbian		Umanjenje
Spanish		Reducción
Vietnamese		Thu Nhỏ

References

↑ https://youtu.be/yheM8RqvqFQ?t=536

Variations of the move Acid Armor

Formerly a variation
	Acid Armor • Amnesia • Autotomize • Barrier • Iron Defense • Nasty Plot • Rock Polish • Swords Dance

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.

[1] ttps://youtu.be/yheM8RqvqFQ?t=536

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