Does he make a good detective?

[Rachael]

If Booker, (Shinichi's dad) could be a detective, would he be a better one than Shinichi?

[Officer Kaoko]

From my point of view, Shinichi hasn't even surpassed his dad :V

[conanshinichi]

WHy do you call him by his english name?

[Akazora]

If I had to say who is better, I would have to say Yusaku is better. Though we only saw his deductions a few times, Shinichi/Conan can be fooled or swayed every once in a while, as we can all see in some of the episodes. All the times Yusaku has made deductions, it has been smooth and without incident. But it's still a pretty close call.

[tengaku squared]

Yusaku > Kudo when it comes to deductions. Yusaku has yet to be wrong in his deductions, Kudo screwed up once or twice.

[Incognito]

it probably comes from experience, too.. note that shinichi is just 17 and yusaku is.. well, he's already a dad.

[Chekhov MacGuffin]

If Booker, (Shinichi's dad) could be a detective, would he be a better one than Shinichi?

I think it's been proven Yuusaku is a better detective, he just doesn't have the motivation Shinichi has because Yuusaku prefers to write books, read, or whatever else the Kudo parents do while abroad.

[Rachael]

it probably comes from experience, too.. note that shinichi is just 17 and yusaku is.. well, he's already a dad.

Yeah, I think this way too.

[Detective Kudo]

Yuusaku is a better detective for sure, he taught Shinichi everything when it comes to being a detective, and can easily solve a case shinichi may need another hint for.

[Southpaw]

Yuusaku is a better detective for sure, he taught Shinichi everything when it comes to being a detective, and can easily solve a case shinichi may need another hint for.

not only that, but Yuusaku has tricked Shinichi on a few occasions

[dilbertschalter]

The real question is "could Shinici be as good a detective as his father is now 20 years from now?" The answer to that is by no means clear I think.

[Detective Kudo]

I think it's been proven Yuusaku is a better detective, he just doesn't have the motivation Shinichi has because Yuusaku prefers to write books, read, or whatever else the Kudo parents do while abroad.

i agree chek

and your right southpaw

[TheBlackTac]

Shinichi didn't yet surpass his dad. (I think.)

[IdentityUnknown]

Yusaku > Kudo when it comes to deductions. Yusaku has yet to be wrong in his deductions, Kudo screwed up once or twice.

That's true...

They're both Kudos...

I think it's been proven Yuusaku is a better detective, he just doesn't have the motivation Shinichi has because Yuusaku prefers to write books, read, or whatever else the Kudo parents do while abroad.

Yusaku is kinda like Mycroft and Shinichi is Sherlock.

not only that, but Yuusaku has tricked Shinichi on a few occasions

Yep. Anybody remember that kidnapping case?

The real question is "could Shinici be as good a detective as his father is now 20 years from now?" The answer to that is by no means clear I think.

True.

Shinichi has yet to surpass his dad in deductions. He can be fooled by certain things and often needs an extra clue in cases his father can solve without it. I'm sure that Shinichi takes that as a challenge and a goal: to surpass his dad someday and solve a case that his dad can't figure out.