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.

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

Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa

Seiya Ryuuguuin (Cautious Hero)

A Scouter (Dragon Ball Series) can detect and read an individual's power level...

...an annoyed Vegeta after measuring Son Goku's power level through a scouter...

Son Goku (Dragon Ball) using Ki Sense.

The Z-fighters (Dragon Ball Z) using their respective Ki sense.

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.

A Magic Power Finder (Fairy Tail) measures the power of a spell's strength when the spell makes contact with the item.

Bardel (From Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman) can measure someone's strength with a handshake.

Seo Munyeop's Scanner Eyes (The Esper's Game/Superhuman Battlefield) allows him to measure the abilities of all living beings just by looking at them.

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.

Celestial beasts such as Tenko (The Law of Ueki) can transform into an accessory that measures Ueki's power level.

Karin (Naruto) is a sensor of such caliber that she can sense the level of chakra of her targets.

While using Sage Mode, Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) can sense and gauge chakra levels.

Users of Kenbunshoku Haki (One Piece) can sense and gauge the strength and Haki levels of the people whose presence they sense...

...which Blackbeard demonstrates, sensing Luffy's Haki had improved since their last meeting...

Magical Detectors (Solo Leveling)

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.

Milim's (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken/That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) "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.

Cheon Yeo Woon (Wolyaverse/Nano Machine)

Seob meng ((Wolyaverse/Nano Machine)

Ko Wang-Hur (Wolyaverse/Nano Machine) sensing Heo Bong's new level of strength.

Comics

Captain Comet (DC Comics) can evaluate his opponents' power levels with his Power Perception.

Live Action TV/Movies

Guy (Free Guy)

Qui-Gon Jinn (Star Wars) taking a blood sample from Anakin Skywalker to measure his midichlorian count.

Callisto (X-Men film series) is able to sense the presence and power levels of other mutants, reading Jean Grey as a Class 5.

Web Animation/Comics/Original/Series

Jaune Arc's scroll (RWBY) measures and displays the Aura levels of Team JNPR.

Videos

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