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What does the Sunflower do?
What does the Sunflower do?
What is the Peashooter's function?
What is the Peashooter's function?
Basic defense
How does the Potato Mine work?
How does the Potato Mine work?
Takes time to arm itself
What is the role of the Wall Nut?
What is the role of the Wall Nut?
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What does the Cabbage Pult do?
What does the Cabbage Pult do?
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What type of attacks does Bonk Choy perform?
What type of attacks does Bonk Choy perform?
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What happens when you plant a Grave Buster?
What happens when you plant a Grave Buster?
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What is the effect of the Bloomerang?
What is the effect of the Bloomerang?
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What does Iceberg Lettuce do when planted?
What does Iceberg Lettuce do when planted?
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How much sun does the Twin Sunflower produce?
How much sun does the Twin Sunflower produce?
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What does the Repeater shoot?
What does the Repeater shoot?
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What is unique about Ice Pea?
What is unique about Ice Pea?
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What damage does Kernalpult cause?
What damage does Kernalpult cause?
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What does the Snapdragon do?
What does the Snapdragon do?
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What is the function of the Power Lily?
What is the function of the Power Lily?
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What does Spike Weed do?
What does Spike Weed do?
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What does the Coconut Cannon do?
What does the Coconut Cannon do?
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What is the effect of the Cherry Bomb?
What is the effect of the Cherry Bomb?
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What is the purpose of Spring Bean?
What is the purpose of Spring Bean?
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How many peas does a Threepeater shoot?
How many peas does a Threepeater shoot?
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What does Squash do?
What does Squash do?
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How does Split Pea attack?
How does Split Pea attack?
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What is the effect of Rock Weed?
What is the effect of Rock Weed?
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What happens when you eat a Chili Bean Bomb?
What happens when you eat a Chili Bean Bomb?
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What effect does Torchwood have on peas?
What effect does Torchwood have on peas?
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What type of damage does Lighting Weed deal?
What type of damage does Lighting Weed deal?
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What does the Jalapeño do?
What does the Jalapeño do?
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What can you do with a Pea-Pod?
What can you do with a Pea-Pod?
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What does Melon Pults do?
What does Melon Pults do?
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What is the purpose of Imitater?
What is the purpose of Imitater?
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How does Chomper attack?
How does Chomper attack?
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What is the effect of Puff-Shroom?
What is the effect of Puff-Shroom?
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How much sun does the Sun-Shroom produce?
How much sun does the Sun-Shroom produce?
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What unique ability does Fume-Shroom have?
What unique ability does Fume-Shroom have?
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What happens when a zombie eats a Hypno-Shroom?
What happens when a zombie eats a Hypno-Shroom?
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What is special about Scaredy-Shroom?
What is special about Scaredy-Shroom?
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What occurs when planting an Ice-Shroom?
What occurs when planting an Ice-Shroom?
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What is the impact of the Doom-Shroom?
What is the impact of the Doom-Shroom?
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What does a Lily Pad allow you to do?
What does a Lily Pad allow you to do?
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What does Squash do when a zombie comes close?
What does Squash do when a zombie comes close?
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What does Tangle Kelp do?
What does Tangle Kelp do?
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What type of plant is the Sea-Shroom?
What type of plant is the Sea-Shroom?
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What is the function of a Plantern?
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What special ability does Cactus have?
What special ability does Cactus have?
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What can the Blover do?
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What does Split Pea do against miner zombies?
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What is the ability of Star Fruit?
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Study Notes
Plant Definitions and Functions
- Sunflower: Generates 50 sun for planting other plants, essential for resource management.
- Peashooter: Basic offensive plant used for early defense against zombies.
- Potato Mine: Delayed-action explosive that needs time to arm, effective for surprise defense.
- Wall Nut: Strong defense plant that protects more vulnerable plants behind it.
- Cabbage Pult: Attacks enemies over obstacles, particularly effective against tougher foes.
- Bonk Choy: Close-range attacker known for rapid strikes on surrounding zombies.
- Grave Buster: Specializes in removing graves when planted directly on them.
- Bloomerang: Attacks up to two lanes, useful for crowd control.
- Iceberg Lettuce: Freezes zombies when they land on it, providing a strategic slowdown.
- Twin Sunflower: Produces 100 sun, doubling the output of a regular sunflower.
Offensive and Defensive Plants
- Re-Peater: Enhanced Peashooter shooting two peas simultaneously for increased damage.
- Ice-Pea: Slows down zombies with icy peas, adding crowd control to offense.
- Kernalpult: Fires kernels with a chance to cause extra butter damage, providing variability in attack strength.
- Snap Dragon: Breach fire across three lanes, offering widespread attack potential.
- Power Lily: Generates plant food, boosting the capabilities of other plants when used appropriately.
- Spike Weed: Damages zombies stepping on it and can break barrels, effective for tactical placement.
- Coconut Cannon: Deals radius blast damage but requires reloading, useful in concentrated zombie clusters.
Unique Abilities and Special Effects
- Cherry Bomb: Explosive plant with a large blast radius that can kill most zombies instantly.
- Spring Bean: Pushes zombies back or into water, providing crowd control and disruption.
- Threepeater: Shoots in three separate lanes, allowing for strategic targeting across the field.
- Squash: Instantly kills zombies that come into close proximity, effective for stopping groups.
- Split Pea: Dual attack mechanics—shoots one pea in front, two peas at the back, adding depth to its offensive capability.
- Chili Bean Bomb: Stuns zombies and releases a gas trail that continues to disable others after detonating.
Specialty and Advanced Plants
- Torchwood: Doubles the damage of peas fired through it, enhancing the attack power of Peashooters.
- Lighting Weed: Special attack that arcs and shocks multiple zombies, increasing area damage potential.
- Jalapeño: Fire attack that obliterates an entire lane of zombies, but less effective against tougher foes.
- Pea-Pod: Allows for multiple Peashooters to be planted together, maximizing firepower.
- Melon Pults: Offensive powerhouse that deals heavy and splash damage, ideal for dealing with waves.
- Imitator: Can replicate any plant, enabling strategic duplication for complex defenses.
Functions of Shrooms and Aquatic Plants
- Chomper: Swallows zombies whole but requires time to chew, risky yet effective in close encounters.
- Puff-shroom: Free plant that attacks at short range, useful for cost-effective defenses.
- Sun-shroom: Produces less sun initially (50), later increases output, providing scaling resource generation.
- Fume-shroom: Can shoot through screen door zombies, useful in specialized challenges.
- Hypno-shroom: Turns zombies into allies upon consumption, strategic for shifting the tide of battle.
- Tangle Kelp: Water-plant that ensnares and drowns zombies that approach it.
Environmental and Support Plants
- Lily Pad: Allows terrestrial plants to be placed on water, expanding strategic placement.
- Plantern: Clears fog in specific levels, improving visibility and tactical options.
- Cactus: Able to target air balloon zombies, diversifying attack types on the battlefield.
- Blover: Specifically designed to blow away air balloon zombies, providing crowd control.
Plant Variety and Adaptation
- Star Fruit: Versatile shooter that can attack multiple points, adjusting to enemy positioning.
- Split Pea: Focuses on attacking both in front and behind, making it effective against sneaky zombies.
- Rock Weed: Superior damage capabilities, twice that of regular spike weed, able to destroy barrels as well.
These notes summarize the plants' functions, strengths, and tactical uses, providing an overview for effective gameplay strategies.
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