User blog comment:Martialmaniac/A few Nen battle polls!/@comment-24768103-20141228025542/@comment-5780397-20141229234409

Ok, ok, one thing at a time. First, yes, Leorio is in all likelihood weaker than Gon when both of them use Nen, but not if they don't. I mentioned his physical strength to say that it was superhuman even before he learned Nen, so it surely has augmented now. In battle, Gon, Killua and Kurapika are surely stronger, and I think each of them could defeat Shizuku (there is no debating on Killua and Kurapika, as for Gon, he has grown really a lot during the Chimera Ants arc in terms of power, experience, technique and aura. She struggled against a Chimera that was not even a Squadron Leader, but his power was ranked by many above that). Bodoro was not weak at all, he made it to the end of the Hunter exam and being defeated by someone monstously powerful as Hisoka does not make you weak. Secondly: I don't really get why you explained everything about Nen. Indeed, by the York New arc Leorio had only practiced Ten, but to have acquired a Hatsu ability he must have mastered at least the four basic principles. When I compared him to the others in my previous comment, I meant that in terms of mere brawn, he was superior to Kura and Gon, only that, and it is undeniable that he has come up with a Hatsu technique in a shorter time than that, considering he does not seem to have had any master or anyway has not focused primarly on learning Nen.

Like both Kevo and I have said before, we do not believe that Leorio could defeat Shizuku, there is no evidence that supports that, but he has been heavily implied to have become much more powerful than before, despite probably being the weakest of the four protagonists.