Talk:Imagine Shadow/@comment-66.108.144.78-20140119083308/@comment-71.163.139.221-20140916073728

^ From my personal interpretation, think of it like this. The Pokemon Ditto, updated to 6th gen mechanics, needs to see the opponent (as in Ditto must be on the field) to transform and acquire their abilities, and even so you can only use each of the opponent's given moves 5 times. Translated, if you had the Esper ability you can only use what you have seen in enough detail to replicate, and most likely you won't be able to use them as effectively as the original, since they have had more exp with it to use it more powerfully, efficiently and more often than you would have. Conversely, one with this ability and either Hyperthymesia (outlandish autobiographic memory) or just an impeccable memory period can essentially be a Multi Skill Esper "Magic Hybrid" and achieve the potential of a Level 6 if they can survive long enough and in enough encounters to gain the known Esper abilities and Magics. In the Magic case, he won't get hurt so long as he only witnesses the results of a completed spell and not the rituals that activate said spell, since the manipulation of energy resulting as such can easily be recalled and reimagined, and so can easily be reused by Imagine Shadow.