Board Thread:Plants vs. Zombies Wiki Discussion/@comment-4009269-20140213201430/@comment-24275721-20140710185041

1Zulu wrote:

Wait, did the costumes ever do anything? I thought they were just visual modifications with no impact on gameplay. Yes, the costumes used to give the plants those unique abilities you were talking about earlier.

But now they do nothing and instead we have to get those upgrades back from the Chinese Zen Garden by collecting puzzle pieces through tough missions.