Brycen

"Ice Mask"
Brycen
Species	Human
Hair color	Light Blue
Eye color	Gray
Base	Icirrus City
Debut	Pokémon: Black and White Versions

Brycen is the gym leader of Icirrus City's Pokémon gym and is the seventh gym leader who is faced in Pokémon: Black and White Versions. He specializes in ice-type Pokémon.

Background

Brycen used to be a famous movie star years ago. He became depressed after his film-making career ended until Alder gave him some advice relating to the bonds between people and Pokémon, and how this support makes one stronger. Brycen spent some time secluded in an ice cave, where he trained and became skilled enough to become Icirrus City's gym leader. He wore a costume with a mask because he felt a need to conceal his identity, even though the locals all seemed to be aware of his past. Brycen was known for his calm approach to all things, which some confused with a lack of emotion. His gym was a conventional ice maze with moving gears activated by switches. Brycen gave the Freeze Badge to victorious challengers.

In Pokémon: Black and White Versions, he presumably was among the gym leaders when they met together to discuss the problem of Team Plasma. He was later challenged by Hilbert/Hilda and went directly into the battle. Brycen was defeated and surrendered the Frost Badge to the player as well as TM 79: Frost Breath. He told the player that he was unsure what strength was no matter how many times he got into battles, but he believed that Hilbert/Hilda could find an answer. Brycen then stepped outside of his gym while Hilbert/Hilda was still there with friends Cheren and Bianca. Brycen was able to tell that Team Plasma's Shadow Triad were hiding nearby, and he called them out of hiding. The Shadow Triad delivered their message to Hilbert/Hilda telling them that N was waiting at Dragonspiral Tower. Brycen told Cheren that he would have to put off a gym match for the time being and went to the tower to try to stop Team Plasma, and Cheren decided to come with him. Within the tower, Brycen and Cheren wound up holding off the brunt of the Plasma grunts so that Hilbert/Hilda could advance to meet N. They arrived at the tower's roof too late, as N had already awakened either Zekrom or Reshiram and flown off atop it. Cheren tried to go over what happened, but Brycen urged him to calm down as it was more important to decide what they would do next.

The trainers regrouped with Professor Cedric Juniper by Icirrus and were joined by Alder. They put their heads together to decide that it would be best for Hilbert/Hilda to travel to the Relic Castle in search of the stone opposing N's Pokémon. While most of the group went to the Relic Castle, Brycen decided to stay behind to help Cedric to investigate the tower, wondering if the legendary Pokémon saw anything in N. He eventually returned to his gym, where Cheren and Bianca were both able to defeat him. Bianca later called for him when she gathered up all of the gym leaders after N's Castle arose at the Pokémon League. The gym leaders arrived in time to hold off six of Team Plasma's Seven Sages while Hilbert/Hilda proceeded onwards to battle N.

Pokémon Roster

He uses the following Pokémon in battle:

• Vanillish
• Cryogonal
• Beartic

Trivia

• His name is derived from "ice".