Dandelion (Plants vs. Zombies 2)

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This item is only obtainable during certain events. However, it can still be used if you have already obtained it. It is currently not available.

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For other uses, see Dandelion (disambiguation).

Dandelion
Dandelions send explosive seeds down three different lanes, one lane at a time.
Statistics
Sun Cost	275
Recharge	15 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Damage	50 damage
Range	Multi-Lane
Family	Appease-mint
Plant Food effect	Shoots ten big dandelion seeds at random zombies, dealing heavy damage.
Range Details	Can attack targets in the lane above or below
Special	May react to certain strong winds
In-game statistics
Other weakness
Unlocked	150 seed packets
Costumes
Code name	dandelion
"Look," says Dandelion, shaking his head, "I'm not a leprechaun and I'm not a genie. You can blow my seeds off all you want, but I can't make your wish come true. I don't even know how that rumor got started."

Dandelion is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He attacks by releasing explosive dandelion seed bombs at zombies, but differently depending on the game.

About

For more information about this character, see Dandelion.

Dandelion is a special-edition premium plant released in the 3.4.4 update for the 2015 Springening event. Being a special-edition plant, he can only be obtained for a limited time, but once obtained, he can be kept indefinitely.

Dandelion can attack on the lane he is placed on, as well as adjacent lanes by releasing slow-moving explosive dandelion seeds every 2 seconds, one lane at a time. The seeds deal 50 splash damage to any enemy that is in that tile. If targets appear in three lanes at the same time, Dandelion will attack the target in these lanes in order of priority "middle - below - above". As of the 2017 Springening Event, Dandelion can no longer be purchased with gems. He was Plant of the Week from April 3, 2017, to April 16, 2017, and April 4, 2021 to April 11, 2021. As of April 1, 2020, Dandelion can be unlocked with 150 Dandelion seed packets.

Additionally, if Blover, Hurrikale or Draftodil is used, two Dandelions on screen in the case of Blover, or two in Hurrikale or Draftodil's lane will release 12 small bombs, dividing them equally among two or three lanes, each dealing 40 damage when exploding. Afterwards, Dandelion has to recharge for 12 seconds before he can start attacking again.

Almanac entry

Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.

Dandelion
	SUN COST 275 RECHARGE 15 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 50 RANGE Multi-Lane Appease-mint Plant Food: Shoots ten big dandelion seeds at random zombies, dealing heavy damage. Dandelions send explosive seeds down three different lanes, one lane at a time. "Look," says Dandelion, shaking his head, "I'm not a leprechaun and I'm not a genie. You can blow my seeds off all you want, but I can't make your wish come true. I don't even know how that rumor got started."

Dandelion

SUN COST 275 RECHARGE 15 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 50 RANGE Multi-Lane Appease-mint Plant Food: Shoots ten big dandelion seeds at random zombies, dealing heavy damage. Dandelions send explosive seeds down three different lanes, one lane at a time. "Look," says Dandelion, shaking his head, "I'm not a leprechaun and I'm not a genie. You can blow my seeds off all you want, but I can't make your wish come true. I don't even know how that rumor got started."

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

Plant Food ability (animated)

When fed with Plant Food, Dandelion will release ten large dandelion seeds into the air which float down slowly to random zombies, exploding and dealing 350 damage to all enemies in a 1x1 area. If he lost all his seeds and is regrowing them, he will instantly grow them back.

Appease-mint effect

When boosted by Appease-mint, Dandelion's seeds will do an additional 200 damage. His splash damage will remain the same, regardless of being boosted.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Mediocre)	Toughness (Typical)	Damage* (Heavy)	Projectile Velocity	Range
1	0	0	275	15 seconds	300 damage	50 damage	Normal	Multi-Lane
2	10	1,000	275	14 seconds	350 damage	60 damage
3	25	2,500	250	14 seconds	400 damage	70 damage	+ 1.5x
4	50	5,000	250	13 seconds	450 damage	80 damage
5	100	10,000	225	13 seconds	550 damage	90 damage
6	200	20,000	225	12 seconds	600 damage	100 damage
7	400	30,000	200	12 seconds	650 damage	110 damage	+ 2x
8	800	50,000	200	11 seconds	700 damage	120 damage
9	1,200	75,000	175	11 seconds	800 damage	130 damage
10	1,600	100,000	150	10 seconds	900 damage	150 damage

*This column shows Dandelion's direct damage. His splash and small bomb damages do not increase through upgrades.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Strategies

Dandelion can be used as an alternative to Melon-pult in dealing splash damage to a great amount of threats in later levels. When compared together, Dandelion is cheaper and better at finishing off lone clusters of zombies, as he can attack on the lane he is placed on as well as adjacent tiles. His ability to release bursts of explosive seeds in strong winds also makes for a powerful emergency option, when particularly dangerous zombies such as Gargantuar need to be neutralized quickly.

On the other hand, Dandelion is greatly disadvantaged if there are three zombies in three consecutive lanes and only a single Dandelion, he never targets a single zombie. Instead of a single zombie, he tries to attack all zombies pollen by pollen; having a possibility to be eaten before he finishes off even one zombie should the zombies be at least a Conehead or stronger, making him an unreliable plant on his own against stronger zombies. So, at least two are needed in the lawn. His special ability will also disable Dandelion for ten seconds, therefore, great care must be taken when attempting to utilize this. So, defensive plants or stalling plants should be used with this plant to prevent him from getting destroyed.

Dandelion can also be placed on Power Tiles to negate the cooldown time after using Blover and Hurrikale by using a Plant Food. Dandelion can be useful in the Wild West if planted on a minecart that is close to the left side.

He is generally outclassed by a Moonflower + Dusk Lobber combination, as the latter is cheaper and can hit three lanes at once.

Balance changes

Update 4.6

• ▲ Attacks 1.5x faster.
• ▲ Seeds move slightly faster.
• ▲ Seed regrowing time reduced from 15 to 10 (+2) seconds.

Gallery

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Dandelion
French	Puissenlit	"Power dandelion"
German	Pusteblume
Italian	Dente di leone	"Dandelion", lit. "Tooth of the Lion"
Brazilian Portuguese	Dente-de-leão	"Dandelion", lit. "Tooth of the Lion"
Spanish	Diente de león	"Dandelion", lit. "Tooth of the Lion"

Trivia

• For a very short time following the official release of the 3.4.4 update, players could obtain him for 109 gems. Shortly after, the gem cost was changed to 129 gems. Later on, the cost was changed back to 109 gems on April 13, 2015.
  • He was then changed to a premium plant, then again to a seed packet unlock plant.
• Dandelion and Mega Gatling Pea are the only plants in Plants vs. Zombies 2 to have unique alternate versions exclusive to the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2.
• Despite being referred to as male in the Almanac, the description for the 3.4.4 update in the App Store and Google Play, along with the Plants vs. Zombies Facebook page and advertisements in the game, list him as female.
• There is a rare glitch having to do with using him in a level in which the player can't lose more than a specified number of plants. If they choose him, it says that using it means losing a plant.
  • This may be a nod to its special attack, which may require instants - Blover and Hurrikale.
  • However, the game will never force the player to use its special attack directly.
• He returned during the Food Fight event for Black Friday. His price was reduced to 80 gems.
• According to the credits, he's voiced by Shari Rossan.
• He is the first spring-themed plant, with the second being Pretty Plum, a Chinese-exclusive plant.
• If he is in the first or the fifth row and shoots a seed or has his seeds blown away, then the seed or seeds might go outside of the lawn.
• His description in the Almanac is a reference to a rumor that some children believe, which is blowing a dandelion will make wishes come true. He additionally says that it doesn't help anything to himself, implying Blover/Hurrikale/Draftodil will disable him for 12 seconds with their strong winds.
• He is the only Chinese plant to be ported to the international version, albeit with a redesign and extremely changed ability.

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