Kūgo Ginjō gains the ability to use Getsuga Tenshō after stealing the powers of Ichigo's Fullbring. Isshin Kurosaki is the first known user of this technique, though his son, Ichigo, later uses the ability when he gains Shinigami powers of his own. Getsuga Tenshō is unlike other Zanpakutō techniques shown thus far, in that it has more than one user. The power of Getsuga Tenshō varies between its users. The user can use this technique in several different manners, such as striking the ground to create an omnidirectional blast to knock away incoming attacks or slashing at the ground to upturn it and crush everything in its path. The Getsuga Tenshō is a powerful technique with great force, capable of causing large-scale damage and destruction. As stated by Zangetsu, knowing the name of an attack heightens its power compared to its strength when the wielder does not know its name. Ichigo himself uses this ability without knowing its name several times but masters the technique later on during his Bankai training. This slash takes the form of a crescent moon or in the shape of a wave.
At the instant of the slash, the Zanpakutō absorbs its owner's spiritual energy and releases highly condensed spiritual energy at the tip of the blade, magnifying the slash attack and then flies forward.
