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'''The Last Battle XIV''' (Japanese: '''最終決戦XIV''' ''The Last Battle XIV'') is the 180th round of the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga in the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}. It is also the last round in the Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter.
'''The Last Battle XIV''' (Japanese: '''最終決戦XIV''' ''The Last Battle XIV'') is the 180th round of the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga.


==Synopsis==
==Plot==
Together, the six [[Pokédex holder]]s launch an attack at [[Pryce]], but are interrupted by his ice mirrors which easily take their attacks. The ice mirrors, combined with water vapor in the air, transform into six ice humanoid soldiers which quickly subdue and imprison the Trainers. Pryce, sensing light from the [[Ilex Forest]] shrine, succeeds in opening the shrine and catching {{p|Celebi}} using the [[GS Ball]]. As he prepares to enter time through the shrine, the phenomenon causes the area to freeze rapidly. {{adv|Crystal}} screams for {{adv|Gold}}, and her mention prompts Pryce to commend the boy, who doggedly pursued him through time and managed to blind him during their [[PS172|previous encounter]]. However, Pryce managed to freeze Gold in a mirror and leave him in the time stream, and leaves to reveal the trapped Gold. {{adv|Silver}} and Crystal are freed by {{p|Entei}} melting the ice, but are unable to venture into the warped space of the shrine. Gold explains that Pryce's GS Ball contains feathers from {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}} which are required to traverse time; {{adv|Yellow}} realises that the [[PS173|feathers]] in her hat are actually the legendary feathers, and when she had first [[PS152|met]] and freed the [[Legendary Beasts]], it was actually in the time stream which she entered due to possessing the feathers. Gold notices the feathers in her hat and shouts at the others to help free him; however, Yellow is unable to pull the feathers from her hat and is too embarrassed to reveal her gender in front of {{adv|Red}}. Nonetheless, at Gold's furious demanding, she ends up reluctantly revealing her ponytail in a flourish, stunning both Red and Crystal who never knew she was really a girl. Crystal wordlessly passes the feathers into the time stream, freeing an ecstatic Gold who quickly notices the awkward atmosphere. Riding {{p|Raikou}}, he is joined by Crystal and Silver with the feathers in his hands, chasing after Pryce into time.
{{spoilers}}
Together, the six [[Pokédex holder]]s launch an attack at [[Pryce]], only to have them blocked by shields of ice. The ice quickly reforms into several humanoid ice figures that immediately grab and subdue the Pokédex holders' Pokémon. Upon defeating the Pokémon, the soldiers immediately go for their Trainers and restrain them. Pryce notes that he's filled with strength and attributes it to holding the [[GS Ball]] in his hand. Sensing light from the [[Ilex Forest shrine]], he succeeds in opening the shrine and catching {{p|Celebi}} using the GS Ball. With Celebi now under his command, he commands the Time Travel Pokémon to take him back in time to when he had lost something.


Amidst glimpses of their journeys, the trio witness a scene from Pryce's past where he lost two {{p|Lapras}} in an avalanche. Distraught, Pryce is horrified to then witness his Lapras' child hatch in front of him after losing its parents, and he breaks down. Behind them, the present Pryce confirms that all his machinations were so he could reunite his Lapras, Glacier, with his parents. Crystal is dumbfounded at the lengths that Pryce took for a seemingly simple desire, prompting the furious man to attack them. The attack blows away the legendary feathers, leaving the Pokédex holders at the crippling effects of the timestream. Pryce continues to speak, stating that he [[PS167|lied]] to Gold about Pokémon being weapons; he has always believed that Pokémon should be loved. Leaving the Trainers to their demise, Pryce commands Celebi to bring him to the exact moment before he lost his Lapras.
The wheels on Pryce's wheelchair rotate and reveal a clock and a thermometer. The clock begins moving backwards while the thermometer shows the temperature rapidly going down. As ice forms over the Pokédex holders, Pryce claims that everything will be frozen at {{wp|absolute zero}}. When {{adv|Crystal}} asks where {{adv|Gold}} is, Pryce reveals that he managed to trap him in an ice mirror after being constantly pursued while in the Crack in Time. {{adv|Silver}} has {{p|Entei}} free him and Crystal with its flames, but Pryce escapes by jumping into the Ilex Forest shrine.


Outside the shrine, the other Pokédex holders struggle to break Pryce's ice prison. {{adv|Blue}} notices that while Pryce's ice instantly reforms itself, a portion blasted by Entei's flames remains melted. He concludes that only Entei's fire can neutralise the ice. {{adv|Red}} recalls filling [[Blasty]] with uniquely flammable water during his [[PS157|recuperation]] on [[Mt. Silver]], and orders Blasty to spray water on the flames from Entei that remain, which spread and completely melt the ice. Now freed, Red leads the others in a charge, blasting attacks into the shrine.
Gold apologizes to everyone for being defeated. Silver attempts to rescue him by reaching into the shrine, only for his hand to get distorted by the time stream. Gold states that only those who have the [[Silver and Rainbow Wings|Rainbow and Silver Wings]] will be able to move about the time stream freely. {{adv|Yellow}} realizes that the feathers in her hat must be the feathers from {{p|Ho-Oh}} and {{p|Lugia}} that were also used to make the GS Ball. Gold notices as well, and demands that she give him her hat so that he can be freed. Yellow attempts to remove her hat, but is unable to without removing it completely and revealing her true gender to {{adv|Red}}. Although reluctant, Yellow takes off her hat and tosses it to Crystal, who frees Gold from his icy prison. Although shocked to find out that Yellow is actually a girl, Gold thanks her for being courageous enough to take her hat off. With the Rainbow and Silver Wings in hand, Gold hops onto {{p|Raikou}}'s back and jumps into the Crack in Time with Silver and Crystal following behind on Entei and {{p|Suicune}}'s backs.


Unable to move due to the effects of the time stream, Gold watches a scene from when he and Silver first [[PS093|met]], and muses that everything began when he wrongly accused Silver of stealing his bag. Managing to grab the feathers, Gold hands them to his newfound friends in Crystal and Silver before diving into the timestream after Pryce, having said his thanks. Clinging to Pryce's wheelchair, Gold demands the release of Celebi, but Pryce is determined to rescue his Lapras and throws Gold off, insisting that Gold would never understand his grief. Gold, however, points out that as the Pokédex holder who holds the title of the '''Hatcher''', he empathises with Pryce perfectly, which is why he cannot permit Pryce to hold onto Celebi. Tossing his billiard cue into Pryce's ice mirror, Gold releases {{p|Pichu}} to attack Pryce with electricity, having charged its power with Raikou's own electricity. The attack, driven into the ice mirror by Gold's cue functioning as a lightning rod, penetrates Pryce's defenses, and is followed by the attacks from Silver, Crystal and their seniors. The combination move ends up not only shattering the ice mirror, but also the [[GS Ball]], releasing Celebi and exposing Pryce and Gold to be lost in time. However, Pryce's child Lapras manages to move into time and reunites with its parents, to Pryce's amazement. Celebi begins summoning a vision from Pryce's past: a very familiar song, and the sight of very familiar friends.
As they pass through the time stream, the trio witness various moments from their journey. They quickly come upon moments of Pryce's past to when he was a young man. In a snowy region, a young Pryce watches as his two {{p|Lapras}} fall to their deaths in an avalanche. Pryce notices a crackling sound in his pocket, which turns out to be a [[Pokémon Egg]]. The Egg hatches into a baby Lapras, which begins looking for its now-deceased parents in vain. With tears in his eyes, Pryce begs the Lapras to forgive him. Pryce approaches the trio, and introduces them to his Lapras, La Glace.


Outside, [[Wilton]] expresses disbelief at the Daycare Couple having known Pryce in the past. The couple explain that years ago, they were friends together with Pryce, [[Professor Oak]], [[Agatha]] and [[Kurt]], sharing a variety of ambitions and love for Pokémon. After the incident where Pryce lost his Lapras, however, he distanced himself from the group and became cold and callous. The friends wrote a song, which was recently [[PS091|covered]] by [[DJ Mary]], in hopes that Pryce would eventually let go of his sadness. In the timestream, Pryce is moved to tears by Celebi's attempt to heal his pain, and gives Gold his best wishes before disappearing into time.
Pryce states that he intends on changing the past so that La Glace can be reunited with its parents. Crystal questions why Pryce would go to so much trouble for the sake of one Lapras. This angers Pryce, who states that although it might not be important to her, to him it means everything. Pryce lashes out at Gold and takes the Rainbow and Silver Wings, removing the protection they have from the Crack in Time. Pryce reveals that although he claimed that he considers Pokémon to be nothing but tools, he was actually lying. Pryce states that everyone else is just tools in his grand scheme of bringing back the Pokémon he loves. Pryce commands Celebi to bring him back to the day where he lost La Prus and La Pris.


Crystal and Silver emerge from the shrine, much to the relief of their seniors. Yellow notices {{p|Pichu}} and names the species as the baby of [[Pika]] and [[Chuchu]]. Upon her asking for the person who hatched it, Silver gravely informs the others that Gold has been lost in time. A moment of silence passes before Blue apprehends Silver, arresting him for his [[PS093|earlier]] [[PS094|thefts]]. Crystal pleads with Blue on the basis that they had just lost a comrade, but Silver assures her that with everything resolved, he is willing to accept punishment for his crimes. However, a lofty voice points out that Silver cannot be arrested, since the wanted poster for those crimes shows two completely different people. As the caricatured poster floats by, everyone is stunned to see Gold atop the shrine, apparently unharmed. Gold is delighted to be reunited with his Pokémon, and briefly begins to flirt with {{adv|Green}} before being beaten up by an enraged Silver. Crystal, on the sidelines, sheds tears of relief for Gold's return.
Outside the shrine, the other Pokédex holders continue to struggle against Pryce's ice prison. Red attempts to talk to Yellow about her hair, but {{adv|Green}} tells them to worry about it later. {{adv|Blue}} quickly notes that despite their attempts to melt the ice, it only ends in the ice refreezing. However, the ice that was melted by Entei stayed the same. Yellow suggests spreading the flames over the ice, but Green asks how when they can't even move. Red reveals that he had [[Blasty]] refuel his cannons with the gas-filled water from [[Mt. Silver]]. Blasty shoots water at the flames, causing them to spread and melt all of the ice permanently. Now freed, Red leads the others into helping their allies by charging at the shrine.


At [[Indigo Plateau]], [[Misty]] decides to call [[Erika]] on her [[Pokégear]], but as Erika [[PS175|gave]] Red her Pokégear before he left, Misty ends up calling Red. Misty is briefly overcome by her feelings for Red as Yellow realises that Red and Misty are talking, and awkwardness fills the air as the three are unable to speak. Green, fully aware of the romantic tension between them, smugly declares that the three should simply all live together, much to their embarrassment. Gold, amused at this sight, calls his mother to tell her that he'll be training with Red, and runs off with Red in tow to Yellow and Crystal's dismay. Red decides to head to Mt. Silver as a training ground, and the two protagonists head towards the mountain.
Inside the shrine, Gold, Silver, and Crystal struggle to move forward. Seeing the moment from when they first met, Gold apologizes to Silver for thinking he was a thief. Silver asks why Gold continues to fight and wonders if it's because of him. Gold denies this claim and states that he's fighting for himself. Gold manages to grab the feathers and hands them to Silver and Crystal, who he thanks for all the battles they shared together. Gold leaps further into the time stream to face Pryce once more, leaving Silver and Crystal behind in the process. Gold tells Pryce to let Celebi go free. Pryce claims that Gold has no right to tell him what to do since he doesn't understand how he felt when he lost La Pris and La Prus. Gold states that he actually does, since he was given the title of Hatcher from {{adv|Professor Oak}} and can emphasize with him.


With the crisis resolved, both the [[Johto]] and [[Kanto]] regions sought to repair the damage left behind by Pryce. The [[Gym Leader]] tournament ended with Kanto winning after [[Clair]] reported that she had lost to [[Blaine]]; the Pokémon League tournament itself was cancelled for that year due to the destruction left behind in [[Indigo Plateau]]. Meanwhile, as a result of the new regulations stating that holders of Gym badges could skip the tournament preliminaries, all the Gym leaders witnesses surges in the number of challenges they received. [[Bill]], having realised that Pryce attempted to control time, began to incorporate time in his research for improving his Transfer System.
Gold and Pryce continue battling it out, but Gold manages to pierce through his ice body with his pool cue. Gold commands {{p|Pichu}} to attack with a move he calls Super Rising Thunder. Gold notes that the technique comes from Pichu absorbing electricity from Raikou and is penetrating Pryce's defenses by having the pool cue act as a lightning rod. Although too far away to help, the other Pokédex holders assist Gold by firing their Pokémon's attacks straight at the defenseless Pryce. The attacks not only shatter Pryce's ice body, but also the GS Ball, releasing Celebi and exposing Pryce and Gold to the Crack in Time's effects. As Gold falls unconscious, La Glace immediately flies out of its [[Poké Ball]] and into a bright light. Pryce sees that it actually went back in time and reunited with its lost parents. Through Celebi's abilities, Pryce suddenly begins hearing a song and seeing visions of people from his past.


One morning, [[Professor Oak]] scrambles to wake up after having overslept without [[Daisy Oak|Daisy]] to wake him. Crystal informs him that she has completely filled in the Pokédex from the encounter with the legendary Pokémon, leaving Oak to contemplate asking her to help him catch more Pokémon that have been sighted in another [[Hoenn|region]]. Nonetheless, the Professor rushes to [[Goldenrod City]] to host his radio show with [[DJ Mary]], where he is briefly interrupted by a {{adv|Emerald|young boy}} who wishes to request for a [[Pokédex]].
Elsewhere, [[Wilton]] expresses disbelief at the [[Day-Care Couple]] having known Pryce in the past. The Day-Care Couple explain that years ago, they were friends together with Pryce, Professor Oak, [[Agatha]], and [[Kurt]], sharing a variety of ambitions and love for Pokémon. After Pryce lost his Lapras at the Ice Field, he became bitter and distanced himself from people, eventually becoming the man he is today. The group of friends wrote the song [[Boy and his Lapras]] in an attempt to reach out to their friend, but failed to ease his pain. Back in the Crack in Time, Pryce is moved to tears at Celebi's attempt to heal the pain in his heart. Pryce tells Gold to cherish the time he has with his friends and purposely lets himself fall further into the Crack in Time.
 
Crystal, Silver, Entei, Raikou, and Pichu all emerge from the shrine unharmed, much to the relief of the [[Kanto]] Pokédex holders. Yellow quickly notices Pichu and decides to give it a nickname based on [[Pika]] and [[Chuchu]]'s names. When she asks who hatched Pichu's Egg, Silver gravely informs her that it was Gold, who is now lost in the Crack in Time. A moment of silence passes before Blue apprehends Silver, arresting him for his [[PS093|earlier]] [[PS094|thefts]]. Crystal pleads with Blue on the basis that they had just lost a comrade, but Silver assures her that with everything resolved, he is willing to accept punishment for his crimes. Before they can leave, a voice calls out to Blue and tells him that Silver can't be arrested because the picture on the wanted poster doesn't look like Silver.
 
The voice is revealed to an alive and well Gold, who states that misunderstandings tend to happen. Crystal is shocked to see that Gold is still alive, but he tells her that she shouldn't just assume that he's dead so easily. Gold thanks Yellow for her help earlier, only to be shocked to find out that she's older than him as well. Wilton and the Day-Care Couple arrive with the rest of Gold's team. As Green notes that {{p|Sunflora|Sunbo}}'s {{m|Sunny Day}} mimicked the effects of a Sun Stone, Gold takes the chance to pat her rear, earning a beating from an angry Silver.
 
Meanwhile, [[Karen]] and [[Will]] watch the commotion from above and note how even the weak become strong when banded together. When Karen wonders what to do without Pryce, they are approached by [[Bruno]] and [[Koga]] who suggest that since they are all former villains, they should work together. Karen and Will accept the offer as long as it means that it keeps them entertained.
 
At the [[Indigo Plateau]], [[Misty]] decides to report to [[Erika]] via her [[Pokégear]]. Since Erika lent her Pokégear earlier to Red, Red ends up being the one who receives the call. Misty's feelings for Red couple with Yellow noticing that Red is talking to Misty creates an awkward tension in the air. Green, fully aware of the tension between them, smugly declares that the three should simply all live together, much to their embarrassment. Gold decides to ease the awkwardness by calling his [[mother]] and tells her that he is going to train with Red. Although Red is shocked to hear that Gold actually does want to be trained, he suggests that they go to Mt. Silver since it has powerful [[wild Pokémon]].
 
With the crisis resolved, the damage done to the Pokémon League meant that it had to be cancelled and no winner was announced. [[Clair]] reported that she has lost her battle to [[Blaine]], meaning that the Kanto [[Gym Leader]]s have won the exhibition match. All the commotion coupled with the new rule that Gym Badges allow one to skip the preliminary rounds of the League means that the Gym Leaders are busier than ever while they deal with challengers. {{adv|Bill}}, having learned of Pryce's attempt to control time, begins to incorporate time in his research for improving his Transfer System.
 
One morning, Professor Oak scrambles to wake up after having overslept without [[Daisy Oak|Daisy]] to wake him. Crystal informs him that she has completely filled in the Pokédex from the encounter with the [[Legendary Pokémon]], leaving Oak to contemplate asking her to help him catch more Pokémon that are constantly being discovered. Nonetheless, the Professor rushes to [[Goldenrod City]] to host his radio show with [[DJ Mary]], where he is briefly interrupted by {{adv|Emerald|a child}} who wishes to request for a [[Pokédex]].


==Major events==
==Major events==
* The [[Pokédex holder]]s battle against [[Pryce]] and his Ice Soldiers.
* The [[Pokédex holder]]s battle against [[Pryce]] and his ice soldiers.
* {{p|Celebi}} is captured in a [[GS Ball]] by Pryce.
* {{adv|Celebi}} is captured in a [[GS Ball]] by Pryce.
* The Pokédex holders (that didn't know already) learn that Yellow is a girl.
* {{adv|Yellow}} is forced to reveal her true identity to {{adv|Red}} in order to free {{adv|Gold}}.
* Gold is no longer frozen in time.
* The Johto Pokédex holders go into the Crack in Time to face Pryce.
* The Johto Pokédex holders go back in time to catch [[Pryce]].
* Gold manages to defeat Pryce, who willingly lets himself fall deeper into the Crack in Time.
* Pryce and Gold get stuck in time, but only Gold manages to escape.
* [[Koga]] and [[Bruno]] invite [[Will]] and [[Karen]] into a new [[Elite Four]].
* Gold and Red go out to train at [[Mt. Silver]].
* Gold makes Red train him at [[Mt. Silver]].
* [[Kanto]] Gym Leaders are recognized to have beaten [[Johto]] Gym Leaders in the tournament.
* The [[Kanto]] [[Gym Leader]]s are declared the winners of the tournament.
* The Pokémon League is suspended from the damaged state that the entire fiasco left it in.
* The Pokémon League is suspended due to the damages it suffered.
 
{{endspoilers}}
 
===Debuts===
===Debuts===
* {{Adv|Emerald}} (shadowed)
====Pokémon debuts====
====Pokémon debuts====
* {{p|Celebi}}
* {{p|Zigzagoon}}
* {{p|Zigzagoon}}
* {{p|Sableye}} (picture)
* {{p|Surskit}} (picture)
* {{p|Gulpin}} (picture)
* {{p|Chimecho}} (picture)
* {{p|Anorith}} (picture)


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Humans===
===Humans===
* {{Adv|Red}}
* {{adv|Red}}
* {{Adv|Green}}
* {{adv|Blue}}
* {{Adv|Blue}}
* {{adv|Green}}
* {{Adv|Yellow}}
* {{adv|Yellow}}
* {{Adv|Gold}}
* {{adv|Gold}}
* {{Adv|Silver}}
* {{adv|Silver}}
* {{Adv|Crystal}}
* {{adv|Crystal}}
* [[Pryce]]
* {{adv|Emerald}} (silhouette)  
* [[Fisherman (Trainer class)#In the manga|Wilton]]
* {{adv|Professor Oak}}
* [[Karen]]
* [[Professor Elm]]
* [[Will]]
* {{adv|Bill}}
* [[Bruno]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Koga]]
* [[Misty]]
* [[Misty]]
* [[Brock]]
* [[Lt. Surge]]
* [[Lt. Surge]]
* [[Erika]]
* [[Erika]]
* [[Janine]]
* [[Sabrina]]
* [[Sabrina]]
* [[Koga]]
* [[Blaine]]
* [[Blaine]]
* [[Falkner]]
* [[Falkner]]
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* [[Chuck]]
* [[Chuck]]
* [[Jasmine]]
* [[Jasmine]]
* [[Pryce]]
* [[Clair]]
* [[Clair]]
* [[Janine]]
* [[Bruno]]
* [[Agatha]] (flashback)
* [[Lance]]
* [[Karen]]
* [[Will]]
* [[Day-Care Couple]]
* [[Daisy Oak]]
* [[Daisy Oak]]
* [[Bill]]
* [[Wilton]]
* {{adv|Professor Oak}}
* [[Joey]]/{{tt|Grant|Chuang Yi}}
* [[Lance]]
* [[Pokémon Association]] Chairman
 
* [[DJ Mary]]
===Cameos===
* [[Radio Director|Hirō]]
* {{Adv|Emerald}} (''Epilogue'')
* [[Earl Dervish]]
* [[Kurt]] (''Flashback'')
* [[Kurt]] (flashback)
* [[Agatha]] (''Flashback'')


===Pokémon===
===Pokémon===
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Blue|Charizard}}'s)
* {{p|Venusaur}} ([[Saur]]; {{adv|Red}}'s)
* {{p|Venusaur}} ([[Saur]]; {{Adv|Red}}'s)
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Pika]]; {{adv|Red}}'s)
* {{p|Blastoise}} ([[Blasty]]; {{Adv|Green}}'s)
* {{p|Charizard}} ({{OP|Blue|Charizard}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Pika]]; {{Adv|Red}}'s) ([[Chuchu]]; {{Adv|Yellow}}'s)
* {{p|Blastoise}} ([[Blasty]]; {{adv|Green}}'s)
* {{p|Feraligatr}} ({{OP|Silver|Feraligatr}}'s)
* {{p|Articuno}} ([[Legendary birds (Adventures)#Articuno|Green]]'s; flahback)
* {{p|Typhlosion}} ([[Exbo]]/{{tt|Explotaro|Chuang Yi}}; {{Adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Zapdos}} ([[Legendary birds (Adventures)#Zapdos|Green]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Politoed}} ([[Polibo]]/{{tt|Poltaro|Chuang Yi}}; {{Adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Moltres}} ([[Legendary birds (Adventures)#Moltres|Green]]'s; flashback)
* {{p|Pichu}} ({{Adv|Gold}}'s; Newly hatched)
* {{p|Pikachu}} ([[Chuchu]]; {{adv|Yellow}}'s)
* {{p|Sunflora}} (Sunbo/{{tt|Sintaro|Chuang Yi}}; {{Adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Aipom}} ([[Aibo]]/{{tt|Ataro|Chuang Yi}}; {{adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Aipom}} ([[Aibo]]/{{tt|Ataro|Chuang Yi}}; {{Adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Politoed}} ([[Polibo]]/{{tt|Poltaro|Chuang Yi}}; {{adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Sudowoodo}} (Sudobo/{{tt|Utaro|Chuang Yi}}; {{Adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Typhlosion}} ([[Exbo]]/{{tt|Explotaro|Chuang Yi}}; {{adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Mantine}} (Mantaro; {{Adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Sunflora}} (Sunbo/{{tt|Sintaro|Chuang Yi}}; {{adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Meganium}} ([[Megaree]]/{{tt|Mega|Chuang Yi}}; {{Adv|Crystal}}'s)
* {{p|Sudowoodo}} (Sudobo/{{tt|Utaro|Chuang Yi}}; {{adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Smoochum}} (Chumee; {{Adv|Crystal}}'s)
* {{p|Mantine}} (Tibo/{{tt|Mantaro|Chuang Yi}}; {{adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Swinub}} ([[Pryce]]'s)
* {{p|Pichu}} ([[Pibu]]; {{adv|Gold}}'s)
* {{p|Lapras}} (Lapris, Laprus, and Glacier; [[Pryce]]'s)
* {{p|Feraligatr}} ({{OP|Silver|Feraligatr}})
* {{p|Murkrow}} ([[Karen]]'s; x2)
* {{p|Smoochum}} (Chumee; {{adv|Crystal}}'s)
* {{p|Meganium}} ([[Megaree]]/{{tt|Mega|Chuang Yi}}; {{adv|Crystal}}'s)
* {{p|Stantler}} (Antch; {{adv|Professor Oak}}'s)
* {{p|Ledyba}} (Bach; {{adv|Professor Oak}}'s)
* {{p|Vulpix}} ({{adv|Bill}}'s)
* {{p|Bellossom}} ([[Erika]]'s)
* {{p|Bellossom}} ([[Erika]]'s)
* {{p|Primeape}} ([[Chuck]]'s)
* {{p|Primeape}} ([[Chuck]]'s)
* {{p|Swinub}} ([[Pryce]]'s)
* {{p|Lapras}} (La Pris/{{tt|Lapris|Chuang Yi}}, La Prus/{{tt|Laprus|Chuang Yi}}, La Glace/{{tt|Glacier|Chuang Yi}}; [[Pryce]]'s)
* {{p|Aerodactyl}} ([[Lance]]'s)
* {{p|Murkrow}} ([[Karen]]'s; ×2)
* {{p|Chansey}} (Lucky-tchi; [[Daisy Oak]]'s)
* {{p|Chansey}} (Lucky-tchi; [[Daisy Oak]]'s)
* {{p|Vulpix}} ([[Bill]]'s)
* {{p|Jynx}} ([[Pokémon Association]] Chairman's)  
* {{p|Stantler}} (Odo-tchi; {{adv|Professor Oak}}'s)
* {{p|Celebi}} ({{adv|Celebi|Adventures}})
* {{p|Ledyba}} (Redi-tchi; {{adv|Professor Oak}}'s)  
* {{p|Entei}} ({{adv|Legendary beasts|Adventures}})
* {{p|Aerodactyl}} ([[Lance]]'s)
* {{p|Raikou}} ({{adv|Legendary beasts|Adventures}})
* {{p|Celebi}}
* {{p|Suicune}} ({{adv|Legendary beasts|Adventures}})
* {{p|Entei}}
* {{p|Sentret}}
* {{p|Raikou}}
* {{p|Suicune}}
* {{p|Lugia}}
* {{p|Ho-Oh}}
* {{p|Psyduck}}
* {{p|Psyduck}}
* {{p|Wooper}}
* {{p|Wooper}}
* {{p|Zigzagoon}}
* {{p|Wynaut}}
* {{p|Azurill}}
* {{p|Azurill}}
* {{p|Wynaut}}
* {{p|Lugia}}
* {{p|Jynx}}
* {{p|Ho-Oh}}
* {{p|Sableye}}
* {{p|Sableye}} (picture)
* {{p|Surskit}}  
* {{p|Surskit}} (picture)
* {{p|Gulpin}}
* {{p|Gulpin}} (picture)
* {{p|Chimecho}}
* {{p|Chimecho}} (picture)
* {{p|Anorith}}
* {{p|Anorith}} (picture)
* {{p|Zigzagoon}}
* {{p|Numel}} (picture)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In the [[VIZ Media]] publication of Pokémon Adventures, this round is published at the end of {{PAV|14}} to end the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}} all in one book. This is likely because there are no immediate plans from VIZ Media to publish the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}, which comprises most of {{PAV|15}} following this round.
* In the [[VIZ Media]] publication of Pokémon Adventures, this round is published at the end of {{PAV|14}} to end the {{chap|Gold, Silver & Crystal}} all in one book. This was done due to VIZ Media taking a year and a half break before publishing the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}, which comprises most of {{PAV|15}} following this round.
*In the VIZ Media version of this round, Gold touching Green's rear is edited to being an accident, with the dialog stating he was trying to pat her on the shoulder when she bent down.
* Gold defeats [[Pryce]] with a move he named Super Rising Thunder created from {{p|Pichu}} absorbing {{p|Raikou}}'s electricity. This is a reference to the TCG card {{TCG ID|VS|Rocket's Raikou|94}} that has a move named Rising Thunder.
* [[Bill]]'s new research involving time is a possible reference to the [[Time Capsule]].
* {{adv|Professor Oak}}'s dialogue at the end mirrors his introductory speech in the [[Generation II]] games.
* Professor Oak's dialogue in the final pages of the chapter mirror his introductory speech in the Gold and Silver games.


===Errors===
===Errors===
{{stub|Manga}}
* The VIZ Media publication incorrectly refers to the [[Masked Man]] as the Mask of Ice in one panel.
 
===Translation edits===
* In the VIZ Media version, {{adv|Gold}} touching {{adv|Green}}'s rear is edited to being an accident, with the dialog stating he was trying to pat her on the shoulder when she bent down.
 
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The Last Battle XIV
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最終決戦XIV
The Last Battle XIV
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The Last Battle XIV (Japanese: 最終決戦XIV The Last Battle XIV) is the 180th round of the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Plot

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Together, the six Pokédex holders launch an attack at Pryce, only to have them blocked by shields of ice. The ice quickly reforms into several humanoid ice figures that immediately grab and subdue the Pokédex holders' Pokémon. Upon defeating the Pokémon, the soldiers immediately go for their Trainers and restrain them. Pryce notes that he's filled with strength and attributes it to holding the GS Ball in his hand. Sensing light from the Ilex Forest shrine, he succeeds in opening the shrine and catching Celebi using the GS Ball. With Celebi now under his command, he commands the Time Travel Pokémon to take him back in time to when he had lost something.

The wheels on Pryce's wheelchair rotate and reveal a clock and a thermometer. The clock begins moving backwards while the thermometer shows the temperature rapidly going down. As ice forms over the Pokédex holders, Pryce claims that everything will be frozen at absolute zero. When Crystal asks where Gold is, Pryce reveals that he managed to trap him in an ice mirror after being constantly pursued while in the Crack in Time. Silver has Entei free him and Crystal with its flames, but Pryce escapes by jumping into the Ilex Forest shrine.

Gold apologizes to everyone for being defeated. Silver attempts to rescue him by reaching into the shrine, only for his hand to get distorted by the time stream. Gold states that only those who have the Rainbow and Silver Wings will be able to move about the time stream freely. Yellow realizes that the feathers in her hat must be the feathers from Ho-Oh and Lugia that were also used to make the GS Ball. Gold notices as well, and demands that she give him her hat so that he can be freed. Yellow attempts to remove her hat, but is unable to without removing it completely and revealing her true gender to Red. Although reluctant, Yellow takes off her hat and tosses it to Crystal, who frees Gold from his icy prison. Although shocked to find out that Yellow is actually a girl, Gold thanks her for being courageous enough to take her hat off. With the Rainbow and Silver Wings in hand, Gold hops onto Raikou's back and jumps into the Crack in Time with Silver and Crystal following behind on Entei and Suicune's backs.

As they pass through the time stream, the trio witness various moments from their journey. They quickly come upon moments of Pryce's past to when he was a young man. In a snowy region, a young Pryce watches as his two Lapras fall to their deaths in an avalanche. Pryce notices a crackling sound in his pocket, which turns out to be a Pokémon Egg. The Egg hatches into a baby Lapras, which begins looking for its now-deceased parents in vain. With tears in his eyes, Pryce begs the Lapras to forgive him. Pryce approaches the trio, and introduces them to his Lapras, La Glace.

Pryce states that he intends on changing the past so that La Glace can be reunited with its parents. Crystal questions why Pryce would go to so much trouble for the sake of one Lapras. This angers Pryce, who states that although it might not be important to her, to him it means everything. Pryce lashes out at Gold and takes the Rainbow and Silver Wings, removing the protection they have from the Crack in Time. Pryce reveals that although he claimed that he considers Pokémon to be nothing but tools, he was actually lying. Pryce states that everyone else is just tools in his grand scheme of bringing back the Pokémon he loves. Pryce commands Celebi to bring him back to the day where he lost La Prus and La Pris.

Outside the shrine, the other Pokédex holders continue to struggle against Pryce's ice prison. Red attempts to talk to Yellow about her hair, but Green tells them to worry about it later. Blue quickly notes that despite their attempts to melt the ice, it only ends in the ice refreezing. However, the ice that was melted by Entei stayed the same. Yellow suggests spreading the flames over the ice, but Green asks how when they can't even move. Red reveals that he had Blasty refuel his cannons with the gas-filled water from Mt. Silver. Blasty shoots water at the flames, causing them to spread and melt all of the ice permanently. Now freed, Red leads the others into helping their allies by charging at the shrine.

Inside the shrine, Gold, Silver, and Crystal struggle to move forward. Seeing the moment from when they first met, Gold apologizes to Silver for thinking he was a thief. Silver asks why Gold continues to fight and wonders if it's because of him. Gold denies this claim and states that he's fighting for himself. Gold manages to grab the feathers and hands them to Silver and Crystal, who he thanks for all the battles they shared together. Gold leaps further into the time stream to face Pryce once more, leaving Silver and Crystal behind in the process. Gold tells Pryce to let Celebi go free. Pryce claims that Gold has no right to tell him what to do since he doesn't understand how he felt when he lost La Pris and La Prus. Gold states that he actually does, since he was given the title of Hatcher from Professor Oak and can emphasize with him.

Gold and Pryce continue battling it out, but Gold manages to pierce through his ice body with his pool cue. Gold commands Pichu to attack with a move he calls Super Rising Thunder. Gold notes that the technique comes from Pichu absorbing electricity from Raikou and is penetrating Pryce's defenses by having the pool cue act as a lightning rod. Although too far away to help, the other Pokédex holders assist Gold by firing their Pokémon's attacks straight at the defenseless Pryce. The attacks not only shatter Pryce's ice body, but also the GS Ball, releasing Celebi and exposing Pryce and Gold to the Crack in Time's effects. As Gold falls unconscious, La Glace immediately flies out of its Poké Ball and into a bright light. Pryce sees that it actually went back in time and reunited with its lost parents. Through Celebi's abilities, Pryce suddenly begins hearing a song and seeing visions of people from his past.

Elsewhere, Wilton expresses disbelief at the Day-Care Couple having known Pryce in the past. The Day-Care Couple explain that years ago, they were friends together with Pryce, Professor Oak, Agatha, and Kurt, sharing a variety of ambitions and love for Pokémon. After Pryce lost his Lapras at the Ice Field, he became bitter and distanced himself from people, eventually becoming the man he is today. The group of friends wrote the song Boy and his Lapras in an attempt to reach out to their friend, but failed to ease his pain. Back in the Crack in Time, Pryce is moved to tears at Celebi's attempt to heal the pain in his heart. Pryce tells Gold to cherish the time he has with his friends and purposely lets himself fall further into the Crack in Time.

Crystal, Silver, Entei, Raikou, and Pichu all emerge from the shrine unharmed, much to the relief of the Kanto Pokédex holders. Yellow quickly notices Pichu and decides to give it a nickname based on Pika and Chuchu's names. When she asks who hatched Pichu's Egg, Silver gravely informs her that it was Gold, who is now lost in the Crack in Time. A moment of silence passes before Blue apprehends Silver, arresting him for his earlier thefts. Crystal pleads with Blue on the basis that they had just lost a comrade, but Silver assures her that with everything resolved, he is willing to accept punishment for his crimes. Before they can leave, a voice calls out to Blue and tells him that Silver can't be arrested because the picture on the wanted poster doesn't look like Silver.

The voice is revealed to an alive and well Gold, who states that misunderstandings tend to happen. Crystal is shocked to see that Gold is still alive, but he tells her that she shouldn't just assume that he's dead so easily. Gold thanks Yellow for her help earlier, only to be shocked to find out that she's older than him as well. Wilton and the Day-Care Couple arrive with the rest of Gold's team. As Green notes that Sunbo's Sunny Day mimicked the effects of a Sun Stone, Gold takes the chance to pat her rear, earning a beating from an angry Silver.

Meanwhile, Karen and Will watch the commotion from above and note how even the weak become strong when banded together. When Karen wonders what to do without Pryce, they are approached by Bruno and Koga who suggest that since they are all former villains, they should work together. Karen and Will accept the offer as long as it means that it keeps them entertained.

At the Indigo Plateau, Misty decides to report to Erika via her Pokégear. Since Erika lent her Pokégear earlier to Red, Red ends up being the one who receives the call. Misty's feelings for Red couple with Yellow noticing that Red is talking to Misty creates an awkward tension in the air. Green, fully aware of the tension between them, smugly declares that the three should simply all live together, much to their embarrassment. Gold decides to ease the awkwardness by calling his mother and tells her that he is going to train with Red. Although Red is shocked to hear that Gold actually does want to be trained, he suggests that they go to Mt. Silver since it has powerful wild Pokémon.

With the crisis resolved, the damage done to the Pokémon League meant that it had to be cancelled and no winner was announced. Clair reported that she has lost her battle to Blaine, meaning that the Kanto Gym Leaders have won the exhibition match. All the commotion coupled with the new rule that Gym Badges allow one to skip the preliminary rounds of the League means that the Gym Leaders are busier than ever while they deal with challengers. Bill, having learned of Pryce's attempt to control time, begins to incorporate time in his research for improving his Transfer System.

One morning, Professor Oak scrambles to wake up after having overslept without Daisy to wake him. Crystal informs him that she has completely filled in the Pokédex from the encounter with the Legendary Pokémon, leaving Oak to contemplate asking her to help him catch more Pokémon that are constantly being discovered. Nonetheless, the Professor rushes to Goldenrod City to host his radio show with DJ Mary, where he is briefly interrupted by a child who wishes to request for a Pokédex.

Major events

  • The Pokédex holders battle against Pryce and his ice soldiers.
  • Celebi is captured in a GS Ball by Pryce.
  • Yellow is forced to reveal her true identity to Red in order to free Gold.
  • The Johto Pokédex holders go into the Crack in Time to face Pryce.
  • Gold manages to defeat Pryce, who willingly lets himself fall deeper into the Crack in Time.
  • Koga and Bruno invite Will and Karen into a new Elite Four.
  • Gold makes Red train him at Mt. Silver.
  • The Kanto Gym Leaders are declared the winners of the tournament.
  • The Pokémon League is suspended due to the damages it suffered.
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Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Trivia

Errors

  • The VIZ Media publication incorrectly refers to the Masked Man as the Mask of Ice in one panel.

Translation edits

  • In the VIZ Media version, Gold touching Green's rear is edited to being an accident, with the dialog stating he was trying to pat her on the shoulder when she bent down.
  • Chuang Yi version

    Chuang Yi version

  • VIZ version

    VIZ version

In other languages



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