Pryce (anime)

'Pryce is a Gym Leader appearing in Pokémon: Master Quest.

Season 4: Johto League Champions
Pryce, among other Johto Gym Leaders, appears in the opening scene of Pokémon: Johto League Champions.

Season 5: Master Quest
Pryce was a champion Trainer in his youth, but was severely burned in a battle. While he was bedridden, his Piloswine went out the door during a severe snow storm and never came back, believeing it abandoned him and became cold-hearted. Because of this, he refused to fight Ash thinking him to be a weak Trainer. When Ash compelled him to a battle, Pryce finally accepted, but he beat Ash's Phanpy using his Dewgong.

When Ash again tried to talk Pryce into a battle, they stumbled onto a cave where they found Pryce's Piloswine frozen in ice. It had some plants that aided in the healing of burns, so Pryce realized Piloswine was frozen when it was searching for berries. Piloswine was defrosted and on being reunited with Piloswine, Pryce lost his cold-heartedness.

The next morning, Ash battled Pryce in a gym battle. After a fierce battle, Pryce forfeited as his Piloswine became tired and he knew it would serve no purpose to keep going.