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This entire Trivia point is full of unsourced material or speculation. Where is it claimed that Squirtle and Greninja can outright breathe underwater? If I recall correctly, there was a Pokémon anime episode where Dawn states Piplup can stay underwater "for a very long time", but she never directly states it can BREATHE underwater, so it's implied that certain Water-types can still drown (Not to mention that real-life turtles and frogs can still drown despite having enhanced swimming).
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(This entire Trivia point is full of unsourced material or speculation. Where is it claimed that Squirtle and Greninja can outright breathe underwater? If I recall correctly, there was a Pokémon anime episode where Dawn states Piplup can stay underwater "for a very long time", but she never directly states it can BREATHE underwater, so it's implied that certain Water-types can still drown (Not to mention that real-life turtles and frogs can still drown despite having enhanced swimming).) |
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*When a character is underwater, their drowning timer will not decrease. As a result, if a character can stay underwater (such as by diving underneath a hard [[platform]] that prevents a character under it from surfacing), they can stay submerged in water indefinitely. Hiding underneath the back of the Pirate Ship in ''Brawl'' in this way is known as "rudder stalling", and while it can only last until the cyclone reappears, it was strong enough to be a major factor in banning the stage in almost all rulesets, although this is no longer possible from ''Smash 4'' onwards. | *When a character is underwater, their drowning timer will not decrease. As a result, if a character can stay underwater (such as by diving underneath a hard [[platform]] that prevents a character under it from surfacing), they can stay submerged in water indefinitely. Hiding underneath the back of the Pirate Ship in ''Brawl'' in this way is known as "rudder stalling", and while it can only last until the cyclone reappears, it was strong enough to be a major factor in banning the stage in almost all rulesets, although this is no longer possible from ''Smash 4'' onwards. | ||
*Humorously, in {{forwiiu}}, {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} does not change to his "surprised" expression when drowning, and instead remains in his default smile. This was changed for ''Ultimate''. | *Humorously, in {{forwiiu}}, {{SSB4|Pac-Man}} does not change to his "surprised" expression when drowning, and instead remains in his default smile. This was changed for ''Ultimate''. | ||
*Several characters who are unable to swim in their home series can swim in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Up until ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Charizard and Sonic had no penalties for touching water or swimming; however, all the listed characters now take constant damage when swimming in said game. All those listed also have a panicking animation once swimming, though once they start to drown they'll be panicking even more. | *Several characters who are unable to swim in their home series can swim in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. Up until ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', Charizard and Sonic had no penalties for touching water or swimming; however, all the listed characters now take constant damage when swimming in said game. All those listed also have a panicking animation once swimming, though once they start to drown they'll be panicking even more. | ||
**[[Charizard]] is a Fire-type Pokémon and is thus weak to Water-type moves. However, on multiple occasions in ''Pokémon'' media, Charizard have been shown to be capable of swimming and keeping their tail lit even when underwater, despite several of Charizard's Pokédex entries stating that it will die if the flame on Charizard's tail is extinguished. | **[[Charizard]] is a Fire-type Pokémon and is thus weak to Water-type moves. However, on multiple occasions in ''Pokémon'' media, Charizard have been shown to be capable of swimming and keeping their tail lit even when underwater, despite several of Charizard's Pokédex entries stating that it will die if the flame on Charizard's tail is extinguished. | ||