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He also displays the unique ability to tell the Leviathans apart no matter what form they take. According to Meg this is due to the Leviathans briefly using him as a vessel, which allows him to know them "better than anyone."<ref name="seven23">[[7.23 Survival of the Fittest]]</ref> He also displays the ability to sense the presence of nearby Leviathans before they become known to anyone else.<ref name="eight05">[[8.05 Blood Brother]]</ref>
While originally aiding the Winchesters mainly with cases related to angels and demons, Castiel sought to become a [[hunter]] himself following his return from Purgatory. However, though Castiel was helpful on his first case, he wasn't very good at being a hunter.<ref name="eight08" /> Though he proved able to provide backup on several regular cases and even hunt [[Lucifer]] with [[Crowley]] as his partner,<ref name="twelve03" /> when the Winchesters were arrested by the Secret Service, Castiel tried to hunt [[vampires]] on his own, but lacked the skills to locate them and had to give the case to [[Mary Winchester]].<ref name="twelve09">[[12.09 First Blood]]</ref> Castiel's effectiveness as a hunter for most of his career is mainly as backup in situations, though over time his skills have increased to the point that he has become far better than in previous instances. Following the birth of [[Jack]] and his own resurrection, Castiel acted as a full hunter on a [[ghoul]] case, displaying a knowledge of the lore surrounding the creature and a better ability to blend in as law enforcement than on previous occasions, though he still remained somewhat awkward at it.<ref name="thirteen06" /> Following the return from [[Apocalypse World]], he was able to act as a part of Sam's hunter network, backing up hunters other than the Winchesters on cases.<ref name="fourteen13">[[14.13 Lebanon]]</ref> While dealing with the [[Hell Ghosts]], Castiel proved able to use a shotgun and rock salt in battle without issue,<ref name="fifteen01" /> a change from the time he struggled to understand the purpose of such a weapon while going up against Niveus Pharmaceuticals.<ref name="five21" /> While on vacation, almost two years after his last known attempted solo case,<ref name="twelve09" /> Castiel proved himself to have grown into a skilled hunter in his own right, able to interact effectively with law enforcement on his own, go through case files, determine what type of monster he was dealing with, figure out its pattern and determine a possible location for its lair all without help from the Winchesters or other hunters.<ref name="fifteen06" />
With Heaven failing and the angels nearly extinct, Castiel's powers have begun failing him. This has been going on for some time, though Castiel states that Dean has never listened when Castiel has tried to tell him this.<ref name="fifteen03">[[15.03 The Rupture]]</ref> Presumably as a result, he is unable to heal [[Arthur Ketch]] of two gunshot wounds<ref name="fifteen02">[[15.02 Raising Hell]]</ref> and struggles with healing a boy of a leg injury.<ref name="fifteen06">[[15.06 Golden Time]]</ref>
