Struggle Attacks
Struggle Attacks are weak and usually untrained attacks made in desperation by Trainers or Pokémon.
Struggle Attacks may be used by Pokémon and Trainers alike as a Standard Action.
Trainers without any Combat FEATURES often make these attacks if they try to hit something; Pokémon do so more rarely, but may do so if they wish to attack without seriously hurting the target, or are unable to use any Moves due to Suppression, Disable, or similar effects.
Struggle Attacks have an AC of 4 and a Damage Base of 4, are Melee-Ranged, Physical, and Normal Type. They may be further modified by Capabilities. When Trainers use Struggle Attacks, these may be modified by Weapons the trainers are wielding. Never apply STAB to Struggle Attacks. Struggle Attacks do not count as Moves, and effects that alter Moves do not apply to them.
Additionally, if a Trainer or Pokémon has a Combat Skill Rank of Expert or higher, Struggle Attacks instead have an AC of 3 and a Damage Base of 5.
STRUGGLE ATTACK MODIFYING CAPABILITIES Firestarter: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Fire-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Fire-Type Moves grant Firestarter. Fountain: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Water-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Water-Type Moves grant Fountain. Freezer: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Ice-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Ice-Type Moves grant Freezer. Guster: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Flying-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Flying-Type Moves grant Guster. Materializer: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Rock-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Rock-Type Moves grant Materializer. Telekinetic: Telekinetic Pokémon and Trainers can move objects with their mind. They can lift things with Telekinesis as if they were using a Power Capability equal to their Focus Rank. When lifting Staggering Weights with Telekinesis, they roll Focus instead of Athletics, and the DC is 10 instead of 4. They can target objects up to 8 meters away. Count the combined weight of all objects when determining whether they can lift all of them. Using this Capability to lift the user’s Drag Weight or greater leaves discoverable psychic residue. Additionally, the user may use Struggle Attacks at a range of X, where X is the user’s Focus Rank. These Struggle Attacks deal Normal Type Damage as usual, but the user may add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. The user may perform the Disarm, Trip, and Push Maneuvers at the range of your Telekinetic Capability and using the Focus Skill for all opposed rolls. When the Push Maneuver is used this way, the user does not repeat the Push but instead Pushes the target a number of meters equal to half their Focus Rank. If a Pokémon learns the Move Psychic or Telekinesis and does not have the Telekinetic Capability, they gain Telekinetic. Zapper: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Electric-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Electric-Type Moves grant Zapper.
STRUGGLE ATTACK MODIFYING CAPABILITIES Firestarter: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Fire-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Fire-Type Moves grant Firestarter. Fountain: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Water-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Water-Type Moves grant Fountain. Freezer: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Ice-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Ice-Type Moves grant Freezer. Guster: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Flying-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Flying-Type Moves grant Guster. Materializer: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Rock-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Rock-Type Moves grant Materializer. Telekinetic: Telekinetic Pokémon and Trainers can move objects with their mind. They can lift things with Telekinesis as if they were using a Power Capability equal to their Focus Rank. When lifting Staggering Weights with Telekinesis, they roll Focus instead of Athletics, and the DC is 10 instead of 4. They can target objects up to 8 meters away. Count the combined weight of all objects when determining whether they can lift all of them. Using this Capability to lift the user’s Drag Weight or greater leaves discoverable psychic residue. Additionally, the user may use Struggle Attacks at a range of X, where X is the user’s Focus Rank. These Struggle Attacks deal Normal Type Damage as usual, but the user may add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. The user may perform the Disarm, Trip, and Push Maneuvers at the range of your Telekinetic Capability and using the Focus Skill for all opposed rolls. When the Push Maneuver is used this way, the user does not repeat the Push but instead Pushes the target a number of meters equal to half their Focus Rank. If a Pokémon learns the Move Psychic or Telekinesis and does not have the Telekinetic Capability, they gain Telekinetic. Zapper: The user’s struggle Attacks may be Electric-Typed if they wish. They may also add their Special Attack instead of their Attack and have the attack deal Special Damage, if they wish. Multiple Electric-Type Moves grant Zapper.