Game ⇓ | Flavour Text ⇓ |
| Red/Blue | Often seen swim ming elegantly by lake shores. It is often mistaken for the Japanese monster, Kappa. |
| Yellow | Its slim and long limbs end in broad flippers. They are used for swim ming gracefully in lakes. |
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| Gold | When it swims at full speed using its long, webbed limbs, its fore head somehow be gins to glow. |
| Silver | It appears by waterways at dusk. It may use tele kinetic powers if its forehead glows mysteriously. |
| Crystal | It swims grace fully along on the quiet, slow-moving rivers and lakes of which it is so fond. |
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| Ruby/Sapphire | GOLDUCK is the fastest swimmer among all POKéMON. It swims effortlessly, even in a rough, stormy sea. It sometimes rescues people from wrecked ships floundering in high seas. |
| Emerald | A GOLDUCK is an adept swimmer. It sometimes joins competitive swimmers in training. It uses psychic powers when its forehead shimmers with light. |
| FireRed | The forelegs are webbed, helping to make it an adept swimmer. It can be seen swimming elegantly in lakes, etc. |
| Leaf Green | Often seen swimming elegantly by lakeshores. It is often mistaken for the Japanese monster Kappa. |
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| Diamond/Pearl | The flippers of its well-developed limbs give it shocking speed. It is the best swimmer among Pokémon. |
| Platinum | It is seen swimming dynamically and elegantly using its well-developed limbs and flippers. |
| Heart Gold | When it swims at full speed using its long, webbed limbs, its forehead somehow begins to glow. |
| Soul Silver | It appears by waterways at dusk. It may use telekinetic powers if its forehead glows mysteriously. |
| Black | It is seen swimming dynamically and elegantly using its well-developed limbs and flippers. |
| White | It is seen swimming dynamically and elegantly using its well-developed limbs and flippers. |
