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Acorn is a playable plant class in Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville and is the plant equivalent of the Space Cadet. He is a PvZ BfN Defend Class Icon Defend class who specializes in team-ups and group attacks.

He can attack solo and function as a fast moving scout class, transform into an Oak and operate as a slow-moving explosive class, or ride on top of an Oak as an Acorn Passenger and function as a playable mounted-turret.

Descriptions[]

In-game description[]

Acorns work best when they attack in groups. Transform into Oak, and load up with Acorn passengers who'll get increased firepower and survivability.

Primary Weapons[]

Shell Shot (Solo)[]

Short-range rapid-fire weapon.

In-game description

Acorn's primary weapon is the Shell Shot, which rapidly fires wood chunks, each chunk dealing 6.6 damage each (8 critical). Can fire 45 times before needing to reload.

Treetop Turret (Passenger)[]

Deal lots of damage or use to suppress enemies.

Acorn Passenger's primary weapon is the Treetop Turret, which fires wood chunks, but each chunk only deals 4.6 damage (6 critical) and fires at a rate of 800 RPM (rounds per minute). To compensate for the reduced damage, Treetop Turret has infinite ammo. It can't be fired for too long though, as it can overheat (similarly to the All-Star's Football Cannon).

Statistics[]

Shell Shot[]

Weapon stats
Internal data
Ammo capacity Fire mode Rate of fire Damage
(DPS)
Reload time
45 Full auto 525 RPM 6.6
(57.75)
1.3 s
Projectile speed Projectile lifetime Projectile travel distance Projectile gravity
390 m/s
(1279.53 ft/s)
3 s 1170 m
(3838.58 ft)
10 m/s²
(32.8 ft/s²)
Base recoil
Minimum x-axis recoil angle Maximum x-axis recoil angle Minimum y-axis recoil angle Maximum y-axis recoil angle Minimum z-axis recoil angle Maximum z-axis recoil angle
0 -1 0 -0.2 0 0
Minimum FOV recoil Maximum FOV recoil Recoil recovery time
0 0 0.0055
Projectile spread (unzoomed, standing)
Minimum angle Maximum angle Increase per shot Decrease per second
0 0.35 0.065 5
Projectile spread (unzoomed, moving)
Minimum angle Maximum angle Increase per shot Decrease per second
0.4 1 0.08 5
Projectile spread (unzoomed, jumping)
Minimum angle Maximum angle Increase per shot Decrease per second
0.75 1.5 0.03 15
Sway recoil (unzoomed)
Maximum vertical amplitude Vertical increase per shot Maximum horizontal amplitude Horizontal minimum increase per shot Horizontal maximum increase per shot Amplitude decrease factor
2.15 0.17 1.6 -0.225 0.225 10.5
Projectile spread (zoomed, standing)
Minimum angle Maximum angle Increase per shot Decrease per second
-0.4 0.15 0.015 5
Projectile spread (zoomed, moving)
Minimum angle Maximum angle Increase per shot Decrease per second
0.2 0.5 0.05 5
Projectile spread (zoomed, jumping)
Minimum angle Maximum angle Increase per shot Decrease per second
0.4 0.85 0.03 15
Sway recoil (zoomed)
Maximum vertical amplitude Vertical increase per shot Maximum horizontal amplitude Horizontal minimum increase per shot Horizontal maximum increase per shot Amplitude decrease factor
6.6 0.19 1.6 -0.2 0.2 10.5


Treetop Turret[]

Weapon stats
Internal data
Ammo capacity Fire mode Rate of fire Damage
(DPS)
Infinite (overheats) Full auto 800 RPM 5
(66.67)
Projectile speed Projectile lifetime Projectile travel distance Projectile gravity
550 m/s
(1804.46 ft/s)
2.2 s 1210 m
(3969.82 ft)
9.8 m/s²
(32.15 ft/s²)
Overheat data
Heat rate per bullet Max amount of shots before overheat Heat drop per second Heat drop time from full overheat Heat drop delay Overheat penalty time
0.0115 87 0.6666667 2.25 s 0.6666667 s 0.75 s
Base recoil
Minimum x-axis recoil angle Maximum x-axis recoil angle Minimum y-axis recoil angle Maximum y-axis recoil angle Minimum z-axis recoil angle Maximum z-axis recoil angle
0 0 0 0 0 0
Minimum FOV recoil Maximum FOV recoil Recoil recovery time
0 0 0.001
Projectile spread (unzoomed)
Minimum angle Maximum angle Increase per shot Decrease per second
-0.25 0.5 0.005 5
Sway recoil (unzoomed)
Maximum vertical amplitude Vertical increase per shot Maximum horizontal amplitude Horizontal minimum increase per shot Horizontal maximum increase per shot Amplitude decrease factor
5 0 10 -0.025 0.025 18
Projectile spread (zoomed)
Minimum angle Maximum angle Increase per shot Decrease per second
-0.5 0 0.005 5
Sway recoil (zoomed)
Maximum vertical amplitude Vertical increase per shot Maximum horizontal amplitude Horizontal minimum increase per shot Horizontal maximum increase per shot Amplitude decrease factor
2.5 0 10 -0.025 0.025 18


Abilities[]

Left ability
Sap TrapBfN
Sap Trap
Launch a sticky knockback explosive. Press [left button] to detonate.
Center ability
Invoke OakBfN
Invoke Oak
Transform into an Oak. Joinable by up to 3 additional Acorns.
Right ability
Acorn DashBfN
Acorn Dash
Quickly spin in the direction you're moving.

Left ability
Sap TrapBfN
Sap Trap
Launch a sticky knockback explosive. Press [left button] to detonate.
Center ability
Treeject (Acorn)BfN
Treeject
Leave Oak.
Right ability
Lumber SupportBfN
Lumber Support
Heal yourself and Oak rapidly

Upgrades[]

Perk Cooldown
Refreshing Revive
1
Faster refresh time for all abilities by reviving an ally.

Reduces ability cooldown by 5x for 2 seconds (10 seconds total) when a teammate is revived.
Perk Health
Rough Patch
1
Spawn with more health after suffering multiple vanquishes in a row.

After dying three times in a row, spawn with the maximum amount of overhealth for the currently used class after respawning or being revived.
Perk AreaofEffect
Log Jam
Roll for DamageBfN
1
Cover larger area with Roll for Damage.

Roll for Damage's log is 50% wider and is twice as fast.
Perk Utility
Molasses
Super Sap TrapBfN
2
Slow enemies who are near Super Sap Trap.

Enemies near Super Sap Trap and Sap Trap are slowed down by 60%.
Perk Knockback
Natural 20
Roll for DamageBfN
2
Knock enemy away when hit by Roll for Damage ability.

Enemies hit by Roll for Damage are knocked 12m (39.37 ft) backwards and 10m (32.80 ft) upward.
Perk Health
Best Defense
Perk RoleIcon Defend
3
Briefly reduce incoming damage by earning a critical vanquish. Can stack 3 times.

Reduces incoming damage by 10% for 10 seconds upon vanquishing an enemy. Stacks up to 3 times for a total of 27.1% damage resistance.
Perk Ammo
Little Friend
2
Hold more Shell Shot and Wood Grief ammo. Treetop Turret overheats more slowly.

Increases Shell Shot ammo to 56 rounds and Wood Grief ammo to 14 rounds.
Perk Health
Health Regeneration
Perk RoleIcon Defend
2
Faster health regeneration.

Doubles health regeneration rate.
Perk Health
Health Regeneration Delay
Perk RoleIcon Defend
2
Reduced time between taking damage and when health regeneration activates.

Reduces the time required to start health regeneration by half (4 seconds).
Perk Knockback
Slap Back
Sap TrapBfN
2
Knock enemies farther away with Acorn's Sap Trap.

Sap Trap and Super Sap Trap knocks enemies 10m (32.80 ft) backwards and 10m (32.80 ft) upward.
Perk Cooldown
Critical Blow
3
Faster refresh time for all abilities by earning a critical vanquish.

Reduces ability cooldown by 5.5 seconds upon critically vanquishing an enemy.
Perk Ammo
Quickdraw
Acorn DashBfN
3
Gain ammo for Shell Shot weapon by using Acorn Dash ability.

Adds 22 rounds to Shell Shot upon using the Acorn Dash ability.
Perk Mobility
Fallback
Perk RoleIcon Defend
3
Move faster when at low health.

Increases movement speed by 20% upon reaching 20% HP or below.
Perk Health
Hardened
3
Increased max health.

Acorn has 25 more health points and the Oak has 75 more health.
Perk Mobility
Speedy
3
Move faster, except when sprinting.

Increases walking speed by 12.9032%.
Perk Cooldown
Rewind
Sap TrapBfN
3
Sap Trap refreshes faster if it doesn't deal any damage.

Reduces the cooldown duration of Sap Trap to 1 second if it does not hit an enemy.
Perk Utility
Leveling Up
2
Earn XP faster.

Increases the amount of XP earned by 10%. Does not affect the XP Machine in Giddy Park.
Perk Health
Party Supplies
Lumber SupportBfN
3
Heal yourself and the Oak at faster rate with Lumber Support.

Heals yourself at a rate of 16.667 HP per 0.1 seconds for 0.8 seconds and the Oak at a rate of 40 HP per 0.1 seconds for 0.5 seconds, armor duration is increased by 4 seconds.
Perk Ammo
Nutty Feedback
4
Gain ammo for Shell Shot by dealing damage.
Perk Mobility
Adrenaline Rush
Perk RoleIcon Defend
3
Move faster for a short time by earning a vanquish.

Increases movement speed by 40% for 3 seconds upon vanquishing an enemy.

Bugs[]

  • Using the Invoke Oak ability in tight spaces may cause the player to go through walls.
    • The same ability, in certain spots can launch the Oak up in the sky. Both this bugs can be seen often in Dave Manor.

Related achievement[]

Going Totally NutsBfN
Going Totally Nuts
Earn 200 vanquishes as an Acorn.

Strategies[]

With[]

As an Acorn Passenger, you can make an Oak much more dangerous. Acorn can attack zombies that the Oak is ignoring or add up extra firepower against the same target. Use Lumber Support to keep an Oak in the fight longer and to prevent you, the Oak, or any other passengers unrevivable. Getting three Passengers on a single Oak can make the Oak a lot tankier.

However this doesn't make you invincible. Acorns can take damage while riding an Oak and even be vanquished before the Oak itself, so make sure to use your Lumber Support to heal yourself as well as Oak so you can keep riding and supporting it.

Against[]

Builds[]

Oakie Dokie — by StickSurfer

This entire build is focused on all-out attacking as an Oak and retreating as an Acorn. Rush into enemy lines as an Acorn, deal as many vanquishes as you can, then transform into an Oak while you are armored. Deal heavy damage as an Oak, supported by your increased Ammo clip and more-deadly Log. If you're low on health, deal as many vanquishes as you can, and then eject and use Acorn Dash like your life depends on it.
Perk Health
Best Defense
Perk RoleIcon Defend
3
Briefly reduce incoming damage by earning a critical vanquish. Can stack 3 times.

Reduces incoming damage by 10% for 10 seconds upon vanquishing an enemy. Stacks up to 3 times for a total of 27.1% damage resistance.
Perk AreaofEffect
Log Jam
Roll for DamageBfN
1
Cover larger area with Roll for Damage.

Roll for Damage's log is 50% wider and is twice as fast.
Perk Ammo
Little Friend
2
Hold more Shell Shot and Wood Grief ammo. Treetop Turret overheats more slowly.

Increases Shell Shot ammo to 56 rounds and Wood Grief ammo to 14 rounds.

Position Conqueror — by Duke Selenian

The strategy behind this Bulid is to mantain a certain position in Herbal Assaults, and be an huge menace at Gardens&Graveyards. Especially in a Herbal Assault with a payload, your team will need tankers that can mantain crucial positions to win. Either a Citron, or a loaded Oak can perform this decently. However, instead of just being vanquished and go back to spawn, eject and use the mobility of Acorn to maintain the control of the area until the rest of the plants arrive. For people that don't want to really use it as an tanker upgrade, can use it to be an scout in advanced positions.
Perk Health
Health Regeneration
Perk RoleIcon Defend
2
Faster health regeneration.

Doubles health regeneration rate.
Perk Health
Health Regeneration Delay
Perk RoleIcon Defend
2
Reduced time between taking damage and when health regeneration activates.

Reduces the time required to start health regeneration by half (4 seconds).
Perk Health
Hardened
3
Increased max health.

Acorn has 25 more health points and the Oak has 75 more health.

Tips & Tricks[]

  • While playing as a standalone Acorn, detonate your Sap Trap to launch yourself in the air, making you harder to hit and disorienting your enemies. Combining your Sap Trap jump with Acorn Dash can greatly increase your mobility, and using them in unexpected ways is essential to evading your enemy’s shots.
  • When facing Super Brains with the Branium Basher 9001 upgrade, try to evade in diagonals, making it dificult for Super Brains to land a fatal hit on you. This tip is even more useful when combined with a jump. This tip also works for Night Cap.
  • As Lumber Support can now give overhealth, it may be recomended to join a Oak as a passenger and use the ability to gain extra HP. This can be really useful in a match without Sunflowers. Furthermore, if the player is using the Hardend upgrade, the extra HP can make the player survive a hit from Yeti, Set, GO!, an ability from the character TV Head.
  • It's recomended to use Sap Trap to gain a advantage in a fight. Using it to finish enemies can be a good ideia, given that the opponent will not have time to run away.
  • Be extra careful when dealing with 80s Action Hero or Captain Deadbeard, as they can land a hit-kill on their full-charged shots.

Balancing changes[]

October 2019 patch[]

  • Shell Shot's damage increased from 3.89 to 4.8.
  • Shell Shot's bullet spread rate decreased from 1.8 to 1.65.
  • Treetop Turret's damage increased from 2.04 to 3.25.
  • Treetop Turret's rate of fire decreased from 1000 RPM to 800 RPM.
  • Treetop Turret's overheat rate decreased from 0.2 to 0.18.

December 3, 2019 TTK patch[]

  • Increase Shell Shot damage 4.8->6.6
  • Increase Shell Shot projectile speed post drag period 250->350
  • Decrease Shell Shot projectile spread when jumping
  • Decrease Shell Shot recoil when moving
  • Decrease Shell Shot recoil when aiming
  • Increased Shell Shot ammo 40->45
  • Treetop Turret damage increased 3.25->4.6
  • Increase Treetop Turret heat dissipate rate 0.4->0.66
  • Decrease Treetop Turret overheat penalty 2.0->0.75
  • Reduce Sap Trap ability refresh time 15->9
  • Increase Sap Trap splash damage 60 ->65

January 2020 patch[]

  • Decreased velocity of Shell Shot
    • Decreased projectile speed from 500 m/s (1640.42 ft/s) to 390 m/s (1279.53 ft/s)
  • Fixed flight path and increased initial velocity of Sap Trap
    • Removed projectile spawn bone offset
    • Forced projectile spawn to camera
    • Decreased upward projectile speed from 4.5 m/s (14.76 ft/s) to 2.5 m/s (8.2 ft/s)
    • Increased forward projectile speed from 30 m/s (98.43 ft/s) to 50 m/s (164.04 ft/s)

March 2020 patch[]

  • Treetop Turret
    • Add 1.5 damage modifier to shields
  • Treeject
    • Decrease inactive time 1->0.75 sec
  • Lumber Support
    • Decrease healing 157.5->100 health
    • Decrease refresh time 15->12 sec
  • Passenger Passive
    • Remove armor
  • Invoke Oak
    • Decrease summon time 4->3 sec
  • Upgrade Hardened
    • Decrease Acorn health gain 50->25 health

May 2020 patch[]

  • Sap Trap
    • Increase blast radius 2.5->3.25 m
    • Remove damage from shockwave
  • Invoke Oak
    • No longer immortal for a few seconds after transformation

Gallery[]

General[]

Concepts  (Scrapped concept)[]

Others[]

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Acorn
China Simplified Chinese 橡果
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 橡實
The Netherlands Dutch Eikel
France French Gland
Germany German Eichel
Italy Italian Ghianda
Japan Japanese ドングリ
South Korea Korean 도토리
Poland Polish Żołądź
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Bolota
Russia Russian Желудь
Spain Spanish Bellota
Mexico Latin American
Spanish
Bellota


See also[]

V · E
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Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare plants
Playable Classes
Peashooters Peashooter · Fire Pea · Ice Pea · Toxic Pea · Commando Pea · Agent Pea · Law Pea · Berry Shooter · Plasma Pea


Sunflowers Sunflower · Mystic Flower · Power Flower · Fire Flower · Shadow Flower · Metal Petal · Sun Pharaoh · Alien Flower


Chompers Chomper · Hot Rod Chomper · Toxic Chomper · Fire Chomper · Power Chomper · Count Chompula · Armor Chomper · Chester Chomper · Chomp Thing


Cacti Cactus · Camo Cactus · Fire Cactus · Ice Cactus · Power Cactus · Future Cactus · Bandit Cactus · Citrus Cactus · Jade Cactus
Boss Mode Crazy Dave
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Hyper · Sombrero Bean Bomb · Retro Gatling · Super Pea Jump


Sunflower Heal Beam · Sunbeam · Heal Flower · Rainbow Heal Beam · Solar Flare Beam · Dark Flower


Chomper Goop · Burrow · Spikeweed · Super Sticky Goop · Sprint Burrow · Spiky Spikeweed · Cheesy Goop · Chesterweed


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Tallnut Battlement · Potato Nugget Mine · Artichoke Drone · Iron Maiden


Boss Mode Coconut Spotting Station · Twin Heal Flower · Cherry Strike · Revive Rainbow
Spawnable Plants Pea Cannon · Pea Repeater · Gatling Pea · Bonk Choy · Scaredy-shroom · Heal Flower · Fume-shroom · Goop-shroom · Snap Dragon · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom · Ice Peashooter · Fire Peashooter · Bamboo Shoot · Laser Bean
Others Corn Mortar · Flax Cannon · Tallnut · Mega Flower · Tactical Cuke · Tallnut Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 plants
Playable Classes
Peashooters Peashooter · Fire Pea · Ice Pea · Toxic Pea · Commando Pea · Agent Pea · Law Pea · Plasma Pea · Rock Pea · Electro Pea


Sunflowers Sunflower · Mystic Flower · Power Flower · Fire Flower · Shadow Flower · Metal Petal · Sun Pharaoh · Alien Flower · Vampire Flower · Stuffy Flower


Chompers Chomper · Hot Rod Chomper · Toxic Chomper · Fire Chomper · Power Chomper · Count Chompula · Armor Chomper · Chomp Thing · Yeti Chomper · Disco Chomper · Unicorn Chomper · Twilight Chomper


Cacti Cactus · Camo Cactus · Fire Cactus · Ice Cactus · Power Cactus · Future Cactus · Bandit Cactus · Jade Cactus · Zen Cactus · Petrified Cactus


Citrons Citron · Frozen Citron · Electro Citron · Iron Citron · Party Citron · Toxic Citron


Roses Rose · Druid Rose · Fire Rose · Frost Rose · Party Rose · Nec'Rose


Corns Kernel Corn · BBQ Corn · Mob Cob · Pops Corn · Party Corn · Commando Corn


Others Torchwood · Junkasaurus
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Hyper · Sombrero Bean Bomb · Retro Gatling · Super Pea Jump · Dark Bean Bomb · Bling Gatling


Sunflower Heal Beam · Sunbeam · Heal Flower · Rainbow Heal Beam · Solar Flare Beam · Dark Flower · Rainbow Flower


Chomper Goop · Burrow · Spikeweed · Super Sticky Goop · Sprint Burrow · Spiky Spikeweed · Chomp Cannon · Vampweed · Rainbow Warp · Twilight Warp


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Tallnut Battlement · Potato Nugget Mine · Artichoke Drone · Iron Maiden · Pizzazzling Potato Mine · Red Artichoke · Bling Maiden · Dark Garlic Drone


Citron
Assault Mode EMPeach · Citron Ball · Peel Shield · Party Citron Ball · Mood Shield


Citron Ball Hyper Ball · Assault Mode · Spin Dash


Rose Time Snare · Arcane Enigma · Goatify · Arcane Lotus · Psychedelic Goat


Kernel Corn Butter Barrage · Husk Hop · Shuck Shot · Bigger Better Butter · Multi-Shuck


Torchwood Blazin' Blast · Smoldering Madness · Leaf Shield


Junkasaurus Charge of Insanity · Epic Mega Blast · Spin Override · Super Heavy Hornblast
Spawnable Plants
Soil of Summoning Weed · Pumpkin Weed · Terracotta Weed · Leaf Shield Weed · Wood Shield Weed · Vase Weed · Porcelain Vase Weed · Heal Weed · Flag Weed · Dandelion Weed · Hypno-shroom


Grow-a-Pot Bonk Choy · Pea Cannon · Gatling Pea · Lightning Reed · Scaredy-shroom · Fume-shroom · Goop-shroom · Doom-shroom · Ice-shroom · Toxic Gloom-shroom · Bamboo Shoot · Snap Dragon · Heal Flower
Bosses Giga Torchwood · Super Bean · Sunflower Queen · Big Stump · Marigold · Squash · Royal Hypno-Flower · Spooky Squash
L.E.A.F. Agent Citron · Agent Rose · Agent Corn · Grumpy Stumpy · Ironball
Others Assistant Manager Bitey · Crystal Guardian · Tallnut · Tallnut Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville plants
Playable Classes
PvZ BfN Attack Class Icon Attack Peashooter · Chomper · Kernel Corn · Night Cap · Snapdragon


PvZ BfN Defend Class Icon Defend Cactus · Citron · Acorn (Oak)


PvZ BfN Support Class Icon Support Sunflower · Rose


Swarm Wildflower
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Pea Suped


Chomper Spikeweed · Burrow · Grody Goop


Kernel Corn Butter Beacon · Husk Hop · Shuck Shot


Night Cap Casting Shadows · Fung Fu · Shadow Sneak


Snapdragon Swoop Slam · Blue Blazes · Blazing Trail


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Petal Propeller


Citron E.M.Peach · Spin Dash · Navel Laser


Acorn & Oak
Acorn
Solo Sap Trap · Invoke Oak · Acorn Dash


Passenger Sap Trap · Treeject · Lumber Support


Oak Super Sap Trap · Treeject · Roll for Damage



Sunflower Sunny Side Up · Sunbeam · Heal Beam


Rose Jinx · Arcane Enigma · Goatify


Wildflower Wild Life · Weed Out · Bloom Boom
Spawnable Plants
Grow-a-Pot
Range Pea Cannon · Gatling Pea · Scaredy-Shroom · Lightning Reed


Support Heal Flower · Goop-Shroom


Melee Bonk Choy · Doom-Shroom · Fume-Shroom


Soil of Summoning
Melee Terracotta Weed · Vase Weed · Dandelion


Range Wildflower · Terracotta Wildflower


Support Heal Weed · Hypno-Shroom
Battle Leaders Bam-Bam-Boo · Bluehorn Corn · Flotsamuel · Lucy · No-Neck Raffi · Pinky Rain · Pollen Kate · Pound Cake · Queen Capra · Sherman · Sproutrage · Teddy
Bounty Hunt
Weirding Woods Queenigma · Solar Sisters · Wild Bunch


Town Center Bitey Brothers · Mirror-Shroom · Tiger Klaus
Elusive Foes
Weirding Woods Amber Gemma · Pops Cyclops · Sleepy


Town Center Big Hurtle · Kitty Sparkles · Mrs. Veilbiter
Bosses Dreadroot · Giga Torchwood · Sunflower Queen · Super Bean · Marigold · Hypno Sunflower Queen · Spooky Squash · Bitter Dill · Dreadwood · Blight Cap
Quest NPCs Air Ron · Best Fishing Friend™️ · Bingo-Bongo · Brian · Corny Corn · Dandelion · Exposition Al · Gilly the Kid · Harmela · Land Phil · Major Sweetie · Mark · Mike · Sergeant Peel · Sir Crustworthy · Sir Victor-Ian · Tenderleaf · Tumbleweed Ted · Vivian
Others Weed · Pumpkin Weed · Leaf Shield Weed · Pumpkin Wildflower · Mindblower
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