His name, appearance, and ability are all references to the fairy tale called The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Statistics
Class: Beastly
Tribes: Dancing Pet Zombie
Trait: Gravestone
Ability: When revealed: Plants here get -1/-1.
Set - Rarity: Basic - Common
Card description
He was told that playing the pipe would summon raccoons. But whatevs.
Update history
Update 1.2.11
Ability change: "When revealed: A Plant gets -1/-1." → "When revealed: Plants here get -1/-1."
Update ????
Tribe order change: Pet Dancing → Dancing Pet
Strategies
With
Pied Piper's ability to weaken, and possibly destroy a plant is what makes him handy. It is best to place him on a lane with a plant that has 1, or 3 at most for Pied Piper to destroy it. Also, since the ability decreases stats and affects all plants in that lane, it can basically bypass Team-Up plants to destroy a frail plant behind, or Armored plants since the trait does not prevent stat reduction. If there is a dangerous plant with 1, such as Template:PvZHLink or Mushroom Ringleader, they can be easily destroyed when he is revealed.
However, Pied Piper's ability will not activate if there are no plants in his lane. Template:PvZHLink is also a big counter to this zombie.
Against
There's not much you can do about this zombie early in the game because he hides in a gravestone. This means you will have to play Grave Buster if you want to destroy him without harm. This is extremely suggested if a gravestone appears on a lane with two plants in it.
Gallery
Pied Piper's statistics
Pied Piper's card
Pied Piper's grayed out card
Pied Piper's card image
Pied Piper being played (revealed)
Pied Piper activating his ability from the player's point of view
Pied Piper activating his ability from the opponent's point of view