Gon and Killua are the main characters of Hunter X Hunter. They are both talented kids with a huge potential. Now, in the beginning it is quite evident Killua is a lot stronger than Gon. However, as the show progresses the gap between the two keeps getting lesser. They both develop good techniques and fighting skills.
Gon
Gon is the main character of the story. He is Ging’s son and Ging is known to be one of the strongest characters in the anime. Since, we haven’t seen Ging fighting it is difficult to gauge his level but there is no doubt that Ging is a top class Hunter. Gon being his son is highly talented and will grow up to match or possibly surpass his father in terms of skill.
In the beginning, Gon doesn’t have any nen techniques and relies on his raw strength and agility. He is definitely a tough kid and can handle a lot of pain. He was able to damage Illumi’s arm and Hisoka has a lot of interest in Gon because of Gon’s potential. Later on, Gon learns about nen abilities and creates his nen technique called Jajanken which is highly destructive against opponents. Gon has wins against opponents like Genthru, several chimera ants and also the Royal Guard Neferpitou. Although to defeat Pitou, Gon had to use his restriction which nearly cost him his life.
In terms of character, Gon has always been a courageous kid who never backs down from a challenge no matter how strong the opponent is.
Killua
Killua belongs to the Zoldyck family that are known to be elite assassins. His father Silva and grandfather Zeno are known to be among the strongest hunters in Hunter X Hunter. They think of Killua having the maximum potential among his siblings including Illumi. Illumi plants a needle in Killua’s head to control his mind. Illumi has some sort of twisted love for Killua as he wants to ensure Killua’s safety. In fights, when Killua encounters an opponent that he deems as stronger than him, we see how his mind reacts in a way to escape the encounter rather than face it. This is a result of Illumi’s mind control and conditioning on Killua.
Killua learns about nen techniques at the same time as Gon does. He uses his nen in the form of electricity. He uses electricity to shock his opponents and also develops Godspeed using electricity which allows him to run and fight at an incredibly high speed.
In terms of character, Killua was calculative at first avoiding fights with characters that were stronger than him. However after removing the needle, he develops more confidence in himself. We see a lot of character development in instances when he fights opponents like Rammot and Shoot. Killua is calculative, however he develops a courageous mentality in the end.
Gon Vs Killua: Who would win?
Now, Gon is an enhancer and Killua is a transmuter. Enhancers can use aura to increase their natural abilities like strength or speed which is great in close combat where you need to use simple offence and defence. Transmuters can use their nen to mimic the properties of another object or entity. For example, Killua uses his nen in the form of electricity and Hisoka uses bungee gum having the properties of gum and rubber.
A lot of people say Gon has more potential than Killua. Personally, I don’t feel so. Killua develops his nen abilities a lot more than Gon and several combat techniques he can use against Gon. In terms of speed and combat skills, Killua is way ahead of Gon. If they were to fight right now, Killua would definitely win.
If the fight were to happen several years in the future, then it is hard to predict. We know that Gon in his adult form is an absolute monster who was even in terms of power with the king before the rose blast occurs. However, that being said Killua might be able to match up to Gon later on in the future. Killua is going to develop and become stronger with time as well. It would be interesting to see how strong Killua is in his adult form. I still think Killua would win the fight with Gon in future as well.
It’s more obvious that Enhancers are better than Transmuters. Gon is an enhancer (able strengthen things or even himself)while Killua is a Transmuter (can alter the aura qualities). In Chapter 35, it shows that being an enhancer is more powerful than being a transmuter. Killua sweetened the water like a honey while Gon overflows the water in the glass and almost break the whole glass himself. In fact, this is why Hisoka (transmuter like Killua ) is so much interested with Gon because besides the fact, he is a good enhancer, he is also a smart opponent. This is why Gon would win against Killua. Gon is stronger than Killua.
Considering what we have seen till now, personally I think Killua would definitely beat Gon if the fight were to happen in the present. Killua has great nen techniques like Godspeed, electricity, etc which are really impressive.
Hisoka has more interest in Gon compared to Killua, which tells us that Gon may have more potential than Killua. Personally, what I have seen in the anime makes me feel that Killua is extremely capable and doesn’t lack in potential compared to Gon in any way.
Transmuters my have less strength compared to Enhancers, but that doesn’t mean any Enhancer will always win against any Transmuter. Hisoka being a transmuter will probably beat Uvogin(Enhancer) in my opinion. I personally feel that Killua is extremely intelligent and capable. Also, after removing the Illumi’s needle from his head, he developed the courage he was earlier lacking. So, I feel Killua is going to be really strong. In the future, it is hard to predict as to who would win between the two.
You are wrong, Hisoka was interested in the both of them cuz he is a proud pedophile. He could be more interested in Gon because Gon has higher shorts than killua. To be serious though, everyone knows Killua is stronger than Gon throughout the entire series. I don’t count the whole adult for thing because it so much of a sacrifice that it should not be considered part of Gon’s power. You can say it shows his future potential, but that statement is meaningless seeing as both gon and killua have near equal potential, I of course believe that killua has more potential than gon, more so now that he removed the needle that was limiting him in the courage factor, a factor we know many main characters in other animes have that allows them to get stronger. Going back to hisoka, there are two possible reason he was more interested in gon than killua. First being that killua was Illumi’s brother and he would have to go through the trouble of fighting illumi, an strong ally, to kill killua once he’s “rippened”. The other reason could be because he noticed that there was something about killua that was limiting his potential, and therefore he wouldn’t be a “ripe” as gon when the day came.
Yup that is actually correct. I am glad though that Killua actually overcame his limits when he removed the needle. It would have been cool if we got to see how strong Killua actually got.