

During the ROF arc, we see Gohan powering up to his maximum (to an extent
capable of almost of destroying himself), to allow Goku to detect his energy
and use the instant transmission and get back from Beerus's world.

In episode 47 right before the Future Trunks arc, while Goku and Picollo are
picking lettuce off the field, when Goku tries to go to Beerus's world, we see
him not being able to detect Vegeta's energy until he turns SSJB. Him not
being able to the first time, when he found out that Vegeta had gone off
training on his own makes sense because Vegeta had gotten a lot stronger and
it was stated that his ki was completely different. This time around, it
didn't. It's obvious base Vegeta was a lot stronger than what Gohan powered up
to during the ROF arc.

To top it all off, once Bulma contacts Vegeta and Goku regarding Future
Trunks, we see Kid Trunks turning SSJ and barely powering up which was
sufficient for Goku to find. Kid Trunks wasn't obviously stronger than Gohan
or powered up to the extent Gohan did during the ROF arc. Which again doesn't
make sense.

Many might argue that this is because Goku is now used to travelling to and
fro and he wasn't then but you have to realise that instant transmission has
nothing to do with being familiar with the place. It has to do more with
detecting ki.

Is this in general bad writing and inconsistencies? Or is there a particular
reason for the above listed events?


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Inconsistency with regard to an event in the Resurrection of Freiza Arc and the Future Trunks arc


Maybe it was to show how out of touch Gohan had become with Martial Arts and
fighting, that he had to power up to the point of self destruction for Goku to
detect him.

It also helps because of the fact that he knew where he had to look for the
ki.

Like you, I think it is lazy writing. Like Krillin going up against SSB,
however much Goku was holding back, that was just pure bs.


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