- For similar game modes in the Chinese version, Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars, and Plants vs. Zombies 3, see Battle, Dave Cup, and Arena respectively.
Arena
Arena (formerly known as Battlez until 7.5.1) is a player vs. player game mode in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that was introduced in the 6.6.1 update. This mode is unlocked after Pirate Seas - Day 12 and obtaining at least six plants.
Gameplay[]
To start a match, the player has to use a Gauntlet. Gauntlets can be bought with gems. However, every four hours, the player receives a free play. The player can press the 'FREE PLAY' button, which is located to the left of the Play Button, to watch an advertisement and obtain a free gauntlet. Up to four free Gauntlets per day can be obtained by watching ads. In Soil League, the zombies are level 1, and for each higher league the level rises by 1.
When an opponent is found, the player will usually choose five plants, with the first slot reserved for the plant of the week. Once the plants are chosen, the player is set in the Last Stand format, then after setting-up, the "battle" begins. The player gains points based on the distance the zombies are away from the house, and their starting health. Zombies in the yellow zone are worth their full potential of points, while zombies in the red, blue, and brown zones being worth 60%, 40%, and 20% of their potential respectively. Points can also be scored by removing most forms of armor through any method. Zombies buffed by Cardio Zombie are worth extra points. Destroying Gravestones and Surfboards also gives a small amount points.
This mode is time-based. The zombies in Arena are extremely buffed, to the point where they eat plants in the blink of an eye and can absorb extreme damage. The faster the player kills the zombies, the more health they will have. Having a non-defensive plant getting eaten will result in a penalty, causing the zombie health to be reduced and therefore significantly reducing the score they will give. Having a sun-producing plant getting eaten or manually launching a Lawnmower will result in a big penalty, and if a zombie activates a mower, this will result in a huge penalty. Winning a match of Arena is brought about by getting a higher score than your opponent, and grants the player five Crowns, whereas losing a match only yields one crown. Surrendering yields no crowns.
Most of the player's upgrades (except Instant Recharge, Wall-nut First Aid and Mower Launch) are removed in this mode. The player also cannot spend 1000 coins to buy Plant Food or use Power Ups in this mode.
As the player wins matches, they will collect rewards from a reward streak, found under the play button. The rewards get better as the player wins more consecutive matches. If the player breaks a streak, they can pay 20 gems to retain it.
Current possible rewards for the reward streak (in order):
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jade | 1 Mint | 5 Mints | 3 Premium Piñatas | 3000 coins | 3 Featured Piñatas | 7 Mints | 5 Premium Piñatas |
| Gold | 1 Mint | 4 Mints | 3 Premium Piñatas | 3000 coins | 3 Featured Piñatas | 6 Mints | 5 Premium Piñatas |
| Silver | 1 Mint | 4 Mints | 2 Premium Piñatas | 3000 coins | 3 Featured Piñatas | 6 Mints | 4 Premium Piñatas |
| Bronze | 1 Mint | 4 Mints | 2 Premium Piñatas | 2000 coins | 2 Featured Piñatas | 6 Mints | 4 Premium Piñatas |
| Iron | 1 Mint | 3 Mints | 2 Premium Piñatas | 2000 coins | 2 Featured Piñatas | 5 Mints | 4 Premium Piñatas |
| Brick | 1 Mint | 3 Mints | 1 Premium Piñata | 1000 coins | 2 Featured Piñata | 5 Mints | 3 Premium Piñatas |
| Wood | 1 Mint | 3 Mints | 1 Premium Piñata | 1000 coins | 1 Featured Piñata | 5 Mints | 3 Premium Piñatas |
| Soil | 1 Mint | 2 Mints | 1 Premium Piñata | 1000 coins | 1 Featured Piñata | 4 Mints | 3 Premium Piñatas |
NOTE: Rewards may be doubled in some tournaments.
Each week, there will be a different type of tournament that the player will have to compete in. Each type of tournament has its own way of changing the gameplay. For example, a tournament can shorten the time it takes for a match to finish. It could also be quite major (for example, from 17th July - 19th July 2018 Grapeshot's Double Shot Tournament lasted 2 days and the rewards were drastically decreased).
Also, this mode also has several different leagues; the player gets promoted if they place top 3 in their league by having a number of crowns higher than all but two or less other players in their league. If they are placed in one of the last three spots, they will be demoted to the league before that one (this is not the case in the lower leagues, where special methods are required to be demoted). If they place in any of the middle spots, their league will remain unchanged. Several gems, mints and coins are rewarded in promotions.
It has been noted that this mode doesn't have a real matchmaking systems and seems to pair players with bots that pull their performance directly from other players, forcing them to lose their winning streak. There have been reports of people that had low-leveled plants to still be paired with a person with max-leveled plants or still high-leveled plants.
Audio[]
| Sound | Description |
|---|---|
| Welcome To Arena | |
| Match Start | |
| You Lost! | |
| You Won! / League Promoted | |
| League Demoted | |
| League Unchanged |
Zombie point values[]
Zombies[]
| Base Points Given | Zombies |
|---|---|
| 100 |                                                           
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| 200 |                        (without chair)  
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| 250 |      (without grate)              
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| 300 |      
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| 400 |     
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| 450 |                   
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| 500 | (with grate)   (on chair) 
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| 550 |  (if hat is stolen by  )
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| 650 |  
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| 700 |  
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| 750 |  
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| 800 | 
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| 850 |          
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| 900 |    
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| 1300 |           
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| 1900 | 
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| 10000 (+10000 per phase) |          
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| 30000 | 
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| 50000 |  (Phase 1)
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| 75000 | (Phase 2),  (Phase 1)
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| 100000 | (Phase 3), (Phase 2),  ,  (Phase 1)
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| 125000 | (Phase 3), (Phase 2)
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| 150000 | (Phase 3)
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Armor[]
| Base Points Given | Armor |
|---|---|
| 50 | #
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| 150 | *
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| 350 | +
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| 450 | ^
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| 550 |
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| 650 |
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| 750 | %
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(#)Nut chopper arm
(+)Metal grate
(^)If stolen by
(%)Wind up key
Note: scores for only the armor. Combined scores are in the section above.
Obstacles[]
| Base Points Given | Obstacles |
|---|---|
| 200 |         
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Note: Points listed appear as they are, with no multipliers, modifiers or buffs. Not 100% accurate.
Maximum promotion rewards[]
The table below shows the rewards for long (7 day) tournaments. For shorter tournaments, the rewards are reduced proportionally. Typically 40% for 3 days tournament and 60% for 4 day tournament. Interpret the below table accordingly.
| League | Mint Rewards | Gem Rewards | Coin Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jade | 120 | 270 | 9000 |
| Gold | 100 | 210 | 6000 |
| Silver | 80 | 165 | 5400 |
| Bronze | 60 | 132 | 4800 |
| Iron | 50 | 108 | 4200 |
| Brick | 40 | 90 | 3600 |
| Wood | 30 | 75 | 3000 |
| Soil | 20 | 60 | 2400 |
Tournament rank and rewards[]
The tables below show the amount of gems and mints based on your rank in a tournament. For shorter tournaments, interpret the tables below in the similar manner as maximum rewards table above.[1]
Gems
| Place | % | Jade | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Iron | Brick | Wood | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100% | 270 | 210 | 165 | 132 | 108 | 90 | 75 | 60 |
| 2 | 80% | 216 | 168 | 132 | 106 | 86 | 72 | 60 | 48 |
| 3 | 60% | 162 | 126 | 99 | 79 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 36 |
| 4 | 59% | 158 | 123 | 97 | 77 | 63 | 53 | 44 | 35 |
| 5 | 47% | 126 | 98 | 77 | 62 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 28 |
| 6 | 29% | 78 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 17 |
| 7 | 29% | 78 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 31 | 26 | 22 | 17 |
| 8 | 27% | 72 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| 9 | 27% | 72 | 56 | 44 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| 10 | 13% | 36 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Mints
| Place | % | Jade | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Iron | Brick | Wood | Soil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100% | 120 | 100 | 80 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 |
| 2 | 80% | 96 | 80 | 64 | 48 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 16 |
| 3 | 60% | 72 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 12 |
| 4 | 40% | 48 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 |
| 5 | 20% | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 10% | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | 10% | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 10% | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | 10% | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Seasons List[]
- For the Seasons List, see Arena Seasons
Featured Power Mint[]
| Mint number | Mint | Schedule | Tournaments that occured within this schedule |
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| 1 | 
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May 1, 2018 - May 29, 2018, April 30, 2019 - May 30, 2019, and September 13, 2021 - October 11, 2021 | •Electric Peashooter's Warped Tournament •Lightning Reed's Brainstorm Tournament •Electric Currant’s Garden Party Tournament •Electric Blueberry’s Brainstorm •Zoybean Pod's Birthdayz Tournament •Apple Mortar's Tournament •Apple Mortar's Boosterama •Wasabi Whip's Escalating Tournament •Zoybean Pod & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament •Power Vine's Tournament •Electric Peashooter's Tournament •Electric Peashooter's Boosterama •Electrici-tea's Tournament •Electrici-tea's Boosterama •Power Vine & Friends VS Zomboss |
| 2 | 
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May 30, 2018 - June 26, 2018 and May 28, 2019 - June 24, 2019 and November 11, 2019 - December 9, 2019 | •Cold Snapdragon's Escalating Tournament •Solar Tomato's Warped Tournament •Aloe's Escalating Tournament •Holly Barrier's Escalating Tournament •Dazey Chain Tournament •Explode-o-Nut's Tournament •Explode-o-Nut's Boosterama •Bombegranate's Tournament •Bombegranate's Boosterama •Dazey Chain & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament •Pumpkin's Tournament •Witch Hazel's Tournament •Witch Hazel's Boosterama •Power Lily's Tournament •Power Lily's Boosterama •Pumpkin & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament |
| 3 | 
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June 26, 2018 - July 25, 2018 and June 25, 2019 - July 22, 2019 and April 26, 2021 - May 24, 2021 |
•Strawburst's All-Out Tournament •Bombegranate's Garden Party Tournament •Explode-O-Nut's All-Out Tournament •Grapeshot's Double Shot Tournament •Enlighten-mint's Tournament •Toadstool's Tournament •Toadstool's Boosterama •Solar Tomato's Tournament •Solar Tomato's Boosterama •Enlighten-mint & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament •Escape Root Tournament •Escape Root Boosterama •Boom Balloon Flower's Tournament |
| 4 | 
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July 24, 2018 - August 22, 2018 and August 19, 2019 - September 16, 2019 and November 9, 2020 - December 8, 2020 | •Arma-mint's Garden Party Tournament •Escape Root's Blitz Tournament •Gold Bloom's Garden Party Tournament •Apple Mortar's Escalating Tournament •Blastberry Vine's Tournament •Caulipower's Tournament •Caulipower's Boosterama •Sling Pea's Tournament •Sling Pea's Boosterama •Blastberry Vine & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament |
| 5 | 
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August 22, 2018 - September 19, 2018 and July 23, 2019 - August 19, 2019 and March 29, 2021 - April 28, 2021 and March 28, 2022 -April 25, 2022 and September 12, 2022 - October 10, 2022 | •Toadstool's Warped Tournament •Snow Pea’s All-Out Tournament •Contain-mint's Tournament •Shadow Peashooter's Tournament •Electrici-tea's Tournament •Sap-fling's Tournament •Sap-fling's Boosterama •Goo Peashooter's Tournament •Goo Peashooter's Boosterama •Electrici-tea & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament •Tomb Tangler's Tournament •Magnet-Shroom's Tournament •Magnet-Shroom's Boosterama •Buttercup's Tournament •Buttercup's Boosterama •Tomb Tangler & Friends VS Zomboss |
| 6 | 
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September 20, 2018 - October 18, 2018, September 16, 2019 - October 14, 2019, March 2, 2019 - March 30, 2019, and November 8, 2021 - December 6, 2021 | •Parsnip's Tournament •Homing Thistle's Tournament •Starfruit's Tournament •Cactus' Tournament •Pokra's Tournament •Cactus' Tournament •Cactus' Boosterama •Gold Bloom's Tournament •Gold Bloom's Boosterama •Pokra & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament •Dartichoke's Tournament •Snap Pea's Tournament •Snap Pea's Boosterama •Wasabi Whip's Tournament •Wasabi Whip's Boosterama •Dartichoke & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament •Heath Seeker's Tournament •Cactus's Tournament •Cactus's Boosterama •Pokra's Tournament •Pokra's Boosterama •Heath Seeker & Friends VS Zomboss |
| 7 | 
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October 16, 2018 - November 14, 2018, October 14, 2019 - November 11, 2019, and June 21, 2021 - July 19, 2021 and November 7, 2022 and December 5, 2022 | •Ghost Pepper's Tournament •Jack O' Lantern's Tournament •Hot Date's Tournament •Fire Peashooter's Tournament •Pyre Vine's Tournament •Jack O' Lantern's Tournament •Jack O' Lantern's Boosterama •Ghost Pepper's Tournament •Ghost Pepper's Boosterama •Pyre Vine & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament •Inferno's Tournament •Hot Date's Tournament •Hot Date's Boosterama •Pyre Vine's Tournament •Pyre Vine's Boosterama •Inferno & Friends VS Zomboss •Meteor Flower's Tournament •Pyre Vine's Tournament •Pyre Vine's Boosterama •Inferno's Tournament •Inferno's Boosterama •Meteor Flower & Friends VS Zomboss |
| 8 | 
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November 13, 2018 - December 11, 2018, November 18, 2019 - December 9, 2019 and February 1, 2021 - March 1, 2021 - August 15, 2022 and September 12, 2022 | •Sling Pea's Tournament •Power Lily's Tournament •Witch Hazel's Tournament •Goo Peashooter's Tournament •Hocus Crocus' Tournament •Caulipower's Tournament •Caulipower's Boosterama •Zoybean Pod's Tournament •Zoybean Pod's Boosterama •Hocus Crocus & Friends VS Zomboss •Levitater's Tournament •Zoybean Pod's Tournament •Zoybean Pod's Boosterama •Hocus Crocus' Tournament •Hocus Crocus' Boosterama •Levitater & Friends VS Zomboss |
| 9 | 
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December 11, 2018 - January 8, 2019, December 9, 2019 - January 6, 2020, December 8, 2020 - January 4, 2021, and December 6, 2021 - January 3, 2022 | •Missile Toe's Tournament •Snow Pea's Tournament •Cold Snapdragon's Tournament •Electric Peashooter's Tournament •Ice Bloom's Tournament •Cold Snapdragon's Tournament •Cold Snapdragon's Boosterama •Missile Toe's Tournament •Missile Toe's Boosterama •Ice Bloom & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament •Iceweed's Tournament •Missile Toe's Tournament •Missile Toe's Boosterama •Snow Pea's Tournament •Snow Pea's Boosterama •Iceweed & Friends VS Zomboss |
| 10 | 
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January 8, 2019 - February 5, 2019, January 6, 2020 - February 3, 2020, January 4, 2021 - February 3, 2021 and May 24, 2021 - June 21, 2021 | •Gold Bloom's Tournament •Starfruit's Tournament •Electric Blueberry's Tournament •Snow Pea's All-Out Tournament •Ultomato's Tournament •Starfruit's Tournament •Starfruit's Boosterama •Torchwood's Tournament •Torchwood's Boosterama •Ultomato & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament |
| 11 | 
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February 5, 2019 - March 5, 2019 | •Hot Date's Tournament •Blooming Heart's Tournament •Goo Peashooter's Tournament •Ail-mint's Tournament •Blooming Heart's Tournament •Goo Peashooter's Tournament •Goo Peashooter's Boosterama •Bombegranate's Tournament •Bombegranate's Boosterama •Blooming Heart & Friends VS Zomboss Tournament |
| 12 | 
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March 5, 2019 - April 3, 2019 | •Snap Pea's Tournament •Enforce-mint's Tournament •Torchwood's Tournament •Strawburst's Tournament |
| 13 | 
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April 3, 2019 - April 30, 2019, March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021, October 11, 2021 - November 8, 2021 | •Grapeshot's Tournament •Conceal-mint's Tournament •Dandelion's Tournament •Escape Root's Blitz Tournament •Gloom Vine's Tournament •Noctarine's Tournament •Murkadamia Nut's Tournament •Murkadamia Nut's Boosterama •Gloom Vine's Tournament •Gloom Vine's Boosterama •Noctarine & Friends VS Zomboss |
List of tournaments[]
For upcoming tournaments in Arena, see Plants vs. Zombies 2/Upcoming content
Name Change in the Update 7.5.1[]
In June 2019, Illektron LLC (the company behind The Battle for Battlez collectible card game) sued Electronic Arts for allegedly trademark infringement to gain substantial profits from unfair competition and the infringement of the former company’s “BATTLEZ” trademark. Due to this, the mode's name got changed to a more generic "Arena" name.[2]
Free Plant Requirements Change[]
In [Unknown Date], the number of Crowns required to obtain the featured plant for free was changed from 300 to 500.
Gallery[]
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In other languages[]
Please note that only official translations are used.
| Language | Name | Description |
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 English
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Arena | |
 Simplified Chinese
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超Z联赛 | |
 French
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Arène | |
 German
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Arena | |
 Italian
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Arena | |
 Brazilian Portuguese
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Arena | |
 Russian
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Арена | |
 Spanish
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Arena |
Trivia[]
- Lightning Reed, Moonflower, Primal Potato Mine, Threepeater, Magnet-shroom, Peashooter, A.K.E.E., and Spore-shroom are the only adventure plants so far to be showcased in Arena.
- Lightning Reed: May 9, 2018 to May 15, 2018
- Moonflower: April 9, 2019 to April 16, 2019
- Primal Potato Mine: May 23, 2022 to May 26, 2022; May 26, 2022 to May 30, 2022
- Threepeater: August 1, 2022 to August 4, 2022; August 4, 2022 to August 8, 2022
- Magnet-shroom: September 19, 2022 to September 22, 2022; September 22, 2022 to September 26, 2022
- Peashooter: March 13, 2023 to March 16, 2023; March 16, 2023 to March 20, 2023
- A.K.E.E.: April 10, 2023 to April 13, 2023; April 13, 2023 to April 17, 2023
- Spore-shroom: July 24, 2023 to July 27, 2023; July 27, 2023 to July 31, 2023
- The Arena lawn is a modified version of the lawn used in the Dark Ages teaser pinata parties.
- The background music in the Arena leaderboard is the music heard when one fights the Zombot Dark Dragon.
- Thyme Warp is banned in all Arena levels, even if it has been removed its selection restrictions since the 10.5.1 update.
- According to the files there was supposed to be a league above Jade, that being Crystal League.
- The trophy spritesheet includes a Crystal Trophy that was supposed to be used for this league.
- While the week of tournament that features normal tournament and boosterama always have the same encountered zombies during Seed Selection, Chilly Pepper Tournament and Boosterama during Chilly Pepper's Chilling Season in January 2, 2023 - January 9, 2023 are the first week of tournament to have different encounter zombies between the normal tournament and boosterama. The second week being Cold Snapdragon Tournament and Boosterama during the same season as Chilly Pepper in January 16, 2023 - January 23, 2023.
- Hypno-shroom's Tournament and Boosterama during MayBee's Pollinate & Eliminate! Season in May 1, 2023 - May 8, 2023 are the first and second tournament to have Enlighten-mint family received weak power Bruisez since the introduction of Buffz & Bruisez in 6.9.1 update.
- Murkadamia Nut's Tournament and Boosterama during Dragon Bruit's Season in March 11, 2024 - March 18, 2024 are the first and second tournament where no Plant Family received Buffz since the introduction of Buffz & Bruisez in 6.9.1 update.
- Dartichoke's Tournament and Boosterama during Aqua Vine's Season in July 1st, 2024 - July 8th, 2024 are the first and second tournament where Turret-Head Zombie makes the debut.
References[]