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 veteranGym 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 aPokémon Trainer inPokémon Masters EX, based on thecharacter of the same name in thecore seriesgames. He is one of thePokémon Masters League Leaders onPasio, and he hands out theHarmony Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He forms async pair withSeel and itsEvolution,Dewgong. This sync pair can be obtained by completingChapter 8 of thePML Arc, available since the game's release. The pair's potential can be raised to
6★ EX since May 25, 2022, which unlocks Pryce's EX style.
In the games
Seel → Dewgong
Seel can evolve into Dewgong once it has reached level 30 through its sync pair storySeel's Evolution.
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| Base Potential | ★★★☆☆☆EX | |||||||
| Seel♂ | Weakness | |||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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| Base Potential | ★★★☆☆☆EX | |||||||
| Dewgong♂ | Weakness | |||||||
| It swims through the ocean at a speed of eight knots, searching for Pokémon that will become its prey. It's especially fond ofWishiwashi. | ||||||||
| 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 itssync move. Upon Evolution, Dewgong learns the upgraded Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam.
| Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | BasePower | MaxPower | 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 LessonAurora Beam | Ice | Special | — | 250 | 300 | — | An opponent | (6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.) |
Skills
| Name | Description |
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| Passive Skills | |
| Superduper Effective 2 | Powers up moves that are super effective. |
| Exclusive Lucky Skills | |
| Superduper Effective 5 | Powers up moves that are super effective. |
| Theme Skills | |
| Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 30 when using Ice-type attacks. | |
| Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8. | |
| Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 8. | |
| Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9. | |
| Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 9. | |
| Expedition Skills | |
| Raises the following discovery levels by 1: • • | |
Sync grid
Pryce & Seel'ssync grid is an expanded grid, made available on January 22, 2020.
| Name | Effect | Energy required | Sync orb required | Move level required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 & Seel can be battled against in:
Pryce & 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,January 25, 2025)
- Daily Type Rotation:Type Team-Up (2023) (as a side foe; August 14 to 28, 2023)
Pryce has also been shown to pair alongsidePiloswine and can be battled against in:
- Arceus Arc: Chapter 5:Competitive Heart and Soul (as a side foe)
Story appearances
Pryce appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:
- PML Arc:
- Villain Arc:Johto: Team Rocket's Revival
- Arceus Arc: Chapter 5:Competitive Heart and Soul
- Story events:
- 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: | Seel evolves into Dewgong |
Quotes
- Main article:Pryce/Quotes → Pokémon Masters EX
Gallery
| Artwork of Pryce & Seel in Pokémon Masters EX | Pryce & Seel on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker | Pryce's sync move mindscape (Mahogany Gym) | Artwork ofChapter 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 theplayer character forming a sync pair with a Seel, Pryce & Seel are the only playable sync pair whosesync movetype does not correspond to their partner Pokémon's type from thecore series games, as Seel's type is pureWater until it evolves.
Origin
Pryce's design is based on his appearance inPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. Pryce uses Seel and Dewgong during hisGym battle with theplayer in theJohto-basedcore series games. He also uses Dewgong duringrematches in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and in thePokémon World Tournament inPokémon Black 2 and White 2. Seel'sDex entry comes fromPokémon Ultra Moon. Dewgong's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.
In other languages
I'll Teach You a Lesson!
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References
- ↑Kyle Hebert Interview on Youtube
- ↑Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
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