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Not to be confused with World Key from the international version.

Keys are items formerly available in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 and Plants vs. Zombies Online. The player needed them to open gates, and therefore gain access to certain upgrades, plants and Brain Busters levels. There were different variations of keys for each world when they existed in the International and Chinese versions of PvZ2. However, in Plants vs. Zombies Online, there was only one type of key, the Tower Defense Key.

Keys were also originally in the international version of Plants vs. Zombies 2, but were removed in the 1.7 update, as a new method of unlocking plants and rewards replaced the original layout. Any keys the player had before the update were turned into coins.

In Plants vs. Zombies Online, keys were mainly obtained by beating levels for the first time in Adventure Mode. Subsequent replays of the beaten level would not give the player any more keys.

How to obtain

Keys were found as a rare dropped item from all zombies killed in a time zone. The odds of a zombie dropping a key were relatively low, around one percent off of any zombie, regardless of health or speed. Keys could also be found off of the Treasure Yeti every once in a while, and a lunchbox could carry three keys of the area the Yeti was killed in.

Collecting keys

Killing the Treasure Yeti was one of the best ways to get keys, as every other lunchbox had three keys.
Killing zombies, but keys had a very low drop rate
Completing Piñata Parties could result in a few keys being rewarded.
Daily log-in rewards from the monthly reward calendar (Chinese version only).

Gallery

Plants vs. Zombies 2

Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) (China only)

Plants vs. Zombies Online

Trivia

Each gate required three to five keys to be unlocked, except for the Special Delivery gate in Ancient Egypt, and Bronze Matrix gate in Kongfu World which both required only one key.
In the pre-1.7 versions of Plants vs. Zombies 2, Piñata Party piñatas had a chance to carry one key for any area, as long as the player had that area unlocked.
The maximum number of keys that could be stored at a time was 99; any more collected would not increase the counter past the maximum.

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 :''Not to be confused with [[World Key]] from the [[Plants vs. Zombies 2|international version]].''
-'''Keys''' are [[items]] in the [[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|Chinese version of ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'']] and in ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Online]]''. The player needs them to open gates to get upgrades and [[Plants (PvZ2)|plants]] and to unlock [[Brain Busters]] levels. There are different variations of keys for each world. However, in ''Plants vs. Zombies Online'', they are all the same.
+'''Keys''' are [[items]] formerly available in the [[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|Chinese version of ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'']] and ''[[Plants vs. Zombies Online]]''. The player needed them to open gates, and therefore gain access to certain [[upgrades]], [[Plants (PvZ2)|plants]] and [[Brain Busters]] [[:Category:Levels|levels]]. There were different variations of keys for each world when they existed in the International and Chinese versions of PvZ2. However, in ''Plants vs. Zombies Online'', there was only one type of key, the '''Tower Defense Key'''.
-Keys were also originally in the international version of ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'', but were removed in the [[Plants vs. Zombies 2/Version 1.7|1.7 update]], as a new method of unlocking plants and rewards replaced the original layout. Any keys the player had before the update were turned into coins. World progression now takes place through the use of World Keys obtained by defeating the Gargantuar level for the first time in any world.
+Keys were also originally in the international version of ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'', but were removed in the [[Plants vs. Zombies 2/Version 1.7|1.7 update]], as a new method of unlocking plants and rewards replaced the original layout. Any keys the player had before the update were turned into coins.
+In ''Plants vs. Zombies Online'', keys were mainly obtained by beating levels for the first time in [[Adventure Mode (PvZO)|Adventure Mode]]. Subsequent replays of the beaten level would not give the player any more keys.
 ==How to obtain==
-Keys are found as a rare drop off of all zombies killed in a time zone. The odds of a zombie dropping a key are relatively low, around one percent off of any zombie, regardless of health or speed. Keys could also be found off of the [[Treasure Yeti]] every once in a while, and a lunchbox can carry three keys of the area the Yeti was killed in.
+Keys were found as a rare dropped item from all zombies killed in a time zone. The odds of a zombie dropping a key were relatively low, around one percent off of any zombie, regardless of health or speed. Keys could also be found off of the [[Treasure Yeti]] every once in a while, and a lunchbox could carry three keys of the area the Yeti was killed in.
 ===Collecting keys===
-*Killing the [[Treasure Yeti]] was one of the best ways to get keys, as every other lunchbox has three keys.
+*Killing the [[Treasure Yeti]] was one of the best ways to get keys, as every other lunchbox had three keys.
+*Killing zombies, but keys had a very low drop rate
-*Playing levels with a high zombie density provides more chances for keys to drop.
-*Completing Piñata Parties could have resulted in a few keys being rewarded.
+*Completing Piñata Parties could result in a few keys being rewarded.
+*Daily log-in rewards from the monthly reward calendar (Chinese version only).
-*Zombie strength does not effect drop chances, so it was more practical to battle large amounts of weaker zombies for key farming.
 ==Gallery==
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 Pirate Key.png|[[Pirate Seas|Pirate key]]
 Cowboy Key.png|[[Wild West|Cowboy key]]
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-Chinese Key.png|[[Kung-Fu World|Kung-fu key]]
+===''Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)'' {{ChineseTag}}===
+<gallery bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent">
+Chinese Key.png|[[Kongfu World|Kongfu key]]
 FF Keyz.png|[[Far Future (Chinese version)|Future key]]
 DA Key.png|[[Dark Ages (Chinese version)|Dark key]]
 Key.png|[[Big Wave Beach (Chinese version)|Beach key]]
 IK.jpg|[[Frostbite Caves (Chinese version)|Ice key]]
-CastleKey.png|[[Castle in the Sky|Castle key]]
+CastleKey.png|[[Sky City|Sky key]]
 </gallery>
-===''Plants vs. Zombies Online'' {{ChineseTag}}===
+===''Plants vs. Zombies Online''===
 <gallery bordersize="none" bordercolor="transparent">
 Key Counter PVZOL.png|Key counter
+.png|The Tower Defense Key as seen in the [[Backpack (PvZO)|Backpack]]
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==
-*Each gate involved three to five keys to be unlocked, except for the [[Special Delivery]] gate in [[Ancient Egypt]], which involved one key.
+*Each gate required three to five keys to be unlocked, except for the [[Special Delivery]] gate in [[Ancient Egypt]], and [[Bronze Matrix]] gate in [[Kongfu World| Kongfu World]] which both required only one key.
-*In the pre-1.7 versions of the international version of Plants vs. Zombies 2, [[Piñata Party]] [[piñata]]s had a chance to carry one key for any area, as long as they player had that area unlocked.
+*In the pre-1.7 versions of Plants vs. Zombies 2, [[Piñata Party]] [[piñata]]s had a chance to carry one key for any area, as long as the player had that area unlocked.
+*The maximum number of keys that could be stored at a time was 99; any more collected would not increase the counter past the maximum.
-*As of the 1.7 update in the international version, the player's previous keys (if any) have been turned into coins, because there is no need for them anymore.
-*Keys max out at 99; any more collected will not increase the counter past the maximum.
-*The key from [[Frostbite Caves (Chinese version)|Frostbite Caves]] is the only key to be not made of gold, as it is made of ice.
-**It is also shaped like a regular key with no symbol on the top of it.
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 [[Category:Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) items]]
 [[Category:Plants vs. Zombies Online]]
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+[[Category:Plants vs. Zombies 2]]
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