Guacodile

For the version in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, see Guacodile.

Guacodile
Guacodiles is[sic] an amphibious plant that fire seeds from a distance. When attacked they will rush off the lawn biting any zombies they encounter.
Statistics
Sun Cost	125
Recharge	5 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Damage	20 damage
Range	Straight
Plant Food Power	14.29%
Family	Enforce-mint
Plant Food effect	Knock back zombies near it and releases two rushing Guacodiles that deal damage down its row.
Usage	Plant is lost after rushing attack
Special	Can be planted on water
Statistics (China)
Sun Cost	125
Recharge	5 seconds
Damage	20 damage
Attack Rate	2.9 seconds
Range	Whole Lane to the Right
Area	Single Target
Class	Ranged
Quality	Rare
Tags	Aquatic, damage
Plant features	Green plant, sharp teeth, aquatic plant, short
In-game statistics
Other weakness	(doesn't trigger the rush attack) (throws it back without triggering the rush attack)
Unlocked	Beating Big Wave Beach - Day 19
Unlocked (China)	Opening red envelopes (Chinese New Year event), Beating Big Wave Beach - Day 13, Collecting 10 Guacodile Puzzle Pieces
Costumes
Code name	guacodile
Ask Guacodile to tell you a little bit about himself and he'll give you a wry smile. "I'm a Guacodile. I've got a bite like a bear trap. I spit rock-hard pits with a force, speed and accuracy envied by every plant on the battlefield. Heck, I've been known to walk on water. I'm pretty much the whole enchilada." Yeah, the guy is a bit of a braggart but he's good at what he does.

Guacodile is the fourth plant obtained in Big Wave Beach in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He fires avocado pits at zombies every 1.75 - 1.85 seconds, dealing 20 damage. When attacked, he’ll do a rushing attack that hits zombies for 150 damage every few dozens of frames or so, and then despawn. He is amphibious, but cannot fire in water.

He’ll rush immediately under the following conditions:

• When he’s pulled by a Fisherman Zombie.
• About to get abducted by a Zombie Parrot.
• Pushed directly or indirectly by a Mecha-Football Zombie, a Punk Zombie during its Punk jam or an ankylosaurus.
• Attacked by a reflected projectile from a Jester Zombie.
• Hit by a Sun Bomb explosion, or a Gargantuar Prime's or a Turquoise Skull Zombie's lasers.
• Hit by a MC Zom-B's microphone spin.
• Hit by a Hair Metal Gargantuar's sonic blast.
• Hit by the Zombot Dark Dragon's fire breathing attack or its fireballs that it spits out (only on Modern Day - Day 33).
• Sucked in by Zombot Sharktronic Sub's mouth turbine or about to be eaten by one of its sharks.
• About to be crushed by a frozen block pushed by a Troglobite, an Arcade machine pushed by an Arcade Zombie, or a statue pushed by a Zombie Medusa.
• Hit by a missile.

Origins

Guacodile is based on the avocado (Persea americana), also known as the "alligator pear"; and the crocodile, a large aquatic reptile famed for its strong jaws and feeding behavior.

His name is a portmanteau of "guacamole", a type of dip made with avocados; and crocodile, the animal he is based on.

His costume, a black bowl filled with salsa containing a nacho chip, is also a reference to guacamole, as both it and salsa are types of dip typically used with nachos.

Almanac entry

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

Guacodile
	SUN COST 125 RECHARGE 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 20 RANGE Straight PLANT FOOD POWER 14.29% Enforce-mint Plant Food: Knock back zombies near it and releases two rushing Guacodiles that deal damage down its row. Guacodiles [sic] is an amphibious plant that fire seeds from a distance. When attacked they will rush off the lawn biting any zombies they encounter. Ask Guacodile to tell you a little bit about himself and he'll give you a wry smile. "I'm a Guacodile. I've got a bite like a bear trap. I spit rock-hard pits with a force, speed and accuracy envied by every plant on the battlefield. Heck, I've been known to walk on water. I'm pretty much the whole enchilada." Yeah, the guy is a bit of a braggart but he's good at what he does.

Guacodile

SUN COST 125 RECHARGE 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 20 RANGE Straight PLANT FOOD POWER 14.29% Enforce-mint Plant Food: Knock back zombies near it and releases two rushing Guacodiles that deal damage down its row. Guacodiles [sic] is an amphibious plant that fire seeds from a distance. When attacked they will rush off the lawn biting any zombies they encounter. Ask Guacodile to tell you a little bit about himself and he'll give you a wry smile. "I'm a Guacodile. I've got a bite like a bear trap. I spit rock-hard pits with a force, speed and accuracy envied by every plant on the battlefield. Heck, I've been known to walk on water. I'm pretty much the whole enchilada." Yeah, the guy is a bit of a braggart but he's good at what he does.

Chinese version  (China only)

鳄梨可以远距离发射种子。当受到攻击时，他们会直线向前冲咬所有遇到的僵尸。 用途：冲刺攻击后消失 特点：可以种植在水上 植物特征：绿色植物、伶牙俐齿、水生植物、矮个子 问起鳄梨自己的事情，他就会呵呵道：“我曾经被类似熊夹子的陷阱夹过。我总是能吐射出令全场植物妒忌的强力精准，岩石般坚硬的子弹。呵呵，人们说我能在水上漂。我非常喜欢墨西哥辣味卷。”没错，这家伙是有点点飘飘然不过他知道自己在做什么。 In English: Guacodiles fire seeds from a distance. When attacked, they will rush off the lawn biting any zombies they encounter. Usage: disappears after rushing attack Special: can be planted on water Plant feature: green plant, sharp teeth, aquatic plant, short When asked about himself, Guacodile will chuckle. "I've got bitten by a trap that resembles a bear trap. I always spit rock-hard bullets with an accuracy envied by every plant on the battlefield. Heh heh, people say I can surf on water. I like enchilada very much." Yeah, the guy is a bit confusing but he knows what he's doing.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

Plant Food ability (animated)

When given Plant Food, he’ll knock zombies near it back and spawn two smaller copies of himself which will rush down the lane and damage zombies.

Enforce-mint effect

When boosted by Enforce-mint, Guacodile does an additional 110 damage with its seeds, and an additional 300 damage per tick when rushing.

Level upgrade

Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Fast)	Toughness (Typical)	Damage (Heavy)		Projectile Velocity	Range
						Seed	Rush*
1	0	0	125	5 seconds	300 damage	20 damage	150 damage	Normal	Straight
2	25	1,000			325 damage	25 damage
3	50	2,000		4.5 seconds	350 damage	30 damage
4	100	4,000			375 damage	35 damage	175 damage	+1.6x
5	125	6,000	100		400 damage	40 damage
6	175	8,000		4 seconds	450 damage	45 damage
7	250	10,000			500 damage	50 damage	200 damage
8	350	15,000			550 damage	55 damage
9	450	20,000			600 damage	60 damage	225 damage
10	800	60,000		3.5 seconds	650 damage	65 damage		+ 2.2x
11	1,000	75,000			700 damage	70 damage	250 damage
12	1,250	100,000	75		750 damage	80 damage
13	1,500	150,000			800 damage	90 damage	275 damage
14	1,750	200,000		3 seconds	850 damage	100 damage
15	2,000	250,000			900 damage	110 damage	300 damage

*Applies to both normal and Plant Food states.

Mastery upgrade

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Level upgrade (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Metal Dental Mouthpiece 钢化牙套	Has a 20% chance to launch Guacodile's Metal Dental Mouthpieces for 50% extra damage. Charge damage increased to 225. 有20%的概率发射鳄梨的牙套造成50%的额外伤害。冲锋伤害上升为225。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Guacodile gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Diamond Dental Mouthpiece 钻石牙套	40% chance to fire Guacodile's Diamond Dental Mouthpieces for 100% extra damage. Charge damage increased to 300. 有40%的概率发射鳄梨的钻石牙套造成100%的额外伤害。冲锋伤害上升为300。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Guacodile gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Guacodile may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Guacodile gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).

Costumed (China only)

The smaller Guacodiles now return in the opposite direction after rushing off-screen, dealing more damage to the zombies in the lane.

Strategies

General

Because Guacodile can chomp zombies upon getting close, he’s useful in creating a last ditch line of defense against zombies that have broken through the player's defense. He can also work as an instant plant if planted immediately next to the horde, and this strategy is further augmented by his fast recharge rate. However, Guacodile is not a powerful plant by himself , as his seeds only deal as much damage as a Peashooter, and his chomp attack is incapable of killing a Conehead Zombie instantly under normal conditions.

Slowdown plants such as Sap-fling and Stallia can assist Guacodile in dealing more damage with ihis chomp. Because Guacodile does not chomp a zombie once, but rather multiple times as he moves through, a slowed zombie would take more damage from its chomp attack compared to a normal one. Sweet Potato, Hot Date, and Garlic can also divert zombies to a single lane, allowing Guacodile's chomp attack to hurt a lot more enemies at once. With good timing, Hurrikale can also be used to deal great damage through its chomp attack.

Do not use Guacodiles on Excavator Zombies as they will get thrown back before they can perform their rush attack. Another zombie to not use him against is Explorer Zombie or Torchlight Zombie, since they can torch him before he dashes. The All-Star Zombie is a similar case, as while he is charging, he can trigger Guacodile's rushing attack without stopping or taking damage. Fortunately, they are still vulnerable if you choose to activate Guacodile a little further ahead, as a sprining Guacodile is invulnerable.

Guacodile is great against many zombies in Neon Mixtape Tour because many of the zombies are weak enough for a Guacodile to easily destroy using its rush attack. Along with its fast recharge rate, he’ll be able to destroy many big threats such as Arcade Zombie or even lone Gargantuars, provided you have an adequate sun supply. The only zombie to watch out is Boombox Zombie as he will stun Guacodile in his position.

Guacodile is also a poor choice in Pirate Seas levels without planks as when it performs its rush attack, he’ll end up falling in the ocean and are unable to target dangerous threats (such as the Imp Cannon). Conversely, he does rather well in lanes with planks, as his rushing attack can be used to hit Barrel Roller Zombies and Imp Cannons behind others.

He can shoot pits while submerged if there is an octopus binding an aquatic plant (excluding Lily Pad). Although, if he’s planted without a Lily Pad past the tideline and is attacking something when the tide washes in, he’ll continue shooting pits, despite the fact that he’s in water.

The zombies that are knocked back from Guacodile's Plant Food are counted as airborne, allowing Blover or Hurrikale to blow them off the screen and kill them instantly.

Gluttonous Hungry Guacodile  (China only)

In this Chinese Brain Buster, the player must control a series of Guacodiles to eat all the zombies across the screen. They cannot hit a surfboard, run into themselves or exit the lawn as it will cause the player to lose the level.

Gallery

Guacodile has a gallery!

Visit this page to see it.

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Guacodile
Simplified Chinese	鳄梨	Chinese of "avocado", literally "crocodile pear".
French	Guacacroco
German	Guakodil
Italian	Guacodrillo
Brazilian Portuguese	Guacodilo	From guacamole and crocodilo
Spanish	Guacadrilo

Trivia

• The Guacodile in the Almanac entry picture and seed selection screen is floating above water, but in-game, he’s submerged in the water.
• In update 7.5.1, planting it on a Barrel Roller Zombie would crash the game. This also would happen when using Plant Food on ice blocks and arcade machines. This was fixed in update 7.6.1.
• He rushes at the same speed as a lawn mower.
• Prior to 8.1.1 update, Guacodile's rushing attack did not count as losing a plant (except Save Our Seeds levels) despite him despawning.
  • Nowadays, this counts as losing a plant. Despite this, selecting him does not show a dialog box saying that it will cause the loss of a level due to the objective.
• Guacodile is one of the nine plants that have a food-related costume, the others being Spring Bean (if you count the coconuts), Citron, Hot Potato, Buttercup, Gold Leaf, Fire Peashooter, Snapdragon, and Cold Snapdragon.
• In the international version, he is the only amphibious plant to get weakened on water and be able to be planted on Lily Pad.

See also

• Peashooter
• Parsnip
• Lawn Mower

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