User blog comment:Lasaro Ginjou/Chopper's power growth/@comment-24850639-20171004202401

You also have to remember that Chopper hasn't really had to fight anyone since Punk Hazard. On Dressrosa his role was to guard the ship, and Jora's powers took him out of the picture before he really got a chance to do anything. After that, it was straight off to Zou. There were no opponents in Zou, and I'd say his medical accomplishments there speak for themselves. I'd also beg to differ about what he's done in Whole Cake Island, he took out quite a few of those guys that were at Brulee's house in the Mirror World all by himself. He then proceeded to kick quite a bit of ass defending the Sunny when Perospero and Katakuri were aboard. I know they weren't ideal opponents to show us something "new" per se, but I'm not really sure what it is you're expecting from Chopper combat-wise. His first and primary responsibility is to be the doctor, so he shouldn't be fighting anyway unless he absolutely has to. Even then, he's EASILY the strongest of the weakling trio, Usopp and Nami's physical combat skills are a far cry from his. As far as the "new stuff" you mentioned:

- Nami's weather capabilities are DEFINITELY not new. She did nothing during Whole Cake Island that we haven't seen before, even with her new Clima Tact. In fact, her Clima Tact is about the only "new" thing that she's gotten at all. She showcased a more adept understanding of the weather sure, but again, nothing we haven't seen before.

- How can you honestly give Sanji a pass and not Chopper? At this point SkyWalk and Diable Jambe are nothing new, so you can't exactly rave about him showcasing anything new either. His cooking prowess is definitely old news. If you're going to give Sanji, who's taken several inexusable Ls now, a pass as "still growing", then it's only fair that Chopper gets it too.

- Robin has had these reflexes since she sonned Pell and Tashigi in Alabasta. I believe she said then as well that opposing speed means virtually nothing to her. For whatever reason, Oda just hates giving her shine in combat situations. She showed these impressive reflexes to stop Hakuba sure, and then she's reduced to being Rebecca's guardian.

As far as the power ups, I definitely see Buso Haki happening, as well as improved control over his Devil Fruit. I always wanted someone on the crew to learn Electro, and Chopper appears to be the most viable candidate, but we need to understand what Electro is exactly. Super-powered static electricity generated from the mink fur? Harnessing of the body's natural bio-electricity? We can't say for sure whether Randolph's inability to produce Electro is a result of him being a homie, or just simply not being a mink.