Minimize

Attack Information

The Evade stat of the pokemon using Minimize will increase by 1 step on the standard Accuracy scale.

A pokemon that is receiving the benefit from the use of Minimize will take double damage if the opposing pokemon successfully uses any of the following moves: Astonish, Extrasensory, Needle Arm, and Stomp. These attacks will still have to overcome the Evade modifiers created by the use of Minimize to do that damage, however.

Minimize will always fail if it has already been used 6 times by the same pokemon, without a move that lowers Evade being used on or against the pokemon using Minimize. This is due to the fact that a stat may only be raised by a maximum of 6 steps, until it is reset by the use of Haze or the pokemon is switched out normally. The maximum is the limit of how many increases can be applied to a stat. If another move increases the Evade stat of the pokemon using Minimize, the number of steps that it increases the Evade stat by will count toward the 6 step limit, and reduce the number of times that Minimize can be used appropriately.

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