Minimize — Pokémon Move

Raises the user’s evasion by two stages.

Type: normal; class: status; power: —; accuracy: —; PP: 10; priority: 0.

Effect notes

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.

In-game descriptions by version

gold silver	Heightens evasive ness.
crystal	Heightens evasive ness.
ruby sapphire	Minimizes the user’s size to raise evasiveness.
emerald	Minimizes the user’s size to raise evasiveness.
firered leafgreen	The user compresses all the cells in its body to raise its evasiveness.
diamond pearl	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller. The user’s evasion stat is boosted.
platinum	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller. The user’s evasion stat is boosted.
heartgold soulsilver	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller. The user’s evasion stat is boosted.
black white	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.
black 2 white 2	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.
x y	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.
omega ruby alpha sapphire	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.
sun moon	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.
ultra sun ultra moon	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.
lets go pikachu lets 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.
legends arceus	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.
scarlet violet	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply boosts its evasiveness.

Pokémon that learn this move in scarlet-violet

grimer — level-up, level 21
muk — level-up, level 21
qwilfish — level-up, level 16
drifloon — level-up, level 1
drifblim — level-up, level 1
litwick — level-up, level 8
lampent — level-up, level 1
chandelure — level-up, level 1
silicobra — level-up, level 5
sandaconda — level-up, level 1
overqwil — level-up, level 16
grimer alola — level-up, level 21
muk alola — level-up, level 21
qwilfish hisui — level-up, level 16