How did Luffy beat Katakuri?


Since Katakuri can see the future, shouldn't speed and tricks be irrelevant?
Did he just wear him out until he was susceptible to more emotions?




The fight between Luffy and Katakuri had many factors in play and has most of
the fandom divided over its results. It wasn't a death match in the true
sense, despite both sides struggling quite a bit. A lot of viewers are of the
opinion that Katakuri was not truly defeated at the end, but rather chose to
view Luffy as an equal and let him go.

In terms of raw power and control over the Devil Fruit, Katakuri outclassed
Luffy by far. Even if Luffy could barely match the explosiveness of the attack
with Gear Fourth, this places immense load on his body as Rayleigh mentions in
earlier flashbacks. This is also why it comes with a time out.

In addition, Katakuri's Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) is at a level
where he is able to see some moments into the future. This is what made him
next to impossible to defeat.

However, there are always conditions associated with such extreme powers. In
Katakuri's case,

> He needs to remain calm and collected for his haki to work. In addition, an
> opponent with mastery of the Kenbunshoku that matches his own would be able
> to counter him, since **the future Katakuri sees can be altered by
> anybody**. Source:
> [Wiki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Charlotte_Katakuri#Kenbunshoku_Haki)

When Luffy fights Katakuri, he manages to trigger both these conditions. The
first one happens when he interrupts Katakuri while he is eating donuts,
though it does not last too long. After which Luffy gradually starts becoming
better at using Kenbunshoku as the battle progresses, which prompts Katakuri
to attempt to end the fight as soon as possible.

Apart from all of this, one must also recall that Luffy escapes in the middle
of the fight using Brulee when his Gear Fourth runs out, and returns after his
cooldown is complete. Katakuri could have easily knocked him out in this
duration had he not escaped.

Thus, the results of the fight can be said to be more of a draw with Katakuri
deciding to let Luffy be for now (since he considered him an equal by the end
of the fight, and possibly realized that he would have to expend a lot of his
power to deal with Luffy due to him never backing down), than a clear victory.

