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− | :''For the version in [[Plants vs. Zombies Heroes]], see [[Imitater (PvZH)]].'' |
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+ | {{DN|Imitater (disambiguation)}} |
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|box title = Imitater |
|box title = Imitater |
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− | |image |
+ | |image = Imitater1.png |
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+ | |caption = Imitaters let you use two of the same plant during a level! |
− | |sun |
+ | |sun = As the imitated plant |
− | |recharge |
+ | |recharge = As the imitated plant |
− | |toughness |
+ | |toughness = Normal (transforming)<br>As the imitated plant (after transformation) |
− | |damage |
+ | |damage = As the imitated plant |
− | |unlocked |
+ | |unlocked = Beating Adventure Mode, for $30,000 |
− | |planted on |
+ | |planted on = Depends on the imitated plant |
− | |flavor text |
+ | |flavor text = "I remember the Zombie Wars back in '76," says Imitater in a raspy, old-man's voice. "Back then, we didn't have all these fancy peashooters and jalapenos. All we had was guts. Guts and a spoon." |
− | |image/PvZ2 = Imitater2.png |
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− | |caption/PvZ2 = Imitaters let you use two of the same plant during a level! |
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− | |sun/PvZ2 = As the imitated plant |
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− | |rarity/PvZ2 = Super-Rare |
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− | |damage/PvZ2 = As the imitated plant |
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− | |toughness/PvZ2 = Invincible (transforming)<br/>As the imitated plant (after the transformation) |
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− | |recharge/PvZ2 = As the imitated plant |
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− | |unlocked/PvZ2 = NA: $4.99 {{·}} EU: €3.59<br>UK: £2.49 {{·}} TR: ₺7.99<br>AU: $4.99 {{·}} PL: 12,38zł<br>BRL: R$5,99 {{·}} ID: Rp75,000 |
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− | |unlocked china/PvZ2 = Daily rewards, Collect 10 Imitater [[Puzzle Piece]]s |
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− | |flavor text/PvZ2 = Having studied French Theater at Julienne, the Imitater went to the streets with his art, and has perfected his technique he calls "Potato stuck in a box". |
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⚫ | '''Imitater''' is a [[Plants|plant]] in ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'', ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West]]'', and ''[[Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition]]''. His special ability is that he can copy any plant and its abilities, except [[upgrade plants]] and itself. He can be used to effectively cut the recharge time of plants in half, although he takes up another [[seed slot]]. |
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⚫ | '''Imitater''' is a [[Plants|plant]] in ''[[Plants vs. Zombies |
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− | ==Origins== |
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− | Imitater's name is a portmanteau of the words "imitator," referring to the fact that it can copy, or "imitate" any plant and "tater," a slang word for potato, the real-life plant on which this plant is based. |
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− | He may be a representation of a mime, as it is black and white and wears a beret. This is further suggested in ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'', where he wears a black and white face mask, and his Almanac says that he studied at a French Theater and then took his art to the streets, like how professional mimes study and then perform on the streets. It also mentions his technique "Potato Stuck in a Box", a reference to the famous mime act where a mime pretends that he is stuck in an invisible box. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:0Imitater.gif|thumb|Animated Imitater]] |
[[File:0Imitater.gif|thumb|Animated Imitater]] |
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− | The Imitater is one of three last plants obtainable in the game. He costs |
+ | The Imitater is one of three last plants obtainable in the game. He costs $30,000 to [[Money|purchase]] the seed packet from [[Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies]], making him the most expensive plant in the game. |
− | After purchasing the Imitater, he appears on the lower right part of the plant selection screen in a new added box on the side when choosing your seeds. Selecting it brings up an overlay, asking which plant it shall imitate for the round. After selecting, |
+ | After purchasing the Imitater, he appears on the lower right part of the plant selection screen in a new added box on the side when choosing your seeds. Selecting it brings up an overlay, asking which plant it shall imitate for the round. After selecting, he will take up a slot as the imitated plant in a melancholy gray or shaded green (depending on version). |
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− | ===''Plants vs. Zombies 2''=== |
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− | The Imitater is a premium plant that can be purchased for $4.99, USD ($2.99, USD prior to the 5.9.1 update). Selecting the Imitater's seed packet causes it to imitate the previous seed selected, making it impossible to bring an Imitater plant without the regular version. After selecting, he will take up a slot as the imitated plant in a melancholy gray. The Imitater transforms notably faster in this game. However, the copied version will have the original color. |
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− | On August 13, 2015, PopCap wanted the players to vote Imitater or Squash, which one should cost gems for a limited time.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/plantsversuszombies/photos/a.394553058213.171752.57571168213/10153123489828214/ ''Plants vs. Zombies'' Facebook page]</ref> On August 18, 2015, Imitater won the competition; and the day after that, he became available in the shop for 159 [[gem]]s until August 25, 2015. This offer came about again around August 9th, 2016 to August 17th, 2016. The price is the same.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/plantsversuszombies/photos/a.394553058213.171752.57571168213/10153130289253214/ Result of the vote]</ref> |
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− | On April 19, 2017, Imitater was featured as the "Plant of the Week" in the store, claiming to be a "Limited Time Offer". However, in keeping with recent "Plant of the Week" offers, no price reduction has been offered, nor is the plant available for gems. |
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− | [[File:Imi-Almanac.png|thumb|right|Almanac entry about the Imitater]] |
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− | <font color="darkgoldenrod">'''Imitater'''</font> |
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− | <font color="darkblue">Imitaters let you use two of the same plant during a level! </font> |
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− | <font color="brown">"I remember the Zombie Wars back in '76," says Imitater in a raspy, old-man's voice. "Back then, we didn't have all these fancy peashooters and jalapenos. All we had was guts. Guts and a spoon."</font> |
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− | ===''Plants vs. Zombies 2''=== |
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==Usage== |
==Usage== |
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− | The Imitater, when planted, will appear as himself, but after three seconds (1.5 seconds in the DS version) he will transform into his copied form, and also has the disadvantage of being defeated while transforming. The copied form costs as much and behaves just like the original plant. On most versions of the original ''Plants vs. Zombies'', the plant will appear monochrome (silver) colored. On the [[Plants vs. Zombies iOS|iOS]] and [[Plants vs. Zombies (Android)|Android]] versions |
+ | The Imitater, when planted, will appear as himself, but after three seconds (1.5 seconds in the DS version) he will transform into his copied form, and also has the disadvantage of being defeated while transforming. The copied form costs as much and behaves just like the original plant. On most versions of the original ''Plants vs. Zombies'', the plant will appear monochrome (silver) colored. On the [[Plants vs. Zombies iOS|iOS]] and [[Plants vs. Zombies (Android)|Android]] versions, the Imitater version is the same color as the regular plant. Imitated explosives will explode, and an Imitater [[Tall-nut (PvZ)|Tall-nut]] has the same health as a regular one (but can be jumped over before turning into the imitated Tall-nut, and can be eaten by the [[zombies]] at the same rate as eating regular plants). |
− | '''Note:''' The Imitater cannot copy upgrade plants such as the [[Gloom-shroom]] or the [[Cob Cannon]] without hacking. He is also unable to imitate more than one plant at once or himself |
+ | '''Note:''' The Imitater cannot copy upgrade plants such as the [[Gloom-shroom (PvZ)|Gloom-shroom]] or the [[Cob Cannon (PvZ)|Cob Cannon]] without hacking. He is also unable to imitate more than one plant at once or himself. |
[[File:All Imitater transformations|thumb|300px|right]] |
[[File:All Imitater transformations|thumb|300px|right]] |
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− | In ''Plants vs. Zombies'', it is recommended to choose the original seed packet as well or to use the original version of the plant before using the Imitater version. There is no clear benefit to having only the Imitater, as it requires time to transform but is otherwise identical to the original plant. Therefore, an Imitater can be eaten, crushed, or smashed by a zombie while transforming, ruining the player's advantage to copy the plant. So planting imitated plants like a Cherry Bomb should be planted further than a normal one from zombies |
+ | In ''Plants vs. Zombies'', it is recommended to choose the original seed packet as well or to use the original version of the plant before using the Imitater version. There is no clear benefit to having only the Imitater, as it requires time to transform but is otherwise identical to the original plant. Therefore, an Imitater can be eaten, crushed, or smashed by a zombie while transforming, ruining the player's advantage to copy the plant. So planting imitated plants like a Cherry Bomb should be planted further than a normal one from zombies. |
==Strategies== |
==Strategies== |
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Good candidates for Imitation: |
Good candidates for Imitation: |
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− | *[[Wall-nut]] |
+ | *[[Wall-nut (PvZ)|Wall-nut]] |
− | *[[Tall-nut]] |
+ | *[[Tall-nut (PvZ)|Tall-nut]] |
− | *[[Pumpkin]] |
+ | *[[Pumpkin (PvZ)|Pumpkin]] |
− | *[[Squash]] |
+ | *[[Squash (PvZ)|Squash]] |
− | *[[Sunflower]] |
+ | *[[Sunflower (PvZ)|Sunflower]] |
− | *[[Sun-shroom]] |
+ | *[[Sun-shroom (PvZ)|Sun-shroom]] |
− | *[[Jalapeno]] |
+ | *[[Jalapeno (PvZ)|Jalapeno]] |
− | *[[Cherry Bomb]] |
+ | *[[Cherry Bomb (PvZ)|Cherry Bomb]] |
− | *[[Doom-shroom]] |
+ | *[[Doom-shroom (PvZ)|Doom-shroom]] |
− | *[[Potato Mine]] |
+ | *[[Potato Mine (PvZ)|Potato Mine]] |
*[[Ice-shroom]] |
*[[Ice-shroom]] |
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− | *[[Marigold]] (if gold farming) |
+ | *[[Marigold (PvZ)|Marigold]] (if gold farming) |
− | *[[Puff-shroom]] (delaying zombies) |
+ | *[[Puff-shroom (PvZ)|Puff-shroom]] (delaying zombies) |
*[[Sea-shroom]] |
*[[Sea-shroom]] |
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*[[Tangle Kelp]] |
*[[Tangle Kelp]] |
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− | *[[Starfruit]] (if playing [[Seeing Stars]] or trying to get [[Shooting Star]]) |
+ | *[[Starfruit (PvZ)|Starfruit]] (if playing [[Seeing Stars]] or trying to get [[Shooting Star]]) |
− | *[[Hypno-shroom]] (if level has many tough zombies like Football Zombie that can eat but not with non-eating ones |
+ | *[[Hypno-shroom (PvZ)|Hypno-shroom]] (if level has many tough zombies like Football Zombie that can eat but not with non-eating ones) |
*Any other plant with a slow or very slow recharge. |
*Any other plant with a slow or very slow recharge. |
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The only disadvantages to the Imitater are that he can only imitate one plant in a level, the time he takes to transform, and that the Imitaters consume one seed packet if one wishes to use him effectively. When placed right in front of zombies, they may eat him before he finishes transforming. This is mainly a problem when using him to imitate explosives which are placed right into the middle of the group of zombies they are intended to destroy. He also creates a problem when trying to use him as a last minute defensive plant, as he takes a regular amount of bites to eat him while he is transforming. |
The only disadvantages to the Imitater are that he can only imitate one plant in a level, the time he takes to transform, and that the Imitaters consume one seed packet if one wishes to use him effectively. When placed right in front of zombies, they may eat him before he finishes transforming. This is mainly a problem when using him to imitate explosives which are placed right into the middle of the group of zombies they are intended to destroy. He also creates a problem when trying to use him as a last minute defensive plant, as he takes a regular amount of bites to eat him while he is transforming. |
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+ | ==Related achievements== |
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+ | {{RelatedAchievement |
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− | The Imitater in this game is now a premium plant and must be purchased with a real-life currency. Imitater can now mimic plants in this game much faster than the previous one, estimating the time for approximately one second. Also, Imitater is more useful in [[Endless Zone]]s, especially in higher levels. Alongside, he cannot be eaten in this game. |
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+ | |image=Morticulturalist.png |
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+ | |name=Morticulturalist |
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− | Good candidates for imitation: |
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+ | |description=Collect all 49 [[Plants (PvZ)|plants]].}} |
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− | *[[Sunflower]] (faster sun development, alternative for Twin Sunflower) |
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+ | {{RelatedAchievement |
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− | *[[Potato Mine]] and [[Primal Potato Mine]] (easily kills more zombies that appear in the lawn) |
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+ | |image=Book Learner.png |
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− | *[[Cherry Bomb]], [[Grapeshot]] and [[Bombegranate]] (massive damage to zombies in three different rows, and if Grapeshot, allows more grapes to bounce, not to mention an abundance in exploding seed traps if Bombegranate is chosen) |
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+ | |name=Book Learner |
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− | *[[Power Lily]] (creates two [[Plant Food]]) |
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+ | |description=Fill out the [[Suburban Almanac]].}} |
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− | *[[Grave Buster]] (removes two [[tombstone]]s, use this on [[Pyramid of Doom]] and [[Arthur's Challenge]] in levels with large number of tombstones) |
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− | *[[Hot Potato]] (for melting two [[frozen block]]s in [[Frostbite Caves]]) |
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− | *[[Thyme Warp]] (helps send more zombies back, additionally with its very slow recharge) |
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− | *[[Perfume-shroom]] (enchants two rows of [[dinosaur]]s) |
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− | *[[Gold Bloom]] (produces 750 sun total) |
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− | *[[Moonflower]] (ramp up sun adjacency bonus quickly and synergize defense against early zombie rush) |
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− | *Any other slow recharging plants |
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− | As with the previous game, he can only copy one plant but this time, he will mimic what is above the Imitater. For example, if you have chosen [[Pea Pod]] first then underneath is an Imitater, it will mimic the Pea Pod. Generally, you can never, ever select the Imitater first this time. You have to chose the original seed first before the Imitater himself. This does not apply, however, if the original plant is deselected while the Imitater is moving to the seed tray. If a plant is boosted and one imitates it, the Imitater will also be boosted, making him useful, since the player can activate the boosted plant's Plant Food ability more quickly. |
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− | Imitater cannot copy [[:Category:Power Mints|Power Mints]], such as [[Fila-mint]] and [[Reinforce-mint]]. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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+ | <gallery bordercolor="transparent"> |
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+ | HDplus_imitater.png|HD Imitater |
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+ | MV48.jpg|Almanac entry in the [[Plants vs. Zombies iOS|iOS version]] |
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+ | ImitaterSeedPacket.png|Imitater [[seed packet]] on the [[Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Edition|PC Version]] |
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+ | ImitaterSeedPacket.PNG|Imitater seed packet in the iOS and Android versions |
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+ | Imitater spin2.png|Front-facing Imitater |
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+ | Imitater spin51.png|Back-facing imitater |
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+ | Imitater Spin.gif|Imitater's spinning animation (note its eyebrows) |
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+ | imitater 3.JPG|Imitater before transforming into a [[Flower Pot]] |
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+ | imitater 4.JPG|Imitater on a [[Fume-shroom (PvZ)|Fume-shroom]] before transforming into a [[Coffee Bean (PvZ)|Coffee Bean]] |
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+ | DS Imitater.png|Imitater in the [[Plants vs. Zombies (Nintendo DS)|DS]] and [[Plants vs. Zombies Nintendo DSiWare|DSiWare]] versions |
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+ | Imitater spin1.png|An Imitater with eyebrows |
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+ | Imitater Seeds.png|The Imitater's seed packets |
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+ | imitaters.PNG|Some Imitaters about to transform into some [[Lily Pad (PvZ)|Lily Pads]] |
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+ | Imitater sold.PNG|Imitater sold out |
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+ | ImitaterSFlowerSP.png|Imitater [[Sunflower (PvZ)|Sunflower]] seed packet |
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+ | Imitater in Pumpkin.PNG|Imitater in a [[Pumpkin (PvZ)|Pumpkin]] |
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+ | </gallery> |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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− | ===General=== |
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− | *He is the plant equivalent for [https://insaniquarium.wikia.com/wiki/Presto Presto], a character in ''[https://insaniquarium.wikia.com Insaniquarium]'', a game also made by [[PopCap Games]]. Just like Imitater, Presto can turn into any pet. |
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*In his Suburban Almanac entry, it says that he remembers the Zombie Wars of '76 (1976, to be exact), obviously meaning there was more than one battle that zombies kept losing, since there are still humans. |
*In his Suburban Almanac entry, it says that he remembers the Zombie Wars of '76 (1976, to be exact), obviously meaning there was more than one battle that zombies kept losing, since there are still humans. |
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+ | **This might be a reference to Vietnam War. |
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*His statistics can be shown on the top left hand corner of the [[Suburban Almanac]], where there is a small picture of itself that is only found when it is bought. This can be hard for players to find on their own, so the [[Tree of Wisdom]] will tell them it is there. |
*His statistics can be shown on the top left hand corner of the [[Suburban Almanac]], where there is a small picture of itself that is only found when it is bought. This can be hard for players to find on their own, so the [[Tree of Wisdom]] will tell them it is there. |
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− | **In iOS and Android versions, it will have a regular seed packet icon in the Almanac |
+ | **In iOS and Android versions, it will have a regular seed packet icon in the Almanac since the Tree of Wisdom is absent. |
+ | *He could be a reference to the spy from Team Fortress 2 as he wears a beret (a French stereotype) and is capable of turning into any plant in the game, similarly to how the Spy is French and can turn into any class in the game, |
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*When flattened, he will turn into the flat version of the copied plant with its original color, even before transforming. |
*When flattened, he will turn into the flat version of the copied plant with its original color, even before transforming. |
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− | *In iOS and Android versions, he turns into an exact replica without the black and white color, although |
+ | *In iOS and Android versions, he turns into an exact replica without the black and white color, although the seed packet appears greenish. |
*He cannot copy upgrade plants, although the imitated plant can be upgraded. If an imitated plant is upgraded, it returns to the "normal" color of the upgrade. |
*He cannot copy upgrade plants, although the imitated plant can be upgraded. If an imitated plant is upgraded, it returns to the "normal" color of the upgrade. |
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*Imitated plants are gray, yet the projectiles they fire are exactly the same color as the original projectile. |
*Imitated plants are gray, yet the projectiles they fire are exactly the same color as the original projectile. |
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*When he copies a plant, the copied plant is in full health, even if he was damaged before it transforms. |
*When he copies a plant, the copied plant is in full health, even if he was damaged before it transforms. |
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*In the Xbox Live Arcade version of ''Plants vs. Zombies'', in [[Co-op Mode]], the game will never let the player pick him when there are already three seeds or more selected. |
*In the Xbox Live Arcade version of ''Plants vs. Zombies'', in [[Co-op Mode]], the game will never let the player pick him when there are already three seeds or more selected. |
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+ | *His [[seed packet]] says "Bloom and Doom" instead of the full "[[Bloom and Doom Seed Co.]]" |
− | *He is the only plant that can be planted on any environment. |
+ | *He is the only plant that can be planted on any environment since his properties depend on the plant he is supposed to imitate. |
− | *When an imitated [[Chomper]] eats a zombie, the zombie's arm turns black and white, because the zombie arm is considered as the |
+ | *When an imitated [[Chomper (PvZ)|Chomper]] eats a zombie, the zombie's arm turns black and white, because the zombie arm is considered as the Chomper's sprite. |
*In the iPad version, if you choose the original plant first, then open the Imitater overlay, the seed packet will darken as if it were not recommended for the level. |
*In the iPad version, if you choose the original plant first, then open the Imitater overlay, the seed packet will darken as if it were not recommended for the level. |
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*In an update to the Android version of the game, his seed packet changed color when in the seed selection screen to gray, but in-game, it is still green and imitated plants are still full-colored. |
*In an update to the Android version of the game, his seed packet changed color when in the seed selection screen to gray, but in-game, it is still green and imitated plants are still full-colored. |
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*If the player uses the Android-Imitating Upgrade plants glitch, and imitates Imitater, he will keep imitating himself over and over again. |
*If the player uses the Android-Imitating Upgrade plants glitch, and imitates Imitater, he will keep imitating himself over and over again. |
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+ | *It is the only plant in the entire game who does not have a specific sun cost. |
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+ | *Its almanic entry also says that in the old times there is no peashooters and japlenos which might be saying that it is the first plant to be created. |
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− | *He does not have the plant-choosing screen. Instead, it becomes the previous plant that the player chooses when they tap on him. |
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− | **In levels where the player must use pre-selected plants, it's only possible to imitate the last pre-selected plant, as he only imitates the plant that got selected before him. |
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− | [[File:Imitaterboostglitch.jpg|thumb|Notice the Imitated [[Sun-shroom]] seed packet is a boosted one, but the Sun-shrooms are not at stage 3.]] |
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− | *Imitated plants keep their same colors, not gray, similar to its version in the iOS and Android versions of the original game. |
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− | *From the 1.4.0/1.4.1 update of the [[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|Chinese version]], the spinning animation was removed and it plants now like normal plants. However, in the 1.9.1 update the animation returns. |
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− | *When he copies a boosted plant, the Imitated version of the plant will also be boosted. |
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− | *Despite that he cannot be upgraded, his seed packets can be obtained via [[Piñata Party]]. |
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− | *If an Imitated [[Pea Pod]] is planted on an already existent Pea Pod, the imitating animation will cover the Pea Pod. |
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− | {{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West]] |
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Revision as of 03:16, 19 June 2020
- For other uses, see Imitater (disambiguation).
Imitater is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies, Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West, and Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition. His special ability is that he can copy any plant and its abilities, except upgrade plants and itself. He can be used to effectively cut the recharge time of plants in half, although he takes up another seed slot.
History
The Imitater is one of three last plants obtainable in the game. He costs $30,000 to purchase the seed packet from Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies, making him the most expensive plant in the game.
After purchasing the Imitater, he appears on the lower right part of the plant selection screen in a new added box on the side when choosing your seeds. Selecting it brings up an overlay, asking which plant it shall imitate for the round. After selecting, he will take up a slot as the imitated plant in a melancholy gray or shaded green (depending on version).
Suburban Almanac entry
Usage
The Imitater, when planted, will appear as himself, but after three seconds (1.5 seconds in the DS version) he will transform into his copied form, and also has the disadvantage of being defeated while transforming. The copied form costs as much and behaves just like the original plant. On most versions of the original Plants vs. Zombies, the plant will appear monochrome (silver) colored. On the iOS and Android versions, the Imitater version is the same color as the regular plant. Imitated explosives will explode, and an Imitater Tall-nut has the same health as a regular one (but can be jumped over before turning into the imitated Tall-nut, and can be eaten by the zombies at the same rate as eating regular plants).
Note: The Imitater cannot copy upgrade plants such as the Gloom-shroom or the Cob Cannon without hacking. He is also unable to imitate more than one plant at once or himself.
In Plants vs. Zombies, it is recommended to choose the original seed packet as well or to use the original version of the plant before using the Imitater version. There is no clear benefit to having only the Imitater, as it requires time to transform but is otherwise identical to the original plant. Therefore, an Imitater can be eaten, crushed, or smashed by a zombie while transforming, ruining the player's advantage to copy the plant. So planting imitated plants like a Cherry Bomb should be planted further than a normal one from zombies.
Strategies
The Imitater can be used to effectively half the recharge time for the selected plant, assuming the copied plant was also selected. At the starting of a Survival: Endless level, use the Imitater to imitate a Sunflower to make your sun production faster.
Good candidates for Imitation:
- Wall-nut
- Tall-nut
- Pumpkin
- Squash
- Sunflower
- Sun-shroom
- Jalapeno
- Cherry Bomb
- Doom-shroom
- Potato Mine
- Ice-shroom
- Marigold (if gold farming)
- Puff-shroom (delaying zombies)
- Sea-shroom
- Tangle Kelp
- Starfruit (if playing Seeing Stars or trying to get Shooting Star)
- Hypno-shroom (if level has many tough zombies like Football Zombie that can eat but not with non-eating ones)
- Any other plant with a slow or very slow recharge.
The only disadvantages to the Imitater are that he can only imitate one plant in a level, the time he takes to transform, and that the Imitaters consume one seed packet if one wishes to use him effectively. When placed right in front of zombies, they may eat him before he finishes transforming. This is mainly a problem when using him to imitate explosives which are placed right into the middle of the group of zombies they are intended to destroy. He also creates a problem when trying to use him as a last minute defensive plant, as he takes a regular amount of bites to eat him while he is transforming.
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Trivia
- In his Suburban Almanac entry, it says that he remembers the Zombie Wars of '76 (1976, to be exact), obviously meaning there was more than one battle that zombies kept losing, since there are still humans.
- This might be a reference to Vietnam War.
- His statistics can be shown on the top left hand corner of the Suburban Almanac, where there is a small picture of itself that is only found when it is bought. This can be hard for players to find on their own, so the Tree of Wisdom will tell them it is there.
- In iOS and Android versions, it will have a regular seed packet icon in the Almanac since the Tree of Wisdom is absent.
- He could be a reference to the spy from Team Fortress 2 as he wears a beret (a French stereotype) and is capable of turning into any plant in the game, similarly to how the Spy is French and can turn into any class in the game,
- When flattened, he will turn into the flat version of the copied plant with its original color, even before transforming.
- In iOS and Android versions, he turns into an exact replica without the black and white color, although the seed packet appears greenish.
- He cannot copy upgrade plants, although the imitated plant can be upgraded. If an imitated plant is upgraded, it returns to the "normal" color of the upgrade.
- Imitated plants are gray, yet the projectiles they fire are exactly the same color as the original projectile.
- Since the copied plants of the Imitater are not monochrome in the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad versions, the seed packets for the copied plants are different from the PC and Mac version. In the iPod Touch and iPhone version, the seed packets are shaded by a green square. In the iPad, the seed packet is shaded by a yellow square.
- His transforming animation is not shown on the DS version. Instead, he stands for a while, then spins quickly once and turn into the imitated plant with soil under it and a planting sound.
- When he copies a plant, the copied plant is in full health, even if he was damaged before it transforms.
- In the Xbox Live Arcade version of Plants vs. Zombies, in Co-op Mode, the game will never let the player pick him when there are already three seeds or more selected.
- His seed packet says "Bloom and Doom" instead of the full "Bloom and Doom Seed Co."
- He is the only plant that can be planted on any environment since his properties depend on the plant he is supposed to imitate.
- When an imitated Chomper eats a zombie, the zombie's arm turns black and white, because the zombie arm is considered as the Chomper's sprite.
- In the iPad version, if you choose the original plant first, then open the Imitater overlay, the seed packet will darken as if it were not recommended for the level.
- In an update to the Android version of the game, his seed packet changed color when in the seed selection screen to gray, but in-game, it is still green and imitated plants are still full-colored.
- If the player uses the Android-Imitating Upgrade plants glitch, and imitates Imitater, he will keep imitating himself over and over again.
- It is the only plant in the entire game who does not have a specific sun cost.
- Its almanic entry also says that in the old times there is no peashooters and japlenos which might be saying that it is the first plant to be created.
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Plants vs. Zombies | |
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Day | Peashooter · Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Snow Pea · Chomper · Repeater |
Night | Puff-shroom · Sun-shroom · Fume-shroom · Grave Buster · Hypno-shroom · Scaredy-shroom · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom |
Pool | Lily Pad · Squash · Threepeater · Tangle Kelp · Jalapeno · Spikeweed · Torchwood · Tall-nut |
Fog | Sea-shroom · Plantern · Cactus · Blover · Split Pea · Starfruit · Pumpkin · Magnet-shroom |
Roof | Cabbage-pult · Flower Pot · Kernel-pult · Coffee Bean · Garlic · Umbrella Leaf · Marigold · Melon-pult |
Upgrades | Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Cattail · Winter Melon · Gold Magnet · Spikerock · Cob Cannon |
Others | Imitater · Explode-o-nut · Giant Wall-nut · Reverse Repeater · Giant Sunflower · Giant Marigold · Sprout · Tree of Wisdom |
Plants vs. Zombies: Endless Edition | |
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Heroes | Iron Man Nut · Wukong Pea · Pig Squash · Nut Wujing · Monk Flower · Nezha Shooter |
The Zombies Are Coming | Peashooter · Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Snow Pea · Chomper · Repeater |
Nightfall | Puff-shroom · Sun-shroom · Fume-shroom · Grave Buster · Hypno-shroom · Scaredy-shroom · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom |
Backyard Emergency | Lily Pad · Squash · Threepeater · Tangle Kelp · Jalapeno · Spikeweed · Torchwood · Tall-nut |
Fog | Sea-shroom · Plantern · Cactus · Blover · Split Pea · Starfruit · Pumpkin · Magnet-shroom |
Roof Battle | Cabbage-pult · Flower Pot · Kernel-pult · Coffee Bean · Garlic · Umbrella Leaf · Marigold · Melon-pult |
Fight the Sea Demons | Oxygen Algae · Sea Starfruit · Bramble Sea Grass |
Brave the Dragon's Palace | Water Gun Grass |
Upgrades | Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Cattail · Winter Melon · Gold Magnet · Spikerock · Cob Cannon |
Others | Imitater · Explode-o-nut · Giant Wall-nut · Electric Anemone · Strong Cauliflower · Machine Gun Pomegranate · Carrotillery · Oak Archer · Ghost Pepper · Laser Bean · Dandelion · Snapdragon · Bonk Choy |
Plants vs. Zombies: Social Edition | |
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Normal | Peashooter · Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Chomper · Repeater · Puff-shroom · Scaredy-shroom · Snow Pea · Sun-shroom · Fume-shroom · Grave Buster · Lily Pad · Squash · Spikeweed · Tangle Kelp · Torchwood · Sea-shroom · Jalapeno · Coffee Bean · Tall-nut · Pumpkin · Magnet-shroom · Blover · Melon-pult · Cactus |
Premium | Pickled Pepper · Icy Fume-shroom · Fire-shroom · Flamewood · Vine-nut · Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Winter Melon · Super Chomper · Future Star · Calm Chuck |
Plants vs. Zombies Adventures | |
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>Normal | Peashooter · Sunflower · Aspearagus · Wall-nut · Cherry Bomb · Popcorn · Beet · Snow Pea · Jalapeño · Magnet Plant · Flaming Pea · Shamrock · Bamboo Shoot · Repeater · Chilly Pepper · Twin Sunflower |
VIPs | Sweet Pea · Beeshooter · Hard-nut · Acespearagus · Power Flower · Beetboxer · Ice Queen Pea · Shamrockstar · Bamboom |
Others | Trees |
Plants vs. Zombies 2 | |||||||||
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Player's House | Peashooter · Sunflower · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Cabbage-pult | ||||||||
Ancient Egypt | Bloomerang · Iceberg Lettuce · Grave Buster · Bonk Choy · Repeater · Twin Sunflower | ||||||||
Pirate Seas | Kernel-pult · Snapdragon · Spikeweed · Spring Bean · Coconut Cannon · Threepeater · Spikerock · Cherry Bomb | ||||||||
Wild West | Split Pea · Chili Bean · Pea Pod · Lightning Reed · Melon-pult · Tall-nut · Winter Melon | ||||||||
Frostbite Caves | Hot Potato · Pepper-pult · Chard Guard · Stunion · Rotobaga | ||||||||
Lost City | Red Stinger · A.K.E.E. · Endurian · Stallia · Gold Leaf | ||||||||
Far Future | Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass · Tile Turnip | ||||||||
Dark Ages | Sun-shroom · Puff-shroom · Fume-shroom · Sun Bean · Magnet-shroom | ||||||||
Neon Mixtape Tour | Phat Beet · Celery Stalker · Thyme Warp · Garlic · Spore-shroom · Intensive Carrot | ||||||||
Jurassic Marsh | Primal Peashooter · Primal Wall-nut · Perfume-shroom · Primal Sunflower · Primal Potato Mine | ||||||||
Big Wave Beach | Lily Pad · Tangle Kelp · Bowling Bulb · Guacodile · Banana Launcher | ||||||||
Modern Day | Moonflower · Nightshade · Shadow-shroom · Dusk Lobber · Grimrose | ||||||||
Premium |
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Others | Marigold |
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) | |
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Ancient Egypt | Peashooter · Sunflower · Wall-nut · Cabbage-pult · Bloomerang · Iceberg Lettuce · Grave Buster · Bonk Choy · Repeater · Twin Sunflower · Snow Pea · Cherry Bomb · Torchwood |
Pirate Seas | Kernel-pult · Snapdragon · Power Lily · Spikeweed · Spring Bean · Coconut Cannon · Spikerock · Lightning Reed · Tall-nut |
Wild West | Threepeater · Squash · Split Pea · Chili Bean · Jalapeno · Pea Pod · Melon-pult · Winter Melon · Imitater |
Kongfu World | Resistant Radish · Fire Gourd · Heavenly Peach · Bamboo Shoot |
Far Future | Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass · Tile Turnip · Starfruit |
Dark Ages | Hypno-shroom · Sun-shroom · Puff-shroom · Fume-shroom · Sun Bean · Pea-nut · Magnet-shroom · Oak Archer · Coffee Bean · Plantern |
Big Wave Beach | Acid Lemon · Lotus Pod · Lily Pad · Bowling Bulb · Banana Launcher · Guacodile · Tangle Kelp · Homing Thistle |
Frostbite Caves | Hurrikale · Fire Peashooter · Hot Potato · Pepper-pult · Chard Guard · Stunion · Rafflesia · Whirlwind Acorn |
Sky City | Rotobaga · Loquat · Asparagus · Saucer · Horsebean · Groundcherry · Anthurium · Pineapple |
Lost City | Lava Guava · Red Stinger · A.K.E.E. · Stallia · Gold Leaf · Toadstool · Jackfruit |
Neon Mixtape Tour | Morning Glory · Phat Beet · Thyme Warp · Celery Stalker · Spore-shroom · Garlic · Intensive Carrot · Cactus |
Jurassic Marsh | Primal Peashooter · Primal Wall-nut · Perfume-shroom · Primal Sunflower · Primal Potato Mine · Primal Rafflesia · Dino-Roar Grass · Timid Thorns · Sugarcane Master |
Modern Day | Shadow-shroom · Caulipower · Moonflower · Grimrose · Nightshade · Dusk Lobber · Blooming Heart |
Steam Age | Gold Bloom · Flat-shroom · Maypop Mechanic · Lotus Shooter · Wind-Blowing Vanilla · Lily of Pharmacy · Mulberry Blaster |
Renaissance Age |
Aloe · Bearberry Mortar · Wax Gourd Guard · Oily Olive · Jeweler Pomegranate · Dartichoke |
Heian Age | Dripping Diphylleia · Stephania · Tupistra Stalker · Dendrobium Windbreak · Chef Cypripedium · Boophone Geigi |
Fairytale Forest | Ents · Heath Seeker · Hat Mushroom · Hocus Crocus · Princess Spring Grass · Bamboo Trooper |
Monthly special | Pyro-shroom · Carrotillery · Cryo-shroom · Dandelion · Strong Broccoli · Machine Gun Pomegranate · Chomper · Sweet Potato · Landlord Bamboo · Sap-fling · Ghost Pepper · Chestnut Squad · Bamboo Bro · Rose Swordfighter · Magic-shroom · Electric Blueberry · Mischief Radish · Endurian · Pumpkin Witch · Sunflower Singer · Snow Cotton · Agave · Kiwifruit · Pretty Plum · Dragonfruit · Angel Starfruit · Gatling Pea · Banksia Boxer · Flame Flower Queen · Cattail · Grapeshot · Cold Snapdragon · Shrinking Violet · Cob Cannon · Apple Mortar · Witch Hazel · Escape Root · Electric Currant · White Melon Sumo Wrestler · Wasabi Whip · Explode-O-Nut · Parsnip · Missile Toe · Kiwibeast · Electric Peashooter · Hot Date · Icy Currant · Tulip Trumpeter · Eggplant Ninja · Banana Dancer · Dual Pistol Pinecone · Narcissus Shooter · Alarm Explosive Arrowhead · Holly Barrier · Shadow Peashooter · Snap Pea · Crystal Orchid · Sling Pea · Thunder Snapdragon · Electrici-tea · Imp Pear · Strawburst · Egret Flower Plane · Goo Peashooter · Elaeocarpus-pult · Water Chestnut Brothers · Pokra · Dollarweed Drummer · Ultomato · Shadow Vanilla · Splendens Blade · Stickybomb Rice · Gumnut · Olive Pit · Earthstar Nuclear Silo · Headbutter Lettuce · Dazey Chain · Boom Balloon Flower · Celebration Soda Palm · Claw Gloriosa · Impatiens Shooter · Turkey-pult · Hammer Flower · Fishhook Grass · Mangosteen · Inferno · Tigerstool · Gardener Grass · Draftodil · Buttercup · Byttneria Meteor Hammer · Laser Crown Flower · Zoybean Pod · Orchid Mage · Jack O' Lantern · Twin Year of the Rabbits · Pea Pharmacist · Pike Hoya · Vamporcini · Burdock Batter · Pumpkin · Capaci-cone · Cranesbill Fencer · Meteor Flower · Gorgon Pitcher · Power Vine · Parkour Mandrake · Abyss Anemone · Abyss Devil's Claw · Hoya Heart · Pea Vine · MayBee · Oilseed-pult · Leaf-Blade Dracaena · Bamboo Spartan · Shine Vine · Sunshine Leek · Nightcap · Pyre Vine · Gluttonous Snapdragon · Bun Chi · Heliconia Gunner |
Others | Potato Mine · Flower Pot · 8-Bit Peashooter · Tactical Cuke |
Hero Plants | P-Mech Assembler - Flamestar |
Removed | Rotten Red |
Plants vs. Zombies Online | |
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Player's House | Sunflower · Peashooter · Wall-nut · Potato Mine |
Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum | Bruce Bamboo · Carrot Rocket · Pomegranate · Dandelion · Venus Flytrap · Wax Gourd · Sod |
Ancient Egypt | Bloomerang · Bonk Choy · Grave Buster · Iceberg Lettuce · Cabbage-pult |
Pirate Seas | Snapdragon · Spikeweed · Spring Bean · Kernel-pult · Coconut Cannon · Narcissus · Endurian · Spikerock · Pineapple-pult · Threepeater |
Far Future | Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Tile Turnip · Ganoderma · Banana Tree · Nitro-shroom · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass |
East Sea Dragon Palace | Oxygen Algae · Garlic · Bubble Flower · Electric Sea Pine |
Upgrades | Twin Sunflower · Repeater |
VIPs | Winter Melon |
Power Ups | Cherry Bomb · Jalapeno |
Premium | Squash · Snow Pea · Tall-nut |
Adventure Mode only | Magic Vine · Split Pea · Chili Bean · Lightning Reed · Pea Pod · Melon-pult · Starfruit · Chomper · Fire Peashooter · Cattail · Rose Swordfighter · Clivia · Sap-fling · Acid Lemon · Magic-shroom · Ghost Pepper · Guacodile · Hurrikale · Plantern · Oak Archer · Homing Thistle · Pepper-pult · Resistant Radish · Toadstool · Blooming Heart · Red Stinger · Electric Blueberry · A.K.E.E. · Moonflower · Agave · Asparagus · Pumpkin Witch · Mine Fruit · Sea Anemone · Lychee Drill · Sea Starfruit |
Plants vs. Zombies 3 | |
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Neighborville | Sunflower · Wall-Nut · Bamboo Shoots · Peashooter · Bonk Choy |
Lost Keys Lake | Lily Pad · Tangle Kelp · Squash |
Mt. Quesogrande | Chili Bean · Silversword · Cabbage-Pult |
Power-Ups | Grapes of Wrath · Chilly Pepper · Jalapeño · Cherry Bomb · Blover |
Pre-2021 | Puff-Shroom · Buttercup · Garlic · Potato Mine · Pushywillow · Chard Guard · Spikeweed · Kernel-Pult · Caramel Popcorn · Lightning Reed · Melon-Pult · Shuffle Truffle · Blockbuster · Butternut Squash · Ragweed · Sawgrass · Fire Peashooter · Pine Needler · Snow Pea · Night Cap · Aloe Vera · Sweet Potato · Hydrangea · Dogwood · Chomper · Flak Seed · Gravitree · Gloom-Shroom · Lemon-Aid · Starfruit · Snapdragon · Fairy Ring Mushroom · Kalestorm · Star Tree · Magic Beans |
V · T · E |
Page 1 | Extra seed slots · Bacon · Pool Cleaner · Garden Rake · Roof Cleaner · Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Cattail |
Page 2 | Spikerock · Gold Magnet · Winter Melon · Cob Cannon · Imitater · Wall-nut First Aid |
Page 3 | Marigold Sprout 1/2/3 · Golden Watering Can · Fertilizer · Bug Spray · Phonograph · Gardening Glove |
Page 4 | Mushroom Garden · Aquarium Garden · Wheel Barrow · Stinky the Snail · Tree of Wisdom · Tree Food |