Minis are an uncommon (but slowly growing in popularity) subcategory of normal-sized Pokemon selectively bred to be much smaller.

Known Mini Pokemon species are Houndour, Skitty, Glameow, Mankey, Eevee, and Zigzagoon as well as the rest of their evolutionary lines.

Many stand at the height of 4 to 6 inches at the withers and are very much not suitable for standard battling of any kind.

Mainly bred more as additional 'cute' accessories for the rich and wealthy, these Pokemon are often quite sickly, suffering from oral diseases, spinal deformities, heart disease, corneal dystrophy, hydrocephalus, and even tracheal collapse.

Evolution is still entirely possible, but not by battling, instead, they are fed (often illegally made) "Rare candy-like" vitamins and supplements crushed into their meals daily, allowing them to still gain experience and level up into evolution.

Unsurprisingly, these Pokemon have short lifespans, rarely living more than 10 to 15 years of age.