Pokemon Gold & Silver's Senior Gym Leader Deserves More Respect
If you’re familiar with Pryce from Pokemon Gold & Silver, you probably remember him as the feeble old man who oversaw the annoying gym in Mahogany Town that was full of sliding puzzles. As Gen 2’s token elderly gym leader, Pryce may not seem particularly memorable. There’s a good chance you waltzed in, kicked the geezer’s cane out from under him, and shouted something like “Sayanora gramps!” while doing a sick burnout on your bike. Disrespecting Pryce might earn you some cool points on the playground, but looking back, I wish I’d paid more attention to the lessons he had to offer. Pryce may look frail, but don’t be fooled - Icy Prycey is the baddest mofo in Johto, and it’s not even close.
Pryce is an Ice-type trainer known as the Teacher of Winter’s Harshness, and he takes this title quite seriously. Pryce spent more than 50 years learning to train Pokemon, as well as his mind and body. You may think it’s strange for a career trainer like Pryce to only ascend to Gym Leader status after all those years, but Pryce was never in it for fame and glory. Self-improvement and mastery over himself are his only ambitions. Pryce doesn’t care if you think he’s old and weak because he’s self-actualized in a way very few of us ever manage to achieve.
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Pryce is misunderstood even by his own gym trainers. One trainer you encounter on your way through Mahogany Gym reveals that Pryce hikes up the mountain every morning to meditate under an ice-cold waterfall. He believes this is the secret source of his power, but there’s nothing supernatural about this ritual - that’s just the kind of disciplined, badass guy Pryce is.
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