Pryce (Masters)
| Pryce ヤナギ Yanagi | |
 Pryce's model | |
| No. | 13 |
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| 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.
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Type |  Ice
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| Move type | Ice
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| Role |  Strike (Special)
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| Base Potential | ★★★☆☆☆EX | ||||||
| Seel ♂ | Weakness |  Electric
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| 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 | |
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Type | Ice
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| Move type | Ice
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| Role | Strike (Special)
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| Base Potential | ★★★☆☆☆EX | ||||||
| Dewgong ♂ | Weakness | Electric
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| 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 | |
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 |
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| Ice Beam | Ice
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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
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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. |
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| Ice Sync Beam | Ice
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Special | — | 200 | 240 | — | An opponent | (6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents. |
| Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam | Ice
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Special | — | 250 | 300 | — | An opponent | (6★ EX) effect: Sync move targets all opponents. |
Skills
| Name | Description |
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| Passive Skills | |
| Superduper Effective 2 | Powers up moves that are super effective. |
| Theme Skills | |
 Ice Strike
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Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Ice-type attacks. |
 Johto Strike
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Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
 Gym Leader Strike
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Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
 Scarf Strike
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Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3. |
 Veteran Trainer Strike
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Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3. |
| Expedition Skills | |
 Fiery ↑ 1  Soothing ↑ 1
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Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • Fiery Crystal• Soothing Crystal
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Sync grid
Pryce and Seel's sync grid is an expanded grid, made available on January 22, 2020.
| Name | Effect | Energy required | Sync orb required | Move level required |
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| HP +10 | HP +10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| HP +10 | HP +10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| HP +10 | HP +10 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| HP +20 | HP +20 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| HP +20 | HP +20 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Defense +10 | Defense +10 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Defense +10 | Defense +10 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Sp. Atk +10 | Sp. Atk +10 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Sp. Atk +10 | Sp. Atk +10 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Sp. Atk +10 | Sp. Atk +10 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sp. Def +10 | Sp. Def +10 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Sp. Def +10 | Sp. Def +10 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Speed +10 | Speed +10 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Speed +20 | Speed +20 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Ice Beam: Power +4 | Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Ice Beam: Power +4 | Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Ice Beam: Power +4 | Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 1 |
| Ice Beam: Power +4 | Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| Ice Beam: Power +4 | Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4 | 4 | 48 | 2 |
| Ice Beam: Power +4 | Ice Beam: Power ↑ +4 | 4 | 48 | 3 |
| Ice Beam: Move Gauge Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 6 | 72 | 2 |
| Icy Wind: Power +5 | Icy Wind: Power ↑ +5 | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| Icy Wind: Power +5 | Icy Wind: Power ↑ +5 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Icy Wind: Power +5 | Icy Wind: Power ↑ +5 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Icy Wind: Power +5 | Icy Wind: Power ↑ +5 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Icy Wind: Power +5 | Icy Wind: Power ↑ +5 | 5 | 60 | 2 |
| Icy Wind: Accuracy +5 | Icy Wind: Accuracy ↑ +5 | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Icy Wind: Move Gauge Refresh 4 | Has a chance (50%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
| Dire Hit: MP Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 1 |
| I'll Teach You a Lesson!: MP Refresh 3 | Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful. | 7 | 84 | 2 |
| Hostile Environment 1 | Raises the chance of inflicting status conditions with the additional effects of moves. | 7 | 84 | 1 |
| Hostile Environment 1 | Raises the chance of inflicting status conditions with the additional effects of moves. | 7 | 84 | 1 |
| Snow Shelter | Protects the Pokémon from damage from a hailstorm. | 7 | 84 | 1 |
| Healing Hail 1 | Restores the Pokémon's HP whenever it takes an action during a hailstorm. | 7 | 84 | 1 |
| Invigorating Hail 3 | Powers up moves in a hailstorm. | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Invigorating Hail 3 | Powers up moves in a hailstorm. | 8 | 96 | 3 |
| Freeze Synergy 8 | Powers up moves when the target is frozen. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Freeze Synergy 8 | Powers up moves when the target is frozen. | 10 | 120 | 3 |
| Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam: Power +25 | Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam: Power +25 | Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam: Power ↑ +25 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
Appearances
Battle appearances
Pryce and Seel can be battled against in:
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:
Sync pair stories
- A Day with Pryce
Evolution
| Name | Trainer | Pokémon | Price | First-Time Rewards |
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| Seel's Evolution |  Wulfric |
 Avalugg Weakness: 
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 Evolution Shard ×5
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Seel evolves into Dewgong Gems ×30
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Quotes
- Main article: Pryce/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX
Gallery
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| 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 |
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| VS model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (Normal colors) |
6★ model (EX colors) |
VS model (EX colors) |
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| 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
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I'll Teach You a Lesson!
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Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam
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References
- ↑ Kyle Hebert Interview on Youtube
- ↑ Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
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