The exact quote from the dub was this:penguintruth wrote:I thought Cell explained it as it being the result of his Saiyan cells, which is why he was even more powerful than his previous Perfect form.
If the dub indeed said that he was able to do it because of cellular memory of his Perfect Form, though, I have to hand it to it to Funimation. That is pretty good.
"...That's when I realized that each of my cells must hold a memory of my former self, each one programmed to make me whole again. And to my great delight, I returned with my complete power in tact! Causing my own self destruction was the best thing to ever happen to me - I was reborn! I have to give Dr. Gero credit for his brilliant design - My complete power had been restored even though I had lost Android 18. My cells took the power and stored it away, reawakening it after the explosion as my new body grew. I also discovered that I had the ability to use the Instant Transmission technique. Somehow during the blast, my cells had absorbed the knowledge from Goku."