Imp Pear

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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 available.

For other uses, see Imp (disambiguation).

Imp Pear
When zombies eat Imp Pears, they become Imps. When Imps eat Imp Pears, they are destroyed, releasing stunning gas.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	0
Recharge	5 seconds
Damage	10% 30 DPS (to Imps, Chinese version) 100 DPS (to invalid zombies, Chinese version)
Toughness	300 DPS
Family	Ail-mint
In-game statistics
Other weakness	(Doesn't eat plants, Plant Food effect cannot target it) All mechanical zombies (immune to stunning gas) (immune) (inmune to poison effect)
Unlocked	250 seed packets
Costumes
Imp Pear impairs zombies. Of course, Imps don’t appreciate this characterization, but who cares?

Imp Pear is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that was introduced in the 7.5.1 update. When Imp Pear is eaten, the zombie that ate it will be transformed into an Imp Pear Imp. If any Imp, regardless of if they were transformed by an Imp Pear or not, eats an Imp Pear, then the Imp in question will be destroyed and release a stunning gas that stuns other zombies in the lane for 7 seconds, similarly to Chili Bean. When Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels eat Imp Pear, they will be destroyed on contact but the plant takes little damage.

It was unlocked by spending $14.99 for "Imp Pear's Bundle" from August 25, 2019 to September 10, but its seeds could also be obtained in Dark Ages piñatas from September 1 to 14.

It was released in the Chinese version in the 2.4.1 update, along with Electrici-tea. Unless upgraded, Imp Pear can only affect Levels 1 and 2 zombies. When upgraded to level 2, it can affect Level 3 zombies. When upgraded to level 3, it can affect Levels 4 and 5 zombies. When upgraded to level 5, it can affect Levels 6 and 7 zombies.

Origins

Imp Pear is based on the pear, a pomaceous fruit created by pear trees.

Imp Pear's name is a play on Imp, pear, and impair, referencing both its ability and the plant that it's based on.

Almanac entry

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

Imp Pear		SUN COST 0 RECHARGE 5 SUN COST: 0 RECHARGE: 5 TOUGHNESS 300 Imp Indigestion 10 TOUGHNESS: 300 Imp Indigestion: 10 PLANT FOOD POWER Zombies Imped FAMILY Ail-mint PLANT FOOD POWER: Zombies Imped FAMILY: Ail-mint When zombies eat Imp Pears, they become Imps. When Imps eat Imp Pears, they are destroyed, releasing stunning gas. Imp Pear impairs zombies. Of course, Imps don’t appreciate this characterization, but who cares?

Imp Pear

		SUN COST 0			RECHARGE 5

SUN COST: 0
RECHARGE: 5

		TOUGHNESS 300			Imp Indigestion 10

TOUGHNESS: 300
Imp Indigestion: 10

		PLANT FOOD POWER Zombies Imped			FAMILY Ail-mint

PLANT FOOD POWER: Zombies Imped
FAMILY: Ail-mint

When zombies eat Imp Pears, they become Imps. When Imps eat Imp Pears, they are destroyed, releasing stunning gas.

Imp Pear impairs zombies. Of course, Imps don’t appreciate this characterization, but who cares?

Chinese version (China only)

使僵尸吃了之后变成小鬼僵尸 植物特征：矮个子 小黄梨可以削弱僵尸。当然，小黄梨并不喜欢这种特性，“别人老是说我颜值和菠萝蜜一样！！”。 In English: Transforms the zombie that eats it into an imp Plant characteristics: short Imp Pear impairs zombies. Of course, he doesn't like just being himself, "Everyone else always refer to me as an ugly jackfruit!!"

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

Plant Food effect

When fed Plant Food, Imp Pear will randomly turn five zombies on the screen into Imps. If there are fewer than five zombies other than Imps on the lawn, the Imps will be killed and will release a gas that will stun zombies behind them. In Chinese version, Imp Pear will deal 500 DPS to zombies that cannot be transformed.

Ail-mint effect

When boosted by Ail-mint, Imp Pear's damage percentage against Imp Pear Imps created by its ability is increased to 90% and its Plant Food effect will turn fifteen zombies on-screen into Imps. If Imp Pear is at level 10, Ail-mint will have no effect.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Fast)	Toughness (Typical)	Imp Indigestion*	Plant Food (Zombies Imped**)
1	0	0	0	5 seconds	300 dps	10%	5
2	50				350 dps	20%	6
3	100			4.5 seconds	400 dps	25%	7
4	200				450 dps	30%	8
5	300			4 seconds	550 dps	40%	9
6	400				600 dps	50%	10
7	500				650 dps	60%	11
8	600			3 seconds	700 dps	70%	12
9	800				800 dps	80%	13
10	1,000			2 seconds	900 dps	90%	15

*The percentage of health by which Imp Pear Imp will lose when transformed into. It absorbs 190 dps normally. This applies to both normal and Plant Food states.
**The number of zombies targeted by Imp Pear's Plant Food effect.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce
• Toughness Bonus

Level upgrades (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Enhanced Mutation 强化变异	There is now a 40% chance that zombies turned into an Imp by Imp Pear will be poisoned already while releasing zombie-stunning gas in the lane behind them.
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Imp Pear gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Mutation Improvement 变异改良	The chance of activating Enhanced Mutation is increased.
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Imp Pear gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Imp Pear may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Imp Pear gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).

Strategies

At first glance, it may be hard to justify using Imp Pear over the likes of other edible plants such as Chili Bean and Shadow-shroom, since it does not kill zombies instantly. The main benefit that Imp Pear has over these plants is its sun cost and recharge. Thanks to being free, as well as having a fast recharge, Imp Pear is extremely effective at stalling early zombies, and can even help against early hordes of zombies if given support. Because of this, Imp Pear should be planted as soon as it is available in order to have the best effect.

Imp Pear is superb against tough zombies such as Buckethead Zombies and Jurassic Fossilheads, or even mechs from the Far Future, as it can instantly nullify any threat they may have as long as they eat plants. Additionally, Imp Pear can also serve as an early game spammable meat shield thanks to its fast recharge and the fact that its HP is the same as normal plant's. As any Imp that eats an Imp Pear will not only be destroyed but leave behind a trail of stunning gas (like Chili Bean), spamming a couple Imp Pears in a lane can help to stall the lane, and potentially halt the level from advancing.

Imp Pear is extremely effective when Imitated, as it not only allows you to more reliably spam Imp Pears, but it also allows you to more reliably get Imps to eat Imp Pear, thus allowing you to trigger the imp indigestion more reliably. Imp Pear also combos rather well with Shrinking Violet, as any Imp targeted by Shrinking Violet will be killed instantly. Combining their Plant Food effects through the use of Tile Turnip can also be effective, just be careful to use the Plant Food on Imp Pear first; otherwise, the combo will not work. Even without using Shrinking Violet, Imp Pear's Plant Food effect is deadly in its own right, as zombies that don't eat plants such as Imp Cannons, Fisherman Zombies, Gargantuars and Zombie Kings can be transformed into Imps normally. Since it does not inflict damage, it can also be used to instantly destroy Chicken Wrangler Zombie and Weasel Hoarder without them releasing their payload or kill them outright if they have been released.

Imp Pear is particularly effective in Dark Ages due to being free, and being a rather decent counter to both Knight Zombies and even Zombie Kings, as the Zombie King cannot knight Imps. Imp Pear is also an effective choice in levels that require you to not spend more than x amount of sun since it is free and can easily cripple many zombies. Imp Dragon Zombies & zombies spawned by Necromancy can also be swiftly killed.

Due to being edible, it is unwise to use Imp Pear versus zombies that can't eat, such as Explorer Zombie, Octo Zombie, or Jetpack Zombie, although the Plant Food effect still works against these zombies. Additionally, it is ill-advised to use Imp Pear in levels where you can't lose plants as it must be destroyed for the ability to take effect. Unlike plants such as Gold Bloom or many of the Power Mints, Imp Pear's benefit does not outweigh the risk of losing a plant unlike the aforementioned plants.

Note that the Arena-exclusive zombies such as Cardio Zombie, Z-Mech, and Zombie Hamsterballs are immune to the Plant Food effect of Imp Pear for balancing reasons, so be careful when bringing Imp Pear for the Plant Food effect. Other zombies that are immune to the Plant Food effect include Zombie Parrot, Zombie Chicken, and Ice Weasel. However, the Parrot doesn't matter if the Pirate Captain was transformed into an imp, while the latter two die on contact and do not damage the plant.

Although Imp Pear is effective, never use it on Prospector Zombie or Jurassic Marsh zombies affected by Pterodactyls, as if the player uses them, they will head to the left again, causing them to activate the lawn mowers, or eat the player's brain.

Try not to use only Imp Pears in levels where Healer Zombies or Zombie Medusas are encountered because they will be immune to it or its Plant Food, making it worthless against them (Chili Bean would be better against them). In Sky City, Imp Pear is basically useless since the only zombies that can eat plants that cannot fly are the Imps thrown by Flying Gargantuar. The immunity also applies to its Plant Food effect.

Balance changes

Update 8.7.1

• ▲ Gained a Damage Pierce as part of its mastery upgrades

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In other languages

Language	Name	Description
English	Imp Pear
Simplified Chinese	小黄梨	lit. "Xiaohuang Pear" or "Minions Pear"
French	Diablopoire
German	Wicht-Birne
Italian	Peronzolina
Brazilian Portuguese	Pera-judica
Spanish	Pera zombidita	"Imp Pear", lit. "Little Zombie Pear"

Trivia

• Prior to the 7.6 update, the Epic Quest featuring it could be glitched in several ways. A list of glitches is presented below.
  • It did not present the reward and the steps.
  • When the player completed the quest, the player would get a glitch in the reward-collecting process. When the player tapped the screen, it only presented a sun. Aside from that, the player would be stuck there.
    • To prevent being stuck, the player had to exit the game and enter the game again. However, the completed quest would still be left in the Travel Log. If the player attempted to replay the quest, they would be led to the reward-collecting screen with the same aforementioned results.
  • In Step 1 of the Epic Quest, nothing happened when an Imp ate it.
• If a Bug Bot Imp eats an Imp Pear, it will still release stunning gas, despite being a mechanical zombie.
• In the Chinese version, Imp Pear can somehow affect the two Kongfu World bosses, Gunpowder Devil and Blade-Wielding Hero, via its Plant Food effect. When it happens, Imp Pear takes away 1 full bar of their health and causes an Imp Pear Imp to spawn on the bottom row of the occupied rows.
• All Chinese-exclusive Imps (except the Imps from Steam Ages, Renaissance Age, and Heian Age) are coded to be normal zombies, since when Imp Pear gets eaten by them or they get hit by its Plant Food effect, instead of dying, they transform into Imp Pear Imps. This can also be seen when Shrinking Violet is used on them where they get shrunken instead of outright dying.
• Gargantuars will lose their head if an Imp Pear activates its Plant Food ability.
• Imp indigestion is influenced by Buffz & Bruisez. When Ail-mint family plants are weak or ineffective against zombies, Imp Pear loses its effect even if it reaches Mastery 200, which is because its Mastery increases toughness instead of damage. This also applied to Chili Bean in earlier updates. However, as of the 8.7.1 update, Imp Pear and Chili Bean gained a Damage Pierce as part of its mastery upgrades, thus helping them overcome Bruisez in Arena.
• If a zombie eats a Mastery 12+ Imp Pear, it will turn into a dead Imp Pear Imp.
• Imp Pear reuses the attack and sound fx from Witch Hazel.

See also

• Imp
• Chili Bean