Pryce

Pryce ヤナギ Yanagi
"The Teacher of Winter's Harshness"
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Age	50+GSCHGSS 54+B2W2
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black*, Brown*
Hair color	White, Brown*
Hometown	Mahogany Town
Region	Johto
Relatives	Children, grandchildren
Trainer class	Gym LeaderGSCHGSS Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	II, IV, V
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Stadium 2, Masters EX
Leader of	Mahogany Gym
Badge	Glacier Badge
Specializes in	Ice types
Game animation debut	GOTCHA!
English voice actor	Kyle Hebert (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Chō (Masters EX)
Anime debut	Rage of Innocence
English voice actor	Jimmy Zoppi
Japanese voice actor	Motomu Kiyokawa Kōichi Sakaguchi (young)

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 Ice-type Pokémon. He gives the Glacier Badge to Trainers who defeat him at his Gym.

In the core series games

Pryce appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver. A specialist of the Ice-type, he is known as "The Teacher of Winter's Harshness". Pryce is one of the oldest Gym Leaders players will face in the games: he has been training Pokémon for over fifty years, and the Pokémon he battles with have been with him since before Ethan, Kris, and Lyra were born. The secret behind his power is—like Chuck—his daily meditation under a waterfall. Pryce claims that this strengthens both his body and his mind.

Pryce's Mahogany Gym cannot be challenged the first time the player arrives in Mahogany Town. A man is blocking entry to the Gym: he will only leave once Team Rocket has been defeated at their headquarters and the Gyarados at the nearby Lake of Rage have been calmed. Once an icy maze inside the Gym has been traversed, Pryce will battle with the player. Upon defeat, he will yield both the Glacier Badge, and an Ice-type Technical Machine. This varies from generation to generation: TM16 (Icy Wind) will be given in Generation II, and TM07 (Hail) is given in Generation IV.

Like all Gym Leaders in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Pryce will often travel outside of his Gym. Every morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM, he will head north to the Lake of Rage's west shore. Here, he awaits the player and will give out his Pokégear phone number so the two can battle again in future. This battle will take place on Monday mornings, in Saffron City's Fighting Dojo.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Pryce has a Hyper Potion.

Leader Pryce Mahogany Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $3100

Type: Water Unknown Held item: None Seel♂ Lv.27 Headbutt Normal   --       Icy Wind Ice   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Rest Psychic   --       Types: Water Ice Held item: None Dewgong♂ Lv.29 Headbutt Normal   --       Icy Wind Ice   --       Aurora Beam Ice   --       Rest Psychic   --       Types: Ice Ground Held item: None Piloswine♂ Lv.31 Icy Wind Ice   --       Fury Attack Normal   --       Mist Ice   --       Blizzard Ice   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym battle

Leader Pryce Mahogany Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $4080

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Seel♂ Lv.30 Icy Wind Ice Special   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Snore Normal Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Dewgong♂ Lv.32 Aurora Beam Ice Special   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Sleep Talk Normal Status   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Types: Ice Ground Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Sitrus Berry Piloswine♂ Lv.34 Blizzard Ice Special   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Mud Bomb Ground Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --

Rematch

Leader Pryce Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $7200

Types: Grass Ice Ability: Snow Warning Held item: None Abomasnow♂ Lv.56 Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Wood Hammer Grass Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Thick Fat Held item: Lum Berry Dewgong♂ Lv.58 Dive Water Physical   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Sleep Talk Normal Status   --       Sheer Cold Ice Special   --       Type: Ice Unknown Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Glalie♂ Lv.52 Torment Dark Status   --       Payback Dark Physical   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Types: Ice Ghost Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: None Froslass♀ Lv.52 Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Attract Normal Status   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Types: Ice Water Ability: Ice Body Held item: None Walrein♂ Lv.54 Swagger Normal Status   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Types: Ice Ground Ability: Snow Cloak Held item: Sitrus Berry Mamoswine♂ Lv.60 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Double Team Normal Status   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Avalanche Ice Physical   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Pryce uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Pryce will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Mamoswine.

Johto Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Pryce Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Ice Ground Ability: Oblivious or Snow Cloak Held item: Liechi Berry Mamoswine♂/♀ Lv.50 Icicle Crash Ice Physical   --       Rock Slide Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Types: Ice Psychic Ability: Oblivious or Forewarn Held item: Psychic Gem Jynx♀ Lv.50 Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Thick Fat or Ice Body Held item: Sitrus Berry Dewgong♂/♀ Lv.50 Hail Ice Status   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Perish Song Normal Status   --       Brine Water Special   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Shell Armor or Skill Link Held item: Salac Berry Cloyster♂/♀ Lv.50 Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Razor Shell Water Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Icicle Spear Ice Physical   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb or Shell Armor Held item: Petaya Berry Lapras♂/♀ Lv.50 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Hydro Pump Water Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Hail Ice Status   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Pressure Held item: Dark Gem Weavile♂/♀ Lv.50 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Pryce Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Ice Ground Ability: Oblivious or Snow Cloak Held item: Focus Sash Mamoswine♂/♀ Lv.50 Icicle Spear Ice Physical   --       Ice Shard Ice Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --       Types: Ice Psychic Ability: Oblivious or Forewarn Held item: Psychic Gem Jynx♀ Lv.50 Focus Blast Fighting Special   --       Blizzard Ice Special   --       Psyshock Psychic Special   --       Lovely Kiss Normal Status   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Thick Fat or Hydration Held item: Lum Berry Dewgong♂/♀ Lv.50 Dive Water Physical   --       Sheer Cold Ice Special   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Sleep Talk Normal Status   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Shell Armor or Skill Link Held item: King's Rock Cloyster♂/♀ Lv.50 Shell Smash Normal Status   --       Explosion Normal Physical   --       Rock Blast Rock Physical   --       Icicle Spear Ice Physical   --       Types: Water Ice Ability: Water Absorb or Shell Armor Held item: Chesto Berry Lapras♂/♀ Lv.50 Rest Psychic Status   --       Surf Water Special   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Dark Ice Ability: Pressure Held item: Ice Gem Weavile♂/♀ Lv.50 Low Kick Fighting Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Ice Punch Ice Physical   --       Fake Out Normal Physical   --

In the side series games

Pokémon Stadium 2

Pryce appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle. Like other Gym Leaders' teams in this game, he uses a variety of Pokémon not of his specialist type. Notably, Pryce uses a Legendary Pokémon: the Ice/Flying Legendary bird, Articuno.

During the game's end credits, he is seen having a battle with Blaine.

Pokémon

Round 1

Gym Leader Pryce Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Ice Ground Held item: Quick Claw Piloswine♂ Lv.50-100 Blizzard Ice   --       Take Down Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Held item: Mint Berry Dewgong♀ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Take Down Normal   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Safeguard Normal   --       Types: Water Ice Held item: PRZCureBerry Cloyster♂ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Spike Cannon Normal   --       Swift Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: Bitter Berry Ursaring♀ Lv.50-100 Thrash Normal   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Dig Ground   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Type: Ground Unknown Held item: Ice Berry Donphan♂ Lv.50-100 Double-Edge Normal   --       Rollout Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Snore Normal   --       Types: Ice Psychic Held item: MiracleBerry Jynx♀ Lv.50-100 Ice Punch Ice   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Thrash Normal   --

Round 2

Gym Leader Pryce Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Ice Ground Held item: Quick Claw Piloswine♂ Lv.50-100 Ice Beam Ice   --       Body Slam Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Types: Water Ground Held item: BrightPowder Quagsire♀ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Held item: MiracleBerry Hitmontop♂ Lv.50-100 Dig Ground   --       Counter Fighting   --       Strength Normal   --       Hi Jump Kick Fighting   --       Types: Water Poison Held item: Focus Band Tentacruel♀ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Reflect Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Mirror Coat Psychic   --       Types: Normal Psychic Held item: PRZCureBerry Girafarig♀ Lv.50-100 Headbutt Normal   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Ice Flying Held item: Scope Lens Articuno Lv.50-100 Fly Flying   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Double-Edge Normal   --       BubbleBeam Water   --

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Pryce appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a Seel in battle.

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Pryce (Masters)

Pryce forms a sync pair with Seel and its evolved form Dewgong in Pokémon Masters EX. Pryce became a playable sync pair since the game's release, with him joining the player after completing the eighth chapter of the PML Arc.

In this game, Pryce is one of the PML Leaders of the Pokémon Masters League, handing out the Harmony Badge to those who defeat him. He has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories, the PML Arc, and the Villain Arc.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#013		Pryce	#0087		Seel → Dewgong♂	Ice	Electric			★★★☆☆☆EX	Story Chapter 08

Gallery

Artwork

Headshot from Generation II	Official artwork from Crystal

Sprites

In the core series

Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2
Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver		Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2

In other games

Portrait from Puzzle Challenge	Portrait from Stadium 2

Quotes

Main article: Pryce/Quotes

In the anime

Main series

Pryce in the anime

Original series

In the past, Pryce was a Trainer himself. His Piloswine was more like family to him and helped Pryce win many battles. During a national competition, however, Pryce and Piloswine were defeated by a Magmar and left with severe burns to their bodies. While the two were healing together, Piloswine walked off one night during a blizzard and left Pryce alone without explanation. Since then, Pryce had become hostile and cold towards challengers and his other Pokémon, subsequently earning himself the nickname "Icy Pryce".

Pryce in his youth

In the present day, Pryce debuted in Rage of Innocence, where he had his Dewgong freeze over the river to stop the Red Gyarados from reaching Mahogany Town and then scolded Ash for thinking he could befriend the rampaging Pokémon.

Pryce's position as the Mahogany Town Gym Leader was revealed in the following episode, much to Ash's shock. Pryce was unimpressed to see Ash, especially with his Pikachu on his shoulder, and he sent out his Dewgong to prove that people and Pokémon can't be friends. Ash sent out his Phanpy, but Dewgong froze it with Ice Beam. Pryce turned down Ash's Gym challenge because he deemed him to be a weak Trainer with no strategy before walking off.

Pryce later came across Ash again as he was in the middle of a confrontation with Team Rocket. He tried to guide Ash away, but the pair ended up losing their footing and fell into a crevasse. However, Ash's Totodile and Noctowl were able to soften their landing. Out of gratitude, Pryce healed Totodile with some wild herbs. The pair later discovered a cave using Totodile's earlier Water Gun, and Pryce soon located a leg bracelet that belonged to his Piloswine. They soon reached an ice cavern and found Piloswine encased in ice. Pryce realized that Piloswine had left years ago to retrieve some herbs that could heal burns, and he forgave it. Ash used Cyndaquil's Flamethrower and Pikachu's Thunderbolt to free Piloswine from the ice and awaken it. Pryce later teamed up with Piloswine to defeat Team Rocket when they tried to steal it. Upon returning to the Mahogany Gym, Pryce agreed to have a Gym battle with Ash the following day.

In Nice Pryce, Baby!, Ash returned to the Mahogany Gym the following morning. For the first round, Cyndaquil went up against Pryce's Dewgong. The battle quickly went underwater, and Cyndaquil emerged victorious after using a close-range Swift attack followed by a Flamethrower. Pryce sent out Piloswine, and it defeated Cyndaquil with a powerful Take Down. Pikachu was sent out next, and while his speed was useless on the icy field, Pikachu was able to slide around and land a few Electric attacks. Despite Piloswine's endurance, Pryce decided to forfeit the match because it was becoming too exhausted to continue. As a result, he awarded Ash the Glacier Badge.

He reappeared in a flashback in Why? Wynaut!.

Character

Pryce had become an incredibly stressed and cold person after his faithful Piloswine seemingly walked out on him after they lost a battle years ago. He went on to focus his energy and strategy on training a Pokémon's abilities, but had no emotional connection with them. He even refused Ash's initial Gym challenge after deeming him too emotionally involved with his Pokémon. However, after being reunited with his Piloswine and realizing why it left him in As Cold as Pryce, Pryce's sadness was replaced by joy and optimism.

His old friend Sheila had noticed a substantial difference in him by the events of Nice Pryce, Baby!, which were reminiscent of Pryce's younger days. In battle, Pryce proved to be fiercely competitive. He used the battlefield to his full advantage, freezing it over to make an icy wasteland that hindered an opponent's speed based strategies or breaking up the ice to make an underwater field ideal for his many dual Water and Ice Pokémon. Pryce's Dewgong and Piloswine were shown to be excellent at landing direct attacks with their sharp horns and also striking at a distance with their Ice moves.

Pryce commonly meditates at a mountain waterfall near Mahogany Town on a daily basis to keep his mind sharp and clear.

Pokémon

On hand

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

Piloswine

Debut	As Cold as Pryce
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Unshō Ishizuka

Main article: Pryce's Piloswine

Pryce has owned Piloswine ever since he was a young Trainer. After Pryce was hurt during a battle against a Magmar, Piloswine went looking for healing herbs, but was frozen on the way back. Years later, Ash and Pryce found it and freed it.

In Nice Pryce, Baby!, Pryce used Piloswine during his Gym battle with Ash. It easily defeated Ash's Cyndaquil and fought fiercely against Ash's Pikachu. However, Pryce abruptly forfeited after Piloswine started becoming tired, earning Ash the Glacier Badge.

Dewgong

Debut	Rage of Innocence
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Michael Haigney

Dewgong is one of Pryce's main Pokémon. It was first seen preventing the Red Gyarados from entering Mahogany Town in Rage of Innocence by freezing the river.

Pryce later used Dewgong during his Gym battle with Ash, where it battled Ash's Cyndaquil. The Sea Lion Pokémon was eventually defeated by Cyndaquil's Flamethrower.

Dewgong's known moves are Ice Beam, Aurora Beam, and Headbutt.

In the Gym

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

Seel and Shellder (multiple)

Debut	Nice Pryce, Baby!

Pryce was shown to have many Seel and Shellder in his Gym.

Seel and Shellder's only known move is Ice Beam.

Dewgong and Lapras (multiple)

Debut	Nice Pryce, Baby!

Pryce was shown to have many Dewgong and Lapras in his Gym.

Dewgong and Lapras's only known move is Ice Beam.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 清川元夢 Motomu Kiyokawa 坂口候一 Kōichi Sakaguchi (young) English Jimmy Zoppi European French Daniel Dury Mathieu Moreau (young) Polish Krzysztof Zakrzewski Brazilian Portuguese Guilherme Lopes Spanish Latin America César Arias Carlos Hugo Hidalgo (young) Spain Julio Núñez Eduardo del Hoyo (young)

GOTCHA!

Pryce briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Pryce in Pokémon Adventures

History

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

When the Legendary Pokémon Suicune begins challenging the Gym Leaders, Whitney, DJ Mary, the Pokémon Association Director, and Hirō go to the Mahogany Gym after deducing that it will be Suicune's next target. There, they encounter Pryce, who welcomes his visitors with warm hospitality. One of his ice sculptures begins moving, which turns out to be Suicune after having been frozen in ice. Pryce helps battle Suicune, but upon its defeat, the Pokémon is revealed to be nothing but an ice sculpture that had appeared to move with the use of Pryce's Pokémon. Pryce reveals that he set up the battle as training in case he was attacked by the real Suicune.

At the Indigo Plateau, Pryce arrives with his fellow Johto Gym Leaders to take place exhibition tournament for the Pokémon League against the Kanto Gym Leaders. Pryce was appointed the representative of the Johto Gym Leaders and is set to face off against Erika of Celadon City, the Kanto representative, in the eighth and final match. Due to Blaine feeling under the weather, his match is postponed, thus moving Pryce and Erika's match up. Pryce faces Erika in battle, which ends with him as the victor. When the Masked Man attacks the Pokémon League, Pryce disappears as the other Gym Leaders face the army of mind-controlled Team Rocket Grunts.

Pryce in his youth

In the climax of this chapter, it is revealed that Pryce is actually the true identity of the Masked Man. After having his disguise destroyed by Gold, Pryce uses the Silver and Rainbow Wings to create a GS Ball, which could capture the Pokémon that can travel through time, Celebi. With it, he escapes into the Crack in Time, only to be pursued by a relentless Gold. After exiting, Pryce is attacked by the other Pokédex holders, but he easily manages to fend them off. When Celebi emerges from its shrine at the Ilex Forest, Pryce captures it and forces it to send him back in time to a certain point in his life. Once they free themselves from his ice prisons, Gold, Silver, and Crystal follow Pryce back in time to stop his evil plan. There, it is revealed that in his youth, Pryce had lost his two Lapras in an avalanche, leaving their child an orphan. Pryce reveals that all along, his plan was to go back in time to reunite his Lapras, La Glace, with its long-lost parents.

Pryce fights against Gold one last time, where it ends with Gold's Pibu destroying the GS Ball, freeing Celebi from Pryce's control. Although defeated, La Glace flies to the past, where it is reunited with its parents. Celebi helps heal Pryce's heart by playing a song from his past, bringing the man to tears in the process. Having a change of heart, Pryce expresses his envy at Gold's youth as he willingly lets himself fall into the voids of time, where he was presumed missing.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Pryce in the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Pryce returns along with Lance and Giovanni to stop the three Legendary Pokémon created by Arceus. There, Pryce reveals that while he was trapped in the voids of time, he witnessed the beginning of the world, the births of legendary and mirage Pokémon, and a future that was destroyed by the three Pokémon created by Arceus. Knowing what lies ahead, Pryce called out to someone for help, and was heard by Lance. Celebi, having sensed this beforehand, released Pryce out of the Ilex Forest Shrine, where they encountered Giovanni, who was waiting for Celebi's arrival to cure his disease. When Giovanni saw Pryce, he immediately attacked Pryce and would have killed him if it weren't for the intervention of Lance, who told them of the events going on at the Sinjoh Ruins. Although reluctant, the three Trainers formed an alliance to stop the destruction before it could begin.

While Giovanni faced Giratina and Lance faced Palkia, Pryce went up against Dialga with his Swinub. Although Dialga had the ability to manipulate the flow of time, Pryce's past experience with time gives him immunity to its attacks. After Arceus is calmed down by Gold, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina leave to parts unknown, which finally ends the battle. After Celebi helps heal Giovanni's disease, Giovanni entrusts Pryce and Lance to train his son so that in the future, they may battle. In the meantime, Pryce decides to return to his Gym and resume his position as a Gym Leader. Silver forgives Pryce for his past misdeeds and returns the Gym Badge he previously stole from him.

Character

Pryce is a frail man who uses a wheelchair. He rarely leaves his Gym, and uses his Pokémon to create fantastic ice sculptures. With the use of his Pokémon, he also makes it appear like the sculptures can move and attack.

Pokémon

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

On hand

Seel (×2)

Debut	Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa

Pryce's two Seel were some of the Pokémon he keeps in his Gym. Pryce uses them to sell his ice sculptures and do his shopping. In the battle against Suicune, the Seel were used to quickly freeze and defrost the ice sculpture's limbs, giving it the impression of being a living creature.

None of their moves are known.

Delibird

Debut	Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa

Delibird was one of the Pokémon that Pryce keeps inside of his Gym. It was used to manipulate the Suicune ice sculpture and make it appear to be a real Pokémon. It is unknown if this Delibird is the same one which he used as the Masked Man.

None of Delibird's moves are known.

Swinub

Debut	Savvy Swinub

Swinub was used to assist Whitney in battling the Suicune ice sculpture and managed to win by freezing it. During Pryce's battle against Erika, it fought against her Bellossom and won. When Pryce was lost in time, it was lost with him and returned when Pryce was freed by Celebi. In the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc, Swinub was used to battle against Dialga. It has a Mild nature.

Swinub's known moves are Powder Snow and Blizzard, and its Ability is Oblivious.

Deceased

La Prus and La Pris (CY: Laprus and Lapris)

Debut	The Last Battle XIV

La Prus (Japanese: ラ ・ プルス La Prus) and La Pris (Japanese: ラ ・ プリス La Pris) are the father and mother of La Glace, respectively. They died after being caught in an avalanche during Pryce's youth, being the reason why Pryce decided to capture Celebi in order to travel in time and reunite with them. Although Pryce never reunited with them, they were able to reunite with their child after La Glace traveled to the past.

None of Lapras's moves are known.

Released

Celebi

Debut	The Last Battle XIV

Main article: Celebi (Adventures)

This Celebi was the same one that Pryce originally sought after to reunite La Glace with its lost parents. After the events of the third chapter, Pryce waded around in the Crack in Time; only surviving due to Celebi's influence. After sensing the destruction Arceus would bring upon the Johto and Sinnoh regions, Celebi freed Pryce from his prison to help combat the threat.

Status unknown

Egg → La Glace (CY: Glacier)

Debut	Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa

La Glace (Japanese: ヒョウガ Hyōga) is a Lapras that hatched from an Egg that its parents, La Prus and La Pris, created. Pryce first used La Glace to give the Suicune sculpture the appearance of attacking its opponents. After Celebi was freed from the GS Ball, La Glace was reunited with its parents after traveling through time. It is unknown if La Glace returned alongside Pryce during the HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter.

La Glace's only known move is Aurora Beam.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Pryce in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Pryce appeared in Ice World. Red encountered him after he defeated Giovanni and several Team Rocket Grunts at the Lake of Rage.

Pryce was first seen searching for his lost Pokémon. Red found his Swinub covered in ice, and helped Pryce to try to rescue it. They couldn't get Swinub out, but eventually the ice cracked and Swinub escaped. Pryce and Red went to his Gym, where Pryce challenged Red to a battle. During the battle, Clefairy tries to dazzle Swinub in order to trick it. Clefairy's plan worked until it put on Piloswine costume, which angered Piloswine and caused it to attack Clefairy. Piloswine was finally reunited with Pryce and Swinub.

Pokémon

Swinub

Debut	Ice World

Swinub was introduced while trapped in ice. Red and Pryce were eventually able to set it free. Swinub was used in the Gym Battle against Red's Clefairy.

Swinub's known moves are Headbutt, Take Down, and Blizzard.

Piloswine

Debut	Ice World

Main article: Pryce's Piloswine

Piloswine appeared when Clefairy put on a Piloswine costume.

In the TCG

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

Pryce's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Pryce's Dewgong					Pokémon VS		039/141
Pryce's Cloyster		Tyranitar Half Deck			Pokémon VS		040/141
Pryce's Lapras					Unnumbered Promotional cards
					Pokémon VS		041/141
Pryce's Articuno					Pokémon VS		042/141
Pryce's Sneasel					Pokémon VS		043/141
Pryce's Piloswine					Pokémon VS		044/141
Pryce's Delibird					Pokémon VS		045/141
Abomasnow		Astral Radiance		TG01/TG30	VMAX Climax		185/184
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Pryce's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		115/141
Pryce's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		116/141

Trivia

• His Japanese Leader title is 冬の厳しさを教える者.
• Pryce is the only Gym Leader who has forfeited to Ash.
• In the games, Pryce is the only male Johto Gym Leader to have a Generation II Pokémon. Each of the other four male Johto Gym Leaders have only Generation I Pokémon.
• In Generation III, a Pryce lookalike, along with Jasmine and Whitney's, can be seen as an audience member in a Pokémon Contest.
• Pryce is the only Gym Leader whose highest-leveled Pokémon is at a lower level than the highest-leveled Pokémon of the Gym Leader before him.
• As stated by in-battle dialogue in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and later during random calls on the Pokégear, Pryce's middle name is Willow, which also happens to be his Japanese name's translation.
• In Generation II, a Boarder in Pryce's Gym states that the secret to Pryce's power is his daily meditation under a waterfall. In Generation IV, this is changed to his sitting on top of "very cold ice".
  • This may be because in Generation IV, Chuck trains through meditation under a waterfall.
• In Generation II, even though Piloswine cannot learn Fury Attack until level 33, Pryce's Piloswine knows it at level 31.
• In Black 2 and White 2, the moveset and held item used by his Dewgong in the Type Expert and World Leaders Tournaments are the exact same as the ones used in rematches in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• Pryce has an erroneous Tentacruel in Pokémon Stadium 2: Mirror Coat is an Egg Move, while Reflect is a Generation I TM.
• In Generation IV, Pryce states that the Glacier Badge will raise the Special stats of Pokémon, despite Badges no longer raising stats in this generation.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ヤナギ Yanagi	From 柳 yanagi (willow)
English	Pryce	From ice
German	Norbert	From Norbert, a name of Germanic origin meaning "northern brightness"
Spanish	Fredo	From frío (cold)
French	Frédo	From froid (cold)
Italian	Alfredo	From freddo (cold)
Korean	류옹 Ryuong	From 류 (柳) ryu (willow) and 옹 (翁) ong (old man)
Chinese (Mandarin)	柳伯 Liǔbó*	From 柳 liǔ (willow) and 伯 bó (respectful term used to refer to someone older)
	古柳 Gǔliǔ*	From 古 gǔ (ancient) and 柳 liǔ (willow)
Chinese (Cantonese)	柳伯 Láuhbaak	From 柳 láuh (willow) and 伯 baak (respectful term used to refer to someone older)
Thai	ยานางิ Yānāngi	Transcription of his Japanese name
Vietnamese	Yanagi	Transcription of his Japanese name

Pryce's Pokémon

La Prus

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ラ ・ プルス La Prus	Similar to Lapras
English	La Prus*	Same as Japanese name
	Laprus*
German, Spanish	Laprus	Similar to Japanese name
Korean	라프루스 Laprus	Same as Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	拉普魯斯 / 拉普鲁斯 Lāpǔlǔsī	Transcription of Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese	La Prus	Transcription of Japanese name

La Pris

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ラ ・ プリス La Pris	Similar to Lapras
English	La Pris*	Same as Japanese name
	Lapris*
German, Spanish	Lapris	Same as Japanese name
Korean	라프리스 Lapris	Transcription of Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	拉普利斯 Lāpǔlìsī	Transcription of Japanese name
Brazilian Portuguese, Vietnamese	La Pris	Transcription of Japanese name

La Glace

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ヒョウガ Hyōga	From 氷河 hyōga (glacier)
English	La Glace*	From la glace (French for "the ice")
	Glacier*	From glacier
German	Lagla	Similar to English name
Spanish	Glacier	From glacier
Korean	효거 Hyogeo	Similar to Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	冰河 Bīnghé	From 冰河 bīnghé (glacier)
Brazilian Portuguese	La Glace	Same as English name
Vietnamese	Hyoga	Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Masked Man

References

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair

Pryce's Pokémon
On hand:	Piloswine	Dewgong
At Mahogany Gym:	Seel	Dewgong	Shellder	Lapras
Adventures only:	Swinub	Delibird	Lugia	Ho-Oh	Celebi
Pocket Monsters only:	Swinub

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.