Dolphin



The Dolphin is the mount of the Dolphin Rider Zombie. According to the Suburban Almanac and the Plants vs. Zombies game trailer, the dolphin is a zombie too, but it does not gets its own entry in the almanac. Only appearing in the Pool, the Dolphin will jump over the first plant it encounters (besides Tangle Kelp) and will then disappear, leaving its rider to continue on.

Strategy
The best ways to counter dolphins (or actually, Dolphin Rider Zombies) is to either plant a Tall-nut in front, which the Dolphin cannot jump over, or plant a Lily Pad in the second column from the right to make the Dolphin Rider Zombie lose its dolphin, after which the zombie can be killed normally, because it is just about the same as a regular zombie.

Another way is to plants a Tangle Kelp in the Dolphin Rider Zombie's path, dragging both to their watery deaths.


 * Note: If a Lily Pad or other Aquatic Plant is planted in the first column of the pool, the dolphin will not jump, as it enters the water partway into the second column.

Trivia

 * In the music video Zombies on Your Lawn, the Dolphin says "I'm gonna eat your brains!" even though it would usually be its rider which would actually eat your brains if it reaches your house.
 * Also, in Zombies on Your Lawn, while the other zombies say "We are the undead!" the Dolphin says "We are SO the undead!".
 * Probably because it is an animal that's a zombie.
 * This is the only non-humanoid zombie so far (excluding the Zombie Dog and Zombie Worm).Dolphin-Rider-Zombie.gif
 * The dolphin, for some reason, cannot be killed by a Squash.
 * Maybe because the dolphin is faster than the Squash so the Squash misses.
 * When the Dolphin Rider Zombie dies without jumping, the Dolphin somehow disappears with it.
 * When jumping, the dolphin will make a dolphin sound.
 * The Dolphin also makes a distinct noise when it and the rider are about to enter the pool to alert the player.
 * Because of the dolphin's swimming powers, the Dolphin Rider Zombie is faster than the average zombie before it jumps.
 * On the Plants vs Zombies trailer for PC, at the end, the dolphin says, "I'm a zombie too!"
 * It, Zombie Worm and Stinky are the only animals in the game.
 * The dolphin is the only "zombie" that can't walk. They either swim or get carried by their owner.
 * The only times we can see the Dolphin without the rider is in the trailer and in Zombies on Your Lawn.
 * The Dolphin is one of the only two Zombies that can't eat, smash or kill your Plants. The other is the Target Zombie.
 * The Dolphin has visible teeth.
 * It cannot jump over a Tangle Kelp.