Pryce
Pryce is the Mahogany Gym Leader, an expert in Ice-type Pokémon. He gives the Glacierbadge to anyone who defeats him at his Gym.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤナギ Yanagi | From 柳 yanagi, willow. |
| English | Pryce | Very dear; rhymes with ice. |
| French | Fredo | From froid, cold. |
| German | Norbert | |
| Italian | Alfredo | From freddo, cold, icy. |
| Spanish | Fredo | From frio, cold? |
| Hebrew | פרייס | Transliteration of Pryce. |
| Russian | Прайс Praĭs | Transliteration of Pryce. |
| Chinese | 柳伯 Liǔ Bó | 柳 is taken from 柳 yanagi. |
| Korean | 류옹 Ryuong | 류 is from 柳, which is taken from 柳 yanagi. |
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 unknown and his English voice actor is Jimmy Zoppi.
In the anime, Pryce was a champion trainer in his youth, but was severely burned in a battle. While he was bedridden, his Piloswine ran out the door and never came back. He believed it had abandoned him, and grew bitter.
Years later, the Piloswine was found frozen in a cave, near some plants that aided in the healing of burns -- it had run off in search of medicine. The Piloswine was defrosted and Pryce became happy again.
The next morning, Ash battled Pryce in a 2 vs. 2 match, but Pryce threw in the towel (both literally and figurely). Pryce is only Gym Leader who forfeited to Ash Ketchum.
Pokémon
This listing is for Pryce's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.
- Piloswine
- Dewgong
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 TM 16, Icy Wind in Pokémon Silver, Pokémon Crystal, Pokémon Gold.
Pokémon
This listing is for Pryce's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.
Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal
- Level 27 Seel - Headbutt, Icy Wind, Aurora Beam, Rest
- Level 29 Dewgong - Headbutt, Icy Wind, Aurora Beam, Rest
- Level 31 Piloswine - Icy Wind, Fury Attack, Mist, Blizzard
Pokémon Stadium 2
- Round 2 Pokémon
- Tentacruel
- Articuno
- Quagsire
- Piloswine
- Girafarig
- Hitmontop
In the Pokémon Special Manga
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 sulptures.
However, he has a sinister side -- he is also the criminal mastermind Mask of Ice.
He kidnapped Silver, Blue, Shum, Cart, Will, and Karen as children and 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 truamatic 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 tempratures 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
Released
- Lapras (Perished in avalanche)
- Lapras (Perished in avalanche)
As Mask of Ice
Released
In the TCG
Unknown
Pokémon
This listing is for Pryce's Pokémon in the Pokémon TCG. ???
- Dewgong
- Cloyster
- Lapras (also released as a promo card)
- Articuno
- Sneasel
- Piloswine
- Delibird
Misc
The Japanese name of the Glacier Badge is the Ice Badge.
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