User blog comment:Martialmaniac/A few Nen battle polls!/@comment-24768103-20141228025542/@comment-5780397-20141229200812

I think the one whose imagination is running wild is you. First, I agreed that Leorio would lose against Shizuku. Like her, he is physically stronger than Gon, Nen aside. Sure, the way he was before the Chimera Ant saga would not even allow him to see Shizuku's vacuum cleaner smashing his head open or Pokkle's arrows, but now his strength has been acknowledged by the Zodiacs, enough for him to go to the Dark Continent, if we want to leave Pariston's words aside, and at least one ot the Hatsu technique he possesses have caused him to be praised by Ging. Also, considering he is one of the top 5 Nen users in the world, I don't think it is logical to say that Leorio's punch is useless. If Ging's act worked, it was because even pro Hunters would believe Leorio really has the strength to hit him (ok, he's not that strong yet, but he is much stronger than before). As I said, he has learned two Hatsu techniques in a much shorter time than Gon or Killua, who are geniuses and train regularly, while he was more concentrated on his studies. This is also the reason why he is less skilled than them in Nen: he has never trained much in it, it's not lack of talent. And it would only make sense for him to have bcome faster and stronger after learning it. Again, he is going to the Dark Continent. The hypothesis that he can catch or dodge a fire or orange arrow does not seem too far-fetched, considering that Kurapika has caught more than just one bullet using a chain. Again, he is not as strong as Kurapika, but his overall capabilities must have increased greatly since the York Shin saga. Baise was stronger than Leorio in that saga, when he had barely begun to practice Ten, and he already had superhuman strength. Also, when during the exam he was going to fight Bodoro, the two were deemed to be on the same level, not due to the fighter's injuries, but because Leorio knew his fighting style, which means he must have some skills in combat, although he has yet to show them. I'll repeat it, Leorio can't defeat Shizuku in her current state, but the fact that he could go toe-to-toe with her does not mean I belittle her abilities, considering that I wrote a good part of that section of her page.