Xenoverse 2 All Transformations and How to Unlock Them

Every transformation in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is an Awoken Skill, and as of November 2026 a custom character can learn five that work for any race (Kaioken, Potential Un­leashed, Beast, Ultra Instinct and The Power to Overcome), six Saiyan-only forms from Super Saiyan to Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (Evolved), and one exclusive form each for Humans, Namekians, the Frieza Race and Majins. Below is every form, how to unlock it and what it actually does to your stats.

We checked this against the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Fandom wiki's Awoken Skill page and the individual pages for each form, Bandai Namco's Future Saga Chapter 4 announcement and MP1st's Chapter 4 update coverage, in November 2026.

How Awoken Skills Work

Every character has exactly one Awoken Skill slot, so you can only equip one transformation at a time. Each form needs a minimum amount of Ki to activate, but most do not spend it: you simply need the bar filled to that point. The wiki lists Beast and Ultra Instinct (plus Hit's character-only Pure Progress) as the exceptions that do consume Ki when used.

Multi-stage forms work on Ki thresholds. Super Saiyan needs 300 Ki for the first stage, 400 for Super Saiyan 2 and 500 for Super Saiyan 3, and if you already have enough Ki you can jump straight to a higher stage. A character in a lower stage can also go up later once its Ki builds again. Kaioken works the same way, with the regular, x3 and x20 versions sharing one skill at 100, 300 and 500 Ki.

The trade-off is usually Ki generation or defense. Higher Super Saiyan stages hit harder but reduce Ki gain, and the strongest Kaioken stages lower your defense and drain stamina every second. Reading those costs matters more than picking the flashiest aura.

Transformations Every Race Can Use

Five Awoken Skills are open to all races. Because they ignore race restrictions, they are the backbone of most Human, Namekian, Majin and Frieza Race builds that want something beyond their racial form.

• Kaioken (regular, x3, x20): earned by clearing Parallel Quest 8, "Invade Earth", with an Ultimate Finish. The hidden conditions are clearing with Nappa still alive, then defeating the revived Goku.
• Potential Un­leashed: the reward for the final Patroller Academy advancement test, which opens only after you Z-rank every earlier advancement test. It needs 500 Ki and gives a 15 percent attack bonus with small speed and defense gains.
• Beast: max out friendship with mentors Gohan and Videl and with Piccolo, then tell Piccolo "I want to train even more" and choose Spar. You fight Cell Max alongside Orange Piccolo and Gohan (DBS Super Hero), and clearing the mission unlocks Beast for every CaC on the save.
• Ultra Instinct: challenge Jiren (Full Power), who stands behind the Multiplayer Mode NPC beneath the steps to the Time Nest, and beat him. It grants an automatic dodge that costs stamina and turns your Ki blasts into new attacks.
• The Power to Overcome: the last transformation added to the game, available only to owners of the Future Saga Chapter 4 DLC released on 8 July 2026. It reduces incoming damage by 20 percent, makes grabs into unblockable slashes and switches on health auto-recovery at half health or lower, and a second input enters a stronger phase that drains health.

Ultra Instinct is the odd one out: its stat modifiers are all zero, and its value comes from the auto-dodge, so it suits careful, defensive players rather than raw damage builds.

Saiyan-Only Forms and How to Unlock Them

Saiyans have the deepest list. Most of it comes from mentors and time rifts, with one wish from Shenron in the middle, and several of the god forms can be learned by any race even though only Saiyans can use them.

• Super Saiyan 1, 2 and 3: train with Vegeta in the Capsule Corporation time rift after completing "Saiyan Awakening!". Stages unlock by Ki level rather than by separate quests.
• Super Vegeta 1 and 2: also from training with Vegeta in the Capsule Corporation rift. It favors Ki blast damage, while regular Super Saiyan favors strikes.
• Future Super Saiyan: beat the Future Gohan mission, which needs the Bardock mission cleared and five Time Distorted Eggs. Its real benefit is faster stamina regeneration, even though the in-game text mentions Ki.
• Super Saiyan God: a one-time Shenron wish, available once friendship is maxed with Goku, Vegeta, Gohan and Videl, Gotenks and Pan.
• Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan: given by Whis to a character at level 90 or higher with max friendship with him.
• Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (Evolved): given by Whis to a level 95 or higher character with max friendship with Vegeta who already has the first SSGSS.

Super Saiyan also changes how you move, not just how hard you hit. While transformed, fully charged Ki blast skills teleport you to the opponent, light attacks use a short vanish step instead of a normal step, and fully charged strikes carry you a fair distance forward. The form lasts until you cancel it, get knocked out or have it sealed by a skill such as Remote Serious Bomb. Super Saiyan 3 once had a bug that slowed stamina regeneration while standing on the ground, which the wiki notes was fixed in the free update that added Beast, so older complaints about it no longer apply.

Our Xenoverse 2 wishes list covers the Super Saiyan God wish and the other Shenron rewards, and the instructor location guide shows where Vegeta, Whis, Piccolo and Gohan stand so you can build friendship efficiently.

Race-Exclusive Forms for Humans, Namekians, Frieza Race and Majins

Non-Saiyan races each get one racial transformation from their own time rift questline. These forms change your moveset rather than just adding a stat bonus, which makes them more about playstyle than numbers.

• Power Pole Pro (Human): reach level 35, then finish the Great Saiyaman questline at the Hercule's House time rift. You fight on the Flying Nimbus with the Power Pole, it needs no Ki at all, and it ends if you are hit or grabbed. The Super Soul "Flying Nimbus!!" from Parallel Quest 02 boosts it.
• Become Giant (Namekian): clear "Namekian Awakening!" in the Guru's House time rift. You grow to roughly Great Ape size and drain 20 stamina per second.
• Turn Golden (Frieza Race): train with Frieza and Cooler in the Frieza Spaceship time rift. It adds 30 percent to Ki blast and Ki skill damage and turns charged Ki blasts into quick blasts.
• Purification (Majin): clear "Majin Awakening!" in Majin Buu's house time rift. You take on Kid Buu's form and moveset, and stamina recovery stops while it lasts.

Ki cost and attack bonus of common CaC Awoken Skills (Fandom wiki values)

Form	Ki needed	Strike bonus	Ki blast bonus
Kaioken	100	+2.5%	+2.5%
Kaioken x20	500	+15%	+15%
Super Saiyan	300	+10%	+5%
Super Saiyan 3	500	+20%	+10%
Potential Un­leashed	500	+15%	+15%
Beast	500	+30%	+30%
SSGSS (Evolved)	500	+35%	+35%
Turn Golden	300	0%	+30%

Forms You Cannot Give Your Custom Character

Several transformations exist in Xenoverse 2 but are locked to specific roster characters. Hit's Pure Progress, Dyspo's Supersonic Mode and Goku's Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken (regular and x10) all appear on the wiki's list of cast-exclusive skills, and none can be equipped on a CaC. Super Saiyan 4 is in the same position: roster fighters such as Goku (Super Saiyan 4) and the Dragon Ball DAIMA pack's SS4 Goku use it, but the wiki's list of CaC Awoken Skills has no Super Saiyan 4 entry.

Some forms that look exclusive are not. The Fandom pages for SSGSS and SSGSS (Evolved) note that Whis will teach them to a character of any race, even though only Saiyans can activate them, and the Super Saiyan God page notes the same for that form. A non-Saiyan who learns them simply cannot use them, so there is no reason to chase those unlocks on a Namekian.

Choosing the Right Transformation

For general play, damage-focused forms carry the most weight. Beast shares the highest attack bonus of the all-race options at 30 percent (matched only by the second phase of The Power to Overcome), but you take 20 percent more damage and it spends Ki, so it rewards aggressive players who end fights quickly. SSGSS (Evolved) is the Saiyan equivalent at 35 percent with a steady Ki drain. Potential Un­leashed is the safer middle ground, trading a smaller attack bonus for small gains in speed and defense.

Defensive players should look at Ultra Instinct and The Power to Overcome. Neither raises your damage in its first phase, but auto-dodging and a 20 percent damage reduction can keep you alive through long Parallel Quests and raids. Kaioken x20 is the opposite extreme: big attack gains, a 30 percent defense penalty and a heavy stamina drain.

Some unlocks also require specific quest work, so plan the order. Kaioken depends on a Parallel Quest Ultimate Finish, and our Parallel Quest hidden conditions guide explains how those finishes trigger. The Power to Overcome needs Future Saga Chapter 4, and the DLC story order guide shows where that chapter sits among the other packs.

If You Would Rather Not Farm Every Form

Unlocking every form across several races means friendship grinding, advancement tests, Parallel Quest finishes and a level 95 Saiyan. The store's God Mode CaC save is a completed PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 save that its page says includes all skills, among them the Festival of Universes skills, with some skills, including transformations, modded. It also lists all eight CaCs at Level 199 and leveled-up custom mentors. You need your own copy of the game, and the save is not offered for PC or Xbox.

The Xenoverse 2 hub collects the store's other listings for this game, including the Platinum trophy service.

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