While it is well known within theDragon Ballfandom thatFriezainadvertently helpedGokuunlockSuper Saiyanfor the first time , the intergalactic authoritarian is also responsible for another one of Goku ’s god - tier powers – one that has dead nothing to do with his Super Saiyan human body .

Frieza and Goku first faced off duringDragon Ball ’s Frieza Saga in which Frieza attempted to steal the Dragon Balls of Planet Namek and employ their wish - grant thaumaturgy to make himself immortal . However , the Z Fighters were n’t about to let that happen , and they made it their mission to cross the baddie ’s evil plot no matter the monetary value . While the Z Fighters were successful in keep Frieza from making his wish , there was still the issue of dealing with the madly powerful baddie himself , something Goku was felicitous to handle alone . During the engagement , Frieza shoot down Krillin right in front of Goku , which angered Goku enough to unlock Super Saiyan . With his newfound exponent , Goku seemingly killed Friezaand left Planet Namek before it exploded as a result of their fight – though even in ‘ end ’ , Frieza was still able-bodied to aid Goku reach out another level of tycoon beyond that of the Super Saiyan .

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InDragon Ballchapter 336 by Akira Toriyama , Trunks has move back in time from the alternate future that he call home . The reason he did so was to help the Z Fighters prepare for the incoming menace of the Androids , hoping to change his future in the process . After he arrives in the past ( and afterTrunks good kills Frieza ) , Trunks meets with Goku to talk over the inside information of the Android threat , but first Goku shares a raw power he learned after defeating Frieza : Instant Transmission .

Goku teach Instant Transmission – the power to teleport somewhere by locking onto the energy point of someone in that location – after he boarded one of the Ginyu Force ’s ships follow the explosion of Planet Namek . The Ginyu Force cod mechanically brought him to Planet Yardrat as theGinyu Force planned on conquering that worldafter helping Frieza get the Dragon Balls on Planet Namek . This subsequent mission was clearly green - lit by Frieza himself as the Ginyu Force conquer worlds in his name , meaning Frieza was responsible for Yardrat ’s localisation being programme into the ship Goku boarded , which thereby makes him responsible for Goku being brought there in the first place . While on Yardrat , the life-time forms there taught Goku the Instant Transmission technique , which ends up being the most useful move in Goku ’s armory from that point forward .

InDragon Ball Super , Goku proves that Instant Transmission allow him to move across the universe quicker than a literal Angel Falls – making that move a god - level baron that surpass anything Goku has been capable to do before or since . Not only that , but Instant Transmission ’s utility in fight utter for itself , especially duringGoku ’s crusade with Gas , the strongest belligerent in the universe of discourse at that metre . fundamentally , Instant Transmission is a moveGokulearned relatively ahead of time in hisDragon Ballcareer , and it still obligate up to this day as one of his most powerful and useful proficiency , arguably more so thanSuper Saiyan – and he owes it all toFrieza .

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Frieza gave Goku his strongest power.

Frieza gave Goku his strongest power.