Minimize
Effect Summary
Raises the user's
Evasion
by two stages.
Detailed Effect
Minimize raises the user's
Evasion
by two stages.
Stats
can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages each.
The following moves deal double damage against a Pokémon that has used Minimize, and bypass accuracy
and
evasion
checks:
Stats
The following moves deal double damage against a Pokémon that has used Minimize, and bypass accuracy
Move | Type | Category | Gen | |||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||
Body Slam |
|
Physical
|
❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Stomp |
|
Physical
|
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Astonish |
|
Physical
|
✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Extrasensory |
|
Special
|
✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
Needle Arm |
|
Physical
|
✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |||
Dragon Rush |
|
Physical
|
❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||
Shadow Force |
|
Physical
|
❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ||
Steamroller |
|
Physical
|
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||||
Heat Crash |
|
Physical
|
❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
Heavy Slam |
|
Physical
|
❌ | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
Phantom Force |
|
Physical
|
✔️ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ||||
Flying Press |
|
Physical
|
✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ||||
Malicious Moonsault |
|
Physical
|
✔️ | |||||||
Double Iron Bash |
|
Physical
|
✔️ | ❌ |
- In Gen 1 no move deals double damage against Minimize
- In Gen 1-2 a tiny generic image replaces the user's actual sprite until the Pokémon faints or switches out.
The move Transform copies the target Pokémon regular sprite instead of the Minimize image. - In Gen 1-4 Minimize only raises
Evasion
by one stage.
- In Gen 1-5 Minimize has 20 PP and
accuracy
and evasion
checks are not ignored.
Description
GS C | Heightens evasiveness. |
RS E | Minimizes the user’s size to raise evasiveness. |
FRLG | The user compresses all the cells in its body to raise its evasiveness. |
DP HGSS PL | The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller. The user’s evasion stat is boosted. |
COL B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM LGPLGE SWSH | The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness. |
Meta Information
Move Target | means that the Pokémon can not be selected.means that the Pokémon can be selected.means that the Pokémon will be selected. | ||
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Effect Type |
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Interactions |
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Other Languages |
Level Up
Contest Information
Contest
Contest Condition | Cute |
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Color | Pink |
Flavor | Sweet |
Contest Effect
Effect | Prevents the next jam on this turn. |
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Description | Can avoid being startled by others once. |
Jam | - |
Appeal | ❤️❤️ |
Super Contest Effect
Description | Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn. |
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Appeal | ❤️❤️ |