Hot Date

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For the version in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, see Hot Date.

Hot Date
Hot Dates attract zombies from lanes above and below them, and then unleash a lane of flame when they're eaten.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	175
Recharge	Sluggish
Damage	Massive
Toughness	Elevated
Range	Multi-lane
Special	Warms nearby plants
In-game statistics
Other weakness	(immune to explosion)
Unlocked	NA: $2.99 · ID: Rp75,000
Costumes
Hot Date's a charmer. He's polite, well-read, has lots of interesting opinions, and practices active listening. Zombies line up around the block to be incinerated by him.

Hot Date is a special-edition premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2, tied to the 2017 Valenbrainz event. If a zombie one lane above or below gets close enough to a Hot Date, it will switch lanes to the lane the Hot Date is on, similar to the Sweet Potato. He will also explode like a Jalapeno once eaten.

Origins

Hot Date is based on a date, the fruit of the date palm; and the phrase "hot date," meaning an appealing person someone is dating.

Almanac entry

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

Hot Date
	SUN COST 175 RECHARGE 25 TOUGHNESS 2000 DAMAGE 1000 RANGE Multi-Lane Pepper-mint Plant Food: Heals itself and attracts zombies in the surrounding area. Hot Dates attract zombies from lanes above and below them, and then unleash a lane of flame when they're eaten. Hot Date's a charmer. He's polite, well-read, has lots of interesting opinions, and practices active listening. Zombies line up around the block to be incinerated by him.

Hot Date

SUN COST 175 RECHARGE 25 TOUGHNESS 2000 DAMAGE 1000 RANGE Multi-Lane Pepper-mint Plant Food: Heals itself and attracts zombies in the surrounding area. Hot Dates attract zombies from lanes above and below them, and then unleash a lane of flame when they're eaten. Hot Date's a charmer. He's polite, well-read, has lots of interesting opinions, and practices active listening. Zombies line up around the block to be incinerated by him.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

Hot Date's Plant Food effect

Hot Date will regain all of his lost health and attract zombies to him in a 4x3 area, similar to Sweet Potato.

Costumed (China only)

When costumed, his Plant Food effect will also give him three seconds of invincibility after attracting zombies.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Sluggish)	Starting Recharge	Toughness (Elevated)	Damage (Massive)	Range
1	0	0	175	25 seconds	15 seconds	2000 damage	1000 damage	Multi-Lane
2	10	1,000	175	24 seconds	14 seconds	2200 damage	1100 damage
3	25	2,500	175	23 seconds	13 seconds	2400 damage	1200 damage
4	50	5,000	150	23 seconds	13 seconds	2600 damage	1300 damage
5	100	10,000	150	22 seconds	12 seconds	2800 damage	1400 damage
6	200	20,000	125	22 seconds	12 seconds	3000 damage	1500 damage
7	400	30,000	125	21 seconds	11 seconds	3500 damage	1600 damage
8	800	50,000	100	21 seconds	11 seconds	4000 damage	1700 damage
9	1,200	75,000	100	20 seconds	10 seconds	4500 damage	1800 damage
10	1,600	100,000	75	20 seconds	10 seconds	5000 damage	1800 damage

Level upgrades (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Hot and spicy energy	Gain 25% more health
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Hot Date gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Hot and spicy improvement	Bonus effect power doubled
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Hot Date gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Hot Date may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Hot Date gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).

Strategies

Hot Date can be treated as a luring Explode-O-Nut, as the two have really similar abilities, both being defensive plants that when eaten, become an instant kill. However, Hot Date behaves like a Jalapeno, while Explode-O-Nut behaves like a Cherry Bomb. This should not be a problem however, due to Hot Date being able to lure zombies into his lane.

It is a very bad idea to use this plants in levels where you cannot lose plants, because when the Hot Date explodes (even though it kills zombies when it explodes), it counts as losing a plant. Fortunately, it is immune to the freezing wind effects and the Hunter Zombie's snowball attack in Frostbite Caves, since it is a thawing plant that can melt frozen plants. It is also very bad idea to use this against Wizard Zombies and Octo Zombies, since both of them can disable the Hot Date to make the level more challenging. It is a good idea to use this plant against Chicken Wrangler Zombies and Weasel Hoarders, because when released, multiple Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels will arrive to the Hot Date and when multiple of them start eating it, it instantly explodes to destroy the zombies in its path.

Never use this plant against Explorer Zombies and Torchlight Zombies in Ancient Egypt and Modern Day levels (only when their torches are lit), because these zombies can easily burn this plant without eating it and causing it to explode.

Gallery

Sprite and assets

Seed packet

Imitater Hot Date seed packet

Seed packet without sun cost and level bar

Hot Date's first degrade

Hot Date's second degrade

Hot Date's third degrade

Hot Date exploding

Purchase successfully

An advertisement featuring Hot Date in the title screen

Hot Date in an advertisement about His and Her's Epic Quest

Obtaining his costume from Mystery Gift Box

Hot Date with his costume on a phone in the 2017 Valenbrainz trailer

Hot Date on the Valenbrainz Party

HD Hot Date

Hot Date on a Gold Tile

Grayed-out Hot Date

Hot Date featured as Plant of the Week

An advertisement for Hot Date's Epic Quest

HD Hot Date with costume

Obtaining Hot Date seed packets from a piñata

Hot Date's animation when it is ready to level up

Videos

Plants vs Zombies 2 - Hot Date Gameplay Invisible Hot Date Glitch

Trivia

• There is a bug that, after his Plant Food is used while he is exploding, he will become invisible to zombies, and not be treated like he is on the field.
  • This is probably due to the plant being both destroyed and not destroyed at the same time, confusing the game for the plant's current state, and get treated as destroyed as a result.
• His pupils are larger in his seed packet image than they are in game.
  • Hot Date also has a different eye color in this game than he does in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes.
  • they also seem to be a different color than in-game, being dark blue instead of light blue.
• He, Sweet Potato, and Garlic, are so far the only three plants with lane changing effects in Plants vs. Zombies 2.
• He reuses some of Boombox Zombie's textures, specifically the particles and hearts that float around him.

See also

• Jalapeno
• Explode-O-Nut
• Sweet Potato
• Blooming Heart

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