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Okay lets go point by point.

His zanpakutou and it's powers. Up until now we've seen Ichigo only use techniques like Getsuga Tenshou blue/white in Shikai and Getsuga Tenshou black during Bankai. We've also seen the Getsuga Juujishou, that's basically two Getsuga Tenshou combined. Getsuga Tenshou as similarities with both Quincy and Hollow techniques, and as such I'd like to see Ichigo use all Getsuga Tenshou techniques being just in Shikai.

But I wouldn't stop with Getsuga Tenshou. Ichigo could later explain or reveal that Getsuga Tenshou isn't even his Zanpakutous real powers, but just a basic technique he could always do. But that it isn't in any way linked to his zanpakutous real powers. I'd give Ichigo shikai two powers, much like Shunsui dual swords also have their unique powers.

The first shikai power I'd give Ichigo, that would be linked to his shorter blade, I'd call it Gekkou "Moonlight". And the that power would be the ability to control and shape reishi in to any form he wished. Ichigo just by pointing the shorter blade at his adversary, he'd be able to create for example blades of reishi that could cut his adversary from any direction. He'd also be able to create shields/barriers/traps. And he'd able to absorb the attack from an enemy, similar to the Quincy 'sklaverei' technique, that he could redirect the attack back at the enemy or simply absorb its energy to restore his own reiatsu. The offensive version of Gekkou could be called Kuresento Gekkou "Crescent Moonlight". The defensive part I'd call it Kazen Gekkou "Full Moonlight". And the absortion part I'd call it Atarashii Gekkou "New Moonlight".

From the bigger zanpakutou I'd give it another power. I'd call it Yoruno Sora "Night Sky". And it would work based on the eight buddhist protectors. And just like Zanka no Tachi had North, South, East and West. Ichigo's Yoruno Sora would have 8 styles. Kannon (North), Kozuko (Northeast), Monju (East), Fugen (Southeast), Seishi (South), Dainichi (Southwest), Fudo (West) and Amida (Northwest).

Ichigo could also use reishi manipulation so he could walk on air and stuff like that.

I'd give Ichigo a special power much like a Sternritter has, only Ichigo wouldn't need a schrift because the power would be a combination of shinigami/hollow/quincy natures. And if it had a name I'd call it the A "The Alpha" seeing that it means "beginning" or "first". Seeing that Ichigo is the first and only one of his kind. But the power itself would work like this. The Alpha power would allow Ichigo to surpass the ability or abilities of his opponent, whatever they were. If he faced Haschwalth his Alpha power would allow him to surpass the ability that Jugo has of tiping the scales. When facing Yhwach the Alpha power would grant Ichigo the allmighty ability only on a greater scale.

Has for the Shikai, Bankai, possible Resurreccion, and Letzt Stil (not Vollstandig seeing that if Old Man is Yhwach from a thousands years ago then he wouldn't know about that power)... I'd erase the need to go through all those phases/transformations. Instead I'd show that Ichigo doesn't use any of those, but instead he changes the name of Zangetsu. With each change, Ichigo would access a greater power/transformation. Hinting on the possibility that Ichigo evolution power might be limitless.

With each new phase, he would access more and more of his shinigami/hollow and quincy powers, his Shihakushō changing each time to become more awesome in look. Something along the lines of armor mixed with fabric.