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*It and [[Threepeater]] had their sun costs swapped between the first and second games. |
*It and [[Threepeater]] had their sun costs swapped between the first and second games. |
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− | *After defeats a zombie, the "brick-breaking" sound will not appear if its melon hits another zombie. |
+ | *After it defeats a zombie, the "brick-breaking" sound will not appear if its melon hits another zombie. |
===Specific to the [[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|Chinese]] version=== |
===Specific to the [[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|Chinese]] version=== |
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*Melon-pult, [[Agave]], [[Pomegranate Machine Gun]], and [[Speaker Flower]] are the only plants that cost 325 sun. |
*Melon-pult, [[Agave]], [[Pomegranate Machine Gun]], and [[Speaker Flower]] are the only plants that cost 325 sun. |
Revision as of 18:48, 29 March 2017
- For the Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars plant, see Melon-pult (PvZ: AS).
Template:Infobox Melon-pult Tabber Melon-pult is a lobbed-shot plant available in both main series Plants vs. Zombies games. It attacks zombies by lobbing melons at the incoming horde at half the rate of a normal Peashooter, each dealing high damage to the initial target as well as splash damage in an area around it. Though, as with Threepeater, its area of effect covers three lanes, unlike Threepeater, Melon-pult's attack is triggered only when a zombie or tombstone appears directly in front of it (in the lane in which it is planted). The catapulted melon can bypass most shields that can otherwise block straight-firing projectiles such as Ladder Zombie's ladder, Screen Door Zombie's screen door, Barrel Zombie's barrel and Troglobite's frozen block, as well as targeting submerged Snorkel Zombies in water. It is the final plant unlocked in Adventure Mode, upon completing Level 5-8.
Contents
Origins
Both the Melon-pult's shape and projectile are based on Citrullus lanatus, the common watermelon. Its name is a combination of melon and catapult, a ballistic device used to hurl larges stones for warfare purpose in ancient times.
History
Plants vs. Zombies
Melon-pult is unlocked after completing Level 5-8, and costs 300 sun. Each melon deals 4 normal damage shots worth of damage to the initial target, and 1.5 splash damage to all enemies in a 3x1 area. Melon-pult can be upgraded to Winter Melon, which deals identical damage but can also chill affected enemies, decreasing their movement and attack speed by 50%.
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Melon-pult is unlocked by finishing Wild West - Day 12, and it has received a significant amount of change compared to the version in the first game: Its sun cost has been raised to 325 sun, it can no longer be upgraded into Winter Melon, and the melon now deals 2 splash damage to all zombies in a 3x3 area.
Audio
Sound | Description |
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Melon-pult hitting a zombie |
Almanac entry
Plants vs. Zombies

Almanac entry of the Melon-pult
Melon-pult
Melon-pults do heavy damage to groups of zombies.
Damage: heavy
Range: lobbed
Special: melons damage nearby enemies on impact
Firing Speed: 1/2x
There's no false modesty with Melon-pult. "Sun-for-damage, I deliver the biggest punch on the lawn," he says. "I'm not bragging. Run the numbers. You'll see."
Cost: 300
Recharge: fast
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Melon-pult
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Melon-pult
SUN COST: 325
RECHARGE: 5
TOUGHNESS: 300
DAMAGE: 80
RANGE: Lobbed
AREA: 3x3
FAMILY: Arma-mint
Melon-pults do heavy damage to groups of zombies.
Firing Speed: 1/2x
"Everyone says my head looks like a melon," said the middle child of the Pult family, "And they would be right." Don't ask him if he's seedless or not though, it offends him and frankly it's none of your business.
Upgrades
Plants vs. Zombies
Melon-pults present on the lawn can be upgraded into Winter Melons for 200 sun, provided that the required seed packet is already purchased from Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies for $10,000. Winter Melons are effectively the same in terms of health and damage, but they can also chill zombies with their frozen melons.
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Plant Food effect

Melon-pult calls in a hail of deadly melons
When given Plant Food, Melon-pult will turn into a mortar cannon, before unleashing a barrage of giant melons separated into four waves to all zombies on the field; if there is no valid target, a single melon per volley will be fired on a random tile. Each giant melon deals 10 damage to the initial target, but only 1 splash damage in a 3x3 area.
Costumed (China only)
It can launch fire melons that deal quadruple the damage of normal melons.
Level upgrade
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Sun Cost | Recharge (Fast) |
Toughness (Typical) |
Damage (Heavy) |
Projectile Velocity |
Plant Food (Damage) |
Range | Area | |||||
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1 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 5 seconds | 300 dps | 80 dps | 40 dps | Normal | 200 dps | 20 dps | Lobbed | 3x3 |
2 | 10 | 1,000 | 325 | 4.5 seconds | 325 dps | 85 dps | 45 dps | 210 dps | 20 dps | |||
3 | 50 | 2,000 | 300 | 4.5 seconds | 350 dps | 90 dps | 50 dps | 220 dps | 20 dps | |||
4 | 100 | 4,000 | 300 | 4.5 seconds | 375 dps | 95 dps | 55 dps | + 1.3x | 230 dps | 20 dps | ||
5 | 125 | 6,000 | 300 | 4.5 seconds | 400 dps | 105 dps | 60 dps | 240 dps | 20 dps | |||
6 | 175 | 8,000 | 300 | 4 seconds | 450 dps | 110 dps | 65 dps | 250 dps | 25 dps | |||
7 | 250 | 10,000 | 275 | 4 seconds | 500 dps | 115 dps | 70 dps | 260 dps | 25 dps | |||
8 | 350 | 15,000 | 275 | 4 seconds | 550 dps | 120 dps | 75 dps | 270 dps | 25 dps | |||
9 | 450 | 20,000 | 275 | 4 seconds | 600 dps | 125 dps | 80 dps | 280 dps | 25 dps | |||
10 | 800 | 60,000 | 275 | 3.5 seconds | 650 dps | 135 dps | + 1.6x | 300 dps | 30 dps | |||
11 | 1,000 | 75,000 | 250 | 3.5 seconds | 700 dps | 140 dps | 320 dps | 30 dps | ||||
12 | 1,250 | 100,000 | 250 | 3.5 seconds | 750 dps | 145 dps | 340 dps | 30 dps | ||||
13 | 1,500 | 150,000 | 250 | 3.5 seconds | 800 dps | 150 dps | 360 dps | 35 dps | ||||
14 | 1,750 | 200,000 | 250 | 3 seconds | 850 dps | 155 dps | 380 dps | 35 dps | ||||
15 | 2,000 | 250,000 | 200 | 3 seconds | 900 dps | 160 dps | 400 dps | 40 dps |
Level upgrade (China only)
Level | Upgrades | Description |
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x75px Double Throw |
Melon-pult has a 25% chance of lobbing two melons at two zombies each. |
![]() Combat Training |
Melon-pult (PvZ) gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial). | |
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x75px Proficient Throw |
Melon-pult has a 50% chance of lobbing two melons at two zombies each. |
![]() Cell Activation |
Melon-pult (PvZ) gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial). | |
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![]() Ability Awaken |
Melon-pult (PvZ) may be boosted when planted. |
![]() Fighting Power |
Melon-pult (PvZ) gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial). |
Strategies
Plants vs. Zombies
Overall, Melon-pult is a well rounded plant, neither excelling in fighting single targets like Gatling Pea nor neutralizing hordes of weaker threats like Fume-shroom or Gloom-shroom, and lacking any noticeable strengths or weaknesses. However, its projectile still deals a respectable amount of damage and does both job relatively well for its price tag of 300 sun, and suffers from neither the former's poor performance against shields and multiple targets, nor the latter's limited range. Melon-pult can consistently attack almost every enemy in the game, with the only exception of flying Balloon Zombies and underground Digger Zombies, and can bypass every method of shielding the zombies employ, such as Screen Door Zombie's door, Ladder Zombie's ladder and Snorkel Zombie's attempt at hiding underwater to avoid other offensive plants. Due to the aforementioned reasons, Melon-pult can be used to great effect both in normal, mini-games and Survival Mode levels.
Comparing two Melon-pults to a Gatling Pea and Torchwood combo: the former does 4 damage to single target and 1.5 splash damage per 1.4 second, while the latter does 8 damage to the initial target and 2.8 splash damage in the same time period. However, it should be considered that Melon-pult benefits greatly from its ability to deal splash damage to adjacent tiles, so two columns of Melon-pult will in fact deal 7 damage to the initial target, as well as 4.5 splash damage per 1.4 seconds to each lane. The first setup also takes noticeably less time to build, while costing 25 sun and a seed slot less. Because of this, the first setup is more useful if the player is planning to place plants in column, while the second setup will find more use in Survival: Endless as a tool for guarding edge lanes, due to the constraint on planting space and the setup's high damage output per tile.
Melon-pult is useful in the Roof levels, since it (like the other lobbed shot plants) can shoot over the angle of the roof, in addition to being the strongest catapult plant not obtained from Crazy Dave. In Survival: Endless, a column of Melon-pults should be planted and converted into Winter Melon in order to suppress incoming zombie and give the player as much reflex time as possible, as it is generally Gloom-shrooms that are used instead to deal damage.
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Melon-pult retains its role as a well-rounded and reliable offensive choice, useful both in normal levels and in the Endless Zones. This is further cemented by improvements in both splash damage and radius, greatly increasing Melon-pult's crowd control capability in the progress. On the other hand, Melon-pult's reliability has taken a noticeable hit, as certain zombies can now block or reflect lobbed shots, such as Shield Zombie, Jester Zombie and Parasol Zombie.
Melon-pult can be used in conjunction with Cold Snapdragon, as the latter's chilling effect and high damage makes this combination similar to planting Winter Melons, with a cheaper price of 25 sun. In addition, Cold Snapdragon helps Melon-pult to take out the zombies that he normally can't, such as Jester Zombies and Parasol Zombies.
Gallery
Plants vs. Zombies Wiki has a gallery for Melon-pult (PvZ).
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Trivia
General
- It and Winter Melon still do splash damage if their projectiles hit the ground instead of the original target.
Specific to Plants vs. Zombies
- If a zombie is in front of it, the zombie will instantly be hit by the melon.
- In the old iPhone and Android versions of the game, it is seen with no eyebrows, no leaves below, no catapult, and no stem in its seed packet, just a melon with eyes.
Specific to Plants vs. Zombies 2
- If a zombie is in front of it, the zombie will not instantly be hit by the melon, unlike in Plants vs. Zombies. The only time it will be hit by a melon instantly if he was a zombie taller than the Melon-pult himself.
- Its costume resembles a sailor's hat. In the Chinese version, it is like Mario's cap, albeit without the 'M' on the front.
- Its description mentions that he is the middle child of the Pult family. This would make Cabbage-pult the youngest and Kernel-pult the eldest.
- It and Winter Melon both have the same watering animation.
- It and Threepeater had their sun costs swapped between the first and second games.
- After it defeats a zombie, the "brick-breaking" sound will not appear if its melon hits another zombie.
Specific to the Chinese version
- Melon-pult, Agave, Pomegranate Machine Gun, and Speaker Flower are the only plants that cost 325 sun.
See also
V · T · E |
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 · Giant Sunflower · Giant Marigold · Sprout |
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 (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 · 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 | 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 | Acidic Citrus · Lotuspot · Lily Pad · Bowling Bulb · Banana Launcher · Guacodile · Tangle Kelp · Homing Thistle |
Frostbite Caves | Hurrikale · Fire Peashooter · Hot Potato · Pepper-pult · Chard Guard · Stunion · Rafflesia · Tornacorn |
Sky City | Rotobaga · Cycloque · Aspiragus · Saucer Squash · Board Beans · Lantern Cherry · Ampthurium · Spinnapple |
Lost City | Lava Guava · Red Stinger · A.K.E.E. · Stallia · Gold Leaf · Toadstool · Jackfruit |
Neon Mixtape Tour | MC 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 · Dinonip · Thorns · Mastercane |
Modern Day | Shadow-shroom · Caulipower · Moonflower · Grimrose · Nightshade · Dusk Lobber · Blooming Heart |
Steam Ages | Gold Bloom · Flat-shroom · Passionflower · Lotus Root · Fanilla · Lily of Alchemy · Berry Blaster |
Renaissance Age | Aloe · Kinnikannon · Wax Guard · Oil Olive · Ruby Red · Dartichoke |
Heian Age | Water Lotus · Splitting Stephania · Kunai Tupistra · Windbreak Dendrobium · Orchid Chef |
Monthly special | Pyro-shroom · Carrotillery · Cryo-shroom · Dandelion · Aggro Brocco · Pomegunate · Chomper · Sweet Potato · Lord Bamboo · Sap-fling · Ghost Pepper · Chest-nut · Bambrook · Zorrose · Magic-shroom · Electric Blueberry · R.A.D Missiles · Endurian · Pumpkin Witch · Sunflower Singer · Snowy Cotton · Guerrequila · Monkeyfruit · Plumping Plummy · Dragonfruit · Angel Starfruit · Gatling Pea · Match Flower · Firebloom Queen · Cattail · Grapeshot · Cold Snapdragon · Shrinking Violet · Cob Cannon · Apple Mortar · Witch Hazel · Escape Root · Electric Currant · Sumo Melon · Wasabi Whip · Explode-O-Nut · Parsnip · Missile Toe · Kiwibeast · Electric Peashooter · Hot Date · Icy Currant · Trump Tulip · Auberninja · Banana Dancer · Dual Pistol Pinecone · Narcissus · Alarm Arrowhead · Holly Barrier · Shadow Peashooter · Snap Pea · Frostbloom Queen · Sling Pea · Zapdragon · Electrici-tea · Imp Pear · Strawburst · Egrett Flower · Goo Peashooter · Bud-minton · Curling Corms · Pokra · Dollarweed Drummer · Ultomato · Shadow Vanilla · Bromel Blade |
Others | Potato Mine · Tactical Cuke |
Removed plants | 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-pult · 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 Cannon · Threepeater |
Far Future | Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Tile Turnip · Ganoderma · Banana Tree · Nitration Mushroom · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass |
East Sea Dragon Palace | Oxygen Algae · Garlic · Bubble Flower · Electric Anemone |
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 · Zorrose · Clivia · Sap-fling · Acidic Citrus · Magic-shroom · Ghost Pepper · Guacodile · Hurrikale · Plantern · Oak Archer · Homing Thistle · Pepper-pult · Radish · Toadstool · Blooming Heart · Red Stinger · Electric Blueberry · A.K.E.E. · Moonflower · Guerrequila · Aspiragus · Pumpkin Witch · Mine Fruit · Sea Anemone · Lychee Drill · Sea Starfruit |
Plants vs. Zombies 3 | |
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Common | Puff-Shroom · Buttercup · Garlic · Potato Mine · Pushywillow · Wall-Nut · Chard Guard · Peashooter · Spikeweed · Cabbage-Pult · Kernel-Pult · Bonk Choy · Caramel Popcorn · Lightning Reed · Melon-Pult |
Rare | Shuffle Truffle · Blockbuster · Butternut Squash · Ragweed · Sawgrass · Squash · Fire Peashooter · Pine Needler · Snow Pea · Bamboo Shoots · Night Cap |
Epic | Aloe Vera · Sweet Potato · Hydrangea · Dogwood · Chomper · Gravitree · Flak Seed · Lemon-Aid · Gloom-Shroom · Snapdragon · Starfruit |
Legendary | Fairy Ring Mushroom · Kalestorm |
Others | Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Star Tree · Magic Beans |
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