A pool cleaner (100; 200), comprising: a housing (114; 202) having a front end, a rear end, a first side, a second side, a bottom wall, and a top wall; a first aperture (126; 216) extending through the bottom wall; a second aperture extending through the top wall; a tube (128; 218) extending through the housing (114; 202) and between the first aperture (126; 216) and the second aperture; a debris retention mechanism (172; 258) connectable to the housing (114; 202); and a first valve in fluidic communication with a forward thrust jet nozzle (144; 254) positioned generally at a top of the rear end, at least one vacuum jet nozzle (146a, 146b; 250a, 250b) positioned to discharge water through the tube (128; 218), a lift/thrust jet nozzle (160; 248) generally positioned at a bottom of the rear end, and a skim jet nozzle (162; 256) positioned to discharge water toward the debris retention mechanism (172; 258); wherein when the first valve is in a first position, the first valve provides pressurized fluid to the forward thrust jet nozzle (144; 254) and the at least one vacuum jet nozzle (146a, 146b; 250a, 250b), the forward thrust jet nozzle (144; 254) propelling the pool cleaner (100; 200) in a generally forward direction and the at least one vacuum jet nozzle (146a, 146b; 250a, 250b) discharging water through the tube (128; 218) and into the debris retention mechanism (172; 258); and wherein when the first valve is in a second position, the first valve provides pressurized fluid to the lift/thrust jet nozzle (160; 248) and the skim jet nozzle (162; 256), the lift/thrust jet nozzle (160; 248) propelling the pool cleaner (100; 200) in a generally forward and upwardly direction and the skim jet nozzle (162; 256) discharging water into the debris retention mechanism (172; 258), characterized in that the pool cleaner (100; 200) further comprises: a pump (132, 150, 166; 224) positioned within the housing (114; 202); a power supply external to the housing (114; 202), the power supply providing power to the pump (132, 150, 166; 224); and a controller in communication with the pump and the first valve, the controller providing control instructions to the pump and the first valve, to switch the first valve between the first position and the second position. a housing (114; 202) having a front end, a rear end, a first side, a second side, a bottom wall, and a top wall; a first aperture (126; 216) extending through the bottom wall; a second aperture extending through the top wall; a tube (128; 218) extending through the housing (114; 202) and between the first aperture (126; 216) and the second aperture; a debris retention mechanism (172; 258) connectable to the housing (114; 202); and a first valve in fluidic communication with a forward thrust jet nozzle (144; 254) positioned generally at a top of the rear end, at least one vacuum jet nozzle (146a, 146b; 250a, 250b) positioned to discharge water through the tube (128; 218), a lift/thrust jet nozzle (160; 248) generally positioned at a bottom of the rear end, and a skim jet nozzle (162; 256) positioned to discharge water toward the debris retention mechanism (172; 258); wherein when the first valve is in a first position, the first valve provides pressurized fluid to the forward thrust jet nozzle (144; 254) and the at least one vacuum jet nozzle (146a, 146b; 250a, 250b), the forward thrust jet nozzle (144; 254) propelling the pool cleaner (100; 200) in a generally forward direction and the at least one vacuum jet nozzle (146a, 146b; 250a, 250b) discharging water through the tube (128; 218) and into the debris retention mechanism (172; 258); and wherein when the first valve is in a second position, the first valve provides pressurized fluid to the lift/thrust jet nozzle (160; 248) and the skim jet nozzle (162; 256), the lift/thrust jet nozzle (160; 248) propelling the pool cleaner (100; 200) in a generally forward and upwardly direction and the skim jet nozzle (162; 256) discharging water into the debris retention mechanism (172; 258), characterized in that the pool cleaner (100; 200) further comprises: a pump (132, 150, 166; 224) positioned within the housing (114; 202); a power supply external to the housing (114; 202), the power supply providing power to the pump (132, 150, 166; 224); and a controller in communication with the pump and the first valve, the controller providing control instructions to the pump and the first valve, to switch the first valve between the first position and the second position. a pump (132, 150, 166; 224) positioned within the housing (114; 202); a power supply external to the housing (114; 202), the power supply providing power to the pump (132, 150, 166; 224); and a controller in communication with the pump and the first valve, the controller providing control instructions to the pump and the first valve, to switch the first valve between the first position and the second position.