Generation I Move
Minimize
Raises the user’s evasion by two stages.
- —Power
- —Accuracy
- 10PP
- 0Priority
Minimize Battle Data
- Type
- Normal
- Category
- Status
- Power
- —
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 10
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- User
- Introduced
- Generation I
- Contest type
- Cute
Minimize Effect
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.
“The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply boosts its evasiveness.”
Target: The user.
Minimize Stat Changes
Changes these stats:
- Evasion▲ +2 stages
Minimize In Other Generations
Minimize's values have changed over the years. Earlier games used:
| Game | Power | Acc. | PP | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X & Y | — | — | 20 | — |
Pokémon That Learn Minimize
18 Pokémon can learn Minimize.
Minimize Questions & Answers
- What type is Minimize?
- Minimize is a Normal-type status move.
- What does Minimize do?
- 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.
- How many Pokémon can learn Minimize?
- 18 Pokémon can learn Minimize.
- What Pokémon can learn Minimize?
- Clefairy, Clefable, Grimer, Muk, and Chansey, and 13 more Pokémon can learn Minimize — the full list is above.

















