User blog comment:Godisme/Luck Men/@comment-44061-20111005022654/@comment-1747976-20111007071838

Honestly though, one might think that Ikkaku got more powerful and smarter than this. In battle, really, he takes a lot of unnecessary damage. Houzukimaru is MUCH more powerful than depicted and Ikkaku has wielded him against much more powerful opponents than Moe. Ridiculous that he could break him so easily, even with 'Jackpot Knuckle' in effect. Then they go hand to hand and Moe holds his own??! Wow. It just doesn't seem like Ikkaku improved like say, Renji.