Our favorite small Pokémon ever

These small Pokémon can still pack a punch with some larger-than-life attacks despite their tiny stature. Great things come in little packages!

joltik, milcery, wishiwashi small pokemon against a blurred pokemon sword and shield map background

We can all agree that Small Pokémon are among the most adorable in the franchise, and just because they're shorter (a lot shorter) than the likes of Charizard, it doesn't make them any less valuable. Well, sometimes it does, but our point is that the smaller 'mon are adorable, and we're here to give love to them in buckets. After all, don't the best things come in small packages?

If you're looking for more info, our Pokédex is a great place to start, but if you're looking for specifics, check out our guides on fairy Pokémon weakness, dark Pokémon weakness, or bug Pokémon weakness. Now onto our tiny friends.

Here's our list of our favorite small Pokémon.

10. Gimmighoul (Roaming Form)

small Pokémon Gimmighoul in a field being caught by a trainer

Taking weight and width into account, the smallest Pokémon appears to be a tie between the Roaming form of Gimmighoul and Flabébé. He's just a lil ghost Pokémon.

The Chest Form obviously weighs more, but the dude inside is a teeny tiny Pokémon weighing a fraction of a pound and measures only a few centimeters tall. Although most 'mon could fit in your pocket with the assistance of a Pokéball, Gimmighoul's roaming form could actually fit in your pocket with no problem. Just don't lose it down the back of the couch.

We also have to give extra props to this lil 'mon for what it evolves into. Look, we're not going to say that we like Gholdengo, but that steel-type is one of the strongest Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet, perhaps even the entire franchise.

9. Flabébé

small Pokémon Flabebe in a field being caught by a trainer

Arguably one of the most satisfying names to say in the entire Pokédex, Flabébé is an adorable little 'mon sitting atop a flower, and is so small, that you wouldn't believe the amount of times we've nearly trampled one out in the wild playing Scarlet and Violet, because they're just that teeny. We try not to step on them, though, because look how pretty they are.

Like Gimmighoul, Flabébé stands around 10cm in height and weighs barely anything - which is fair enough, seeing as it's mostly a flower.

8. Sinistea

small Pokémon Sinistea in a field being caught by a trainer

Our favorite food-themed Pokémon, and arguably one of the best small Pokémon on our list, is Sinistea. It just misses out on the smallest title due to its weight of 0.2kg, but it's a liquidy spirit inside a cup, so it's surprisingly light when you think about it. Maybe it's Beauty and the Beast's Chip born again. He was probably fed up of being bossed around by his mom and wanted an adventure. We feel you, Chip.

7. Cutiefly

small Pokémon Cutiefly in a field being caught by a trainer

Cutiefly is a cutie patootie 'bee fly' hybrid Pokémon (which, admittedly, sounds entirely fictional but they are, in fact, a real thing and not just created for the fantastical world of Pokémon). They're absolutely tiny, and we somehow doubt that it does weigh its alleged 0.2kg, but maybe it has an incredibly dense body mass. All that cuteness has to go somewhere, after all.

6. Comfey

small Pokémon Comfey in a field being caught by a trainer

Unsurprisingly, Comfey finds a spot on our list of the best small Pokémon considering the fact it weighs less than 0.3kg and is… mostly made of flowers. There is a teeny tiny body holding the whole thing together somewhere in there, too. Comfey's official height is a staggeringh 0.1m tall, though we imagine this is when the ring of flowers is in its unfurled state, not in a ring. But we say Comfey should hold onto its centimeters, it earned them!

5. Joltik

small Pokémon Joktik in a field being caught by a trainer

The teeny tiny spidery critter Joltik is absurdly small, fuzzy, and cute. It weighs a little more than those sharing its height of 10cm, at 0.6kg, but it still fits nicely in our list - and in our pockets. Even its evolution Galvantula isn't as big as you'd think at only a few inches tall! Don't write them off completely, though, because they may be small but they sure are mighty. In our eyes and hearts, at least.

4. Wishiwashi

small Pokémon Wishiwashi in a field being caught by a trainer

The aptly named 'Small Fry' Pokémon is Wishiwashi, the smallest of the fish Pokémon - in its solo form, that is. Let's not include the giant school form here. On its own, a single Wishiwashi is barely the size of one's hand. Although, you probably wouldn't want to put it in your pocket what with it being a fish, and all.

3. Milcery

small Pokémon Milcery in a field being caught by a trainer

Milcery is literally a dollop of cream, so it's really no surprise at all that it weighs barely anything. Now, it does tend to move around a bit given its viscous nature, but it is listed as 0.2m tall for the most part. This milky 'mon evolves into Alcremie's various flavors, so we suggest you keep a few around. Probably best to find a suitable container for them if you're not opting for a Pokéball, though.

2. Applin

small Pokémon Applin in a field being caught by a trainer

If a Pokémon fits nicely in the palm of your hand, it more than qualifies as a small Pokémon, and Applin serves as a good example of this, coming in at 0.2m tall and weighing o.5kg. The actual 'mon is just a little worm that calls an apple home, which is adorable, if you ask us. This fruity li'l guy does evolve, and we have an Applin evolution guide to help you out.

1. Cosmoem

small Pokémon Cosmoem in a field being caught by a trainer

You might think that Cosmoem's incredible weight of 999.99kg disqualifies it from our small Pokémon list, but that couldn't be further from the truth. For while it's undeniably heavy, it's also a small guy, and just look at that face. Who would think a weird but wonderful outer-space creature could look so cute?