Forum:Can mermen have devil fruit powers and still breath under water?derwater

Judging by the bubble Van Der Decken wore around his head while underwater, I would probably say no.

What kind of question is that obviously not if a merman eats a devil fruit it will not be able to swim and thats why Decken calls his "Mato Mato no mi" abilitie a curse because he cant swim. 04:01, December 26, 2011 (UTC)

Great Pirate D: I think that fishpeople and merpeople who eat devil fruits can still breath underwater because eating a devil fruit only makes you unables to swim and lose your strength while in the water ( and in the presense of sea stone) so since they can breath in water they should still be able to just not be able to move or swim and might lose consciousness. GPD 23:01, December 27, 2011 (UTC)

Swimming and breathing are not the same thing. If Devil Fruits affected lung function, everyone would be dead. Decken should still be able to breathe under water, just not swim. 23:14, December 27, 2011 (UTC)