Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time/@comment-25154254-20150403114523/@comment-25982947-20150407200648

Balam Ajaw wrote: Now I remember why is the replacement of Pumpkin, because the Peanut "saves space" (although you waste a seed slot in the process). So the Peanut fill the category of plants that saves space.

Again, we can still have more plants that "save space", so peanut being in the game doesn't make Pumpkin any less likely to return.