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Swimming is a form of movement that appears in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, and Kingdom Hearts III. In some games, characters can only swim on the water's surface, while in others, they can swim in three dimensions underwater.

Mechanics

Surface swimming

Surface swimming appears in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, and Kingdom Hearts III. While in the water, the character will swim around in a breast-stroke style. They cannot jump, and must get to a shore in order to get out of the water.

In Kingdom Hearts, surface swimming is possible at the Seashore and Cove in Destiny Islands, the Mystical House and Secret Waterway in Traverse Town, Hippos' Lagoon in Deep Jungle, the Relic Chamber, Dark Chamber, Silent Chamber, and Hidden Room in Agrabah, Monstro: Mouth in Monstro, and the Hunny Tree and Wood: Hill in 100 Acre Wood. Sora can swim faster by tapping with a breaststroke, which evolves into a dolphin kick-motion for even further distance if Mermaid Kick is equipped.

In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, surface swimming is available at the Mermaid Lagoon and Cove in Neverland. In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, surface swimming can also be used in the Monster of the Sea match in the Mirage Arena. Terra, Ventus, and Aqua can swim faster by holding .

In Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, surface swimming is only available to Riku, in Monstro: Mouth in Prankster's Paradise, and Snowgleam Wood in Symphony of Sorcery.

Heartless can attack Sora while swimming in the Seashore during the Heartless invasion. Enemies can also appear in swimmable maps in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, but they will despawn upon going in the water's surface.

In Kingdom Hearts III, surface swimming is possible at the Marsh and Wharf in the Kingdom of Corona and the High Seas and Port Royal in the Caribbean. Entering bodies of water where surface swimming is possible will immediately cancel any active Formchange or Link Summon, remove any available Situation Command, and prevent Sora from switching Keychains until reaching dry land. Unlike previous games, Sora can now jump out of the water without needing to reach a shore.

Underwater swimming

Sora, Donald, and Goofy can swim underwater in all three dimensions in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, and Kingdom Hearts III.

In Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, underwater swimming is limited to Atlantica. In Kingdom Hearts, Sora can dive with and rise with . If Mermaid Kick is equipped, he can double tap or (or tap both buttons in any order) to swim forwards at a far distance while continuing to hold down the chosen button. In combat, he cannot block, dodge, or use combo modifiers, unique finishers, Summons or Special abilities, but can still use items, basic Keyblade combos, and magic. In Kingdom Hearts II, diving and rising are instead performed by moving . Sora can also swim faster with and use Dolphin Kick with .

In Kingdom Hearts III, the party can swim underwater in The Caribbean and Scala ad Caelum. Only Sora, Donald, and Goofy can swim underwater; Jack Sparrow will temporarily leave the party when diving underwater. Sora can dive underwater by pressing while surface swimming or by landing into the water while diving. While underwater, he can ascend with , descend with , and swim faster by spinning the Keyblade like a propeller by holding ; he can adjust his trajectory with . His underwater combo consists of a horizontal spin attack, three thrusts that spawn bubbles with limited homing properties, a vertical slash that leaves a shockwave in its wake, and spinning the Keyblade like a propeller to create a burst of wind for the finisher. He can also dodge and block, and his offensive spells work differently underwater with specific sea designations, with the exception of Water spells which cannot be used. However, underwater swimming disables most battle mechanics, including switching Keychains, Formchanges, Situation Commands, Shotlocks, Airstepping, Link Summons, Attractions, reprisals, and Flowmotion.

Other appearances

Kingdom Hearts V CAST

In Kingdom Hearts for V CAST, Sora can swim on the surface of bodies of water. He cannot jump out of the water or move backwards while swimming.

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