Tombstone

For other uses, see grave.

Tombstones in Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time differ from graves in the original Plants vs. Zombies. Instead of summoning zombies they block peas from hitting the zombies. Tombstones only appear in Ancient Egypt and Piñata Party. More can be created by Tomb Raiser Zombies. Tombstones appear different in Ancient Egypt and Piñata Party, however tombstones created by Tomb Raiser Zombie always appear Ancient Egypt styled, even in Piñata Party.

Overview
Tombstone absorbs 35 normal damage shots. It degrades at 1, 8, 15, 22 and disintegrates at 35 normal damage shots.

Tips
Since tombstones block direct projectiles, a smart strategy would be using lobbed-shot plants (e.g. Cabbage-pults), since they will attack zombies that are otherwise protected by the tombstone. Otherwise, using heavy firepower on the tombstones negates Tomb Raiser Zombies. However, you could also just use instant kills on him. It is a good strategy to use Bloomerang when there are many tombstones in Ancient Egypt's levels, so that the first three graves gets hit twice by each boomerang thrown. Melon-pult does heavy damage to zombies and gravestones with splash damage, so it is also a good strategy when there are many tombstones in Ancient Egypt, although it can only be done in Piñata Party, Ancient Egypt - Locked and Loaded III, and if unlocked later in Wild West. Grave Buster is free and useful in removing tombstones, although its recharge is slower.

Trivia

 * When a Grave Buster brings down the tombstone, plants still can hit the tombstone, which makes the plants look like they are attacking the Grave Buster.
 * There is a glitch when the player gives Plant Food to a Squash: during the time it jumps around, a Tomb Raiser Zombie can raise a tombstone in Squash's starting place. When the Squash gets back, it will be on a tombstone.