[Meta Thread] Dragonstrike's Pokerole Test Game: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Lord Windos]

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Yeah, how Clash works in the book is kinda weird.  There's not much going for it compared to Evasion since it can't fully nullify the damage in the base rules.  To say I've not considered changing the mechanics to make it more like Evasion but for Stronger pokemon as opposed to more Dexterous ones would be inaccurate.  I can kinda understand if they wanted to make it a unique thing that was definitely separate from Evasion, but it does feel like Clashers got a bit of a raw deal.

Even if Clash were to fully nullify all damage from both moves, it doesn't change the fact that Clash still costs you a moveslot and Evasion doesn't just by the virtue of how both work, so I kinda want to give Clashers an incentive to use it.  Though granted, the suggestion I just made doesn't do anything for Clashing with a ranged attack...but for the heck of it, if I were to, say, let all moves used as a Clash do some bonus chip damage instead of losing that move's usage for the rest of the Round, would that possibly make it more appealing for the pokemon that rely on it over Evasion? (even if it's only out of necessity)  Does that make it better than Evasion?  Not necessarily, but I think it would at least make it better than it was before.

Which is why even if I want to use it myself just to test it out and give you more data to work with, I find it hard to justify using it. Blocking some Damage ain't as good as avoiding it outright if you can, and Evading doesn't take a Move to pull it off as the current rules stands.

I would be alright for Clash just to become a STR version of Evasion, but even in that case it you pointed out the obvious problem with that. One way to fix that is make it so that any chip Damage has the chance to Knockdown an opponent, or that the chip Damage is enhanced somehow. Then Clashing would become an more appealing option, as getting lucky with it would be more advantagous than outright Evading, as it would still do Damage on top of it (To both Opponent and Defender, but hey, it's still a perk). Wouldn't necessarily make it a equivalent option, but it would make it a darn sight better.