User blog comment:Fliu/Chapter 948 Wano Wars: A New Hope/@comment-99.72.92.253-20190705120917/@comment-2600:1702:3C50:A6E0:B94A:8E0F:7820:7BF2-20190707045827

That is where the number of ideas on how to proceed comes in. Luffy usually manages to come up with ideas on the spot on how to deal with issues. It is a method that works for him and a method that can work for others too. In the example of Eneru, he clearly was not prepared for someone who was able to endure his lightning, hit him, and not be affected by physical attacks. But he managed to come up with a way to hurt Luffy by changing his weapon into a trident. That combined with his haki then forced Luffy to use a number of ideas to eventually strike him. After Luffy knocked him down once again, Eneru found a way to get him off the ark and does everything he can to avoid fighting Luffy again. Ideas abound in that battle by both sides forced to improvise. Ideally knowing that there is someone out there who can possibly be your natural enemy could help you to prepare for meeting such an opponent. The same can be said for superior opponents. Luffy created his gears because he met individuals who were stronger then him and he needed to find a way to fight such individuals. Likewise, in his fight with Katakuri he remembered Rayleigh teaching him about these individuals so he wasn't completely unaware of what was happening. Even if you cannot prepare for an opponent you know is coming, you at least might come up with more ideas on the spot. Knowledge can be quite a powerful thing if one has it.