>>55692069When Pryce was a young guy he went on a trip with his 2 Lapras to this dangerous icecap and they died. At that moment their egg (which he was carrying at the time) hatched in his hands. This was a double whammy of trauma so deep he decided to dedicate his life to capturing Celebi to make sure that never happened.
How do you capture Celebi? Simple. Catch Ho-Oh and Lugia, create the GS Ball with their magic feathers, catch Celebi at Ilex shrine and time travel.
Problem? No one's gonna let you catch the most powerful and important pokemon in the region.
Solution? Kidnap 6 children and raise them to be elite child soldiers, also take over Team Rocket after Giovanni disbands it to get an army, also crash a train into the Pokemon League all so you can catch Celebi, almost destroy the region and get defeated by Gold with a newly hatched Pichu.