ZomBotany 2

ZomBotany 2 is the 17th Mini-game a player will unlock. It's a harder version of ZomBotany. Unlike its prequel, ZomBotany 2 takes place in a pool setting and is mainly known for the plant/zombie hybrids (see below).

Attacking Zombies

 * Zombotany_2.jpg in the plant selection screen.]]Peashooter Zombie - fires one pea at a time at your plants. Takes 10 hits to kill.
 * Wall-nut Zombie - has high health, comparable to that of a Zomboni or Zombie Yeti.
 * Squash Zombie - moves faster than most zombies. Takes 17 hits to kill. Squashes first plant it meets.
 * Gatling Pea Zombie - fires four peas at a time at your plants. Takes 10 hits to kill.
 * Jalapeno Zombie - has a Jalapeno for a head, which destroys a whole lane after a set fuse.
 * Tall-nut Zombie - has very high health, comparable to that of a Gargantuar, and can survive an instant kill.

All plant/zombie hybrids also have Ducky Tube versions, with the sole exception of the Squash Zombie.

Suggested Strategies
These various strategies are recommended for finishing ZomBotany 2.

Strategy 1: ? (8-10 Seed Slots)
Plants required:


 * Coffee Bean


 * Squash


 * Lily Pad


 * Sea-shroom


 * Puff-shroom


 * Hypno-shroom


 * Sun-shroom

A Rake is recommended.
 * Tall-nut
 * Wall-nut (optional)
 * Imitater Wall-nut or Imitater Tall-nut (optional)

(Unknown strategy).

Strategy 2: Peashooting Plants (6-10 Seed Slots)
Plants required: A Rake is strongly recommended.
 * Sunflower
 * Lily Pad
 * Peashooter
 * Snow Pea
 * Wall-nut
 * Squash
 * Tall-nut (optional)
 * Imitater Wall-nut or Imitater Tall-nut (optional)
 * Repeater (optional)
 * Puff-shroom (optional)

Sun Supply
Plant 6 Sunflowers in Column 1, with Lily Pads in Rows 3 & 4. If you have a rake, avoid planting sunflowers in the rake's row for the time being. You will have 6 Sunflowers' worth of sun to back you up in this strategy.

Early Defense (No Rake)
When the first zombie appears, you should still be planting Sunflowers and establishing your sun supply. Plant a Wall-nut in the Column 5 and a Peashooter in Column 2 of the corresponding row. The next zombie should appear before the Wall-nut has finished recharging. Squash this zombie. The next zombie appears just after the Wall-nut has finished recharging. Plant another Wall-nut/Peashooter combination. The next two zombies should appear together. Squash one of the zombies, and use a lone Peashooter to dismantle the other. Afterwards, place a Wall-nut in front of the Peashooter and use another Peashooter in the fourth and last land row. Zombies should now start appearing in the pool. Use two Peashooters to defeat the two pool zombies that appear, and protect the final land row with a Wall-nut. As zombie density starts to rise, double firepower in each row by planting a second Peashooter on Column 3. Finish the column of Wall-nuts (Column 5) to prepare for the first wave.

Early Defense (With Rake)
Plant Sunflowers in Column 1 in the rows with no rakes. You should be able to establish one Sunflower on a Lily Pad. The first zombie will be destroyed by the rake. The second zombie should be stopped with a Peashooter on Column 2 and a Wall-nut on Column 5. The third zombie should be squashed. Zombies 4 & 5 will appear together; a Peashooter/Wall-nut combo is sufficient for one zombie, while a lone Peashooter must fight the other. Immediately protect the lone Peashooter with a Wall-nut, and plant another Peashooter to face off against the zombies in the last row. Swiftly establish a column of Peashooters along the entirety of Column 2 and a column of Wall-nuts among the lawn squares of column 5. Due to the relatively long cooldown of the Wall-nut, a Sunflower can act as a meat shield under extreme cicumstances. If you have the time and the sun, then a second column of Peashooters may be established in Column 3. Then your defenses should be able to weather the first wave.

Wave 1
Squash zombies and Wall-nut zombies may appear. If a Squash zombie appears, then plant a Sunflower in front of it to destroy it. If two Squash zombies appear, then plant a Peashooter. If a third one appears, than use your own Squash to direct it off target. If all four land rows all have Squash zombies, than a Snow Pea or Wall-nut shall do. Wall-nut zombies are more troublesome; they take 72 peas to defeat. Plant a Peashooter in Column 3 on the corresponding row, and if you have enough sun, plant a Snow Pea in Column 4. Repeat this particular setup for each and every row, while keeping a wary eye out for Squash zombies. During the period between Waves 1 and 2, start hoarding sun - you'll need it. Then get ready to face off against the tougher zombies.

Dealing with Tough Zombies
Gatling Pea zombies take 10 hits to kill and fire four peas per round. They can destroy Sunflower meat shields quite quickly, so set up a Wall-nut in the same row and keep it from dying. Buying the Wall-nut First Aid helps significantly.

Jalapeno zombies have a short fuse before they detonate. Immediately squash it when it appears. If multiple Jalapeno zombies show up simultaneously or in quick succession, then either significantly increase the firepower of the Jalapeno zombie's row or evacuate the doomed plants with the Shovel. The Squash is indispensable against Jalapeno zombies.

Tall-nut zombies usually do not appear until the second wave. They take a staggering 144 hits to kill. If one appears, then make sure that you have two Peashooters, one Snow Pea, and one healthy Wall-nut in the Tall-nut zombie's lane. The Squash can be used here, although it should be reserved for incoming Jalapeno zombies.

Wave 2
Tough zombies appear more frequently here. Replace damaged Wall-nuts as necessary. Feel free to start a second column of Wall-nuts on Column 6. Once the skeleton of this strategy is complete, just replace Wall-nuts and counter Squash/Jalapeno zombies as necessary.

Final Wave
The last wave is a tough mix of hard zombies. Parry Squash and Jalapeno zombies with the basic strategies and deal with the rest using your Peashooters, Snow Peas, and Wall-nuts. Since this is the final wave, any Tall-nut or Wall-nut zombies left over can be dealt with using a Squash.

Extra Seed Slots
If you picked the Imitater Wall-nut, then use a Peashooter/Imitater Wall-nut combo on the zombies in conjunction with the classic Peashooter/Wall-nut combo. If you picked the Repeater and/or the Tall-nut, then replace the Peashooters and/or Wall-nuts with their stronger cousin during and after Wave 2. If you picked the Puff-shroom, then use it as a buffer for Squash zombies.

Zombie Yeti
If you discover a Zombie Yeti, then squash it. If the Squash is recharging or if you want to save the Squash for Jalapeno zombies, then plant a Wall-nut behind it and add extra Peashooters to aid your onslaught. If the Wall-nut is recharging, then cycle between Sunflowers, Peashooters, and Snow Peas as meat shields to prevent it from running away.

Strategy 3: Gloom-shrooms (7-8 Seed Slots)
Note - This strategy requires these upgrade plants: Gloom-shroom. Plants required:
 * Sunflower


 * Fume-shroom


 * Gloom-shroom


 * Coffee Bean


 * Garlic


 * Potato Mine


 * Cherry Bomb


 * If you have extra slots, try an Imitater Potato Mine.

A Rake is useful, but not necessary.

On the second row from the top, build 4 Sunflowers. Then, build 4 Sunflowers on the second row from the bottom. If a zombie comes down one of those rows, plant a potato mine 4 squares in front of it if you have less than 4 Sunflowers and a potato mine is ready. Otherwise, plant a garlic in front of it, preferably in the 1st or 2nd columns (from the right). If for whatever reason a sunflower dies, just replace it. On any other lane, plant a Potato Mine at the end of the lane if a zombie comes. This includes zombies redirected by Garlics. Once all of your sunflowers are done, plant a Gloom-shroom in a row with a garlic at the end ASAP, then plant one in the other lane that you have sunflowers in ASAP. (If you do not have a garlic in one of the lanes with sunflowers at this time, plant it before you plant the Gloom-shroom in that row.) You want to plant these Gloom-shrooms as far towards your house as possible without digging anything up. If you don't manage to get the Gloom-shroom up in time, and there are zombies coming towards your house, don't be afraid to use a potato mine (for 1 zombie) or a cherry bomb (for 2 or more zombies). Plant a second garlic in the second and fifth rows, so that there are 2 Garlics at the end (as depicted in the picture). Continue to plant Gloom-shrooms in the two rows. Plant them evenly (so that you do not, for example, have 3 Glooms in 1 row and 1 in the other). Once both rows have 3 Gloom-shrooms, dig up your rightmost 2 sunflowers and plant Gloom-shrooms there. You should now have 3 Sunflowers, 4 Gloom-shrooms, and 2 Garlics in each lane. Throughout this process, and afterwards as well, keep an eye on your Garlics! A Gatling Pea Zombie can mow down your Garlics with ease, and a Squash can take out your first garlic as well. Make sure that if a Garlic dies, you replace it immediately. In fact, if a Garlic is near death, you should replace it immediately as well, but prioritize replacing dead Garlics over replacing near-dead ones. For Gatling Pea Zombies in the second or fifth rows, if it takes out a Garlic, plant a Garlic on top of it. If for whatever reason it begins to attack your Gloom-shrooms, use a Cherry Bomb on it immediately. If a Tall-nut Zombie comes down a land row (first or sixth rows; this includes zombies that are diverted by Garlics to these rows), and you do not have 4 Gloom-shrooms in the adjacent row yet, plant a Potato Mine at the end of the lane. If your Potato Mine is on cooldown somehow, or a Tall-nut Zombie comes down a pool lane such that you do not have 4 Glooms in the adjacent lane, dig up one of your sunflowers and plant a Cherry Bomb there when the zombie comes close enough. Four glooms is sufficient to kill a Tall-nut Zombie; 3 Glooms is insufficient.

Strategy 4: Cattails (8-10 Seed Slots)
Note - This strategy requires these upgrade plants: Twin Sunflower, Cattail.

Plants required:


 * Sunflower


 * Lily Pad


 * Wall-nut


 * Cattail


 * Potato Mine


 * Twin Sunflower


 * Chomper
 * Squash

A Rake is unnecessary.
 * Imitater Potato Mine/Imitater Squash (optional)
 * Jalapeno/Cherry Bomb (optional)

Sun Supply
Plant four Sunflowers on Lily Pads in Columns 1 and 2 of the pool rows (Rows 3 & 4). If you can, upgrade all four of them to Twin Sunflowers. You will have 8 Sunflowers' worth of sun to back you up in this strategy.

Early Defense
Because the rake isn't used in this strategy, use Potato Mines and Squashes to eliminate the first four or five zombies that appear. Then plant a Lily Pad and Cattail in one pool row (Rows 3 & 4) on Column 3 and a Wall-nut on a Lily Pad in Column 5 of the corresponding row. Repeat this in the other pool row. Then the first wave will begin.

All Waves
All kinds of zombies will appear here. Peashooter and Gatling Pea zombies can be destroyed by the two Cattails. Jalapeno zombies will blow up nothing; however, those in the pool must be squashed immediately before they take out precious Cattails and Twin Sunflowers. If the Squash is still recharging, then a Chomper can eliminate this threat. Squash zombies might trigger the lawnmowers, so use a Sunflower to defeat it. Tall-nut zombies can be instantly killed by a Chomper. During the time before the second wave, add two more Cattails along the pool rows in Column 4. Add two Wall-nuts on Lily Pads on Column 6. Replace Wall-nuts as necessary throughout the level. Eliminate Wall-nut, Tall-nut, and Jalapeno zombies with Chompers and Squash. The Potato Mine should be used as a last resort. Continue to use Chompers and Wall-nuts for the entirety of Waves 2 and 3.

Extra Seed Slots
If you picked the Imitater Squash or Potato Mine, then they can be used to eliminate early zombies and assist in the demolition of tougher zombies. If you picked the Cherry Bomb or Jalapeno, then you can use them as a last resort or to clobber troublesome waves.

Zombie Yeti
If you're lucky enough to see the Zombie Yeti, then use a Chomper.

Strategy 5: Winter Spikes (9-10 Seed Slots)
Note - This strategy requires these upgrade plants: Cattail, Spikerock.

Plants required:
 * Sunflower


 * Lily Pad


 * Wall-nut


 * Cattail


 * Spikeweed


 * Spikerock


 * Snow Pea


 * Squash


 * Garlic
 * Tall-nut

Start by creating sunflowers along the top row, starting with the left and moving right. Use a Garlic if a zombie happens to appear in the top row. Don't worry you have plenty of time to kill them before they get to the end, so relax and concentrate on getting sun. Mirror this along the bottom, using the Squash to kill them off before they get to the mowers. Grab two Garlic at the end of each each row of Sun, if you don't have it already. Until you see a water zombie, lay Spikeweed at the front of rows 2 and 5. As soon as you see a water zombie, get a Lily Pad in the opposite pool row as the Zombie with a Cattail on top. As soon as possible put down a Wall-nut in the 5th or 6th column in front of the new Cattail. Continue by filling out Cattails behind the water Wall-nut, leaving one space for a Snow Pea, and filling in Spikeweed and Spikerock in rows 2 and 5. Once that row of water is full, do the same in the other. Once you have enough Spikeweed to make a difference, lay a Wall-nut and a Snow Pea in rows 2 and 5 as well, to make it even more effective. Replace Wall-nuts as necessary, you win. If you do not have enough slots then drop the Snow Pea, because it could easily be done by adding only Spikeweed and Spikerock in rows 2 and 5, and skipping the Wall-nuts in these rows.

Variation of Alternate Strategy 2 (requires nine seed slots)

 * Potato MinePvZ_Zombotany_2.jpg


 * Imitater Potato Mine


 * Squash


 * Sunflower


 * Lily Pad


 * Cattail


 * Spikeweed


 * Spikerock


 * Garlic

Garden Rake would also help.

Start by planting as many sunflowers as possible in the top lane unless the garden rake appears in that lane. If so, plant your sunflowers in the bottom lane instead. Kill the first zombie using the garden rake. With the next few, unless they appear in your sunflower-planting rows (which is when you should put garlic down), you should place a potato mine/imitater potater mine/squash in that lane. Remember to plant your squash near the zombie and your potato mines further away from it. You should now have enough sun for a Cattail. Plant one to take care of the next few. Keep adding Spikeweed/Spikerock in the second and fifth lanes for extra offense. While that is happening, you should have 2 garlics at the end of the edge rows, with the rest of the lane filled with sunflowers. If not, continue planting until you have this. By this time, zombies should have arrived in the pool already. Plant garlics on Lily Pads about 4 squares from the end. This is your weak, cheap but fast-recharging shield for your Cattails, which you should keep planting until you have at least 8 of them (2x4).

General Tips: Keep refreshing your garlic. Keep upgrading your spikeweeds and your lily pads. Don't forget: Garlic is a VERY important plant.

Alternate Strategy 3 (ten slots)thumb|300px|right|A guide for the minigame.
 * Melon-pult
 * Winter Melon
 * Lily Pad
 * Sunflower
 * Wall-nut
 * Garlic/Puff-shroom (in front of Squash Zombies)
 * Coffee Bean
 * Hypno-shroom (for Nuts zombies)
 * Squash

You can use melons to kill those pea-shooting zombies fast and Hypno-shroom for the nuts one, while the Puff-shroom to deal with Squash Zombies (do not wake them up as this wastes your Sun). This strategy needs lots of sun so you may bring a Twin Sunflower to rack up your total sun as well if you have the 10th slot already.

Alternate Strategy 4 ( All Instants )
You will need thumb|right|250pxBecause of Jalapeno Zombies and Gatling Pea Zombies.
 * Sunflower
 * Twin Sunflower
 * Potato Mine
 * Cherry Bomb
 * Squash
 * Imitater Squash
 * Coffee Bean
 * Ice-Shroom
 * Doom-Shroom
 * Lily Pad

This is much safer to do by making use of the pool for Sunflowers and Twin Sunflowers. simply use Potato Mine for those pea-shooting Zombies and use Squash and Imitater Squash to protect the pool lanes. Squash should priority pool lanes over other lanes and make sure to take care of Jalapeno Zombies that appear on the pool immedietly.

Use ice shroom when you need to buy some time for Doom shroom and squash. Sunflower should be able to kill Squash Zombies. Also do not waste squash on Tall-nut Zombies ~ let Doom-shroom and Cherry Bomb handle it.

Alternate Strategy 4 (Flaming Pea)
Choose this plants: Plant 10/12 Sunflower on back column. If the first zombie come to a lane with Sunflower, plant Wall-nut on column 6 then Squash it. If the first zombie come to a lane without Sunflower, use Potato Mine. If the next zombie come to row with Sunflower but no Wall-nut, use Tall-nut on column 6 and Peashooter. If Squash Zombie appear, plant Sunflower in front of him. If Jalapeno Zombie appear, Squash him before get to defensive plant. But the both can easly kill if you have 3 flaming pea on that lane, except there is Tall-nut Zombie in front of them. If Tall-nut Zombie appear, make sure you have Peashooter, Repeater and Torchwood on that lane (for 8 slots without Repeater, use 2 Peashooter, a Torchwood and Tall-nut).
 * Sunflower
 * Lily Pad
 * Torchwood
 * Potato Mine
 * Squash
 * Wall-nut
 * Tall-nut
 * Peashooter or Repeater
 * If you have 9 seed slots, choose both Peashooter and Repeater
 * If you have 10 seed slots, choose Gatling Pea, Imitater Wall-nut or Imitater Tall-nut

Trivia

 * It is the "sequel" to ZomBotany.
 * If you hypnotize a Peashooter Zombie or a Gatling Pea Zombie, it will still shoot at your plants through the back of its head. However, it will still eat other zombies.