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An adept swimmer at the front crawl and breast stroke, the Poliwrath easily overtakes the best human swimmers.
Swims powerfully using all the muscles in its body. It can even overtake champion swimmers.
An adept swimmer, it knows the front crawl, butterfly and more. It is faster than the best human swimmers.
This strong and skilled swimmer is even capable of crossing the Pacific Ocean just by kicking.
Although an energetic, skilled swimmer that uses all of its muscles, it lives on dry land.
It can use its well-developed arms and legs to run on the surface of the water for a split second.
Poliwrath's highly developed, brawny muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. It is so tirelessly strong, this Pokémon can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort.
Its highly developed muscles never grow fatigued, however much it exercises. This Pokémon can swim back and forth across the Pacific Ocean without effort.
With its extremely tough muscles, it can keep swimming in the Pacific Ocean without resting.
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