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Powerlevels

Dragonball Sagas
Quest for the Dragonballs | 22nd Budoukai | 23rd Budoukai

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Dragonball Z Movies and Specials
Bardock Special | Trunks Special

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Dragonball Z Battles
Raditz Vs. Farmer | Raditz Vs. Goku and Piccolo | After the Battle | Z Fighters Vs. Saibamen and Nappa
Goku Vs. Vegeta and Nappa
| Gohan and Krillen Vs. Frieza's Thugs | Vegeta Vs. Kui
Dodoria & Zarbon vs Namek Fighters
| Vegeta Vs. Dodoria | Vegeta Vs. Zarbon (1st Time)
Vegeta Vs. Zarbon (2nd Time)
| Vegeta, Gohan, Krillen Vs. Ginyu Force | Goku Vs. Ginyu Force
Goku in Ginyu's Body
| Nail Vs. Frieza | Vegeta Vs. Frieza (1st Time) | Piccolo Vs. Frieza
Vegeta Vs. Frieza (2nd Time)
| Goku Vs. Frieza | Trunks vs King Cold and Frieza

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Dragonball Z Sagas
Android Saga | Cell Game | Buu Saga

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How This Chart Works:
Its not all that complicated. All of the powerlevels have been split up into sagas, with the early DBZ levels being subdivided into battles (note: these battles are not meant to match those found in out Battle Chart). Along the right column of the chart you will find an assortment of screenshots and captions. For the most part, the captions on the right are more or less explanations of the guesses we have made. Finally, to make heads or tails of the coloration of the powerlevels, see the key below.
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Key
Color Based on What it means
1,000,000 Manga\
Daizenshyus
These levels came from the Japanese manga and daizenshu either by direct reading or calculation based on a direct reading. There is NO disputing these as they came from Toriyama himself!
Ex: The manga states form 2 Furiza has over 1,000,000; or Vegeta: 18,000 * 10 (ozouru) = 180,000
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1,000,000 Calculated While not stated outright in the Japanese manga or daizenshu, these levels can be had by taking levels that did appear in the Japanese manga or daizenshu and combining them with other known facts from the Japanese manga or daizenshu.
Ex: Vegeta has 18,000. Ozouru multiplies your power by 10. Hence, Ozouru Vegeta has 180,000. (180,000 x 10 = 180,000)
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Ex: Goku has 300,000. All levels of Kaioken multiply your powerlevel (except Kaioken x1). Hence, Goku Kaioken x20 has 6,000,000. (300,000 x 20 = 6,000,000)
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1,000,000 Scouter Reading These levels came directly from scouter readings in the JAPANESE version of Dragonball. There is NO disputing these.
Ex: "Hmm.. the scouter only says 5,000."
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1,000,000 Stated These levels are stated by characters in the JAPANESE version of Dragonball. There is NO disputing these.
Ex: "Saibamen have 1,200 each"
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1,000,000 Guesstimate These levels are figured based on Stated and Scouter levels as well as on a who can beat who basis. These are the only disputable levels, but I have built these so they tie closely to Manga, Scouter, and Stated levels.
Ex: Form 1 Furiza and Vegeta are dead even, so their levels are the same.
 

DragonBall Episodes

Quest for the Dragonballs
Goku: 10
Goku Ozouru: 100
A little note about Dragonball powerlevels: Powerlevels from the Dragonball series were written down in the Daizenshyus well after the manga was completed. In other words, some of these levels might not make total sense in relation to DBZ powerlevels.
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22nd Budoukai
Jackie Chun (Kame-sennin): 139
Goku: 180
Tenshinhan: 180
Tsuru-sennin: 120
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23rd Budoukai
Goku: 260
Piccolo Daimio: 260
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Dragonball Z Movies & Specials
Bardock Special
Bardock: 8,000
Toma: 6,000
Ozouru Bardock: 80,000
Ozouru Toma: 60,000
Chibi Vegeta: 5,000
Bardock (on Planet Meet): Just under 10,000
Kakarotto as a baby: 2
Dodoria's Henchmen on Planet Meat: < 8,000
Dodoria: Anywhere from 10,000 to 21,000
Frieza: 530,000
Since Bardock's level is just under 10,000 before visiting planet Meet, its probably around 8,000 at the beginning. This, in turn, means Toma is weaker than Bardock since he was unable to kill Bardock's attacker. A Saiya-jin in Ozouru form is 10x stronger than a Saiya-jin in normal form which gives us Ozouru Bardock and Ozouru Toma.

Chibi Vegeta is probably around 5,000 since he easily defeats 10 Saibamen, which have PLs of 1,200 each. Bardock easily defeat's Dodoria's men, but gets his butt kicked by Dodoria. Furiza probably has the same level here as in the Namek saga.
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Trunks Special
Android 17: 20,000,000
Android 18: 20,000,000

Super Saiya-jin Gohan: 25,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Trunks: 17,000,000
Here, the Android's power levels are based on the fact that Trunks states that the Androids from this timeline are much weaker than the ones he encounters in the main timeline. Since Gohan can take on one of them, but falters when fighting both of them, Gohan probably has around 25,000,000.

Trunks' level is based on the level he has when arriving on Earth to fight Furiza bot.
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Dragonball Z Episodes
Raditz Vs. Farmer
Raditz: 1,200
Farmer with Shotgun: 5
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Raditz Vs. Goku and Piccolo
Raditz: 1,200
Piccolo (with weighted clothing) : 322
Piccolo (without weighted clothing) : 408
Piccolo's Makankosappo (1st Try) : 1,330
Piccolo's Makankosappo (2nd Try) : 1,440
Goku (with weighted clothing) : 334
Goku (without weighted clothing) : 416
Goku (with Kamehameha) : 924
Gohan: 1 to 1,307 (power changes w/ emotions)
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After the Battle
Kame-sennin: 139
Kame-sennin's Turtle: 0.001
Krillen: 206
Tenshinhan: 250
Yamcha: 177
Piccolo: 329
These levels pretty much speak for themselves. They come soon after the battle with Raditz where Bulma uses Raditz's scouter to locate Tenshinhan, Chaozu, and Yamcha (this part was cut from the American version of DBZ)
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Z Fighters Vs. Saibamen and Nappa
Saibamen: 1,200
Yamcha: 1,480
Chaozu: 610
Tenshinhan: 1,830
Krillen
(pre-battle): 1,083
Krillen (max): 1,770
Piccolo (pre-battle): 1,220
Piccolo (max): 3,500
Gohan (pre-battle): 981
Gohan's Masenko: 2,800
Notice that the pre-battle and in battle powerlevels are quite different. Also note that the in battle levels are the maximum levels the fighters obtain during the course of the battle (i.e. while performing a special technique) and may not reflect their constant level throughout the battle.
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Goku Vs. Vegeta and Nappa
Goku: 5,000
Goku Powered Up: 8,000
Goku Kaioken x1: 12,000
Goku Kaioken x2: 16,000
Goku Kaioken x3: 24,000
Goku Kaioken x4: 32,000
Nappa: 4,000
Vegeta: 18,000
Ozouru Vegeta: 180,000
Ozouru Gohan: between 9,810 and 28,000
As stated in the manga and Japanese series, Kaioken x2 and up multiplies your maximum level by that respective amount, hence 8,000 x 4 = 32,000. Also stated, Kaioken x1 gives you a "great increase in speed, and a slight increase in power." Hence, I assumed Kaioken 1x gives you 1.5 times your normal maximum level.

A saiyan's power increases 10 times in the Ozouru state, hence Vegeta's 18,000 ups to 180,000 in his ozouru form.
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Gohan and Krillen Vs. Frieza's Thugs
Gohan: 1,500
Krillen: 1,500
Frieza's Men: < 500
At this point, Frieza's thugs have an extremely low level. This is evident because Gohan and Krillen dispatch them in one hit apiece! 0_o
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Vegeta Vs. Kui
Vegeta: 24,000
Kui: 19,000
Vegeta easily fries Kui here. Coupled with the fact that Zarbon and Dodoria state that Kui was higher than Vegeta before he left for Earth and Vegeta's current level of 24,000, I can confidently say Kui's powerlevel is close to (but over) 18,000.
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Dodoria & Zarbon Vs. Namek Fighters
Zarbon: 23,000
Dodoria: 21,000
Namek Fighters: 1,000 - 3,000
Not much going on here either. Both Zarbon and Dodoria vaporize the Namekian fighters.
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Vegeta Vs. Dodoria
Vegeta: 24,000
Dodoria: 21,000
Vegeta turns the lard ass into pink marshmallows. 'Nuff said. I would also like to note that I don't think Vegeta's level changes after the fight with Kui. While many like to quote the line that "A Saiya-jin gains power after every battle", I feel this only applies to battles in which the Saiya-jin takes damage, or expend a great deal of energy.
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Vegeta Vs. Zarbon (1st time)
Vegeta: 24,000
Zarbon: 23,000
Zarbon Monster: 33,000
Vegeta is only marginally stronger than Zarbon in his first form, however Zarbon is quite a bit stronger than Vegeta after his transformation. He really roughs up Vegeta good.
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Vegeta Vs. Zarbon (2nd time)
Vegeta: 35,000
Zarbon: 23,000
Zarbon Monster: 33,000
After spending some time in the healing tube, Vegeta's power level goes up quite a bit, as do all Sayians when they come close to death.
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Vegeta, Gohan & Krillen Vs. Ginyu Force
Krillen: "over 10,000"
Gohan: "over 10,000"
Gohan's Masenko: "above 20,000"
Vegeta: 20,000
Vegeta: "almost 30,000"
Gerudo: 10,000
Rikum: 40,000
Well, not much to explain here either. Gerudo is fried by Vegeta, and Rikum pounds Gohan, Vegeta and Krillen. The manga lists Vegeta as 20,000 while powering up to fight Rikum, when earlier his max level was 24,000. Either Vegeta is worn out here, or he just figures there is no way to beat Rikum. It also seems the series tried to make more sense of this this by giving him a level of "almost 30,000."
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Goku Vs. Ginyu Force
Goku (Scouter): 5,000
Goku vs Jisu and Burter: bursts of 60,000
Goku vs Ginyu: max power of 180,000
Jisu: 50,000
Burter: 45,000
Rikum: 40,000
Ginyu: 120,000
Not much explaining to do here. Goku kicks the Ginyu force's ass, and rightly so.
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Goku in Ginyu's Body
Ginyu in Goku's Body: 23,000
Jisu: 50,000
Vegeta: 60,000
Krillen: 16,500
Gohan: 17,000
Vegeta, again after coming close to death, sees quite a power increase and is now able to fry Jisu and take on Ginyu in Goku's Body.
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Nail Vs. Frieza
Nail: 42,000
Frieza (form 1): 530,000
Even though Nail is the strongest Namek fighter, he doesn't even put a scratch on Frieza.
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Vegeta Vs. Frieza (1st Time)
Vegeta: 120,000
Furiza (form 1): 530,000
Furiza (form 2): 1,000,000
Now, I realize that this is a high jump for Vegeta, but its actually makes sense. After a grasping hands with Frieza, Vegeta is severely winded. On the other hand, Frieza acts as if nothing happened.
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Piccolo Vs. Frieza
Piccolo (merged with Nail): 800,000
Furiza (form 2): 1,000,000
Furiza (form 3): 2,500,000
Although Piccolo's level is lower than Frieza, he is an extremely intelligent and skilled fighter. Piccolo is able to read Frieza's attacks. This causes Frieza to become flustered about not being able to easily beat Piccolo like he should, forcing his transformation. Also, Frieza is only using a fraction of his full power, as he does when fighting Goku.
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Vegeta Vs. Frieza (2nd Time)
Vegeta: 300,000
Furiza (form 4 - 33.33%): 4,000,000
At this point, Vegeta is a little off his rocker. He thinks that he is now a Super Saiya-jin. Although he may have had the potential for going Super Saiya-jin, he lacked a motivating factor. While Vegeta felt entitled to becoming a Super Saiya-jin, he did not experience any true anger as Goku did when Frieza killed Krillen. Also, Frieza is only using a fraction of his full power, as he did when battling Piccolo and non-Super Saiya-jin Goku.
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Goku Vs. Frieza
Furiza (form 4 - 33.33%): 4,000,000
Furiza (form 4 - 50%): 6,000,000
Furiza (form 4 - 70%): 8,400,000
Furiza (form 4 - 100%): 12,000,000
Goku's Base Level: 300,000
Goku Kaioken x10: 3,000,000
Goku Kaioken x20: 6,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Goku: 15,000,000

Frieza's Levels as he Fights Goku:
Furiza Goku
33% Kaioken x10
33% (short time), 50%, and 70% Kaioken x20
70% and 100% Super Saiya-jin Goku
As you dubbies have no doubt heard "Frieza was using 1% of his power while fighting Goku." This is more evidence to prove my theory that English powerlevels mean crap.

I have tried many different ways to match up the different levels of Frieza and Goku's power. I hope he chart on the right helps this problem.

Please note: Goku never fights Frieza using his base level of 300,000. Also, the manga never says anything about going SSJ causing one's powerlevel to multiply by 50. In fact, it is stated during the battle with Android 19 that math cannot be used to calculate a SSJ's powerlevel.
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Trunks vs King Cold and Furiza Bot
King Cold: 13,000,000
Frieza Bot: 12,500,000
Trunks (Suppressed): 5
Super Saiya-jin Trunks: 17,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Goku: 20,000,000
Frieza probably experienced a slight powerlevel boost with some of the electronic parts that now make up his body.

Being his father, and being much older, King Cold is probably slightly stronger despite the fact that he appears to be in his second form. Also, Tenshinhan senses a ki "even greater than Frieza's" traveling alongside Frieza.
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ALL LEVELS AFTER THIS POINT ARE A GUESS!

In the mangas, Japanese series, and Daizenshyus, Toriyama NEVER lists any levels after this point, as he felt they limited his ability to be flexible. If you go to another site claiming to have official levels after this point, they are more than likely mistaken. I can't really blame those who use the "Dragonball Guide Book" published in 1996, which doesn't match the series or manga.

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Android Saga
Super Saiya-jin Goku (not sick): 25,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Goku (sick): < 10,000,000 (drops as he gets sicker)
Super Saiya-jin Trunks: 20,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Vegeta: 27,000,000
Piccolo: 8,000,000
Gohan: 5,000,000
Android 16: 40,000,000
Android 17: 35,000,000
Android 18: 35,000,000
Android 19: 10,000,000
Android 20: 5,000,000
Piccolo (after merging with Kami): 40,000,000
Cell (after absorbing humans): 45,000,000
Cell (after absorbing Android 17): 65,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Vegeta (after room of spirit and time): 80,000,000
Ultra Super Saiya-jin Trunks: 130,000,000
Perfect Cell : 125,000,000
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Cell Game
Piccolo: 55,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Vegeta: 100,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Trunks: 105,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Gohan: 130,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Goku: 120,000,000
Super Saiya-jin 2 Gohan: 325,000,000 (not injured)
Super Saiya-jin 2 Gohan: 305,000,000 (injured)
Perfect Cell : 125,000,000
Super Perfect Cell: 300,000,000
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Buu Saga
Piccolo: 180,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Gohan: 275,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Vegeta: 340,000,000
Super Saiya-jin 2 Goku: 360,000,000
Chibi Trunks: 35,000,000
Goten: 30,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Chibi Trunks: 95,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Goten: 90,000,000
Android 18: 60,000,000
Kaioshin: 250,000,000
Kibito: 225,000,000
Kaiobito, aka Kaioshin (Kaioshin fused with Kibito): 400,000,000
Yamoo: 10,000,000
Supopovitch: 10,000,000
Dabura: 275,000,000
Fat Majin Buu: 380,000,000
Thin Majin Buu: 400,000,000
Majin Vegeta: 360,000,000
Super Saiya-jin 3 Goku: 450,000,000
Majin Buu (after eating a chocolate Fat Buu): 430,000,000
Gotenks: 250,000,000
Super Saiya-jin Gotenks: 300,000,000
Super Saiya-jin 3 Gotenks: 430,000,000
Majin Buu (w/ Super Saiya-jin 3 Gotenks & Piccolo): 500,000,000
Gohan's Z sword: 360,000,000
Mystic Gohan: 460,000,000
Majin Buu (w/ Trunks, Goten & Piccolo): 450,000,000
Majin Buu (w/ Piccolo, Trunks, Goten & Gohan): 550,000,000
Vegetto: 550,000,000
Super Saiya-jin 2 Vegetto: 650,000,000
Kid Buu: 500,000,000
Goku's Chaou Genki-dama: 550,000,000
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Note: There are no DBGT levels since there are no stated levels, official guide books, or any other reference points from which to base levels.