- "It's over 9,000!"
- ― Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
- "I know your strength just by looking at you. You're a Pillar, right?"
- ― Akaza to Kyojuro Rengoku (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- "I need a midi-chlorian count. The reading's off the chart. Over 20,000. Even Master Yoda doesn't have a midi-chlorian count that high. No Jedi has."
- ― Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)
The power to measure the power levels of their targets. Sub-power of Power Detection, Power Level Manipulation, and Scanning. Variation of Power Perception. Opposite of Power Level Disguising.
Also Called[]
- Power Analysis/Evaluation/Measuring/Perception/Ranking/Scanning
- Power Level Analysis/Evaluation/Measuring/Perception/Ranking/Scanning
Capabilities[]
Users can detect/measure someone's power levels/level of strength through various means, whether it'd be Extrasensory Perception, Advanced Technology, or simply Power Omniscience. This gives the user an edge in battles since they would be able to ascertain how well they would do against their opponents and act accordingly.
Associations[]
- Power Detection
- Power Level Manipulation
- Power Level Disguising
- Power Perception
- Scanning
- Status Reading
Limitations[]
- May only account for physical strength and no other abilities.
- Suppression of power may lead to miscalculations.
- May only be able to read to a certain limit before overloading.
- May have limited range, including touch only.
- Weak to Power Level Disguising.
- Useless against Numerical Transcendence.
Known Users[]
See also: Sensing You Are Outmatched and The Force Is Strong With This One.
- Yuujiro Hanma (Baki the Grappler)
- Possessors of Spiritual Awareness (Bleach)
- Five Regents (Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter)
- Claymores (Claymore)
- Captain Comet (DC Comics)
- Users of Ki Sense (Dragon Ball series)
- Diana Ladris (Gone)
- Experienced Nen Users (Hunter X Hunter)
- Bardel (From Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman)
- Akaza (Kimetsu no Yaiba); via Compass Needle
- Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
- Ri Shin (Kingdom)
- Seomun Yeop (The Esper's Game/Superhuman Battlefield)
- Celestial Beasts (The Law of Ueki)
- Tenko
- Sensors (Naruto)
- Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto); via Sage Mode
- Users of Observation Haki (One Piece)
- Fukuro (One Piece)
- Boros (One-Punch Man)
- Fuuka Yamagishi (Persona 3)
- Rise Kujikawa (Persona 4)
- Gyokuro Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire)
- Gowther (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Merlin (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Nymph (Sora No Otoshimono)
- Chaos (Sora No Otoshimono)
- Dan Yuseong (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
- Force Users (Star Wars)
- Satsuki (Starbiter Satsuki)
- Milim (Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken)
- Suhyeon Kim (QUESTISM)
- Yun Jo (QUESTISM)
- Ability Gauging Vendor (unOrdinary)
- Callisto (X-Men film series)
- Dennis (Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!)
- Various Characters (Wolyaverse)
Known Objects[]
- Scouters (Dragon Ball series)
- Energy Meter (Dragon Ball Z)
- Scout-Scope (Dragon Ball Super)
- Magic Power Finder (Fairy Tail)
- Simiu's glasses (Gachiakuta)
- Boosted Gear (High School DxD)
- Ranking Scrolls (Moon-led Journey Across Another World)
- Balor's Magical Eye (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Magic Scrolls (Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy)
- Magical Detectors (Solo Leveling)
- Okame-chan (One-Punch Man)
- Scrolls (RWBY)
- Crystal Spheres (Villainess Level 99)
Known Powers/Techniques[]
- Compass Needle (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
- Doriki (One Piece)
Gallery[]
Captain Comet (DC Comics) can evaluate his opponents' power levels with his Sense of Strength.
Using his right eye, Granolah (Dragon Ball Super) is able to read Goku's power level, allowing him to see that Goku was holding back.
Users of Kenbunshoku Haki (One Piece) can sense and gauge the strength and Haki levels of the people whose presence they sense...
Using Enemy Zero, Gyokuro Shuzen (Rosario + Vampire) can sense and measure Yoki levels within a several thousand-meter radius...
...and when unsealed, she can use it to read any power and Yokai energy she scans with the eyes on her palms, right down to quality and quantity.
The Boosted Gear (High School DxD) can determine an opponent's power level and tell Issei when his boost has built up sufficient power to possibly defeat an opponent, either by utilizing it himself or transferring it to an ally.
Qui-Gon Jinn (Star Wars) taking a blood sample from Anakin Skywalker to measure his midichlorian count.
A Magic Power Finder (Fairy Tail) measures the power of a spell's strength when the spell makes contact with the item.
Milim's (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) "Milim Eye" can gauge the strength/magicule levels of those she sees and appears to work even if they're masking their strength/magicule levels.
Seomun Yeop's Scanner Eyes (The Esper's Game/Superhuman Battlefield) allows him to measure the abilities of all living beings just by looking at them.
Callisto (X-Men film series) is able to sense the presence and power levels of other mutants, reading Jean Grey as a Class 5.
Celestial beasts such as Tenko (The Law of Ueki) can transform into an accessory that measures Ueki's power level.























