Vasebreaker

Not to be confused with the level Vasebreaker.

Vasebreaker is one of the groups in Puzzle Mode levels. It involves breaking open vases to obtain plants and kill zombies. The focus of this puzzle is as much luck as logic, as randomly breaking vases will only get the player easily overran. Each vase will either have a plant or zombie in it, except for the green vases with leaves printed on them, which will always contain plants. Gargantuars are very dangerous in these levels as they will smash open vases in addition to crushing plants, similar to how Jack-in-the-Box Zombies will explode immediately and destroy vases in addition to plants. Vasebreaker offers a unique variation on the basic gameplay by allowing the player to control the speed at which new plants or zombies arrive.

After every ten streaks of Vasebreaker Endless, a present, chocolate, a bag with gold coins or a bag with a diamond will be dropped.

Levels
There are ten Vasebreaker levels, each one becoming more and more difficult than the preceding one.
 * Vasebreaker
 * To the Left
 * Third Vase
 * Chain Reaction
 * M is for Metal
 * Scary Potter
 * Hokey Pokey
 * Another Chain Reaction
 * Ace of Vase
 * Vasebreaker Endlessthumb|right|300px|Playthrough for all the Vasebreaker puzzles (except for Endless).

Strategy tips
As the Tree of Wisdom states, Vasebraker is easier if you break right side first. If you get a Squash, look for a Buckethead Zombie or other tough zombies that need killing.

Planterns should be planted in the middle of a large group of vases. Place the two Threepeaters in rows 2 and 4 to cover all rows quickly. Vasebreaker Endless, much like Survival: Endless, offers a chance to hone your skills against ever increasing difficulty.

Trivia

 * Since the Gargantuar doesn't appear in the online version of Plants vs. Zombies, it is replaced by the Giga-Football Zombie.
 * It would appear impossible for a Gargantuar to fit in a single small vase.
 * Maybe it is because the zombies are compressed to a smaller size while inside the vase.
 * In the iPad version of Plants vs. Zombies, Vasebreaker is part of the Mini-games with only three rounds.
 * In the web version of Plants vs. Zombies, there are no Jack-in-the-Box Zombies, so they have been replaced with dynamite.
 * The hammer used to break the vases is the same as the one used in Whack a Zombie and Last Stand (iOS versions only).
 * When the last zombie (except for Gargantuars) is killed in a streak in Vasebreaker Endless, only its head will fall down and its body will disappear. This also happens when a zombie is killed by a Lawn Mower or is the last zombie to be killed in a level.
 * In the PC version of Plants vs. Zombies, if the last zombie dies, a hypnotized zombie would suddenly disappear.
 * If the player buys a garden rake and no zombies activated it, it will disappear in the second level in Vasebreaker Endless.
 * Level 4-5 is a Vasebreaker level on the Night stage (front yard), even though 4-x levels are on the Fog stage (backyard).
 * The left-facing Repeater is just like the Split Pea without the front head.
 * According to the Lawn Strings, the Vasebreaker series was originally going to be called Scary Potter. This does happen to be one of the levels of the mode.
 * There was supposed to be three kind of vases due to the other version of Plants vs. Zombies (with "images" folder), two of them are already added (Mystery vase and Plants vase), and an unreleased Zombie vase with Zombie's color and Zombie's face sign.
 * The name may be a reference to the cartoony boxing game Facebreaker. There is a cancelled level named "Vasebreaker Facebreaker" according to the LawnStrings, supporting this theory.
 * Vasebreaker is available for iPhone and iPod Touch. The first level is free, while the other 8 and Endless are purchased through Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies for 150,000 coins.
 * It is more difficult in the iPhone version than the PC version, as only the PC version allows the half tile or so to the left of the lawn be used to kill the zombies. Hence, you need to kill the zombies faster with the same amount of offense since there is half a column or so less before they reach your house.
 * In the iOS and Android versions of Plants vs. Zombies, there's a mini-game of Vasebreaker based off the Level 4-5 version.
 * If the player times it extremely correctly, it is possible to use Squash to kill Jack-in-the-Box Zombie. However, it would also requires the use of a Snow Pea to slow down the Jack-in-the-Box Zombie so as to prevent it from exploding.
 * in the PC version of Plants vs. Zombies, if paused, hovering the mouse cursor over a vase will still light up the vase.
 * In the iOS version of Plants vs. Zombies, it says "Vase Breaker" instead of "Vasebreaker".
 * Vasebreaker is the only Puzzle that is in Adventure Mode.
 * It is unknown how Pogo Zombie starts jumping when the vase is broken.