Power Level

This article is about the concept of power levels. For the list of power levels, see List of Power Levels. The Power Level (戦闘力 Sentō Ryoku, lit. "combat power" or "fighting strength"), referred to as Battle Point/Battle Power (BP) in video games, manga, and Dragon Ball Super: Broly, is a concept found in the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama. It is first introduced in Dragon Ball, where a young Goku learns to sense ki after drinking the Ultra Divine Water, although the Dragon Team are able to detect power levels via the ki sensing ability eventually.The actual term "Power Level" usually refers to readings produced by scouters, which are sensory devices used by Frieza's crew that detect a person's ki. The reading is converted into numbers of an unspecified unit, and the resulting number is the "Power Level", or an estimation of that person's physical capability. However, other types of devices like Babidi's ki detection device can also produce numbers based on detectio...