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Goten and Trunks in the current Z timeline are very powerful, but even the
Fused SSJ3 Gotenks can't be compared to Mystic Gohan. He was more powerful
than even SSJ3 Goku.

Even though Gohan didn't train for around 10 years between the Cell and Buu
saga, he was able to surpass all Z characters except Vegtito and BuuTenks in
power.

So, why is Gohan more powerful then other half-saiyan children?

In [this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/422/how-did-
goten-and-trunks-become-super-saiyan-so-easily), the most upvoted (not
necessarily correct) answer says that since Goku/Vegeta were more powerful
when Trunks/Goten were conceived they were more powerful. Hence why Future
Trunks was weaker. But, this doesn't explain why Gohan was the strongest of
the lot when Goku was at his weakest in Z when Gohan is born. And, this
directly contradicts the answer given above.

[This question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/34246/why-trunks-
isnt-as-powerful-as-gohan-when-they-are-both-humans-saiyans-hybrids) may be
related, but I believe that Gohan has a hidden power which was released by the
Elder Kai answers the question. However, I can't find any source or the reason
for the hidden depths to Gohan's power. So, that question may build on the
premise of this question.

How does Gohan inherit his "Mystic" power when none of the other half-children
such as Future Trunks, Trunks and Goten have it?


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How does Gohan inherit his "Mystic" power while others do not?


Remember the Namek Saga? Dende upgrades both Gohan and Krillin. Gohan got 2
full magic upgrades in the DBZ timeline. That first upgrade unlocked his
power, the second enhanced it.


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Some context before answering the question.

> Gohan vs. Future Gohan (F-Gohan)

F-Gohan was never shown to be nearly as strong as Gohan SSJ2 vs cell, even
though he was much older. This seems logical to me as Gohan trained for three
years by Goku and Piccolo and then again for a bit less than a year in the
hyperbolic chamber by Goku again, who was much stronger than him. F-Gohan
never trained before the cyborgs arrived and probably spent his time studying
as his mother always wanted him to. Then, after the death of most of the
Z-fighters, Gohan trained by himself for years. This I think is the key point:
**when training with someone much stronger, one's power increases a lot more
rapidly.**

> Gohan vs Future Trunks

Same reason as stated above. In Dragon Ball super, we see F-Trunks's power
increase exponentially and close to reaching SSG, probably just by fighting
along side Goku and Vegeta.

> Gohan vs. Trunks and Goten

Trunks and Goten reached SSJ very young. Who's to say they wouldn't become
stronger than Mystic Gohan much younger if they followed similar training?
They both reached their current level with barely any training, so I'd expect
them to become the strongest Z-fighters if they actually trained everyday with
their fathers. However, one thing to take into consideration is that they had
a nearly-perfect childhood, on the contrary of Gohan. Even when going up
against Buu, they had a hard time taking him seriously, maybe never truly
grasping the seriousness of the situation.

**Answer:**

I think there are three major deciding factors for the power of a hybrid
human/sayian:

  1. How strong the father is when he conceives the child.
  2. How much pain he has gone through up to a certain point. This may have more effect the younger one experiences that pain
  3. Training, and the power level of whoever you train with.

The potential you've mentioned in the comments is just in my opinion a
combination of the above three points. Trunks and Goten lead in point 1 but
are truly behind Gohan and F-Trunks in points 2 and 3. Compared to Gohan,
F-Gohan certainly leads in point 2 but lacks even more in point 3.

The Great Elder on Namek says he's never seen such dormant potential before
but he never encountered a Sayian before, let alone a hybrid human/sayian.

Also, Gohan's power-up against Raditz is not random at all. He sees his father
getting beaten up, gets very mad which fuels his power. Raditz then mentioned
human/saiyan hybrid may be more affected from rage than regular sayians.


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Well, the reason is simple, the only reason gohan achieved it is because the
OLDER KAI unlocked it, and if trunks did it or anyone else they could unlock
the power as well ok bro


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