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Swimming Time Walkthrough

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Pokemon Pokopia - Swimming Time

Swimming Time is a request in Pokemon Pokopia where Lapras teaches you how to swim using the Surf ability. See a guide on how to complete the Swimming Time request, how to meet Lapras, and the request details and rewards here.

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Swimming Time Request Guide

Swimming Time Walkthrough

Step Objectives
1
Objective 1
Speak to Piplup, and it will ask you to swim with it. However, the problem is that you cannot swim. It will then ask you to speak to Professor Tangrowth for a solution.
2
Objective 2
Speak to Professor Tangrowth about learning how to swim, and he will point you to a Pokemon named Lapras, as well as the habitat you need to build to encounter it.
3
Objective 3
Build a Tropical Seaside habitat by the ocean and wait for Lapras to appear.
4
Objective 4
Once Lapras appears, speak to it and clear the surrounding mud as per its request.
5
Objective 5
Once enough mud has been cleared, report back to Lapras, and it will teach you the Surf ability.
6
Objective 6
Return to Piplup and agree to swim with it. Follow it to the canals of the town, transform, then surf alongside Piplup through the waters until you reach the end to conclude the request!

For completing this request, you can get Surf as a reward.

Surf Guide

Swimming Time Request Details

Swimming Time Request Overview
Swimming Time
Requester: Piplup Location: Bleak Beach
Requester Quote: "I bet Lapras could teach you how to swim!"

Swimming Time is a request from the Piplup in Bleak Beach. To complete this request, you have to learn from Lapras how to swim using the Surf ability, then go swimming with Piplup.

Lapras Habitat and Specialty

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Water Dry Grass Raise the environment level to three A Bed for a Buddy
Help Me Make a Home Leppa Berries, Please Follow Bulbasaur
Light the Campfire Raise the Comfort Level Build a Leaf Den
Place the Ditto Flag To the Other Side of the Wall Find Slowpoke
Help Me Make a Home (Magikarp) Check What's Up There Investigate the Cave
Honey, Please Grow Some Beans Fresh Carrots, Please
Clean Up the Mud Flowers in the Planter Swimming Time
Show Off Some Toy blocks Find a Doll Move Over, Boulder
What Made Those Mysterious Noises Househunting Brighter is Better
Build an Orange Hut Make a Waterfall Make a Salad
Cut Down that Fence Make Bread Bring Back Some Alarm Clocks
Bread Bowl, Please Make a Mini Bookcase Wanted - Perch
Build a House Make a Shredded Salad Investigate the Source of Music
Make a Hamburger Steak Show Off a Rainbow Feather Talk to Graveler
Follow Dragonite Make Concrete Spelunking Time
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