Normal · Status move · Gen 1
Minimize
Minimize is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It never misses and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 22 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Raises the user's evasiveness by 2. Raises the user's evasiveness by 2 stages. Whether or not the user's evasiveness was changed, Body Slam, Dragon Rush, Flying Press, Heat Crash, Heavy Slam, Malicious Moonsault, Steamroller, Stomp, and Supercell Slam will not check accuracy and have their damage doubled if used against the user while it is active.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (14 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (5 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Minimize
22 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | 3–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | 8 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 |
Minimize FAQ
What does Minimize do?
Minimize is a Normal-type status move. Raises the user's evasiveness by 2 stages. Whether or not the user's evasiveness was changed, Body Slam, Dragon Rush, Flying Press, Heat Crash, Heavy Slam, Malicious Moonsault, Steamroller, Stomp, and Supercell Slam will not check accuracy and have their damage doubled if used against the user while it is active.
Which Pokémon can learn Minimize?
22 Pokémon and forms can learn Minimize in at least one game: 14 in Scarlet & Violet, 5 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Clefairy, Clefable, Wigglytuff, Grimer, Alolan Grimer and Muk.
Is Minimize in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 5 Pokémon can use Minimize in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.