Pepper-pult


 * Not to be confused with the Pepper-pult in Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars.

Pepper-pult is the second plant that is unlocked in Frostbite Caves. It lobs flaming peppers at the rate of a Cabbage-pult that can deal splash damage in a three-by-three area. It is immune to Hunter Zombie's snowballs and chilling winds as well and also emits a pulse at half the fire rate of itself that can slowly thaw any frozen plant in a 3x3 area. Pepper-pult is the fifth lobbed-shot plant listed in Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time.

Direct hit from Pepper-pult deals 2.5 damage, while the splash damage equals to 0.5 normal damage shots.

Almanac Entry
Sun cost: 200

DAMAGE: Moderate

RANGE: Lobbed

RECHARGE: Sluggish

Pepper-pults lob flaming peppers at zombies and keep nearby plants warm.

Special: warms nearby tiles

Some say Pepper-pult is a hot head. Some find his fiery disposition off-putting. But the truth is, he's just very focused and determined. He loves what he does. He appreciates everything he has. "I came from the weedy side of the lawn," Pepper-pult explains. "I worked hard to pull myself up by my roots. I'm a self-made pepper and I don't take a single thing for granted."

Plant Food upgrade
Pepper-pult when fed with Plant Food launches three bursts of flaming peppers that target any zombies on screen. When the peppers hit the ground, it explodes into four mini peppers, dealing minor damage.

Strategy
The player should try to plant Pepper-pults in the heart of their defenses. Warm the sun producing plants by planting a row of Pepper-pults in the left-most column, especially in Last Stand. When frozen zombies are near, the player should make sure their warm defenses are congregated nearby. Another strategy is to block Hunter Zombies with Pepper-pults. They cannot be frozen, and with enough firepower from behind, the Hunter Zombie can easily be destroyed. Pepper-pults are also useful against Jester Zombies because the Jester Zombies can't deflect its peppers, but beware of Imp Dragon Zombies as they are totally immune to the fiery peppers.

Trivia

 * It is similar to its counterpart in Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars. The main difference though is that it throws fiery peppers instead of normal ones. The bottom leaves are green while its counterpart has orange ones. They also have different eyebrows.
 * It is the second new lobbed-shot plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time, the first being Sap-fling. It is also the first new lobbed-shot plant that deals damage.
 * It does splash damage, similar to Winter Melon and Melon-pult, in a 3x3 area.
 * This is the fourth plant based off a pepper. The other three are Jalapeno, Chilly Pepper, and Ghost Pepper.
 * It is also the first pepper to not explode.
 * So far, Pepper-pult and Torchwood are the only plants to have visible flames.
 * These are also the only plants in the game to be able to thaw (aside from Hot Potato) and immune to ice.
 * Although Snapdragon's fire breath can thaw frozen plants as well and even the first levels of an ice block if there are any zombies nearby to activate its attack, Snapdragon isn't immune to ice since it doesn't have flames and its attack is focused in front of it, not on it.
 * It is based on a Bell Pepper, a sweet type of pepper.
 * It glances before lobbing each pepper.
 * It is the only lobbed-shot plant that has a Sluggish recharge.
 * Dandelion, Flame Mushroom, Freeze Mushroom, Pomegranate Machine Gun, and Pepper-pult are the only non-instant attacking plants with a Sluggish recharge.
 * After it has been watered, it will spark its pepper twice and then set it alight again.
 * A similar thing happens to Torchwood.
 * Ghost Pepper and Pepper-pult are the only plants to have long watering animations in the Zen Garden.
 * Coincidentally, both plants are based off peppers.
 * It does not have its red glow effect in worlds besides Frostbite Caves.
 * When an Explorer Zombie's torch is put out, it can re-ignite the torch, like other fire-based plants.
 * This, Magnifying Grass, and Banana Launcher's projectiles are not reflected by Jester Zombie.
 * It is the second attacking plant to have a Sluggish recharge (the first being the Sea-shroom).
 * It is the second pult plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time to not be in Plants vs. Zombies (the first being Sap-fling).