One thing Dante soon came to learn was that, even though he looked like a fish, he had no idea how to move. The problem was easy to understand, but the solution wasn't something he could get right away.
Diving into the Data Ocean might look and feel like diving into a real one, but it was an entirely different ordeal. One does not simply push through the waters with physical motion. A level of understanding is required, one that can only be obtained through analyzing the surroundings.
When he attempted to do it, Dante was hit with a level of confusion he hadn't experienced since he peeked inside his advanced mathematics textbook after entering high school. Turns out his 40 points in computing power didn't translate to actual intelligence.
