Originally Posted by
Cyke
Yes.
At least in the the Showa vs. Heisei Riders movie, the newer Riders had the greater variety of powers and fancier special effects (logical) but on the other hand, the older Riders had those stats as well as skill and experience, so they were able to hold their own (even the Riders who were now in their 60s!) to a standstill.
But then part of it seems to be kind of a power down for newer Riders a la John Byrne Superman, part of it seems to be a slight bit of retcon to make sure the older Riders are still relevant (the franchise loves its nostalgia, and frankly, good for them), and part of it seems to be that tricky equation of balancing storytelling with more advances in special effects (and thus storytelling ability).
Then again, of course, I doubt the creators over the decades actually really cared about such comparisons.
Super Sentai is much more all over the place, though. Stats are ultimately meaningless as long as the hierarchy is preserved, but the hierarchy can just as easily be thrown out if a Red Ranger has the power of rage (which is often).