Thread:KidVegeta/@comment-9154802-20170420160737/@comment-9154802-20170420162919

This is where I like to disagree. While transformations can be treated like techniques in various fictions, they were likely already present in the user to begin with, and required strong emotion or intense survival instinct to kick in. The original SSJ form is a good example of this. All Saiyans are capable of it, however, relatively few ever experience the situations necessary to bring it about.

Some exceptions though are transformations generated by items, such as the Hogokyu in Bleach. This as well isn't a technique, rather a result of interacting with the item.

The Biological and Physical reconstruction as a result of transformation also applies to all kinds, as transformations redefine the limits of the user to give them a greater edge in battle. They also aren't as straining compared to techniques, where techniques can actually be fatal if used in an inexperienced manner. There's a lot of differences between them, and it doesn't take skill to transform. What does take skill is using the transformation effectively, which is where confusion between the two seems to stem from.