Dandelion


 * For other versions, see Dandelion (disambiguation).

Dandelion is a special-edition premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 and a monthly special plant in the Chinese version of the aforementioned game. It is also present in Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West, being more similar to the one from the Chinese version.

In the international version, Dandelion was released in the 3.4.4 update. Being a special-edition plant, it can only be obtained for a limited time, but once obtained can be kept indefinitely. It was available again on June 30, 2015 with the Lost City Part 2 update. Dandelion can attack on the lane it is placed on, as well as adjacent lanes by releasing slow-moving explosive dandelion seeds, one lane at a time. The seeds deal splash damage to any enemy that is in that tile. Additionally, if Blover or Hurrikale is used, two Dandelions on screen in the case of Blover, or two in Hurrikale's lane will release 12 small bombs, each dealing only 1 damage when exploding. Afterwards, Dandelion will have to recharge for 15 seconds before it can start attacking again.

In the Chinese version, Dandelion releases bombs that float over to the zombies by the dandelion seeds and drop on them. The bombs deal three damage and deal splash damage in a 1x1 area.

Plants vs. Zombies 2
DAMAGE: Heavy

RANGE: Multi-Lane

RECHARGE: Mediocre

Dandelions send explosive seeds down three different lanes, one lane at a time.

Range Details: can attack targets in the lane above or below

Special: may react to certain strong winds

"Look," says Dandelion, shaking his head, "I'm not a leprechaun and I'm not a genie. You can blow my seeds off all you want, but I can't make your wish come true. I don't even know how that rumor got started."

Chinese version
Sun cost: 200

DAMAGE: Normal (Moderate in game)

RANGE: Lobbed

RECHARGE: Fast (Mediocre in game)

Dandelion can release powerful seeds to bomb zombies.

Special: Single cell damage

Last time, Dandelion was a normal young artist. He likes to lie down on a tree to read books and stare the sky in the book's gap if there are no other things to do. His dream was being a Pilot flying in the blue sky. When he grew up, he become a airport liaison people......Yes, you did not misread, because of the wrong reading position, his eyesight decreased badly so he cannot pass the pilot medical examination!

In Chinese: 蒲公英曾经是一个普通的文艺青年，没事的时候他喜欢躺在大树下看书，以及在看书的空隙中仰望天空. 他的梦想是成为一名翱翔在蓝天下的飞行员，于是当他长大以后，他成为了一名机场联络员......是的，您没有看错，因为长年不正确的看书姿势导致他的视力下降得厉害，他没能通过飞行员体检！

Plant Food
In the international version, when fed with Plant Food, Dandelion will release ten large dandelion seeds into the air which float down slowly to random zombies, exploding and dealing 10 normal damage shots to all enemies in a 1x1 area.

In the Chinese version, Dandelion will release two to five instant kill bombs that home in on random zombies and deal splash damage in 1x1 area. If there are no target available, it will not create any bomb.

Costumed
The Plant Food ability creates a lot of powerful bombs and does a carpet bombing to zombies.

Plants vs. Zombies 2
Dandelion can be used as an alternative to Melon-pult in dealing splash damage to damage great amount of threats in later levels. When compared together, Dandelion is cheaper and better at finishing off lone clusters of zombies, as it can attack on the lane it is placed on as well as adjacent tiles. Its ability to release bursts of explosive seeds in strong wind also makes for a powerful emergency option, when particularly dangerous zombies such as Gargantuar need to be neutralized quickly. On the other hand, Dandelion is greatly disadvantaged by its comparatively slow recharge rate as well as its firing speed. Its special ability will also disable Dandelion for 15 seconds, therefore great care must be taken when attempting to utilize this.

Dandelion should be prioritized in areas with an absence of other offensive plants. In the Dark Ages, Dandelion can be used to fight Jester Zombies, as its seeds, although technically a projectile, can still hit them without getting deflected. Dandelion can also be placed on Power Tiles to negate the cooldown time after using Blover and Hurrikale by using a Plant Food.

Specific to Plants vs. Zombies 2

 * For a very short time following the official release of the 3.4.4 update, one could obtain this plant for 109 gems. Shortly after, the gem cost was changed to 129 gems. Later on, the cost was changed back to 109 gems on April 13, 2015.
 * Despite being referred to as male in the Almanac, the description for the 3.4.4 update in the App Store and Google Play, along with the Plants vs. Zombies Facebook page and advertisements in game list it as female.
 * There is a glitch having to do with using it in a level in which the player cannot lose more than a number of plants. If he or she chooses Dandelion, it says that using it means losing a plant.

Specific to the Chinese version

 * If a bomb misses a zombie behind it, it will home into the zombie behind it.
 * If the bombs kill the zombies and it is on a tombstone or weapon stand, the bombs will return and damage it. However, if the bombs created by Plant Food miss the zombies, they just float out of the screen.

Pusteblume ru:Одуванчик (Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time)