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.

Anime

Pryce appeared in three episodes of the Pokémon anime. He had a cameo appearance in Rage of Innocence, and he was featured as the gym leader of Mahogany Town.

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Pryce in the Anime

File:Pryce in his Youth.jpg

Pryce in his younger days

In the anime, 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. He believed it had abandoned him, and he grew bitter. He became more cold-hearted and believed that Pokémon are for battling and nothing more. 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. Using his Dewgong, he beat Ash's Phanpy easily.

Later 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. It was then that Pryce realized that Piloswine had gone in search of medicine for him, and only the snow storm trapping the Pokémon in ice prevented it from returning to him. Piloswine was defrosted and on being reunited with Piloswine, Pryce lost his cold-heartedness and became happy again.

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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In the Manga

Pokemon

Gold, Silver and Crystal

File:Seel(G)Sprite.png Seel		File:Dewgong(G)Sprite.png Dewgong		File:Piloswine(G)Sprite.png Piloswine
Lv. 27	♂	Lv. 29	♂	Lv. 31	♂
Item: None		Item: None
-		Icy Wind		Mist		-	-	-
-		Rest		Icy Wind		-	-	-
-		Headbutt		Fury Attack		-	-	-
-		Aurora Beam		Blizzard		-	-	-

HeartGold and SoulSilver

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

Rematch

File:Abomasnow(P)(F)Sprite.png Abomasnow		File:Dewgong HGSS.png 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: 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

Pokemon Stadium 2

Gym Leader Castle

File:Piloswine HGSS.png Piloswine		File:Dewgong HGSS.png Dewgong		File:HGSSCloyster.png Cloyster		File:HGSSMaleUrsaring.png Ursaring		File:HGSSDonphan.png Donphan		File:HGSSJynx.png Jynx
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀
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

Gym Leader Castle Round 2

File:Piloswine HGSS.png Piloswine		File:Tentacruel(HGSS)Sprite.png Tentacruel		File:HitmontopSprite.png Hitmontop		Quagsire		File:GirafarigHGSSSprite.png Girafarig		File:Articuno(HGSS)Sprite.png Articuno
Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-
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

In the Anime

Pokémon	Information
File:200px-Pryce Dewgong.png		Until Pryce was reunited with his Piloswine, Dewgong was his main Pokemon.
Dewgong

Pokémon	Information
File:200px-Pryce Piloswine.png		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

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 resembalance 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.

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