So what did Piccolo do in those six months he was waiting for Gohan to learn how to survive that increased his power level so many times more than his previous 4 to 5-year training between DB and DBZ?
>>159270411
He was giving Gohan the pickle.
>>159270411
He realized it wasn't his decision and sat around
>>159270411
He had someone to protect.
Having someone protect increases your powerlevel.
>>159270411
Namekians get powerboost through meditation.
Killing Goku and Raditz gave him a lot of xp
>>159270411
What did Piccolo do in the mountains in the year before Raditz arrived that made him several times stronger than all the training he did in the previous 8 years?
>>159276461
*in the year before Vegeta arrived, not Raditz
>>159270411
I remember he used his psychic powers to lift pyramids, that probably helped
>>159270411
He probably did the same bullshit as Friezer. So Rocky-esque montage training.
he used the 80's montage technique
>>159276461
Trained against an autism-rage-monkey, whose power-level at the time likely spiked into 2000+ range, on average (way higher than anything he'd ever fought before).
Dragonball power levels have the same kind of rubber-banding effect you see in racing games like Mario Kart.
Basically as a new leader pulls ahead, it speeds up everyone behind them to let them catch up more easily.