| Type | normal |
| Category | Status |
| Power | 0 |
| Accuracy | — |
| PP | 10 |
| Introduced | Generation 1 |
Minimize raises the user's Evasion by two stages, thus making the user more difficult to hit. Stats can be raised to a maximum of +6 stages each.
The following moves deal double damage against a Pokémon that has used Minimize, and bypass accuracy checks:
When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Minimize turns into Z-Minimize and eliminates any stat drops applied to the user, in addition to its usual effect as above.
| Gold Silver Crystal | Heightens evasiveness. |
| Ruby Sapphire 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 Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver | 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 O.Ruby A.Sapphire | The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu L.G. Eevee | The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness. |
| Sword Shield B.Diamond S.Pearl | The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply raises its evasiveness. |
| English | Minimize |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Reducción |
| Italian | Minimizzato |
| Japanese | ちいさくなる (Chīsakunaru) |
| German | Komprimator |
| French | Lilliput |