Collisions of HCl (j = 0) with rare gas and molecular colliders were studied using velocity-mapped ion imaging. For the rare gas colliders, Ne and Kr, the observed scattering behavior is very similar to that previously observed for HCl + Ar, and any differences are primarily due to the rule of corresponding states. For the molecular colliders, N-2 and CH4, very different scattering behavior was observed, especially for high Deltaj(HCl) transitions. When HCl is scattered into j(HCl) = 2 or 3, the collision results in more forward-scattering than is observed for rare gas colliders, whereas when HCl is scattered into j(HCl) = 4 or 5, the collision results in more backscattering. This implies that to generate HCl in a highly rotationally excited quantum state following collision with a diatomic or polyatomic collider, the collision must have a smaller impact parameter than would be required for an atomic collision.