An Introduction:
This section is designed to give you a good idea of the relative power levels that Dragonball characters have as they do battle from the beginning of Dragonball all the way through the end of Dragonball Z. There are two basic types of power levels on this list.

1) Power Levels which we are reporting directly from the Dragonball Manga, Daizenshuu, or TV Series.
2) Power Levels which we've guessed based upon the power levels from the Dragonball Manga, Daizenshuu, or TV Series.

To formulate our power level guesses, we rely upon the knowledge we've gathered about Dragonball over the years. Each guess takes into consideration a characters training, who he/she can defeat at the moment, the known levels of other characters he/she faces, and the overall upward trend in power levels as the series progresses.

How This Chart Works:
Its quite simple really. All of the power levels have been split up into sagas, with the Saiya-jin and Furiza Sagas being subdivided into individual battles (note: these battles are not meant to match those found in our Battle Chart). Along the right column of the chart you will find an assortment of screenshots, captions, and explinations of any power level guesses we've made. Finally, to make heads or tails of the coloration of the power levels, see the Color Key below.

Read Before E-mailing Me About These Levels:
The colored levels are fact as stated in the Japanese Manga, Daizenshuu, and TV Series, therefore they cannot be disputed. I can't even begin to count the number of e-mails I've recieved arguing that the power levels that Akira Toriyama created are wrong! Come on people, the purpose of this section if to document the power levels he wrote in or for the Japanese Manga, Daizenshuu, and TV Series. As for the white levels; they are my opinion, for whatever its worth. Simply my 2 cents. However, all of our guesses are based STRONGLY around the stated levels. That's also why there are no DBGT levels. There is NO fact to base DBGT levels on. Besides the fact that there is no official list of power levels, DBGT wasn't created by Toriyama, so any nuances which he put into DBZ, such as power levels, would have no precedent in DBGT!

A Word on Reference:
Some people have e-mailed me about a "Dragonball Guide Book" which supposedly lists levels for the entire series. Let me set the record straight on this one: those levels mean nothing. Come on people! Even those of you who watch the English version of DBZ know that Furiza has over 1,000,000 in his second form. The guide book lists him at about half that. Now, which do you believe? The manga written by Toriyama himself, the Daizenshus approved by Toriyama, and the the TV Series directed by Toriyama, or an unofficial guide book written years after Dragonball Z's end by a third party who was trying to cash in on the craze?

Color Key:
Color	Based On	What It Means
1,000,000	Manga\ Daizenshuu	These levels came from the Japanese manga or Daizenshuu either by direct reading or calculation based on a direct reading. There is no disputing these power levels, as they were written by the creator of Dragonball. Example: The manga states form 2 Furiza has over 1,000,000; or Vegeta: 18,000 * 10 (ozouru) = 180,000
1,000,000	Calculated	While not stated outright in the Japanese manga or daizenshu, these levels can be had by taking levels that did appear in the Japanese manga or daizeshu and combining them with other known facts from the Japanese manga or daizenshu. Example: Vegeta has 18,000. Ozouru multipies your power by 10. Hence, Ozouru Vegeta has 180,000. (18,000 x 10 = 180,000) -or- Example: Goku has 300,000. All levels of Kaioken multiply your powerlevel (except Kaiokem x1). Hence, Goku Kaioken x20 has 6,000,000. (300,000 x 20 = 6,000,000)
1,000,000	Scouter Reading	These levels came directly from scouter readings in the Japanese version of Dragonball. They are simple fact. Example: "Hmm.. the scouter only says 5,000."
1,000,000	Stated	These levels are stated by characters in the Japanese version of Dragonball. They are simple fact. Example: "Saibamen have 1,200 each"
1,000,000	Guesstimate	These levels are based on the Manga\Daizenshuu, Calculated, Scouter Reading, and Stated power levels. These are the only disputable levels on this list, but we have taken the extra time and care to assure that these levels have a basis in sound logic.

Dragonball Episodes
Quest for the Dragonballs
Goku: 10 Goku Ozouru: 100	Note: Power levels from the Dragonball series were written down in the Daizenshu's well after the manga was completed. In other words, some of these levels might not make complete sense in relation to Dragonball Z's power levels.
22nd Budoukai
Jackie Chun (Kame-sennin): 139 Goku: 180 Tenshinhan: 180 Tsurusennin: 120
23rd Budoukai
Goku: 260 Piccolo Daimaou: 260
Dragonball Z Movies & Specials
Bardock Special
Bardock: 8,000 Toma: 6,000 Ozouru Bardock: 80,000 Ozouru Toma: 60,000 Chibi Vegeta: 5,000 Bardock (on Planet Meet): Close to 10,000 Kakarotto as a baby: 2 Dudoria's Henchmen on Planet Meat: < 8,000 Dudoria: Anywhere from 10,000 to 21,000 Furiza: 530,000	Since Bardock's level is just under 10,000 before visiting planet Meet, its probably around 8,000 at the begining. This, in turn, means Toma is weaker than Bardock since he was unable to kill Bardock's attacker. A Saiya-jin in Ozouru form is 10x stronger than a Saiya-jin in normal form which gives us Ozouru Bardock and Ozouru Toma. Chibi Vegeta is probably around 5,000 since he easily defeats 10 saibamen, which have PLs of 1,200 each. Bardock easily defeat's Dudoria's men, but gets his butt kicked by Dudoria. Furiza probably has the same level here as in the Namek saga.
Trunks Special
Android 17: 20,000,000 Android 18: 20,000,000 SSj Gohan: 25,000,000 SSj Trunks: 17,000,000	Here, the Android's power levels are based on the fact that Trunks states that the Androids from this timeline are much waker than the ones he encounters in the main timeline. Since Gohan can take on one of them, but falters when fighting both of them, Gohan probably has around 25,000,000. Trunks' level is based on the level he has when arriving on Earth to fight Furiza bot.
Dragonball Z Episodes
Saiya-jin Saga: Raditsu Vs. Farmer
Raditsu: 1,200 Farmer with Shotgun: 5
Saiya-jin Saga: Raditsu Vs. Goku and Piccolo
Raditsu: 1,200 Piccolo (with weighted clothing) : 322 Piccolo (without weighted clothing) : 408 Piccolo's Makankosappo (1st Try) : 1,330 Piccolo's Makankosappo (2nd Try) : 1,440 Goku (with weighted clothing) : 334 Goku (without weighted clothing) : 416 Goku (with Kamehameha) : 924 Gohan: 1 to 1,307 (power changes w/ emotions)
Saiya-jin Saga: After the Battle
Kame-sennin: 139 Kame-sennin's Turtle: 0.001 Kuririn: 206 Tenshinhan: 250 Yamucha: 177 Piccolo: 329	These levels pretty much speak for themselves. They come soon after the battle with Raditsu where Bulma uses Raditsu's scouter to locate Tenshinhan, Chaozu, and Yamucha (this part was cut from the American version of DBZ)
Saiya-jin Saga: Z Fighters Vs. Saibamen and Nappa
Saibamen: 1,200 Yamucha: 1,480 Chaozu: 610 Tenshinhan: 1,830 Kuririn (pre-battle): 1,083 Kuririn (max): 1,770 Piccolo (pre-battle): 1,220 Piccolo (max): 3,500 Gohan (pre-battle): 981 Gohan's Masenko: 2,800	Notice that the pre-battle and in battle power levels are quite different. Also note that the in battle levels are the maximum levels the fighters obtain during the course of the battle (i.e. while performing a special technique) and may not reflect their constant level throughout the battle.
Saiya-jin Saga: Goku Vs. Vegeta and Nappa
Goku: 5,000 Goku Powered Up: 8,000 Goku Kaioken x1: 12,000 Goku Kaioken x2: 16,000 Goku Kaioken x3: 24,000 Goku Kaioken x4: 32,000 Nappa: 4,000 Vegeta: 18,000 Ozouru Vegeta: 180,000 Ozouru Gohan: between 9,810 and 28,000	As stated in the manga and Japanese series, Kaioken x2 and up multiplies your maximum level by that respective amount, hence 8,000 x 4 = 32,000. Also stated, Kaioken x1 gives you a "great increase in speed, and a slight increase in power." Hence, I assumed Kaioken 1x gives you 1.5 times your normal maximum level. A saiyan's power increases 10 times in the Ozouru state, hence Vegeta's 18,000 ups to 180,000 in his ozouru form.
Furiza Saga: Gohan and Kuririn Vs. Furiza's Thugs
Gohan: 1,500 Kuririn: 1,500 Furiza's Men: < 500	At this point, Furiza's thugs have an extremely low level. This is evident because Gohan and Kuririn dispatch them in one hit apiece! 0_o
Furiza Saga: Vegeta Vs. Kui
Vegeta: 24,000 Kui: 19,000	Vegeta easily fries Kui here. Coupled with the fact that Zarbon and Dudoria state that Kui was higher than Vegeta before he left for Earth and Vegeta's current level of 24,000, I can confidently say Kui's powerlevel is close to (but over) 18,000.
Furiza Saga: Dudoria & Zarbon Vs. Namek Fighters
Zarbon: 23,000 Dudoria: 21,000 Namek Fighters: 1,000 - 3,000	Not much going on here either. Both Zarbon and Dudoria vaporize the Namekian fighters.
Furiza Saga: Vegeta Vs. Dudoria
Vegeta: 24,000 Dudoria: 21,000	Vegeta turns the lard ass into pink marshmallows. 'Nuff said. I would also like to note that I don't think Vegeta's level changes after the fight with Kui. While many like to quote the line that "A Saiya-jin gains power after every battle", I feel this only applies to battles in which the Saiya-jin takes damage, or expend a great deal of energy.
Furiza Saga: Vegeta Vs. Zarbon (1st time)
Vegeta: 24,000 Zarbon: 23,000 Zarbon Monster: 33,000	Vegeta is only marginally stronger than Zarbon in his first form, however Zarbon is quite a bit stronger than Vegeta after his transformation. He really roughs up Vegeta good.
Furiza Saga: Vegeta Vs. Zarbon (2nd time)
Vegeta: 35,000 Zarbon: 23,000 Zarbon Monster: 33,000	After spending some time in the healing tube, Vegeta's power level goes up quite a bit, as do all Sayians when they come close to death.
Furiza Saga: Vegeta, Gohan & Kuririn Vs. Ginyu Force
Kuririn: "over 10,000" Gohan: "over 10,000" Gohan's Masenko: "above 20,000" Vegeta: 20,000 Vegeta: "almost 30,000" Gerudo: 10,000 Rikum: 40,000	Well, not much to explain here either. Gerudo is fried by Vegeta, and Rikum pounds Gohan, Vegeta and Kuririn. The manga lists Vegeta as 20,000 while powering up to fight Rikum, when earlier his max level was 24,000. Either Vegeta is worn out here, or he just figures there is no way to beat Rikum. It also seems the series tried to make more sence of this this by giving him a level of "almost 30,000."
Furiza Saga: Goku Vs. Ginyu Force
Goku (Scouter): 5,000 Goku vs Jese and Burter: bursts of 60,000 Goku vs Ginyu: max power of 180,000 Jisu: 50,000 Burter: 45,000 Rikum: 40,000 Ginyu: 120,000	Not much explaining to do here. Goku kicks the Ginyu force's ass, and rightly so.
Furiza Saga: Goku in Ginyu's Body
Ginyu in Goku's Body: 23,000 Jisu: 50,000 Vegeta: 60,000 Kuririn: 16,500 Gohan: 17,000	Vegeta, again after coming close to death, sees quite a power increase and is now able to fry Jese and take on Ginyu in Goku's Body.
Furiza Saga: Nail Vs. Furiza
Nail: 42,000 Furiza (form 1): 530,000	Even though Nail is the strongest Namek fighter, he doesn't even put a scratch on Furiza.
Furiza Saga: Vegeta Vs. Furiza (1st Time)
Vegeta: 120,000 Furiza (form 1): 530,000 Furiza (form 2): 1,000,000	Now, I realize that this is a high jump for Vegeta, but its actualy makes sence. After a grasping hands with Furiza, Vegeta is sevearly winded. On the other hand, Furiza acts as if nothing happened.
Furiza Saga: Piccolo Vs. Furiza
Piccolo (merged with Nail): 800,000 Furiza (form 2): 1,000,000 Furiza (form 3): 2,500,000	Although Piccolo's level is lower than Furiza, he is an extremely intelligent and skilled fighter. Piccolo is able to read Furiza's attacks. This causes Furiza to become flustered about not being able to easily beat Piccolo like he should, forcing his transformation. Also, Furiza is only using a fraction of his full power, as he does when fighting Goku.
Furiza Saga: Vegeta Vs. Furiza (2nd Time)
Vegeta: 300,000 Furiza (form 4 - 33.33%): 4,000,000	At this point, Vegeta is a little off his rocker. He thinks that he is now a SSj . Although he may have had the potential for going SSj , he lacked a motivating factor. While Vegeta felt entitled to becoming a SSj , he did not experience any true anger as Goku did when Furiza killed Kuririn. Also, Furiza is only using a fraction of his full power, as he did when batteling Piccolo and non-SSj Goku.
Furiza Saga: Goku Vs. Furiza
Furiza (form 4 - 33.3%): 4,000,000 Furiza (form 4 - 50%): 6,000,000 Furiza (form 4 - 70%): 8,400,000 Furiza (form 4 - 100%): 12,000,000 Goku's Base Level: 300,000 Goku Kaioken x10: 3,000,000 Goku Kaioken x20: 6,000,000 SSj Goku: 15,000,000 Furiza's Levels as he Fights Goku: Goku Furiza's % of Max PL Kaioken x10 33% Kaioken x20 33% (short time), 50%, and 70% SSj Goku 70% and 100%	As you dubbies have no doubt heard "Furiza was using 1% of his power while fighting Goku." This is more evidence to prove my theory that English power levels mean crap. I have tried many different ways to match up the different levels of Furiza and Goku's power. I hope he chart on the right helps this problem. Please note: Goku never fighs Furiza using his base level of 300,000. Also, the manga never says anything about going SSj causing one's powerlevel to multiply by 50. In fact, it is stated durring the battle with Android 19 that math cannot be used to calculate a SSj's powerlevel.
Furiza Saga: Trunks vs King Cold and Furiza Bot
King Cold: 13,000,000 Furiza Bot: 12,500,000 Trunks (Supressed): 5 SSj Trunks: 17,000,000 SSj Goku: 20,000,000	Furiza probably experienced a slight powerlevel boost with some of the electronic parts that now make up his body. Being his father, and being much older, King Cold is probably slightly stronger despite the fact that he appears to be in his second form. Also, Tenshinhan senses a ki "even greater than Furiza's" traveling alongside Furiza.

ALL LEVELS AFTER THIS POINT ARE A GUESS!
In the mangas, Japanese series, and Daizenshuus, Toriyama NEVER listed or authorized any power levels after the Furiza Saga, as he felt they limited his ability to be flexable and creative with the outcome of battles. If you go to another site claiming to have official levels after this point, they are mistaken. In general, these sites are using information from the "Dragonball Guide Book" which was published in 1996. Don't let the book's name fool you however, as the facts put forth in the power levels section of the book in no way corrispond to the facts stated in the series, manga, or daizenshuu.

Android Saga
SSj Goku (not sick): 25,000,000 SSj Goku (sick): < 10,000,000 (drops as his heart disease progresses) SSj Trunks: 20,000,000 SSj Vegeta: 27,000,000 Piccolo: 8,000,000 Gohan: 5,000,000 Android 16: 40,000,000 Android 17: 35,000,000 Android 18: 35,000,000 Android 19: 10,000,000 Android 20: 5,000,000
Imperfect Cell Saga
SSj Trunks: 20,000,000 SSj Vegeta: 27,000,000 Gohan: 5,000,000 Android 16: 40,000,000 Android 17: 35,000,000 Android 18: 35,000,000 Piccolo (after merging with Kami): 40,000,000 Cell (after absorbing humans): 45,000,000 Cell (after absorbing Android 17): 65,000,000 SSj Vegeta (after room of spirit and time): 80,000,000 Ultra SSj Trunks: 130,000,000 Perfect Cell : 125,000,000

Cell Game
Piccolo: 55,000,000 SSj Vegeta: 100,000,000 SSj Trunks: 105,000,000 SSj Gohan: 130,000,000 SSj Goku: 120,000,000 SSj 2 Gohan: 325,000,000 Perfect Cell: 125,000,000 Cell Jr: 120,000,000 Super Perfect Cell: 300,000,000 SSj 2 Gohan (Injured): 305,000,000

Buu Saga

Piccolo: 180,000,000 SSj Gohan: 275,000,000 SSj Vegeta: 340,000,000 SSj Goku: 360,000,000 Chibi Trunks: 35,000,000 Goten: 30,000,000 SSj Chibi Trunks: 95,000,000 SSj Goten: 90,000,000 Android 18: 60,000,000 Kaioshin: 250,000,000 Kibit: 225,000,000 Yamoo: 10,000,000 Supopovitch: 10,000,000 Dabura: 275,000,000 Fat Buu: 380,000,000 Majin Vegeta: 360,000,000 SSj 3 Goku: 450,000,000 Majin Buu: 390,000,000 Gotenks: 250,000,000 SSj Gotenks: 300,000,000 SSj 3 Gotenks: 410,000,000 Majin Buu (w/ SSj 3 Gotenks & Piccolo): 500,000,000 Gohan's Zet sword: 360,000,000 Mystic Gohan: 450,000,000 Majin Buu (w/ Trunks, Goten & Piccolo): 400,000,000 Majin Buu (w/ Piccolo, Trunks, Goten & Gohan): 550,000,000 Vegetto: 600,000,000 Kid Buu: 500,000,000 Goku's Chaou Genkidama: 550,000,000

Note: There are no DBGT levels since there are no stated levels, official guide books, or any other reference points from which to base levels.