Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27565137-20160415174609/@comment-24531362-20160420045758

1. Ichigo may be a Quincy/Shinigami hybrid with hollow powers, but that doesn't mean he has all of their powers and abilities. Quincy: Letzt Stil requires the use of the Sanrei Glove to activate, and Ichigo doesn't have that. To go further, Quincy: Vollstandig does NOT necessarily require the SG, but it's a learned ability that Ichigo has never learned. Expect nothing more Quincy than basic reishi manipulation from Ichigo; that, at least, can be mimicked from Uryu. A Resurreccion is also off the table, as Ichigo is not an Arrancar, and so lacks that capability. The only counterexample to that is Tosen, but without knowing exactly how his Hollowfication works I cannot prove or disprove that facet. Thus, we cannot expect new hollow abilities beyond that which his own Zanpakuto/inner hollow possesses.

2. Ichigo may or may not be in Shikai, that is true. However, everything the series has put out thus far leads us to believe he is. The Zaraki counterexample proves that Soul Society was wrong about Zaraki's Zanpakuto, and casts dount upon Ichigo's, but does not disprove the theory.

3. As for power boosts, look no further than his fights in the arc. Fighting Quilge required the use of Bankai, and he got steamrolled by Haschwalth. Now, Ichigo has taken on Sternritter with little more than his maybe-probably-Shikai, and dominated. My interpretation of his boost is that it comes in the form of stat growths as in an RPG level up, and not any direct new abilities, which again, he hasn't had a chance to be taught.