Did I not respond to this?
Oh, well. Probably missed it. Anyway, someone else had similar argument, so here I'll quote a post which will address your reasoning and logic all the same.
It's practically evidence of how "Clash lightning" and "CoA scatter sparks" from CoA and even CoC is not even 10% similar to Haki Leak Streak Oda has designed distinctly for ACoC coating purpose. You see the huge difference in multiple examples stated, and there has been absolutely 0 such visuals for anything other than CoC coating in entire series so far
Here:
Also, we've already established that "no-touch" zone is not requirement of CoC coating at all. Many examples in that very post, but here, have another:
Basically i see that you are assuming things out to fill your purpose. There is nothing like "CoA scatter sparks" being different from "CoC leak", it's all your assumption. "Black lightning clashes" of Luffy vs Chinjao is followed by fodders being knocked out and Diamante saying"a clash of CoC", no one said "black lightning scatter" terms in the manga and equate it with CoA. In Dressrosa, two times the black lightning clashes appeared (Luffy v Chinjao, Luffy v Dofla) are the ones being commented as CoC clashes. So the lightning clash being CoA, or haki spark being CoA, is purely your assumption, while Diamante said otherwise due to the black lightning clash in Dressrosa was portrayed CoC clash.
In WCI, both Luffy and Kata had their fist release black lightning, even before the clash. Anyone can fit it to your terms and purpose, "it's their CoC leak, thus CoC Coating". But no, Luffy and Kata in WCI didn't have CoC Coating. But they both leaked black lightning and both knocked fodders out. So that's two points that are the same with Zoro's leak + fodder knock. But you are differentiating WCI Luffy's lightning haki leak (not the clash, from his fist) from Zoro's haki leak. Since it will possibly mean that Zoro would awaken basic CoC consciously, then, instead of CoC Coating.
Uh gonna try to shorten my view in 3 comparisons below since i'm not that enthusiastic to compare PLs.
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WCI Luffy / 1033 Zoro:
- haki black lightning "leaking" from fist / sword even without clashing
- fodder knock
(Two key points being similar as basic CoC application instead of CoC Coat. If it's fodder knock, then it's basic)
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While,
Roger-WB / 1010 Luffy:
- black lightning leak (but thicker)
- confirmation: "they're not even touching" comments from Oden / Law as the focus, confirmation, and hype of existence of CoC Coating powerlevel
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Roger-WB / 1033 Zoro:
- black lightning leak (but thicker) : check
- confirmation: "they're not even touching" comments or "so you infuse CoC unto your sword etc whatever": not checked (this is my first major point: For me to accept Zoro has CoC Coat, there needs to be a confirmation about Zoro having CoC Coating)
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Oden flashback while clashing against WB / 1033 Zoro:
- no black lightning leak but instead must clash to produce black lightning "scatter" / black lightning leak
- being casual in taming Enma and clash against WB / going all-out to tame Enma (this is my first major point. Oden who had casually tamed Enma in his clash against WB had no black lightning leak like you mandatorily require)
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