Survival: Endless

Survival: Endless is a survival mode level in the pool which has an unlimited number of flags that is unlocked after completing all other Survival Mode levels. The other endless game modes are Vasebreaker Endless, I, Zombie Endless, and Last Stand: Endless (iOS and Android exclusive). Just like all Survival: Hard levels, the player can choose new plants every two flags.

Overview
The basic idea of Survival: Endless is that a seemingly unlimited number of zombies are attacking in an onslaught to take over the player's house. The player has to hold off the zombie hordes for as long as possible, resembling the military act of laying siege to a castle. No matter what, the zombies will eventually win, but if the player hits a number of waves the result exactly is unknown, but is believed that the zombies may begin at one and continue on like that eternally.

Zombies

 * Zombie
 * Flag Zombie
 * Conehead Zombie
 * Pole Vaulting Zombie
 * Buckethead Zombie


 * Newspaper Zombie
 * Screen Door Zombie
 * Football Zombie
 * Dancing Zombie
 * Backup Dancer


 * Ducky Tube Zombie
 * Snorkel Zombie
 * Zomboni
 * Dolphin Rider Zombie
 * Jack-in-the-Box Zombie


 * Balloon Zombie
 * Digger Zombie
 * Pogo Zombie
 * Bungee Zombie
 * Ladder Zombie


 * Catapult Zombie
 * Gargantuar
 * Imp
 * Giga-gargantuar
 * Trash Can Zombie (Nintendo DS, Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation 3 versions only)

Strategy
See Survival: Endless/Strategies.

Tips

 * Despite all Survival: Endless builds winning on Survival: Pool (Hard), not all Pool (Hard) setups can take the large zombie amounts on Survival: Endless.
 * Zombonis, Jack-in-the-Box Zombies, and Giga-gargantuars are the true threats on this level. The Zomboni can crush your plants and can't be slowed, while the Giga-gargantuars take four instant kills to die, or 3 instant kills and a small bit of damage. Both can be stalled and killed with Spikerock, but the Spikerocks need to be replaced quickly in most levels. Jack-in-the-Box Zombies rarely are a problem, though they can occasionally blow up instantly and wipe out the pool.
 * It's recommended to protect everything possible with Pumpkins; one will never know when a zombie might get past one's defenses.
 * The back five columns of the pool are the safest area for Cob Cannons; as long as the plants in front of those rows are protected by Pumpkins, zombies that surface during waves will not be able to get back to them. If a Pumpkin is planted on the plant in the fifth column, its wider hitbox will allow zombies to nibble on it, however if a Pumpkin is not planted on it, it is not safe.
 * The player should rate a setup by the amounts of Cob Cannons he or she has.
 * Zero to two: Bring instant kills, have plenty of powerful attacking plants.
 * Three to four: Consider instants, keep Cob Cannons away from the offense.
 * Five to eight: Instants are optional, but recommended. Keep Cobs protected.
 * Nine and more: Don't bother with instants, keep a cycle going with Cobs.
 * If one doubles up on Winter Melons, only do so on land. Thrown Imps sometimes draw fire from Winter Melons long enough for zombies to unfreeze. Winter Melons do the same amount of damage as Melon-pults, so the player shouldn't buy too many.
 * Every time the player plants an upgrade plant, its cost increases by 50 sun.
 * Gloom-shrooms or similar area of effect attacks are recommended.
 * If the player uses Cattails against Balloon Zombies, Blovers can also be chosen for every two flags in case the Cattails are distracted and a zombie sneaks past. However, this should only happen if the Cattails are near the front of the pool or on one side of the pool.
 * Large amounts of money can be earned through progression in this mode. Even if you click a third of the coins, you will get $30,000 or more within ten flags of Survival: Endless.

Trivia
For more trivia, see Survival Mode.
 * There is a zombie on this level known as the Giga-gargantuar, which has twice the health of a regular Gargantuar.Survival_Endless_166_flags_preview.png
 * Upgrade plants will increase in cost by 50 sun, depending on how many are already on the lawn.
 * Bungee Zombies only appear during huge waves in Survival: Endless.
 * In this game mode, the ambush Ducky Tube Zombies appear one square to the left.

Gallery
See Survival: Endless/Gallery.