Dolphinado

Dolphinado
Statistics
Strength	-
Health	-
Cost	1
Rarity	Super-Rare
Class
Tribe	Pet Superpower Trick
Abilities	Bounce a random Plant.
Weather report calls for afternoon tornados with a 75% chance of sea mammals.

Dolphinado is a super-rare zombie superpower trick card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the Sneaky class. It costs 1 to play, and its ability gives a random plant the Bounce effect. Its plant counterpart is Whirlwind.

Origins

It is based on a tornado, a violently rotating column of air that spins while in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud; and a dolphin, an aquatic mammal within the order Cetacea. The pink dolphin in the tornado could be based on the Amazon river dolphin, which is the largest species of river dolphin.

Its name is a portmanteau of the words "dolphin", referring to the animals in the tornado; and "tornado", the natural phenomenon it is based on. It may also be a parody and a reference to the 2013 movie "Sharknado." Both names are a combination of an aquatic animal and a tornado.

Its description is a reference to weather forecasts.

Statistics

• Class: Sneaky
• Tribes: Pet Superpower Trick
• Ability: Bounce a random Plant.
• Rarity: Super-Rare

Card description

Weather report calls for afternoon tornados with a 75% chance of sea mammals.

Update history

Update 1.2.12

• Description change: Was originally 75% sunny, mild showers, with a chance of sea mammals.
• Restricted to Neptuna and Brain Freeze.

Strategies

With

As with Whirlwind, play this trick to Bounce plants with very high stats to buy yourself some time or land a hit on your opponent. But be warned: since Dolphinado Bounces a random plant, this strategy relies heavily on luck and is far from reliable. Try to use this when there is only one strong plant on the field, so you can guarantee to Bounce that plant, effectively making this card a cheaper version of Backyard Bounce.

Keep in mind that Dolphinado is also a pet card, which lets it synergize with Zookeeper and Cat Lady, as they activate their abilities when this is played. However, this combo can only be accessed with Brain Freeze.

Avoid playing it when Jelly Bean is on the field, as it will receive a boost once it Bounces a plant.

Against

As this trick is usually used to Bounce plants with high stats, your opponent will probably play this trick when a single powerful plant is on the field to make this trick more accurate. If you suspect this card being played while you have such a plant on the field, try to fill it with cheap plants such as Shroom for Two, as there will then be a higher chance that a particular plant will not be Bounced, meaning there will also be a higher chance of them wasting the superpower.

Be careful if Zookeeper or Cat Lady is on the field (if you are facing Brain Freeze) as well, as they will get boosted for a cheap price if this trick is played along with one of your plants being Bounced.

The best way is to have Jelly Bean on the field, as it will get a boost once it Bounces a plant. But keep in mind that this isn't a completely reliable strategy as it may Bounce Jelly Bean.

Gallery

Dolphinado's statistics

Dolphinado's card

Dolphinado costing 0

Dolphinado's card image

The dolphin without a background

Being played (animated)

Old

Dolphinado's statistics (animated)

Dolphinado's card

Dolphinnado being played

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Dolphinado
Simplified Chinese	海豚飓风
Traditional Chinese	海豚龍卷風
French	Dauphinade
German	Delfinado
Italian	Delfinado
Japanese	ドルフィネード
Korean	돌고래 회오리
Brazilian Portuguese	Golfinado
Russian	Дельфинадо
Spanish	Delfinado

Trivia

• It looks exactly the same as Whirlwind, except with dolphins.
• If one looks very closely, one can see a dolphin that looks similar to Dolphin Rider's.

V · E	Zombies in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes

Unobtainable
Tokens	Zombie · Returned Octo Zombie
Superpowers	Flick-a-Plant · Get Well · Motivate