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* Pryce is the only Gym Leader that forfeited to [[Ash Ketchum]].
* Pryce is the only Gym Leader that forfeited to [[Ash Ketchum]].
* In the games, Pryce is the only male Johto Gym Leader to have a Johto Pokémon. All the other male Johto Gym Leaders have only Kanto Pokémon.
* In the games, Pryce is the only male Johto Gym Leader to have a Johto Pokémon. All the other male Johto Gym Leaders have only Kanto Pokémon.
* He is one of two Johto Gym Leaders to have lost to Ash in a second battle; him in an official Gym battle (via TKO; the first was an unofficial one-on-one battle--Dewgong v. Phanpy); the other being Whitney in a Gym battle rematch.
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Pryce
ヤナギ Yanagi
""The Teacher of Winter's Harshness""
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Headshot from G/S/C
Gender Male
Hometown Mahogany Town
Region Johto
Relatives Sheila (wife)
Trainer class Gym Leader
Generation II
Games Gold, Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2
Leader of Mahogany Gym
Badge Glacier Badge
Anime debut Rage of Innocence
English voice actor Jimmy Zoppi
Japanese voice actor Motomu Kiyokawa

Pryce (Japanese: ヤナギ Yanagi) is the Gym Leader of Mahogany Town's Gym, known officially as the Mahogany Gym. He is an expert in Template:Type2 Pokémon. He gives the Glacier Badge to trainers who defeat him at his gym.

In the anime

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Pryce in the 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 in As Cold as Pryce and Nice Pryce, Baby!. His Japanese voice actor is 清川元夢 Motomu Kiyokawa and his English voice actor is Jimmy Zoppi. Internationally, he is played by César Arias in the Latin American Spanish dub.

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 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. 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 gave up as his Piloswine became tired.

Pokémon

This listing is for Pryce's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime:

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Dewgong
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Piloswine

In the gym

This is a listing for Pryce's Pokémon in the gym:

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Shellder
(multiple)
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Lapras
(multiple)
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Seel
(multiple)
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Dewgong
(multiple)

In the games

Pryce's title is "The Teacher of Winter's Harshness".

An elder Pokémon trainer, Pryce, the winter trainer, has seen and suffered much in his lifetime. He's trained Pokémon for some 50 years, and the Pokémon he battles with have been with him since before Gold and Kris were born.

The secret behind Pryce's power is his meditation under a waterfall daily, which strenghtens his mind and body.

Trainers in his gym: Skier Roxanne, Boarder Ronald, Skier Clarissa, Boarder Brad, Boarder Douglas.

In addition to the Glacier Badge, Pryce gives out TM16, Icy Wind.

Pokémon

This listing is for Pryce's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.

Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal

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Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

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Round 2

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Quotes

"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!"

"Ah, I am impressed by your prowess. With your strong will, I know you will overcome all life's obstacles. You are worthy of this Badge!"

In the Pokémon Special manga

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In Pokémon Special, Pryce is a frail man confined to a wheelchair. He rarely leaves his gym, and uses his Pokémon to create fantastic ice sculptures. With use of his Pokémon, he also makes them look like the sculptures can move and attack.

However, he has a sinister side—he is also the criminal mastermind Mask of Ice.

He kidnapped Silver, Blue, Chermaine, and Keane, and Will and Karen willingly joined him when they were children. Pryce raised them to be his servants. Even though Blue and Silver escaped, he continued to raise the other four as his slaves.

Then, after Giovanni disbanded Team Rocket, he was able to recruit the now-leaderless Rocket Grunts as his underlings - some came willingly; others were mind-controlled with masks.

Pryce, as the Mask of Ice, also somehow gained control of the Legendary Pokémon, Ho-Oh and Lugia.

His villainy seemingly knew no end, until he captured Celebi in Ilex Forest using the GS Ball.

In his youth, Pryce had lost two of his Lapras in an avalanche. He never got over the traumatic event, and it seemed to scar him emotionally. He stopped at nothing to gain Celebi's power so that he could travel through time and be reunited with his Pokémon.

Unfortunately, the power of Celebi's time travel almost caused the world to freeze over. Apparently, time travel causes temperatures to plummet.

Gold followed Pryce through time and his Pichu destroyed the GS Ball, freeing Celebi.

Pryce vanished in the time vortex. To this day, no one knows what became of him.

Pokémon

This listing is for Pryce's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga.

As Pryce

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Seel ×2
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Swinub
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Delibird
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Egg → Lapras
Released
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Lapras
(deceased)
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Lapras
(deceased)

As Mask of Ice

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Delibird
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Gastly
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Ariados
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Houndour
Released
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Ho-Oh
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Lugia
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Celebi

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Pryce or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Name Type Level Rarity Set Set no.
Pryce's Dewgong Water - Common Pokémon VS (no English release) 39/141
Pryce's Cloyster Water - Common Pokémon VS (no English release) 40/141
Pryce's Lapras Water - Common Pokémon VS (no English release) 41/141
- Unnumbered Promotional cards (no English release) -
Pryce's Articuno Water - Common Pokémon VS (no English release) 42/141
Pryce's Sneasel Darkness - Rare HolographicH Pokémon VS (no English release) 43/141
Pryce's Piloswine Water - Common Pokémon VS (no English release) 44/141
Pryce's Delibird Water - Common Pokémon VS (no English release) 45/141
Pryce's TM 01 - - Uncommon Pokémon VS (no English release) 111/141
Pryce's TM 02 - - Uncommon Pokémon VS (no English release) 112/141

Trivia

  • His Japanese Leader title is 熱い心を秘めた冬のヤナギ.
  • Pryce is the only Gym Leader that forfeited to Ash Ketchum.
  • In the games, Pryce is the only male Johto Gym Leader to have a Johto Pokémon. All the other male Johto Gym Leaders have only Kanto Pokémon.
  • He is one of two Johto Gym Leaders to have lost to Ash in a second battle; him in an official Gym battle (via TKO; the first was an unofficial one-on-one battle--Dewgong v. Phanpy); the other being Whitney in a Gym battle rematch.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ヤナギ Yanagi From 柳 yanagi, willow.
English Pryce Very dear; rhymes with ice.
French Fredo From froid, cold.
German Norbert Means northern brightness.
Italian Alfredo From freddo, cold, icy.
Spanish Fredo From frío, cold.
Korean 류옹 Ryuong 류 is from 柳, which is taken from 柳 yanagi.
Chinese 柳伯 Liǔ Bó 柳 is taken from 柳 yanagi.

External links

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Zephyr Badge
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Falkner
Azalea Gym Hive Badge
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Bugsy
Goldenrod Gym Plain Badge
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Whitney
Ecruteak Gym Fog Badge
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Morty
Cianwood Gym Storm Badge
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Chuck
Olivine Gym Mineral Badge
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Jasmine
Mahogany Gym Glacier Badge
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Pryce
Blackthorn Gym Rising Badge
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Clair
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