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[[Image:MPT_SwimmingReturn.jpg|200px|right|thumb|'''Swimming Return'''.]]
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The '''Swimming Return''' is the [[Defensive Power Shot]] used by [[Waluigi]] in ''[[Mario Power Tennis (Nintendo GameCube)|Mario Power Tennis]]''. To achieve this shot, Waluigi turns his half of the course into a swimming pool and does a lanky breaststroke across the course to fetch the off-course ball. When hit, the rebounded ball turns into a lob; the lob increases in height the further away Waluigi was before he initiated this move.
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The '''Swimming Return''' is the [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Defensive Power Shot]] used by [[Waluigi]] in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' and ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]''. To achieve this shot, Waluigi puts his hands in his ears then turns his half of the course into a swimming pool and does a lanky breaststroke across the course to fetch the off-course ball. When hit, the rebounded ball turns into a lob; the lob increases in height the further away Waluigi was before he initiated this move.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=スイミングレシーブ
|JapR=Suimingu Reshību
|JapM=Swimming Receive
|SpaE=Brazada
|SpaEM=Stroke
|Ita=Risposta a Nuoto
|ItaM=Swimming Return
}}
 
==Trivia==
*In the ''[[Mario & Sonic (series)|Mario & Sonic]]'' series, Waluigi's boosting animation in certain events (such as [[100m (Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Wii)|100m]]) involves him performing a breaststroke in midair, similar to the Swimming Return.
 
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[[Category:Mario Tennis: Power Tour Power Shots]]
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Latest revision as of 01:07, October 19, 2024

Swimming Return
MPT WaluigiDPS.gif MTPT WaluigiDPS.gif
Used by Waluigi
Type Defensive Power Shot
Appears in Mario Power Tennis
Mario Tennis: Power Tour
Waluigi using the Swimming Return in Mario Power Tennis

The Swimming Return is the Defensive Power Shot used by Waluigi in Mario Power Tennis and Mario Tennis: Power Tour. To achieve this shot, Waluigi puts his hands in his ears then turns his half of the course into a swimming pool and does a lanky breaststroke across the course to fetch the off-course ball. When hit, the rebounded ball turns into a lob; the lob increases in height the further away Waluigi was before he initiated this move.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スイミングレシーブ[?]
Suimingu Reshību 		Swimming Receive
Italian Risposta a Nuoto[?] Swimming Return
Spanish (NOE) Brazada[?] Stroke

Trivia[edit]

  • In the Mario & Sonic series, Waluigi's boosting animation in certain events (such as 100m) involves him performing a breaststroke in midair, similar to the Swimming Return.
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