Pryce (Masters)

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 and its evolved form, . He is one of the Pokémon Masters League Leaders in Pasio, and he hands out the to Trainers who defeat him. This sync pair was first made available since the game's release. This pair can be raised to from May 25, 2022.
==In the games==
==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.
===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 	 	 	Move gauge	Base	Max 	 	Target 	Description
 	 	2	46 	55 	100%	An opponent 	Has a chance (10%) of leaving the target frozen. 	
Dire Hit 	0(2 uses)	—	— 	— 	Self	Raises the user's critical-hit rate by one stat rank. 	 	
 	 	3	92 	110 	95% 	All opponent 	Lowers the target's Speed by one stat rank. 	
I'll Teach You a Lesson!	0(2 uses)	—	— 	— 	Self	Raises the user's Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by two stat ranks.	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ice Sync Beam 	 	—	200 	240 	— 	An opponent 	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)	
Winter's Lesson 	 	—	250 	300 	— 	An opponent 	(6★ EX effect: Sync moves will target all opposing sync pairs.)	
===Skills===
Name 	Description
 	
 	Powers up moves that are super effective.
 	
Ice Strike 	Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 15 when using Ice-type attacks.
Johto Strike 	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Gym Leader Strike 	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2.
Scarf Strike 	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
Veteran Trainer Strike	Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 3.
 	
Fiery ↑ 1 Soothing ↑ 1	Raises the following discovery levels by 1:• Fiery Crystal• Soothing Crystal
===Sync grid===
Pryce & Seel's sync 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: 	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: 	Has a chance (50%) of charging the user's move gauge by one when a move is successful. 	8 	96 	3
Dire Hit: 	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!: 	Has a chance (40%) of restoring one MP of the move used if the move is successful. 	7 	84 	2
 	Raises the chance of inflicting status conditions with the additional effects of moves.	7 	84 	1
 	Raises the chance of inflicting status conditions with the additional effects of moves.	7 	84 	1
 	Protects the Pokémon from damage from a hailstorm. 	7 	84 	1
 	Restores the Pokémon's HP whenever it takes an action during a hailstorm. 	7 	84 	1
 	Powers up moves in a hailstorm. 	8 	96 	2
 	Powers up moves in a hailstorm. 	8 	96 	3
 	Powers up moves when the target is frozen. 	10 	120 	3
 	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:
* PML Arc: 
Pryce & Dewgong can be battled against in:
* EX Plaza: EX Challenge: Pryce
* 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! (; ; )
* Daily Type Rotation: (as a side foe; August 14 to 28, 2023)
===Story appearances===
Pryce appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:
* PML Arc: 
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* Villain Arc: 
* Story events:
** Season's Greetings
** Champion Time
** Sub-zero—My Past, My Future
** Middle-Aged Opposites
* Solo event: Kris's Worries
===Sync pair stories===
* A Day with Pryce
====Evolution====
Name 	Trainer	Pokémon 	Price 	First-Time Rewards
Seel's Evolution	 	Weakness:	Evolution Shard ×5	Seel evolves into DewgongGems ×30
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
 	 	 	
Artwork of Pryce & Seelin Pokémon Masters EX	Pryce & Seel on Pokémon Masters EX Dream Team Maker	Pryce's sync move mindscape()	Artwork of
 	 	 	
VS model(Normal colors) 	6★ model(Normal colors) 	6★ model(EX colors) 	VS model(EX colors)
 	 	 	
Trainer emoteNice! 	Trainer emoteWatch out! 	Trainer emoteLet's do this! 	Trainer emoteThanks!
==Trivia==
* Not counting the player character forming a sync pair with a Seel, Pryce & 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 until it evolves.
===Origin===
Pryce's design is based on his appearance in . Pryce uses Seel and Dewgong during his Gym battle with the 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 . Seel's entry comes from . Dewgong's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ultra Sun.
==In other languages==
I'll Teach You a Lesson!	
Winter's Lesson Aurora Beam
==References==
==Related articles==
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