FJ107

==Synopsis==
Justin experiences Pryce's winter-harsh lesson.
==Summary==
Pryce and Justin soon take their positions on the field. The referee begins their three-on-three match. Pryce calls out his Seel, and it dives into the pool. Justin sends out Eevee and orders a Shadow Ball, but Seel ducks underwater to evade the attack. Seel retaliates with an Icy Wind, and Eevee evades with Double Team. The clones jump around the pool with Quick Attack and Seel cannot track them. Seel dives underwater until the clones naturally disappear. Eevee strikes the waters with Iron Tail, exposing Seel. Eevee then lands a Shadow Ball. The unconventional strategy takes Pryce by surprise. Seel recovers and fires an Aurora Beam, which blasts Eevee, but he endures the attack. Eevee fires another Shadow Ball, and Eevee dives underwater once again to escape. Justin anticipates Pryce to be ready for his prior Iron Tail counter. He has Eevee dive into the water, again surprising Pryce, but he notes that Seel has the advantage. Seel attacks with Aqua Jet, and Eevee braves the attack at Justin's command. Eevee then bounces back with Quick Attack to force Seel out of the water and into the air. Eevee jumps out of the water in kind and slams Seel into the gym wall with Iron Tail to knock Seel out of the battle.
Justin recalls Eevee on a job well done and sends Mr. Mime into battle. Pryce then calls on Dewgong, the evolved form of Seel, who dives in the waters. Justin orders Mr. Mime to take control of the waters with Psychic, but Dewgong uses Fake Out, sending a shockwave throughout the battlefield that flinches Mr. Mime. Dewgong then freezes Mr. Mime's feet in place with Ice Beam. Pryce has Dewgong fire ice missiles with Ice Shard, which Mr. Mime blocks with Reflect. Pryce grins; he has Dewgong strike Mr. Mime with Encore. For now, Mr. Mime can only use Reflect. Therefore, Pryce has Dewgong hammer Mr. Mime with Ice Beam, and it can only endure until it is frozen solid. Dewgong then uses Ice Shard, which destroys the ice and pellets Mr. Mime. Despite the brutal beating, Mr. Mime is still able to battle and Justin has it use Safeguard to prevent a second Encore. Despite Mr. Mime's resilience, Pryce calculates one more heavy attack will defeat it. Dewgong fires an Ice Shard, which Mr. Mime repels with Psychic. Mr. Mime then takes control of the pool and disorients Dewgong by spinning the waters. Mr. Mime continues to use Psychic to draw Dewgong out of the waters and pulls it toward Mr. Mime. Mr. Mime lands two massive Focus Punch attacks and uses a final Psychic to send Dewgong crashing into the walls, knocking out the Sea Lion Pokemon.  
The extremely difficult win puts Mr. Mime on one knee but still able to battle. Pryce calls on his final and strongest Pokemon, Piloswine. The referee then closes the pool to make the battlefield strictly an ice battlefield, and the match resumes.
Piloswine opens by charging toward Mr. Mime with Take Down. Justin can tell Mr. Mime is too tired to move. He has Mr. Mime re-establish a barrier of Reflect. Piloswine collides with the psychic barrier and pushes against it, enough to knock down Mr. Mime, who slides back across the ice. Pryce reminds Justin that Reflect reduces the damage of physical attacks, not block them entirely. Mr. Mime gets up and Piloswine charges again with Take Down. Mr. Mime stops Piloswine with Psychic and sends it flying back, but Piloswine is able to easily regain its footing on the ice. Piloswine keeps charging with Take Down and Mr. Mime keeps repelling Piloswine with Psychic until its stamina gives out, having used Psychic a maximum amount of times. In a last ditch effort, Mr. Mime uses Focus Punch and Piloswine meets the attack with Take Down. After an explosive collision, Mr. Mime gives out, unable to battle.
Justin recalls Mr. Mime and returns Eevee to battle. Pryce opens the battle with Take Down, and Eevee executes a Quick Attack. Instead of a head-on collision, Eevee skims the side of Piloswine to disrupt its attack and still deliver some damage. Piloswine is still relentless and shifts into another Take Down. Eevee is a tad slowly on the ice battlefield, but defends itself by surrounding Piloswine with Double Team. Eevee then hammers Shadow Ball attacks. After taking heavy fire, Piloswine uses Hail. Snow descends and both Eevee and Justin lose track of Piloswine. Eevee releases a Shadow Ball that misses, and Pryce reveals his Pokemon's Snow Cloak ability. As Piloswine hides, Pryce orders Rest and Piloswine recovers from all its damage from Mr. Mime and Eevee's attacks as well as the recoil from repetitive Take Downs. Meanwhile, Eevee is pelleted by Hail and Mr. Mime's Reflect defense fades. Eevee eventually finds Piloswine as it rests and lands a super-effective Iron Tail. Eevee goes for a second strike but Piloswine awakens and blows back Eevee with Blizzard. Eevee lands on his feet and retaliates with two blows of Quick Attack. Eevee continues to take damage from Hail. He fires a Shadow Ball, which Piloswine repels and destroys with Blizzard. The Blizzard attack proceeds to consume Eevee, freezing some of his fur and the tips of his feet. Piloswine then executes a Take Down. Eevee cannot move quickly enough to dodge, and he is pummeled, sent skidding along the ice to Justin's feet, unable to battle.
Justin collects Eevee and sends Scyther into battle despite the type disadvantage. When Scyther emerges, the Hail fades, and Piloswine reestablishes the weather effect. Scyther takes the chance to power-up with Swords Dance while being pelted. Piloswine executes a Take Down. Scyther releases blades of Air Slash to flinch Piloswine. While the wind blades land, Piloswine does not flinch and keeps charging. Scyther scantly flies away but Piloswine turns around to land a heavy hit. Scyther quickly regains his footing and uses X-Scissor, which Piloswine meets with Take Down. After an intense collision, both Pokemon deflect the other. Pryce laughs that his Piloswine is stubborn and ready to charge again, but orders Blizzard instead. Because of Hail, Piloswine's Blizzard is wider and stronger. Scyther cannot dodge, so Justin has Scyther use Air Slash to cut up the Blizzard and weaken its power. However, a frightful Scyther disobeys Justin and tries to fly around the attack with Quick Attack. Scyther's disobedience is costly as Piloswine merely turns its head to still strike Scyther with the full power of Blizzard. Scyther's wings are frozen and it cannot fly. Piloswine then rams it with Take Down. Scyther is sent skidding to Justin's feet. Piloswine begins to feel the recoil from Take Down and uses Rest.
Scyther stands up, refusing to admit defeat. Justin sighs and understands Scyther's fear of weakness and defeat. Justin accepts that it's not enough that Scyther trust Justin but Scyther needs to trust his own strength as well. As Piloswine sleeps, Justin presents Scyther the Metal Coat he received from Jasmine. Justin hopes evolution will give Scyther the confidence he needs to truly believe in his potential. After a few moments on consideration, Scyther willingly touches the Metal Coat. Scyther and the Metal Coat glow. The item bonds to Scyther, and the Mantis Pokemon evolves into Scizor.  
After a moment Scizor acknowledges and analyzes its new form. The ice that were once on its wings chip off the steel. The Steel-Type steps back onto the battlefield to face Pryce and Piloswine, who finally awakens. 
Pryce is impressed by Scizor's evolution but notes that it will take time for Scizor to master its new form while his Piloswine is fully revitalized from Rest. He challenges Justin's ability to improvise with his new Pokemon. Justin tells Pryce he believes Scizor has all the strength he needs to win, and the battle resumes.
Piloswine uses Hail to maintain the weather condition, and Scizor uses Swords Dance to build power as a repeat of the start of their encounter. Piloswine then uses Take Down, and Justin tells Scizro to holds his ground since they cannot see Piloswine and counter with X-Scissor. Scizor follows Justin's command but his X-Scissor is not the same. It has become Metal Claw, and Scizor strikes Pilosweine in the face with the super-effective attack when the Ice-Type gets close. Justin orders a follow-up Air Slash before Piloswine can fully recover, and Piloswine takes a heavy hit. It flinches as well, preventing Piloswine from acting on his Pryce's next Take Down command, so Scizor strikes it in the face with Metal Claw. Scizor goes for another Metal Claw, but Piloswine blows him back with Blizzard. Pryce acknowledges that Scizor's Swords Dance-empowered Metal Claws are too much for Piloswine. Therefore, he orders a third Rest while hiding with its Snow Cloak ability. Justin has an idea and orders Scizor to to cut through the Hail with Air Slash. Scizor releases blades of wind that exposes Piloswine's location. With Piloswine found, Justin has Scizor combine Quick Attack and Metal Claw. Scizor executes as Justin commands and rams Piloswine hard, to send it crashing into the wall. Piloswine is finally unable to handle the massive super-effective attack and is therefore defeated. 
Justin and Scizor are calmly elated, and Pryce recalls his strongest Pokemon on an excellent battle. Pryce congratulates Justin and Scizor especially for Justin earning Scizor's trust when it mattered most. He awards Justin the Glacier Badge for his hard work. 
==Major Events==
*Justin's Scyther fully listens to Justin and evolves into Scizor with the Metal Coat Justin recieved from Jasmine
*Justin's Scizor learns Metal Claw
*Justin battles and defeats Pryce, the Mahogany Town Gym Leader, and earns the Glacier Badge
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events (First Journey). 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Pryce
*Referee
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Scyther (Justin's; evolves)
*Scizor (Justin's; newly evolved)
*Mr. Mime (Justin's)
*Piloswine (Pryce's)
*Dewgong (Pryce's)
*Seel (Pryce's)
Category:First Journey
Category:Episodes with Gym Battles
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