>>42648838Getting blasted forcefully by water is not the same as going for a bit of a swim, now, is it? Consider that when water cannons are used against rioters, the force of the water knocks them over. The ground turns slippery beneath their feat. It gets all in their face and in their eyes; it disorients them. This is not the same as going swimming.
Being vulnerable to a water attack is not the same as being unable to even contact water. I imagine Fire- and Ground-types still fucking drink.