Noctarine

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Noctarine
Noctarines are shadow plants that explode and create clouds of damaging gas.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	150
Recharge	15 seconds
Damage	40 damage per shot
Usage	Single-use Instant-use
Special	Noctarine gas can power shadow plants powered Noctarine gas slows zombies powered Noctarine gas can create exploding zombies
Family	Conceal-mint
In-game statistics
Unlocked	250 seed packets
Costumes
For a plant churning with internal gases, Noctarine's opinions are shockingly conventional. "Jaws is a good movie," he says. Like, NO KIDDING, Noctarine!

“	Plant Noctarines to create damaging gas clouds	”
—Penny

Noctarine is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 introduced in the 9.1.1 update. Noctarine explodes upon planting, wherein he creates a cloud of gas in a 3x3 area that continuously damages zombies (except Healer Zombie and Treasure Yeti). Zombies within the area will take more damage from shadow plants.

Alongside said gas, Noctarine also produces a shadow aura that is able to power shadow plants similarly to Moonflower. Because of this, he is an environment modifier.

In addition to being able to power shadow plants, Noctarine is a shadow plant himself. When Noctarine is powered by plants such as, Moonflower, Conceal-Mint, Gloom Vine, or even other Noctarines, the gas cloud he creates is able to slow down zombies and cause them to have a chance to explode themselves, dealing 10% damage of zombies' max health in a 3x3 area. In addition to the probability, the explosion trigger condition also requires that the zombie's health is equal to or less than twice the damage of the gas cloud.

Origins

Prunus persica var. nucipersica

Noctarine is based on the nectarine (Prunus persica var. nucipersica), a cultivar of peach (Prunus persica) that famously lacks fuzzy skins and is regarded commercially as a different fruit from the peach.

Noctarine's name is a portmanteau of nectarine, the plant it's based on, and the prefix "noct-", which is used to refer to something pertaining to the night, referring to the fact that he is a shadow plant.

Almanac entry

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

Noctarine		SUN COST 150 RECHARGE 15 SUN COST: 150 RECHARGE: 15 DAMAGE 40 Shadow Damage Boost 2.1 DAMAGE: 40 Shadow Damage Boost: 2.1 Gas Duration Gas Duration Zombie Explosion Damage Zombie Explosion Damage Gas Duration: Gas Duration Zombie Explosion Damage: Zombie Explosion Damage FAMILY Conceal-mint FAMILY: Conceal-mint Noctarines are shadow plants that explode and create clouds of damaging gas. Usage: Single use, instant Special: Noctarine gas can power shadow plants Special: powered Noctarine gas slows zombies Special: powered Noctarine gas can create exploding zombies For a plant churning with internal gases, Noctarine's opinions are shockingly conventional. "Jaws is a good movie," he says. Like, NO KIDDING, Noctarine!

Noctarine

		SUN COST 150			RECHARGE 15

SUN COST: 150
RECHARGE: 15

		DAMAGE 40			Shadow Damage Boost 2.1

DAMAGE: 40
Shadow Damage Boost: 2.1

		Gas Duration Gas Duration			Zombie Explosion Damage Zombie Explosion Damage

Gas Duration: Gas Duration
Zombie Explosion Damage: Zombie Explosion Damage

		FAMILY Conceal-mint

FAMILY: Conceal-mint

Noctarines are shadow plants that explode and create clouds of damaging gas.

Usage: Single use, instant
Special: Noctarine gas can power shadow plants
Special: powered Noctarine gas slows zombies
Special: powered Noctarine gas can create exploding zombies
For a plant churning with internal gases, Noctarine's opinions are shockingly conventional. "Jaws is a good movie," he says. Like, NO KIDDING, Noctarine!

Upgrades

Conceal-mint effect

When boosted by Conceal-mint, Noctarine's powered gas will do an additional 140 DPS, his damage boost will be increased by 2.5 times, and his corpse explosion damage will do an additional 10%.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge	Damage				Damage Boost		Gas Duration		Slow Duration	Explosion Chance
					Himself	Normal Gas	Powered Gas	Corpse Explosion	Normal	Powered	Normal	Powered
1	0	0	150	15 seconds	0 dps	20 dps	40 dps	10%	1.5x	2.1x	10.5 seconds	15.5 seconds	15.5 seconds	25%
2	50		125	14 seconds			60 dps		1.6x			16.5 seconds	16.5 seconds	30%
3	100		100	13 seconds		40 dps				2.2x	11.5 seconds			35%
4	200			12 seconds			80 dps		1.7x			17.5 seconds	17.5 seconds	40%
5	300			11 seconds		60 dps				2.3x	12.5 seconds			45%
6	400			10 seconds			100 dps		1.8x			18.5 seconds	18.5 seconds	50%
7	500		75	9 seconds		80 dps				2.4x	13.5 seconds			55%
8	600			8 seconds			120 dps		1.9x			19.5 seconds	19.5 seconds	60%
9	800			7 seconds		100 dps				2.5x	14.5 seconds			65%
10	1,000		50	6 seconds			140 dps		2x			20.5 seconds	20.5 seconds	70%

Mastery upgrade

• Damage Pierce

Strategies

Noctarine can be used in tandem with Grimrose and especially Shadow-shroom if you have no space in the back for them, since it produces a shadow aura that can power shadow plants. Because this is only temporary, it is not recommended to use it with more permanent shadow plants like Dusk Lobber or Shadow Peashooter.

Noctarine works well with Gloom Vine, because the Noctarine planted within the vine will be powered directly, and only if the zombie enters the area of gas cloud, can the shadow plants enjoy the damage bonus of Noctarine. Gloom vine is a Melee plant with a 3x3 area, which is completely consistent with the influential area of Noctarine's gas cloud.

Gallery

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In other languages

Language	Name	Description
English	Noctarine
French	Noctarine
German	Noktarine
Italian	Nottarina
Brazilian Portuguese	Noturnarina
Spanish	Noctarina

Trivia

• In version 9.0 of the game, Noctarine was included on Conceal-mint's list of family plants despite not being released yet.
• Noctarine is the only shadow plant to be an explosive plant.
• Noctarine's powered gas cannot actually slow zombies down. This is a glitch.
• Noctarine can power Moonflower briefly, but the gas he leaves can't power Moonflower at all. This may be a glitch.
• Noctarine's gas can be drowned in water tiles of Big Wave Beach or destroyed by some zombies. This is a glitch.
• Noctarine's gas makes it impossible to dig up a vine plant or Lily Pad that is planted on top of it. This is a glitch.
• Sometimes a powered Noctarine will create normal gas. This was a glitch fixed in the 9.6.1 update.