Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4957813-20131113141215/@comment-28861328-20131113170349

He never said that. He did say he couldn't use Hyorimaru anymore beacuse Yamamoto's Zanka no Tachi was in effect, but he was even using it against Cang Du right after his Bankai got stolen. It doesn't seem to effect the Shikai at all.