Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa
VS ピィ&ププリン
VS Py & Pupurin
Irked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa (Japanese:VS ピィ&ププリンVSPy & Pupurin), titledKiss Away Cleffa! Igglybuff! in theChuang Yi translation, is the 143rd chapter of thePokémon Adventures manga, and the 53rd chapter of theGold, Silver & Crystal arc.
Plot
In the outskirts ofMahogany Town, theRadio Tower crew has invited thePokémon Association Chairman to join them for a show about theMahogany Gym. Eventually, they reach a steep valley and descend down it to the entrance to the Mahogany Gym.
Inside the Mahogany Gym, the Radio Tower crew starts recording the show.DJ Mary, the hostess of the show introduces herself as well as her friendWhitney. Then the Chairman reveals the reason for joining them is due to an independent study regardingSuicune's challenges through theJohto Gyms, he believesPryce is the nextGym Leader to be challenged. Shortly afterward, Whitney slips on the ice and so do the others, they zigzag across the hall until Whitney commandsMil Mil to useStomp, successfully stopping everyone from sliding any further. A door opens with a loud creak, revealing an old man in a wheelchair, who is revealed to be Pryce.
The Chairman and Whitney are shocked upon seeing the little man, but the Chairman promptly apologizes for showing up unexpectedly and introduces himself. Hirō asks about the Gym, to which Pryce replies that at his age, anyone is a coward and such, he has to protect himself from any unfriendly intruders. The Leader then invites them for a cup of tea and to have a talk.
As they enter deeper into the Gym, ice sculptures crafted by Pryce guard the entrance; they share an uncanny resemblance toCharizard,Chansey,Lanturn, andBellossom. As the group passes by, they wonder how the sculptures are sold, considering Pryce's current state; the Chairman then notes that his Pokémon are the ones who run his errands, so he doesn't have to ever leave the Gym. They then spot aSuicune sculpture. Whitney claims it's because Suicune would never come to challenge Pryce, seeing him as weak, and in order to comfort himself he made a statue of it. Suddenly, the statue starts to crack apart. The Chairman suggests that it is the opposite of what Whitney said: Pryce might have battled it, but he actually won.
Since Suicune was frozen but not captured, Whitney sees a chance to challenge it and has her twobaby Pokémon,Fafa andBuff Buff, both useSweet Kiss on it, successfullyconfusing theAurora Pokémon. Whitney then orders Mil Mil to useRollout, which rolls even faster and generates more power due to the slippery floor, knocking Suicune down. Whitney starts gloating over her victory as Pryce comes in, and Whitney gleefully tells him she defeated it. However, something is wrong since Suicune is back on its feet and Mil Mil is laying on the ground, defeated.
As Suicune and Pryce glare at each other, the Chairman and Whitney argue about Pryce, with her questioning his abilities. The Chairman says that Pryce is the most experienced Gym Leader, also known asPryce of Eternal Ice Walls.
Major events
- For a list of all major events in the Pokémon Adventures manga, please see thehistory page.
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