Minior's Rock/Flying typing gives it an immunity to Ground. The 5 weaknesses are the tradeoff, but that immunity creates real opportunities. Known as the Meteor Pokemon. Flexible enough to run physical or special sets.
Minior's spread favors balanced defenses over offense. Defense leads the defensive side, HP eats the cost. Yields 2 Defense and Sp. Def EVs per defeat. 1.06M XP medium-slow curve to level.
It eats dust in the atmosphere. The composition of the dust determines the color of its core.
If its core stays exposed, it will soon die off. It’s possible that it may survive if it’s put into a Poké Ball quickly enough.
Minior Weakness
AvgType-wise, Minior takes extra damage from Water, Electric, Ice, Rock, and Steel. Ground moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage.
What you see is what you get. Minior sits outside any evolution chain, so focus on the egg moves and no compatible partners from one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time.
How to Evolve
Breed Minior (with patience) from the Mineral egg group.
Ditto onlyMinior spreads damage across 2 coverage types. White Herb provides a one-time stat drop reset to maximize each hit, and max Attack and Speed EVs push the math. Shieldsdown ties the set together while Flying and Ground coverage prevents safe switch-ins.
Best Build
Best Minior Moveset
- Shell Smash
- Acrobatics
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
Recommended Teammates
TMs define Minior's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Stone Edge and Power Gem, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it coverage across 8 types. That's where the options open up.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Minior starts showing up in mid-game routes at high spawn rates across 2 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Best Locations
Minior has a 440 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier — a situational pick that fills a niche. It works best as a balanced. Base 100 Defense is where it shines.
Minior doesn't evolve and has no evolutionary line. It's a Rock/Flying-type Pokemon with a 440 base stat total.
Shields Down is the go-to ability for Minior. It transforms this Minior between Core Form and Meteor Form. It's Minior's only ability.
Minior fills the balanced role. It's a physical attacker with base 60 Attack. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Minior can be found in Scarlet & Violet, Sun & Moon, and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Introduced in Sun & Moon, Minior has appeared in 3 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISMDebut
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A