Pryce (Masters)

Pryce ヤナギ Yanagi
Pryce's model
No.	13
English voice actor	Kyle Hebert[1]
Japanese voice actor	Chō[2]
Description	This veteran Gym Leader with over 50 years experience is known as the Winter Trainer. He stays healthy with his daily routine of early morning Pokémon battling.

Pryce (Japanese: ヤナギ Yanagi) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the core series. He forms a sync pair with Seel and its evolved form, Dewgong. He is one of the Pokémon Masters League Leaders in Pasio, and he hands out the Harmony Badge to Trainers who defeat him. This sync pair was first made available since the game release. This pair can be raised to 6★ EX from May 25, 2022.

Seel → Dewgong

Pryce's Seel and its evolved form Dewgong appear alongside Pryce as a sync pair. Seel can evolve into Dewgong once it has reached level 30 through its sync pair story Seel's Evolution.

			Type			Ice
			Move type			Ice
			Role			Strike (Special)
			Base Potential			★★★☆☆☆EX
Seel ♂		Weakness			Electric
Thanks to its thick fat, cold seas don't bother it at all, but it gets tired pretty easily in warm waters.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		670	274	80	274	158	176
Lv. 140, Max Potential		790	334	140	334	218	236
Mega Seel
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

			Type			Ice
			Move type			Ice
			Role			Strike (Special)
			Base Potential			★★★☆☆☆EX
Dewgong ♂		Weakness			Electric
It swims through the ocean at a speed of eight knots, searching for Pokémon that will become its prey. It's especially fond of Wishiwashi.
Stats		HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Lv. 140, Base Potential		688	279	83	292	166	180
Lv. 140, Max Potential		808	339	143	352	226	240
Mega Dewgong
Lv. 140, Base Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lv. 140, Max Potential		—	—	—	—	—	—

Availability

Pryce is teamed up with by completing Chapter 8 of the PML Arc.

Moves

Pryce's Seel uses Ice Sync Beam as its sync move. Upon evolution, Dewgong learns the upgraded Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam.

Name	Type	Category	Move gauge	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Description
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	2	46	55	100%	An opponent	Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target frozen.
Dire Hit	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by one stat rank.
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	3	92	110	95%	All opponent	Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank.
I'll Teach You a Lesson!	None	Status	0 (2 uses)	—	—	—	Self	Raises the user's Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by two stat ranks.
Sync moves
Ice Sync Beam	Ice	Special	—	200	240	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)
Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam	Ice	Special	—	250	300	—	An opponent	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)

Skills

Name	Description
Passive Skills
Superduper Effective 2	Powers up moves that are super effective.
Theme Skills
Ice Strike	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Ice-type attacks.
Johto Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Gym Leader Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Scarf Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Veteran Trainer Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Expedition Skills
Fiery ↑ 1 Soothing ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • Fiery Crystal • Soothing Crystal

Sync grid

Pryce and Seel's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available on January 22, 2020.

Appearances

Battle appearances

Pryce and Seel can be battled against in:

• PML Arc: Chapter 8: A Cold, Harsh Winter

Pryce and Dewgong can be battled against in:

• EX Plaza: EX Challenge: Pryce
• Training event: Electric-type Training Event (October 17 to 31, 2019; January 1 to 15, 2020)
• Legendary event: Pure Hearts and Rainbow Wings (May 7 to 14, 2020)
• Pokémon Masters Day: Special Pika-Challenge! (December 25, 2021; March 25, 2023; February 25, 2024)
• Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up (2023) (as a side foe; August 14 to 28, 2023)

Story appearances

Pryce appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:

• PML Arc:
  • Chapter 8: A Cold, Harsh Winter
  • Chapter 9: The Beauty of Friendship
  • Chapter 28: Change of Heart
  • Chapter 30: The Road to Victory
• Villain Arc: Johto: Team Rocket's Revival
• Story events:
  • Champion Time
  • Sub-zero—My Past, My Future
• Solo event: Kris's Worries

Sync pair stories

• A Day with Pryce

Evolution

Name	Trainer	Pokémon	Price	First-Time Rewards
Seel's Evolution	Wulfric	Avalugg Weakness:	Evolution Shard ×5	Seel evolves into Dewgong Gems ×30

Quotes

Main article: Pryce/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX

Gallery

Artwork of Pryce and Seel in Pokémon Masters EX	Pryce and Seel on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker	Pryce's sync move mindscape (Mahogany Gym)	Artwork of Chapter 8: A Cold, Harsh Winter
VS model (Normal colors)	6★ model (Normal colors)	6★ model (EX colors)	VS model (EX colors)
Trainer emote Nice!	Trainer emote Watch out!	Trainer emote Let's do this!	Trainer emote Thanks!

Trivia

• Not counting the player character forming a sync pair with a Seel, Pryce and Seel are the only playable sync pair whose type does not correspond to their partner Pokémon's type from the core series games, as Seel's type is pure Water until it evolves.

Origin

Pryce's design is based on his appearance in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Pryce uses Seel and Dewgong during his Gym battle with the player in the Johto-based core series games. He also uses Dewgong during rematches in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and in the Pokémon World Tournament in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Seel's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Moon. Dewgong's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.

In other languages

I'll Teach You a Lesson! Language Title Japanese きびしさがたりん Kibishisa ga Tarin Mandarin Chinese 不夠嚴格！ Bùgòu Yángé! French Par la rudesse de l'hiver ! German Spürt die Härte des Winters! Italian Arriva l'inverno Korean 혹독함이부족하다 Hokdokhami Bujokhada Spanish ¡Invoco el poder del invierno!

Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam Language Title Japanese 冬の厳しさ教える オーロラビーム Fuyu no Kibishisa Oshieru Ōrora Bīmu Mandarin Chinese 領會寒冬嚴酷之 極光束 Lǐnghuì Hándōng Yánkù zhī Jíguāngshù French La rudesse du froid hivernal ! Onde Boréale ! German Aurorastrahl der Winterkälte Italian Raggiaurora del duro inverno Korean 겨울의 혹독함을 가르쳐주는 오로라빔 Gyeour-ui Hokdokhameul Gareuchyeojuneun Orora Bim Spanish Rayo Aurora del Crudo Invierno

References

PML Leaders of Pasio
Chapter 4 Erika	Chapter 5 Skyla	Chapter 7 Norman	Chapter 8 Pryce	Chapter 10 Hapu

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