- For more information about the character that this line was based on, see Bonk Choy.
The Choy line (菜问系; pinyin: cài wèn xì) was a Class A 
Tenacious
plant line in Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars.
The line consisted of Choy Ben (菜本; pinyin: cài běn), Bonk Choy (菜问; pinyin: cài wèn), and Tai Choy (菜极; pinyin: cài jí). They all specialized in stunning enemies and attacked by punching twice.
Origins[]
All members of the Choy line were based on the Bok choy, a leafy vegetable popular in southern China and Southeast Asia. All members of the line were also named after Asian martial arts or artists.
The second tier, Bonk Choy, was based on the plant of the same name in Plants vs. Zombies 2. His retained Chinese name, "Cai Wan", was a play on famous martial arts teacher Ip Kai-man.
The name of the third tier, Tai Choy, was a pun on the Chinese martial art Tai chi.
Almanac entry[]
Ways to obtain[]
Tai Choy was given as a reward for completing a weekly streak of daily rewards, while puzzle pieces for this line could be obtained by replaying Ancient Egypt - Day 18 or Kongfu World - Day 3. Additional puzzle pieces could be obtained through Soulmates Puzzle system.
Abilities[]
Abilities were unlocked by tiering up, while their effect was increased through star leveling.
Note: 10(+5)% meant that at LV1 this ability had a 10% on LV1, 15% on LV2 and so on.
| Tier | Effect | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Knock out! [Active] |
Rushes to the closest enemy in its lane and deals damage to all enemies in a column, stunning them for 2 turns as well. Additional damage 320(+320). |
| 2 |  Body Mastery [Passive] |
Gains 528(+528) dodge and 188(+188) crit. |
| 3 |  Acupuncher [Passive] |
Normal attacks deal 74(+74) more damage and have a chance to instanly kill a target with 300(+300) or less health remaining. |
Star leveling[]
After unlocking the Choy line, additional puzzle pieces could be used to upgrade it, which increased its stats and ability LVs.
| Stars | Puzzle Pieces& required
|
Upgrade | Coins | Stars | Puzzle Pieces& required
|
Upgrade | Coins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 
|
0 |  +439
+439 |
0k | 1 
|
40 | +873
|
100k |
| 2
|
2 |  +256
|
1k | 2
|
40 |  +167
|
121k |
| 3
|
4 | Dodge+292 | 4k | 3
|
50 | Dodge+960 | 144k |
| 4
|
8 | +294
|
9k | 4
|
50 | +1010
|
169k |
| 5
|
15 | +501
AbilityLv2 |
16k | 5
|
60 | +168
AbilityLv4 |
196k |
1 
|
15 | +369
|
25k | 1 
|
60 | +208
|
225k |
| 2
|
20 | +609
|
36k | 2
|
70 | +1034
|
256k |
| 3
|
20 | Rigid+223 | 49k | 3
|
70 | Rigid+460 | 289k |
| 4
|
30 | +740
|
64k | 4
|
80 | +272
|
324k |
| 5
|
30 | +144
AbilityLv3 |
81k | 5
|
80 | +1089
AbilityLv5 |
361k |
Soulmates[]
Choy line stats would be increased if these specific plants were unlocked.
| Plant line | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nut line |  Dodge+5% |
 Dodge+10% |
 Dodge+15% |
| Clover line |   +5%
|
 +10%
|
 +15%
|
| Coffee line+ Cactus line |
 + +5%
|
 + +10%
|
 + +15%
|
Gallery[]
General[]
Choy Ben[]
Bonk Choy[]
Tai Choy[]
Old (Archived content)[]
Trivia[]
- The Choy line was changed between updates.
- There was a game mechanic, based on elements. Choy line element was air.
- Choy line's feature was orange.
- Beta designs for both the first and third tier looked exactly like Bonk Choy, with Tai Choy's design merely being a Bonk Choy in front of a yin-yang symbol.
- Supposedly, two out of three line abilities were changed between versions.
- Tier 1 active ability was called "Strong Punch", which read "Choy Ben deals damage to the first enemy in its lane."
- Tier 2 passive ability was called "Rapid Mad-punch", which read "Strong Punch now deals damage in the surrounding eight spaces as well."
- Even though members of the line punched twice, enemies only got hit once.
- The plants in the Choy line makes a return in Plants vs. Zombies 2: League but with slightly different looks.
| V · T · E | Plants lines (Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars) |
|---|
| Evolution lines | |
|---|---|
 Gentle
|
Sunflower line · Hazelnut line · Radish line |
 Brave
|
Pea line · Ice Pea line · Spray Mushroom line · Corn line · Boomerang line · Tail line · Coconut line · Cactus line · Pepper line · Electric Grass line · Clover line · Watermelon line · Dragon line · Doom line · Tree line · Chrysanthemum line · Charm line · Coffee line · Peach line · Citron line · Energy Bean line · Music line · Flame line · Magic line · Shadow line · Rafflesia line · Apple line · Poison Shadow line · Maypop line |
| Tenacious
|
Nut line · Flytrap line · Spike line · Bomb line · Stump line · Choy line · Magnet line · Plantern line · Pineapple line · Rose line |
| Other | |
|---|---|
| Auxiliary plants | Sun-shroom · Marigold · Flower Pot · Lily Pad |
| Removed plants | Pea Pod · Liontail · Tropical Cannon · Magical Dragon Grass |