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{{MoveInfobox
|n=107
|name=Minimize
|jname=ちいさくなる
|jtrans=Shrink
|jtranslit=Chiisakunaru
|gameimage=Minimize IX.png
|gameimagewidth=300
|type=Normal
|damagecategory=Status
|basepp={{tt|10|20 in Generations I-V}}
|maxpp={{tt|16|32 in Generations I-V}}
|power=—
|accuracy=—
|gen=I
|category=Cute
|appeal=2
|jam=0
|cdesc=Can avoid being startled by others once.
|appealsc=2
|scdesc=Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
|appeal6=1
|jam6=0
|cdesc6=Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.
|touches=no
|protect=no
|magiccoat=no
|snatch=yes
|mirrormove=no
|kingsrock=no
|sound=no
|target=self
}}
'''Minimize''' (Japanese: '''ちいさくなる''' ''Shrink'') is a non-damaging {{type|Normal}} [[move]] introduced in [[Generation I]].

==Effect==
Minimize raises the user's {{stat|evasion}} stat.

{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{normal color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{normal color}}; margin: auto"
|- style="background: #{{normal color light}} {{roundytop|5px}}"
!
! [[Generation I|Gen I]]
! [[Generation II|Gen II]]
! [[Generation III|Gen III]]
! [[Generation IV|Gen IV]]
! [[Generation V|Gen V]]
! [[Generation VI|Gen VI]] onwards
|- style="background: #fff"
! style="background: #{{normal color light}}" | [[PP]]
| colspan=5 | 20 || 10
|- style="background: #fff"
! style="background: #{{normal color light}}" | {{stat|Evasion}} raised
| colspan=4 | 1 stage || colspan=2 | 2 stages
|- style="background: #fff"
! style="background: #{{normal color light}}" | Minimized Pokémon replaced by<br>a tiny generic image
| colspan=2 {{yes}} || colspan=4 {{no}}
|- style="background: #fff"
! style="background: #{{normal color light}}" rowspan=2 | Minimized Pokémon<br>vulnerable to [[#Vulnerability to moves|certain moves]]
| rowspan=2 {{no}} || colspan=5 {{yes}}
|- style="background: #fff"
| colspan=2 | 2× [[damage]] || 2× [[power]] || colspan=2 | 2× damage
|- style="background: #fff"
! style="background: #{{normal color light}}" | Boosted moves bypass<br>accuracy and evasion
| — || colspan=4 {{no}} || style="background-color:#90ee90" | ✔
|}

===Generations I and II===
[[File:MinimizeG12.png|thumb|left|A minimized Pokémon in Generations I and II]]

In Generations I and II, the user's sprite is replaced by a tiny, generic image if this move raises the user's evasion successfully.

In Generation I only, it is only replaced by the tiny generic image if the battle animations are active.

If a Pokémon uses {{m|Transform}} on a minimized target, the user copies the target's regular sprite (rather than the tiny sprite). Similarly, if a minimized Pokémon uses Transform, its own tiny sprite is replaced by the target's regular sprite.

If a Pokémon's sprite has disappeared because it used {{m|Acid Armor}}, using Minimize will make it visible again as the tiny generic image.

===Generation III onwards===
If a Pokémon undergoes [[Dynamax]] after using Minimize, then boosted moves will not bypass accuracy and evasion.

If powered up by a [[Normalium Z]] into Z-Minimize, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

===Vulnerability to moves===
Specific moves will hit with double power (Generation IV) or have their damage doubled (Generations II, III, and V onward) against targets that have used Minimize at least once. Additionally, from Generation VI onward, these moves also bypass accuracy and evasion checks in this case. If a Pokémon undergoes Dynamax after using Minimize, these moves will revert to dealing their usual damage.

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|
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|- style="background: #{{normal color light}}"
! rowspan=2 | {{color2|000|Move}}
! rowspan=2 | {{color2|000|Type}}
! rowspan=2 | {{color2|000|Damage category|Category}}
! class="unsortable" colspan=8 | {{color2|000|Generation|Generations}}
|- style="background:#{{normal color light}}"
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation II|II}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation III|III}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation IV|IV}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation V|V}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation VI|VI}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation VII|VII}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation VIII|VIII}}
!style="min-width:20px"|{{color2|000|Generation IX|IX}}
{{movelist|Body Slam|Normal|cat=Physical}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Stomp|Normal|cat=Physical}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Astonish|Ghost|cat=Physical}}||||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
{{movelist|Extrasensory|Psychic|cat=Special}}||||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
{{movelist|Needle Arm|Grass|cat=Physical}}||||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||||
{{movelist|Dragon Rush|Dragon|cat=Physical}}||||||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Shadow Force|Ghost|cat=Physical}}||||||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
{{movelist|Steamroller|Bug|cat=Physical}}||||||||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||||
{{movelist|Heat Crash|Fire|cat=Physical}}||||||||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Heavy Slam|Steel|cat=Physical}}||||||||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Phantom Force|Ghost|cat=Physical}}||||||||||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
{{movelist|Flying Press|Fighting|cat=Physical}}||||||||||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
{{movelist|Malicious Moonsault|Dark|cat=Physical}}||||||||||||{{Yes}}||||
{{movelist|Double Iron Bash|Steel|cat=Physical}}||||||||||||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||
|}
|}

==Description==
{{movedesc|Normal}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevss|Stad}}{{gameabbrevss|Stad2}}|Reduces the user's size and makes it harder to hit. Can normally be used up to six times.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev2|GSC}}|Heightens evasiveness.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|RSE}}{{gameabbrevss|Colo}}{{gameabbrevss|XD}}|Minimizes the user's size to raise evasiveness.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev3|FRLG}}|The user compresses all the cells in its body to raise its evasiveness.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev4|DPPtHGSS}}{{gameabbrevss|PBR}}|The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller. The user's evasion stat is boosted.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev5|BWB2W2}}<br>{{gameabbrev6|XYORAS}}<br>{{gameabbrev7|SMUSUMPE}}<br>{{gameabbrev8|SwShBDSP}}|The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrev9|SV}}|The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply boosts its evasiveness.}}
|}
|}{{left clear}}

==Learnset==
===By [[Level|leveling up]]===
{{Movehead/Games|Normal|g7=2|g8=2}}
{{Moveentry/11|0035|Clefairy|type=Fairy|1|Fairy|Fairy|24|19|21|19|19{{sup/5|BW}}<br>25{{sup/5|B2W2}}|25|25|10|8|8|−}}
{{Moveentry/11|0036|Clefable|type=Fairy|1|Fairy|Fairy|1|−|1|1|1|1|1|−|1|1|−}}
{{Moveentry/11|0040|Wigglytuff|type=Normal|type2=Fairy|1|Fairy|Fairy|−|−|−|−|−|−|−|1|−|−|−}}
{{Moveentry/11|0088|Grimer|type=Poison|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|33|23|19|17|17{{sup/5|BW}}<br>18{{sup/5|B2W2}}|18{{sup/6|XY}}<br>21{{sup/6|ORAS}}|21|12||21|21}}
{{Moveentry/11|0088|formsig=A|Grimer|type=Poison|type2=Dark|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|form=Alolan Form|||||||21|12|||21}}
{{Moveentry/11|0089|Muk|type=Poison|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|33|23|19|17|17{{sup/5|BW}}<br>18{{sup/5|B2W2}}|18{{sup/6|XY}}<br>21{{sup/6|ORAS}}|21|1, 12||21|21}}
{{Moveentry/11|0089|formsig=A|Muk|type=Poison|type2=Dark|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|form=Alolan Form|||||||21|1, 12|||21}}
{{Moveentry/11|0113|Chansey|type=Normal|1|Fairy|Fairy|38|23|23|20|23|23|23|20|1|1|−}}
{{Moveentry/11|0120|Staryu|type=Water|1|Water 3|Water 3|37|37|33|33|33{{sup/5|BW}}<br>25{{sup/5|B2W2}}|25{{sup/6|XY}}<br>31{{sup/6|ORAS}}|31|18|16|16}}
{{Moveentry/11|0121|Starmie|type=Water|type2=Psychic|1|Water 3|Water 3|−|−|−|−|−|−|−|−|1|1}}
{{Moveentry/11|0211|Qwilfish|type=Water|type2=Poison|1|Water 2|Water 2||10|10{{sup/3|RSE}}<br>9{{sup/3|FRLG}}|9|9|9|9||16|16|16}}
{{Moveentry/11|0211|formsig=H|Qwilfish|type=Dark|type2=Poison|1|Water 2|Water 2|form=Hisuian Form|||||||||||16}}
{{Moveentry/11|0242|Blissey|type=Normal|1|Fairy|Fairy||18|18|20|23|23|23||1|1|−}}
{{Moveentry/11|0425|Drifloon|type=Ghost|type2=Flying|1|Amorphous|Amorphous||||1|1|1|1||1|1|1}}
{{Moveentry/11|0426|Drifblim|type=Ghost|type2=Flying|1|Amorphous|Amorphous||||1|1|1|1||1|1|1}}
{{Moveentry/11|0440|Happiny|type=Normal|1|No Eggs Discovered|No Eggs Discovered||||−|−|−|−||1|1|−}}
{{Moveentry/11|0607|Litwick|type=Ghost|type2=Fire|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|||||3|3|3||8||8}}
{{Moveentry/11|0608|Lampent|type=Ghost|type2=Fire|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|||||1, 3|1, 3|1, 3||1||1}}
{{Moveentry/11|0609|Chandelure|type=Ghost|type2=Fire|1|Amorphous|Amorphous|||||−|−|−||1||1}}
{{Moveentry/11|0843|Silicobra|type=Ground|2|Field|Dragon|||||||||5||5}}
{{Moveentry/11|0844|Sandaconda|type=Ground|2|Field|Dragon|||||||||1||1}}
{{Moveentry/11|0904|Overqwil|type=Dark|type2=Poison|1|Water 2|Water 2|||||||||||16}}
{{Movefoot|Normal|11}}

==In other games==
===[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series]]===
Minimize raises the user's evasiveness. Evasiveness is raised by one stage in the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team|Rescue Team]], [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness|Explorers]] and [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)|Adventure Squad]] series. From [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity|Gates to Infinity]] onward, Minimize raises the user's evasiveness by two stages.

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===[[Pokkén Tournament]]===
Minimize appears as one of {{p|Chandelure}}'s Pokémon moves. Chandelure temporarily shrinks in size, rendering it immune to attacks until it reverts. While shrunken, Chandelure can also move to reposition itself to keep distance from the opponent.

===Description===
{{movedesc|Normal}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|RB}}|Boosts the user's Evasion by one level.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|TDS}}|Boosts the user's evasiveness by 1 level.}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|BSL}}|{{tt|じぶんの かいひを １だんかいあげる|Boosts the user's evasiveness by 1 level}}}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|GTI}}|It sharply boosts your evasiveness. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a [[File:IconTileGTI.png]]Wonder Tile.)}}
{{movedescentry|{{gameabbrevmd|SMD}}|It sharply boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a [[File:IconTileSMD.png]]Wonder Tile.}}
|}
|}{{left clear}}

==In the anime==
{{moveanime|normal|exp=yes|gen=The user compresses its body to become smaller, allowing it to avoid attacks.|image1=Nurse Joy Chansey Minimize.png|image1p=Chansey|image2=Nurse Joy Chansey Minimize effect.png|image2p=Chansey shrunk}}
{{movep|normal|113|Chansey|Chansey glows a pinkish-purple color and shrinks down to avoid an attack. Afterwards, she regains her original size.}}
{{movebtm|normal|Nurse Joy's Chansey|DPS02|DPS02|Debut}}

==In the manga==
===Be the Best! Pokémon B+W===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user gets smaller, increasing the evasion stat.|image1=Monta Litwick Minimize.png|image1p=Litwick}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=607|pkmn=Litwick|method=Litwick shrinks in size. Doing so increases its evasion stat.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Monta|user1=Monta's Litwick|startcode=PBW6|startname=Pokédex Complete!|notes=Debut}}

===Pokémon Adventures===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user shrinks to an almost unseeable size.|image1=Clefy Minimize.png|image1p=Clefable|image2=Janine Grimer Minimize Adventures.png|image2p=Grimer}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=036|pkmn=Clefable|method=Clefable's body shrinks to an almost unseeable size.}}
{{movemid|type=normal|user=Green (Adventures)|user1=Green's Clefy|startcode=PS084|startname=Clefabulous Clefable|notes=Debut}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=088|pkmn=Grimer|method=Grimer's body shrinks to an almost unseeable size.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Janine|user1=Janine's Grimer|startcode=PS156|startname=Notorious Noctowl}}

===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
{{movemanga|type=normal|exp=yes|gen=The user gets smaller and smaller.|image1=Red Clefairy Minimize PM.png|image1p=Clefairy}}
{{movep|type=normal|ms=035|pkmn=Clefairy|method=Clefairy vanishes in smoke, shrinking itself in the process.}}
{{movebtmManga|type=normal|user=Red's Clefairy|startcode=PM002|startname=The Big Battle in the Viridian Forest!!|notes=Debut}}

==In other generations==
===Core series games===
{{movegen
|type=Normal
|genI=Minimize I
|genII=Minimize II
|genIII=Minimize III
|genIV=Minimize IV
}}

{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|genV=Minimize V
|genVI=Minimize VI
|SMUSUM=Minimize VII
|LGPE=Minimize PE
}}
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|genVIII=Minimize VIII
}}
===Side series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|Stad=Minimize Stad
|Stad2=Minimize Stad2
|Colo=Minimize Colo
|XD=Minimize XD
}}

{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|PBR=Minimize PBR
}}
===Spin-off series games===
{{Movegen
|type=Normal
|PMDRB=Minimize PMD RB
|PMDGTI=Minimize PMD GTI
|PSMD=Minimize PSMD
}}

==Trivia==
* In [[Generation I]] games, if the [[List of glitches (Generation I)#Substitute and Minimize glitch|player used Minimize]], then looked at the stats of a Pokémon in their party and then exited the menu, the opponent's Pokémon sprite would change to a glitchy version of the Pokémon that was just viewed.
* Minimize is one of three moves that have been used in a completed {{pkmn|anime}} [[series]], but not been seen in the English [[dub]]. The other two are {{m|Conversion}} and {{m|Ion Deluge}}.
* Despite {{pkmn|Legends: Arceus}} stating that all Pokémon share the ability to shrink, and this ability can be triggered by a Poké Ball as well, the pool of Pokémon who learn Minimize is small.

==In other languages==
{{Langtable|color={{normal color}}|bordercolor={{normal color dark}}
|zh_yue=變小 ''{{tt|Bin Síu|Shrink}}''
|zh_cmn=變小 / 变小 ''{{tt|Biàn Xiǎo|Shrink}}'' {{tt|*|Games, Adventures}}<br>縮小 ''{{tt|Suōxiǎo|Shrink}}'' {{tt|*|Emerald and National DP Pokédex guidebooks}}
|cs=Zmenšení
|da=Minimere<!--source: Danish version of The Official Pokémon Handbook-->
|nl=Verklein
|fr=Lilliput<ref>https://youtu.be/yheM8RqvqFQ?t=536</ref>
|de=Komprimator
|el=Σμίκρυνση
|it=Minimizzato
|ko=작아지기 ''{{tt|Jagajigi|Shrinking}}''
|pl=Minimalizacja
|pt_br=Minimizar
|sr=Umanjenje
|es=Reducción
|vi=Thu Nhỏ
}}

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[[Category:Moves that can raise the user's evasion]]
[[Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
[[Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield]]
[[Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]

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[[fr:Lilliput]]
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[[zh:变小（招式）]]