Pryce

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"Pokémon have many experiences in their lives, just like we do. I, too, have seen and suffered much in my life. Since I am your elder, let me show you what I mean. I have been with Pokémon since before you were born. I do not lose easily. I, Pryce--the winter trainer-- shall demonstrate my power!"

— Pryce, Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Pryce (Japanese: ヤナギ Yanagi) is the seventh Gym Leader in the Johto Region. He trains Ice type Pokémon in both the anime and the video games. In the video games, the player gets to battle him after you solve the Team Rocket problem in Mahogany Town. He will award the player the Glacier Badge if you defeat him.

Biography

Manga

Main article: Mask of Ice

Anime

Season 4: Johto League Champions

Pryce, among other gym leaders

Pryce, among other Johto Gym Leaders, appears in the opening scene of Pokémon: Johto League Champions.

Season 5: Master Quest

Pryce was a champion Trainer in his youth, but was severely burned in a battle. While he was bedridden, his Piloswine went out the door during a severe snow storm and never came back, believeing it abandoned him and became cold-hearted. Because of this, he refused to fight Ash thinking him to be a weak Trainer. When Ash compelled him to a battle, Pryce finally accepted, but he beat Ash's Phanpy using his Dewgong.

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Pryce in his younger days

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Pryce in the Anime

When Ash again tried to talk Pryce into a battle, they stumbled onto a cave where they found Pryce's Piloswine frozen in ice. It had some plants that aided in the healing of burns, so Pryce realized Piloswine was frozen when it was searching for berries. Piloswine was defrosted and on being reunited with Piloswine, Pryce lost his cold-heartedness.

The next morning, Ash battled Pryce in a gym battle. After a fierce battle, Pryce forfeited as his Piloswine became tired and he knew it would serve no purpose to keep going.

Sprites

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Pokemon

Games

Gold, Silver & Crystal

Gym Battle

Seel		Dewgong		Piloswine
Lv. 27	♂	Lv. 29	♂	Lv. 31	♂
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Icy Wind		Mist		-	-	-
-		Rest		Icy Wind		-	-	-
-		Headbutt		Fury Attack		-	-	-
-		Aurora Beam		Blizzard		-	-	-

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym Battle & Rematch

• Gym Battle
• Rematch

Seel		Dewgong		Piloswine
Lv. 30	♂	Lv. 32	♂	Lv. 34	♂
Ability: Thick Fat		Ability: Thick Fat		Ability: Snow Cloak
Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry
-		Ice Shard		Ice Fang		-	-	-
-		Rest		Hail		-	-	-
-		Sleep Talk		Mud Bomb		-	-	-
-		Aurora Beam		Blizzard		-	-	-

File:Abomasnow(P)(F)Sprite.png Abomasnow		Dewgong		File:Glalie PtHGSS.png Glalie		File:Froslasssprite.png Froslass		File:Mamoswine(P)SpriteMale.png Mamoswine		File:WalreinHGSSSprite.png Walrein
Lv. 56	♂	Lv. 58	♂	Lv. 52	♂	Lv. 52	♀	Lv. 60	♂	Lv. 54	♂
Ability: Snow Warning		Ability: Thick Fat		Ability: Inner Focus		Ability: Snow Cloak		Ability: Snow Cloak		Ability: Ice Body
Item: None		Item: Lum Berry		Item: None		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None
-		Dive		Torment		Confuse Ray		Earthquake		Swagger
-		Rest		Payback		Blizzard		Double Team		Hail
-		Sleep Talk		Attract		Ice Shard		Stone Edge		Body Slam
-		Sheer Cold		Blizzard		Attract		Avalanche		Blizzard

Black 2 & White 2

Tournaments

• Ice-type Tournament
• Johto Gym Leader Tournament/World Leaders Tournament

Mamoswine		Jynx		Dewgong		Cloyster		Lapras		Weavile
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂
Ability: Snow Cloak		Ability: Forewarn		Ability: Thick Fat		Ability: Shell Armor		Ability: Shell Armor		Ability: Pressure
Item: Focus Sash		Item: Psychic Gem		Item: Lum Berry		Item: King's Rock		Item: Chesto Berry		Item: Ice Gem
-		Blizzard		Dive		Icicle Spear		Ice Beam		Ice Punch
-		Psyshock		Sheer Cold		Shell Smash		Surf		Night Slash
-		Focus Blast		Sleep Talk		Explosion		Thunderbolt		Low Kick
-		Lovely Kiss		Rest		Rock Blast		Rest		Fake Out

Mamoswine		Jynx		Dewgong		Cloyster		Lapras		Weavile
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♂
Ability: Snow Cloak		Ability: Forewarn		Ability: Thick Fat		Ability: Shell Armor		Ability: Shell Armor		Ability: Pressure
Item: Liechi Berry		Item: Psychic Gem		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Salac Berry		Item: Petaya Berry		Item: Dark Gem
-		Blizzard		Blizzard		Icicle Spear		Blizzard		Ice Shard
-		Psychic		Brine		Razor Shell		Hydro Pump		Night Slash
-		Focus Blast		Perish Song		Rock Blast		Psychic		X-Scissor
-		Shadow Ball		Hail		Shell Smash		Hail		Fake Out

Stadium 2

Gym Leader Castle

• Round 1
• Round 2

Piloswine		Dewgong		Cloyster		Ursaring		Donphan		Jynx
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀
Item: Quick Claw		Item: Mint Berry		Item: PRZCureBerry		Item: Bitter Berry		Item: Ice Berry		Item: Miracle Berry
-		Surf		Spike Cannon		Dig		Earthquake		Psychic
-		Take Down		Surf		Faint Attack		Double-Edge		Shadow Ball
-		Safeguard		Ice Beam		ThunderPunch		Rollout		Thrash
-		Ice Beam		Swift		Thrash		Snore		Ice Punch

Piloswine		Tentacruel		Hitmontop		Quagsire		Girafarig		Articuno
Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-
Item: Quick Claw		Item: Focus Band		Item: Miracle Berry		Item: BrightPowder		Item: PRZCureBerry		Item: Scope Lens
-		Surf		Dig		Surf		Earthquake		Fly
-		Reflect		Counter		Iron Tail		Headbutt		BubbleBeam
-		Ice Beam		Strength		Earthquake		Psychic		Double-Edge
-		Mirror Coat		Hi Jump Kick		Ice Beam		Shadow Ball		Ice Beam

Anime

On hand

Pokémon	Information
File:Pryce Dewgong.jpg		Until Pryce was reunited with his Piloswine, Dewgong was his main Pokémon. It was a swift, nible Pokémon, though was defeated by Ash's Cyndaquil.
Dewgong

Pokémon	Information
File:Pryce Piloswine.jpg		Piloswine was Pryce's main Pokemon. It was separated from Pryce for many years because it was frozen in ice. When they were reunited, Pryce used Piloswine in his Gym battle with Ash.
Piloswine

Episode appearances

Episode(s)	Title(s)
JE120	Rage of Innocence
JE121	As Cold as Pryce
JE139	Why? Wynaut!

Voice Actors

• English: Jimmy Zoppi
• Japanese: Motomu Kiyokawa, Koichi Sakaguchi (child)
• Polish: Krzysztof Zakrzewski
• Spanish: Julio Nunez, Eduardo Del Hoyo (child)
• Iberian Spanish: Cesar Arias, Carlos Hugo Hidalgo (child)

Trivia

• Pryce's name is a play on the word ICE, seeing as he is an Ice-type trainer.
• In his Generation II sprite he was seen wearing a short-sleved shirt with stripes, but in the anime his shirt didn't have stripes. His Generation IV artwork and sprite show him to dress more appropriately for the coldness in his gym with a slight resemblance to the clothes he wore in the anime during his youth.
• Despite Pryce being the 7th gym leader in Johto, the levels of his Pokémon are actually lower than the 6th gym leader, Jasmine's Pokémon.
• In the manga, Pryce is in a wheel chair, unlike his anime and game counterpart where he's able to walk, but with a cane.
• His appearance is also somewhat similar to the famed actor Jonathan Pryce.

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