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Minimize
| Category | status |
|---|---|
| Power | - |
| Accuracy | - |
| PP | 10 (max 16) |
| Priority | 0 |
| Introduced | Generation I |
Machines
Minimize has no machine names in any version.
Descriptions
| Gold / Silver Crystal | Heightens evasive ness. |
|---|---|
| Ruby / Sapphire Emerald | Minimizes the user’s size to raise evasiveness. |
| Fire Red / Leaf Green | The user compresses all the cells in its body to raise its evasiveness. |
| Diamond / Pearl Platinum Heart Gold / Soul Silver | The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller. The user’s evasion stat is boosted. |
| Black / White Black 2 / White 2 | The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness. |
| X / Y Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness. |
| Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness. |
| Sword / Shield | The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness. |
Target
This move targets the user.
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Stat Changes
| Evasion | 2 |
|---|
Effect Entries
Raises the user's evasion by two stages. stomp and steamroller have double power against Pokémon that have used this move since entering the field.
Version Changes
Prior to Generation VI, Minimize has 20 PP.
Contests
Minimize has the Cute contest type.
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|---|
| Jam | 0 |
Can avoid being startled by others once.
Super Contests
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.