User blog comment:Salubri/Power Rating - Shinigami/@comment-5693502-20151120014617/@comment-44061-20151120075528

Well your thinking of this listing as somehow showcasing their power level with a number. Such a thing cant be qualified cause their is no way to measure that in the series. Its better explained in their articles but if you notice even there they have the same lvl. Its about how one uses their power in any case. But for what we are doing here its about showcasing the level a captain is on and not putting them in competition with whose more powerful. A lieutenants or lower rank would showcase a lower number that basically shows they are only capable of so much power.

As far as intellect. Urahara is the most intelligent character in bleach thats been confirmed. Followed by Aizen and Mayuri. But to say everyone else is stupid in comparison wouldnt be accurate. Everyone has their one intellectual capacities and this is what it either showcases overall. Yamamoto is a master of command and tactics and fighting. Hitsugaya & Gin are prodigies. Unohana is a master of healing and sword combat.

Its best not to be stuck in the viewpoint of putting them in competition with one another, instead look at them as individuals and actually think about their personal capabilities. In any case this is just a rough draft, i plan on going over far more.