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we know Shanks and Shamrock are twins, so there's a high chance they have similar talent, genetics, and potential. But potential and actual strength are two very different things.

The main reason I don't think Shamrock is on Shanks' level is experience.

Shanks grew up on the Pirate King's ship. He spent his childhood surrounded by monsters and was part of a crew that regularly encountered people like Whitebeard, Shiki, and Garp. Later, he had duels with Mihawk, spent decades surviving in the New World, , captured loki(and we know how strong loki is ) ,became a Yonko clashed with Whitebeard, confronted Kaido,

His entire life has been filled with battles, conflict, and constant exposure to some of the strongest people in the world.

On the other hand, we know almost nothing about Shamrock's upbringing.

There are only two realistic possibilities:

He grew up like a normal Celestial Dragon and later received training before becoming a Holy Knight.(Probably when he was a teenager)

He was trained from a young age and spent years becoming stronger within the World Government.

Even if the second option is true, I still don't see how that compares to the level of experience Shanks has accumulated throughout his life.

To put it simply, they're like twin brothers who were separated at birth. One spent his entire life sailing the most dangerous seas in the world, surrounded by pirates, legends, and constant life-or-death battles. The other grew up under the protection and authority of the World Government.

Even if both started with the exact same talent, why would the one with far greater combat experience not end up stronger?

And the speciality of shanks is his haki ,

Rayleigh stated that Haki truly blooms in the extreme conditions of real battle and that the more strong opponents you face, the stronger you become. Training matters, but real combat is what pushes Haki to its highest level.

If that's the case, then Shanks has spent decades in arguably the best possible environment for Haki growth. Roger's crew, Mihawk, Whitebeard, Kaido, the New World, and countless life-or-death situations are experiences that very few characters in the entire series can match.

Meanwhile, Shamrock currently has no feats, no confirmed history of fighting top tiers, and no Haki portrayal anywhere near Shanks'.

Could Shamrock be close to Shanks? Sure.

Could he have the same potential? Absolutely.

But based on everything we've actually seen, Shanks has vastly superior battle experience, superior Haki portrayal, and one of the greatest resumes in the entire series.

Until Shamrock shows feats that justify being placed alongside him, saying "Shamrock = Shanks" feels more like an assumption than a conclusion.