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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Plantern (''Plants vs. Zombies'')}}
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{{DN|Plantern (disambiguation)}}
 
{{Pic|Plantern1}}
  
{{Pic|Plantern1}}
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{{Infobox Plant/Standard
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|box title = Plantern
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{{Plant
  
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|Game = Plants vs. Zombies
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|box title = Plantern
 
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|image/PvZ = Plantern1.png
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|image = Plantern1.png
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|caption/PvZ = Planterns light up an area, letting you see through fog.
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|caption = Planterns light up an area, letting you see through fog.
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|sun/PvZ = 25
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|sun = 25
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|recharge/PvZ = Slow
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|recharge = Slow
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|range/PvZ = One lane
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|range = 5x7 area
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|toughness/PvZ = Normal
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|toughness = Normal
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|special/PvZ =Lets you see through fog
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|special = Lets you see through fog
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|unlocked/PvZ = After beating [[Level 4-1]]
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|unlocked = After beating [[Level 4-1]]
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|flavor text/PvZ = Plantern defies science. He just does. Other plants eat light and excrete oxygen; Plantern eats darkness and excretes light. Plantern's cagey about how he does it. "I'm not gonna say 'sorcery,' I wouldn't use the term 'dark forces,' I just... I think I've said enough."
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|flavor text = Plantern defies science. He just does. Other plants eat light and excrete oxygen; Plantern eats darkness and excretes light. Plantern's cagey about how he does it. "I'm not gonna say 'sorcery,' I wouldn't use the term 'dark forces,' I just... I think I've said enough."
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|box title/PvZ2C = 路灯花
  
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|image/PvZ2C = Plantern2.png
  
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|caption/PvZ2C = Illuminates an area of the floor grid, Bandit Zombie can also be seen in invisible state.
  
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|sun/PvZ2C = 25
  
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|rarity/PvZ2C = Common
  
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|toughness/PvZ2C = Typical
  
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|recharge/PvZ2C = Fast
  
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|in-game recharge/PvZ2C = Sluggish
  
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|unlocked/PvZ2C = After beating [[Dark Ages (Chinese version)|Dark Ages]] - [[Dark Ages - Night 2 (Chinese version)|Night 2]]
  
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|flavor text/PvZ2C = 路灯花蔑视科学，他就这样。其他植物吸收光可以排出毒气，路灯花都吸收黑暗发出光。路灯花曾就此坦言：“我不说什么‘巫术魔法’之类的东西，我只使用‘黑暗原力’这个词，我只是……我认为我已经说的够多的了。”
  
 
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'''Plantern''' is a [[Plants (PvZ)|plant]] obtained in the [[Fog (area)|Fog]] area that will illuminate and disperse a large area of fog (5x7), allowing the player to see approaching [[Zombies (PvZ)|zombies]] and their own defense within the cleared radius, like [[Torchwood]]. This makes him an [[:Category:Environment modifiers|environment modifier]]. They can be planted anywhere, but are only used for their real purpose in the Fog and [[Vasebreaker]] levels. Technically, like the [[Grave Buster]], the Plantern is not actually a [[Night]] plant. Because he is not a [[:Category:Mushrooms|mushroom]], he does not need to be planted in the [[Mushroom Garden]] to grow.
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'''Plantern''' is an unlockable [[Plants (PvZ)|plant]] in ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'' as an [[:Category:Environment modifiers|environment modifier]] whose purpose is to clear fog which obscures the player's vision.
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==Origins==
  
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His name is a portmanteau of "plant," referring to his leaves and roots and the fact that he is a plant, and "lantern," referencing his light-producing ability and the fact that he is also a lantern. However, he resembles a streetlamp more than an actual lantern.
  
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[[File:Inspired-visions-inspired-visions-greenwich-lanter.jpg|thumb]]
  
   
 
==Audio==
  
==Audio==
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|Plantern's sound
  
|Plantern's sound
 
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==About==
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:''For more information about this character, see [[Plantern]]''
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Plantern is obtained in the [[Fog]] area, specifically after beating the first level, and will illuminate and disperse a large area of fog (5x7), allowing the player to see approaching [[Zombies (PvZ)|zombies]] and their own defense within the cleared radius. He can be planted anywhere, but is only used for his real purpose in the Fog and [[Vasebreaker]] levels. Technically, like the [[Grave Buster]], the Plantern is not actually a [[Night]] plant. Because he is not a [[:Category:Mushrooms|mushroom]], he does not need to be planted in the [[Mushroom Garden]] to grow.
   
 
==Almanac entry==
  
==Almanac entry==
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===In ''Plants vs. Zombies''===
  
 
[[File:New Plantern almanac.png|thumb|right|Almanac entry of Plantern]]
  
[[File:New Plantern almanac.png|thumb|right|Almanac entry of Plantern]]
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===In ''Plants vs. Zombies''===
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<font color="darkgoldenrod">'''Plantern'''</font>
  
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{{AlmanacP1/Plantern}}
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<font color="blue">Planterns light up an area, letting you see through fog.</font>
  
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<font color="brown">Range:</font> <font color="red">one lane</font><br />
  
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<font color="brown">Special:</font> <font color="red">lets you see through fog</font>
  
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<font color="brown">Plantern defies science. He just does. Other plants eat light and excrete oxygen; Plantern eats darkness and excretes light. Plantern's cagey about how he does it. "I'm not gonna say 'sorcery,' I wouldn't use the term 'dark forces,' I just... I think I've said enough."</font>
  
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<font color="brown">Cost:</font> <font color="red">25</font>
  
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<font color="brown">Recharge:</font> <font color="red">slow</font>
  
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{{clear}}
  
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===In ''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' (Chinese version){{ChineseTag}}===
  
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{{Almanac/Plantern}}
  
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{{AlBox|'''In English:'''<br />
  
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Plantern illuminates an area of the floor grid, [[Bandit Zombie]] can also be seen in an invisible state.
  
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Plantern defies science. He just does. Other plants eat light and excrete oxygen; Plantern eats darkness and excretes light. Plantern's cagey about how he does it. "I'm not gonna say 'sorcery,' I wouldn't use the term 'dark forces,' I just... I think I've said enough."}}
  
   
 
==Usage==
  
==Usage==
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The only purpose of Plantern is to illuminate areas of [[Fog]] in the fog levels and [[It's Raining Seeds]]. Plant him within the foggy area on the right side of the screen to reveal the enemy. If Planterns are planted one square into the foggy area in the rows on either side of the [[Pool]], all of the fog will disappear aside from some scraps of it in the corners of the screen.
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The only purpose of Plantern is to illuminate areas of [[Fog (area)|Fog]] in the fog levels and [[It's Raining Seeds]]. Plant him within the foggy area on the right side of the screen to reveal the enemy. If Planterns are planted one square into the foggy area in the rows on either side of the [[Pool]], all of the fog will disappear aside from some scraps of it in the corners of the screen.
  
   
 
In [[Vasebreaker]], he is used to reveal what the vases contain within a 3x3 range.
  
In [[Vasebreaker]], he is used to reveal what the vases contain within a 3x3 range.
   
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He is a more easy-to-use and a more sun-saving alternative than the [[Blover]]. The latter however can be used in a harder but more practical way.
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He is a more easy-to-use and a more sun-saving alternative than the [[Blover (PvZ)|Blover]]. The latter however can be used in a harder but more practical way.
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===''Plants vs. Zombies 2'' (Chinese){{ChineseTag}}===
  
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Plantern's purpose remains mostly the same, except he can now reveal any invisible [[Bandit Zombie]]s in an area. The area Plantern lights up is as follows:
  
   
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==Strategies==
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===Standard Levels===
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It is a good idea to put Planterns behind defensive plants such as [[Wall-nut (PvZ)|Wall-nut]]s or [[Garlic (PvZ)|Garlic]], or inside a [[Pumpkin (PvZ)|Pumpkin]], to prevent them from being eaten if you can. The player should plant only two Planterns in a level, place him near the pool on the fourth row to the right side of the lawn.
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L L L
  
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L L P L L
  
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L: Lighted area<br />
  
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P: Plantern
  
   
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===[[Vasebreaker]]===
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The foggy area he illuminates is roughly the same.
  
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The Plantern will reveal the contents of any surrounding vases - up to eight at most. In an emergency, a Plantern may be used as a weak blockade to briefly delay [[Zombies (PvZ)|zombies]] while attempting to kill them with other plants. Ideally, he should be placed in the middle of as many vases as possible. Try to break a vase in the middle of a 3x3 square and then plant a Plantern there.
   
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===[[It's Raining Seeds]] [[Mini-games|mini-game]]===
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==Upgrades{{ChineseTag}}==
  
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In the mini-game It's Raining Seeds there is fog, so use Planterns the same way that you do in the [[Adventure Mode]] levels. However, it depends on luck whether the player will receive the seed packet or not, as they are some of the rarest plants to obtain in the mini-game.
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===Plant Food effect===
  
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When given [[Plant Food]], Plantern shines in a 5x5 area for a while.
  
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===Costumed===
  
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Plantern stuns all zombies in the area for a while.
  
   
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===[[Survival: Fog]] and [[Survival: Fog (Hard)]]===
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==Strategies==
  
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In Survival: Fog and Survival: Fog (Hard), use Planterns in the usual way. It is recommended that they are planted during the first two flags (before you get to choose new seed packets). Alternatively, for the [[Survival Mode]] levels, you can use [[Blover (PvZ)|Blover]]s instead, which also gets rid of [[Balloon Zombie]]s and makes room for more plants, although there is the loss of [[sun]] every time you use Blover. [[Torchwood (PvZ)|Torchwood]] is also a viable replacement for Planterns, as he doubles the firepower of all [[:Category:Peashooting plants|peashooting plants]] in addition to clearing fog, but it clears a much smaller area of fog than a Plantern. It is suggested to use a [[Pumpkin (PvZ)|Pumpkin]] around your Plantern to prevent zombies from eating him easily. Also, Garlic can be placed in front of the Plantern to divert zombies from eating your Plantern easily, while reinforced with [[Spikerock (PvZ)|Spikerock]] in front of the Garlic for increased damage.
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====Standard Levels====
  
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It is a good idea to put Planterns behind defensive plants such as [[Wall-nut]]s or [[Garlic]], or inside a [[Pumpkin]], to prevent them from being eaten if you can. The player should plant only two Planterns in a level, place him near the pool on the fourth row to the right side of the lawn.
  
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====[[Vasebreaker]]====
  
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The Plantern will reveal the contents of any surrounding vases - up to eight at most. In an emergency, a Plantern may be used as a poor man's blockade to briefly delay [[Zombies (PvZ)|zombies]] while attempting to kill them with other plants. Ideally, he should be placed in the middle of as many vases as possible. Try to break a vase in the middle of a 3x3 square and then plant a Plantern there.
  
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====[[It's Raining Seeds]] [[Mini-games|mini-game]]====
  
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In the mini-game, It's Raining Seeds, there is fog, so use Planterns the same way that you do in the [[Adventure Mode]] levels. However, it depends on luck whether the player will receive the seed packet or not.
  
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====[[Survival: Fog]] and [[Survival: Fog (Hard)]]====
  
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In Survival: Fog and Survival: Fog (Hard), use Planterns in the usual way. It is recommended that they are planted during the first two flags (before you get to choose new seed packets). Alternatively, for the [[Survival Mode]] levels, you can use [[Blover]]s instead, which also gets rid of [[Balloon Zombie]]s and makes room for more plants, although there is the loss of [[sun]] every time you use Blover. [[Torchwood]] is also a viable replacement for Planterns, as he doubles the firepower of all [[:Category:Peashooting plants|peashooting plants]] in addition to clearing fog, but it clears a much smaller area of fog than a Plantern. It is suggested to use a [[Pumpkin]] around your Plantern to prevent zombies from eating him easily. Also, Garlic can be placed in front of the Plantern to divert zombies from eating your Plantern easily, while reinforced with [[Spikerock]] in front of the Garlic for increased damage.
  
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===''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|Plants vs. Zombies 2 ]]''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|(Chinese version)]]{{ChineseTag}}===
  
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Only select Planterns when you see fog or the [[Bandit Zombie]] in the seed selection in Dark Ages. However, the Plantern will illuminate more squares unlike in the prequel. Try to keep a defensive plant adjacent to him or you will risk 25 Sun wasted. It is best to use Plant Food on your defensive plants so that you will protect your Planterns from being eaten.
  
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Try to be careful of [[Wizard Zombie]]s as if they turn Plantern into a sheep, the fog will come again and Bandit Zombies will go back to being invisible. The same thing also applies to [[Archmage Zombie]], except that he is more dangerous since plants will be vulnerable when sleeping and that you need Plant Food or [[Coffee Bean]] to wake them up. [[Sunflower Singer]] can help his recharge get faster.
  
   
 
==Related achievements==
  
==Related achievements==
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|name=Morticulturalist
  
|name=Morticulturalist
 
|description=Collect all 49 [[Plants (PvZ)|plants]].}}
  
|description=Collect all 49 [[Plants (PvZ)|plants]].}}
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{{RelatedAchievement|image = Gotchaachievement.png|name = Gotcha!|description = Find a [[Gargantuar]] in its vase using a [[Plantern]] in a game of [[Vasebreaker]].}}
 
{{RelatedAchievement
  
{{RelatedAchievement
 
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|name=The Complete Zombie
  
|name=The Complete Zombie
 
|description=You've won every [[trophy]], climbed every mountain, defeated every [[Zombies (PvZ)|zombie]], planted every [[Plants (PvZ)|plant]]. Congratulations!}}
  
|description=You've won every [[trophy]], climbed every mountain, defeated every [[Zombies (PvZ)|zombie]], planted every [[Plants (PvZ)|plant]]. Congratulations!}}
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==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
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<gallery bordercolor="transparent">
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{{Gallery|Plantern1.png}}
  
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PlanternAlmanacEntryOnline.png|Online Almanac entry
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MV26.jpg|[[Suburban Almanac]] entry in the iOS version
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PlanternSeedPacket.png|Plantern seed packet in [[Plants vs. Zombies: Game of the Year Edition|PC version]]
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PlanternSeed.PNG|Plantern seed packet in the iOS and Android versions
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Plantern Seed.jpg|Plantern's [[seed packet]] from the [[Plants vs. Zombies iOS|iPad version]]
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ImitaterPternSP.png|Imitater Plantern seed packet in the PC version
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Plantern.png|HD Plantern
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IMG 1395.png|Plantern's range in clearing fog
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DS Plantern.png|Plantern in the [[Plants vs. Zombies (Nintendo DS)|DS version]]
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Plan.jpg|Plantern in [[Vasebreaker]]
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leftfaceplantern.png|A left-facing Plantern in Zen Garden
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Plantern Imitater Seed.png|Plantern's Imitater seed packet
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ipadplanternlilypadblink.png|A Plantern in the iPad version
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Planterns.jpg|A lawn full of Planterns
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CrushedPlantern.png|Crushed Plantern
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Plantern pumpkin.PNG|Plantern in a [[Pumpkin]]
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Plantern Ipumpkin.PNG|Plantern in an Imitater Pumpkin
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ImitPlanternPump.png|Imitater Plantern in a Pumpkin
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medplnantern.png|A medium-sized Plantern in Zen Garden
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smallplantern.png|A small Plantern in Zen Garden
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imitaterplantern.jpg|[[Imitater]] Plantern
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</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*He, [[Torchwood (PvZ)|Torchwood]], and [[Sea-shroom]] are the only plants with visible roots.
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===General===
  
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*His leaves and roots are the only parts of him that are found in most plants.
  
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*Even though he is based on a lantern, it is never revealed what kind of plant he is supposed to be.
  
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**He might be based on a tree, as his bottom looks like a tree.
  
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===Specific to ''Plants vs Zombies''===
  
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*He, [[Torchwood]], and [[Sea-shroom]] are the only plants with visible roots.
  
 
*His range, rather than being one lane as the Almanac states, is actually a three square radius around him. Due to this, planting him on the far left of the player's defenses will reveal nothing.
  
*His range, rather than being one lane as the Almanac states, is actually a three square radius around him. Due to this, planting him on the far left of the player's defenses will reveal nothing.
 
*He is the only Fog plant that does not appear in Level 4-10 or Dark Stormy Night.
  
*He is the only Fog plant that does not appear in Level 4-10 or Dark Stormy Night.
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*He makes an illuminating sound when he is planted.
  
*He makes an illuminating sound when he is planted.
 
*In the iPhone version of [[Zen Garden (PvZ)|Zen Garden]], the Plantern casts a light.
  
*In the iPhone version of [[Zen Garden (PvZ)|Zen Garden]], the Plantern casts a light.
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*He is one of the plants that is not available in [[Versus Mode]]. The others are [[Lily Pad]], [[Tangle Kelp]], Sea-shroom, Blover, [[Flower Pot]], and [[Marigold]].
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*He is one of the plants that is not available in [[Versus Mode]]. The others are [[Lily Pad (PvZ)|Lily Pad]], [[Tangle Kelp]], Sea-shroom, Blover, [[Flower Pot]], and [[Marigold (PvZ)|Marigold]].
 
*On the iPad version of ''Plants vs. Zombies'', he only has one leaf in each corner of the lantern, instead of three. However, the seed packet still shows three leaves.
  
*On the iPad version of ''Plants vs. Zombies'', he only has one leaf in each corner of the lantern, instead of three. However, the seed packet still shows three leaves.
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===Specific to ''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|Plants vs. Zombies 2 ]]''[[Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)|(Chinese version)]]{{ChineseTag}}===
  
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*His idle animation in-game changes once the [[Costumes|costume]] is on. However, in the Almanac and seed selection screen, the idle animation is the same.
  
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*His code name is "streetlamp." It is referring to Plantern's Chinese name, Street Lamp.
  
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*He illuminates in a different pattern and has a different lighting animation than the first game.
  
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* He, Coffee Bean, [[Gatling Pea]], [[Cattail]], and [[Cob Cannon]] are only plants from first game that appear in the Chinese version but not in the international version.
  
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*He, [[Oak Archer]] and [[Coffee Bean]] are the only Chinese-exclusive plants in Dark Ages.
  
   
 
==See also==
  
==See also==
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*[[Torchwood (PvZ)|Torchwood]]
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*[[Blover (PvZ)|Blover]]
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*[[Blind Faith]]
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*[[Fog (disambiguation)]]
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Revision as of 21:29, 14 June 2020


For other uses, see Plantern (disambiguation).

Plantern is an unlockable plant in Plants vs. Zombies as an environment modifier whose purpose is to clear fog which obscures the player's vision.

Audio

Sound Description
Plantern's sound

About

For more information about this character, see Plantern

Plantern is obtained in the Fog area, specifically after beating the first level, and will illuminate and disperse a large area of fog (5x7), allowing the player to see approaching zombies and their own defense within the cleared radius. He can be planted anywhere, but is only used for his real purpose in the Fog and Vasebreaker levels. Technically, like the Grave Buster, the Plantern is not actually a Night plant. Because he is not a mushroom, he does not need to be planted in the Mushroom Garden to grow.

Almanac entry

New Plantern almanac

Almanac entry of Plantern

In Plants vs. Zombies

Plantern-Almanac
Plantern
Planterns light up an area, letting you see through fog.
Range: one lane

Special: lets you see through fog

Plantern defies science. He just does.
Other plants eat light and excrete oxygen;
Plantern eats darkness and excretes
light. Plantern's cagey about how he does
it. "I'm not gonna say 'sorcery,' I wouldn't
use the term 'dark forces,' I just... I
think I've said enough."
Cost: 25 Recharge: slow

Usage

The only purpose of Plantern is to illuminate areas of Fog in the fog levels and It's Raining Seeds. Plant him within the foggy area on the right side of the screen to reveal the enemy. If Planterns are planted one square into the foggy area in the rows on either side of the Pool, all of the fog will disappear aside from some scraps of it in the corners of the screen.

In Vasebreaker, he is used to reveal what the vases contain within a 3x3 range.

He is a more easy-to-use and a more sun-saving alternative than the Blover. The latter however can be used in a harder but more practical way.

Strategies

Standard Levels

It is a good idea to put Planterns behind defensive plants such as Wall-nuts or Garlic, or inside a Pumpkin, to prevent them from being eaten if you can. The player should plant only two Planterns in a level, place him near the pool on the fourth row to the right side of the lawn.

Vasebreaker

The Plantern will reveal the contents of any surrounding vases - up to eight at most. In an emergency, a Plantern may be used as a weak blockade to briefly delay zombies while attempting to kill them with other plants. Ideally, he should be placed in the middle of as many vases as possible. Try to break a vase in the middle of a 3x3 square and then plant a Plantern there.

It's Raining Seeds mini-game

In the mini-game It's Raining Seeds there is fog, so use Planterns the same way that you do in the Adventure Mode levels. However, it depends on luck whether the player will receive the seed packet or not, as they are some of the rarest plants to obtain in the mini-game.

Survival: Fog and Survival: Fog (Hard)

In Survival: Fog and Survival: Fog (Hard), use Planterns in the usual way. It is recommended that they are planted during the first two flags (before you get to choose new seed packets). Alternatively, for the Survival Mode levels, you can use Blovers instead, which also gets rid of Balloon Zombies and makes room for more plants, although there is the loss of sun every time you use Blover. Torchwood is also a viable replacement for Planterns, as he doubles the firepower of all peashooting plants in addition to clearing fog, but it clears a much smaller area of fog than a Plantern. It is suggested to use a Pumpkin around your Plantern to prevent zombies from eating him easily. Also, Garlic can be placed in front of the Plantern to divert zombies from eating your Plantern easily, while reinforced with Spikerock in front of the Garlic for increased damage.

Related achievements

Newblindfaith
Blind Faith
Complete an extremely foggy level without using Planterns or Blovers.
Morticulturalist
Morticulturalist
Collect all 49 plants.
Gotchaachievement
Gotcha!
Find a Gargantuar in its vase using a Plantern in a game of Vasebreaker.
Book Learner
The Complete Zombie2
The Complete Zombie
You've won every trophy, climbed every mountain, defeated every zombie, planted every plant. Congratulations!

Gallery

Trivia

  • He, Torchwood, and Sea-shroom are the only plants with visible roots.
  • His range, rather than being one lane as the Almanac states, is actually a three square radius around him. Due to this, planting him on the far left of the player's defenses will reveal nothing.
  • He is the only Fog plant that does not appear in Level 4-10 or Dark Stormy Night.
    • Lily Pad takes his place instead.
  • Plantern is one of the two non-mushroom plants that have a night background in the Suburban Almanac, with the other one being the Grave Buster.
  • If he is planted in Survival: Fog or Survival: Fog (Hard), every time after reselecting plants, fog will appear around the area it covers for about a second, then recede.
  • He makes an illuminating sound when he is planted.
  • In the iPhone version of Zen Garden, the Plantern casts a light.
  • He is one of the plants that is not available in Versus Mode. The others are Lily Pad, Tangle Kelp, Sea-shroom, Blover, Flower Pot, and Marigold.
  • On the iPad version of Plants vs. Zombies, he only has one leaf in each corner of the lantern, instead of three. However, the seed packet still shows three leaves.

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Plants (Tower defense)
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Plants vs. Zombies
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 · Reverse Repeater · Giant Sunflower · Giant Marigold · Sprout · Tree of Wisdom
Plants vs. Zombies: Endless Edition
Heroes Iron Man Nut · Wukong Pea · Pig Squash · Nut Wujing · Monk Flower · Nezha Shooter
The Zombies Are Coming Peashooter · Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Snow Pea · Chomper · Repeater
Nightfall Puff-shroom · Sun-shroom · Fume-shroom · Grave Buster · Hypno-shroom · Scaredy-shroom · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom
Backyard Emergency Lily Pad · Squash · Threepeater · Tangle Kelp · Jalapeno · Spikeweed · Torchwood · Tall-nut
Fog Sea-shroom · Plantern · Cactus · Blover · Split Pea · Starfruit · Pumpkin · Magnet-shroom
Roof Battle Cabbage-pult · Flower Pot · Kernel-pult · Coffee Bean · Garlic · Umbrella Leaf · Marigold · Melon-pult
Fight the Sea Demons Oxygen Algae · Sea Starfruit · Bramble Sea Grass
Brave the Dragon's Palace Water Gun Grass
Upgrades Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Cattail · Winter Melon · Gold Magnet · Spikerock · Cob Cannon
Others Imitater · Explode-o-nut · Giant Wall-nut · Electric Anemone · Strong Cauliflower · Machine Gun Pomegranate · Carrotillery · Oak Archer · Ghost Pepper · Laser Bean · Dandelion · Snapdragon · Bonk Choy
Plants vs. Zombies: Social Edition
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
>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
Player's House Peashooter · Sunflower · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Cabbage-pult
Ancient Egypt Bloomerang · Iceberg Lettuce · Grave Buster · Bonk Choy · Repeater · Twin Sunflower
Pirate Seas Kernel-pult · Snapdragon · Spikeweed · Spring Bean · Coconut Cannon · Threepeater · Spikerock · Cherry Bomb
Wild West Split Pea · Chili Bean · Pea Pod · Lightning Reed · Melon-pult · Tall-nut · Winter Melon
Frostbite Caves Hot Potato · Pepper-pult · Chard Guard · Stunion · Rotobaga
Lost City Red Stinger · A.K.E.E. · Endurian · Stallia · Gold Leaf
Far Future Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass · Tile Turnip
Dark Ages Sun-shroom · Puff-shroom · Fume-shroom · Sun Bean · Magnet-shroom
Neon Mixtape Tour Phat Beet · Celery Stalker · Thyme Warp · Garlic · Spore-shroom · Intensive Carrot
Jurassic Marsh Primal Peashooter · Primal Wall-nut · Perfume-shroom · Primal Sunflower · Primal Potato Mine
Big Wave Beach Lily Pad · Tangle Kelp · Bowling Bulb · Guacodile · Banana Launcher
Modern Day Moonflower · Nightshade · Shadow-shroom · Dusk Lobber · Grimrose
Premium
Money Snow Pea · Power Lily · Imitater · Chomper · Toadstool · Strawburst · Cactus · Electric Blueberry · Jack O' Lantern · Grapeshot · Cold Snapdragon · Escape Root · Gold Bloom · Wasabi Whip · Apple Mortar · Witch Hazel · Parsnip · Missile Toe · Caulipower · Electric Peashooter · Holly Barrier
Gems Squash · Jalapeno · Hypno-shroom · Pea-nut · Homing Thistle · Ghost Pepper · Sweet Potato · Sap-fling · Hurrikale · Fire Peashooter · Lava Guava · Shrinking Violet · Electric Currant · Kiwibeast
Mints Fila-mint · Pepper-mint · Winter-mint · Reinforce-mint · Bombard-mint · Ail-mint · Enchant-mint · Contain-mint · Enforce-mint · Arma-mint · Conceal-mint · Spear-mint · Appease-mint
Seed packets Torchwood · Starfruit · Dandelion · Blooming Heart · Bombegranate · Explode-O-Nut · Aloe · Hot Date · Solar Tomato · Enlighten-mint · Shadow Peashooter · Goo Peashooter · Sling Pea · Snap Pea · Zoybean Pod · Electrici-tea · Dazey Chain · Blastberry Vine · Pokra · Imp Pear · Pyre Vine · Pumpkin · Ice Bloom · Dartichoke · Ultomato · Gumnut · Shine Vine · Tumbleweed · Olive Pit · Puffball · Explode-o-Vine · Murkadamia Nut · Turkey-pult · Headbutter Lettuce · Boingsetta · Stickybomb Rice · Hocus Crocus · Gloom Vine · Draftodil · Boom Balloon Flower · Pea Vine · Inferno · Solar Sage · Power Vine · Noctarine · Heath Seeker · Iceweed · Tiger Grass · Teleportato Mine · Blockoli · Buttercup · Bramble Bush · Rhubarbarian · Mega Gatling Pea · Levitater · Tomb Tangler · Vamporcini · Meteor Flower · Chilly Pepper · Bun Chi · Bzzz Button · BoomBerry · SeaFlora · MayBee · Scaredy-shroom · Bamboo Spartan · Sundew Tangler · Bean Sprout · Nightcap · Cran Jelly · Bud'uh Boom · Ice-shroom · Dragon Bruit · Electric Peel · Sea-shroom · Guard-shroom
Others Marigold
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)
Ancient Egypt Peashooter · Sunflower · Wall-nut · Cabbage-pult · Bloomerang · Iceberg Lettuce · Grave Buster · Bonk Choy · Repeater · Twin Sunflower · Snow Pea · Cherry Bomb · 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 Resistant 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 Acid Lemon · Lotus Pod · Lily Pad · Bowling Bulb · Banana Launcher · Guacodile · Tangle Kelp · Homing Thistle
Frostbite Caves Hurrikale · Fire Peashooter · Hot Potato · Pepper-pult · Chard Guard · Stunion · Rafflesia · Whirlwind Acorn
Sky City Rotobaga · Loquat · Asparagus · Saucer · Horsebean · Groundcherry · Anthurium · Pineapple
Lost City Lava Guava · Red Stinger · A.K.E.E. · Stallia · Gold Leaf · Toadstool · Jackfruit
Neon Mixtape Tour Morning 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 · Dino-Roar Grass · Timid Thorns · Sugarcane Master
Modern Day Shadow-shroom · Caulipower · Moonflower · Grimrose · Nightshade · Dusk Lobber · Blooming Heart
Steam Age Gold Bloom · Flat-shroom · Maypop Mechanic · Lotus Shooter · Wind-Blowing Vanilla · Lily of Pharmacy · Mulberry Blaster
Renaissance
Age 		Aloe · Bearberry Mortar · Wax Gourd Guard · Oily Olive · Jeweler Pomegranate · Dartichoke
Heian Age Dripping Diphylleia · Stephania · Tupistra‎ Stalker · Dendrobium Windbreak · Chef Cypripedium‎‎ · Boophone Geigi‎
Fairytale Forest Ents · Heath Seeker · Hat Mushroom · Hocus Crocus · Princess Spring Grass · Bamboo Trooper
Monthly special Pyro-shroom · Carrotillery · Cryo-shroom · Dandelion · Strong Broccoli · Machine Gun Pomegranate · Chomper · Sweet Potato · Landlord Bamboo · Sap-fling · Ghost Pepper · Chestnut Squad · Bamboo Bro · Rose Swordfighter · Magic-shroom · Electric Blueberry · Mischief Radish · Endurian · Pumpkin Witch · Sunflower Singer · Snow Cotton · Agave · Kiwifruit · Pretty Plum · Dragonfruit · Angel Starfruit · Gatling Pea · Banksia Boxer · Flame Flower Queen · Cattail · Grapeshot · Cold Snapdragon · Shrinking Violet · Cob Cannon · Apple Mortar · Witch Hazel · Escape Root · Electric Currant · White Melon Sumo Wrestler · Wasabi Whip · Explode-O-Nut · Parsnip · Missile Toe · Kiwibeast · Electric Peashooter · Hot Date · Icy Currant · Tulip Trumpeter · Eggplant Ninja · Banana Dancer · Dual Pistol Pinecone · Narcissus Shooter · Alarm Explosive Arrowhead · Holly Barrier · Shadow Peashooter · Snap Pea · Crystal Orchid · Sling Pea · Thunder Snapdragon · Electrici-tea · Imp Pear · Strawburst · Egret Flower Plane · Goo Peashooter · Elaeocarpus-pult · Water Chestnut Brothers · Pokra · Dollarweed Drummer · Ultomato · Shadow Vanilla · Splendens Blade · Stickybomb Rice · Gumnut · Olive Pit · Earthstar Nuclear Silo · Headbutter Lettuce · Dazey Chain · Boom Balloon Flower · Celebration Soda Palm · Claw Gloriosa · Impatiens Shooter · Turkey-pult · Hammer Flower · Fishhook Grass · Mangosteen · Inferno · Tigerstool · Gardener Grass · Draftodil · Buttercup · Byttneria Meteor Hammer · Laser Crown Flower · Zoybean Pod · Orchid Mage · Jack O' Lantern · Twin Year of the Rabbits · Pea Pharmacist · Pike Hoya · Vamporcini · Burdock Batter · Pumpkin · Capaci-cone · Cranesbill Fencer · Meteor Flower · Gorgon Pitcher · Power Vine · Parkour Mandrake · Abyss Anemone · Abyss Devil's Claw · Hoya Heart · Pea Vine · MayBee · Oilseed-pult · Leaf-Blade Dracaena · Bamboo Spartan · Shine Vine · Sunshine Leek · Nightcap · Pyre Vine · Gluttonous Snapdragon · Bun Chi · Heliconia Gunner
Others Potato Mine · Flower Pot · 8-Bit Peashooter · Tactical Cuke
Hero Plants P-Mech Assembler - Flamestar
Removed Rotten Red
Plants vs. Zombies Online
Player's House Sunflower · Peashooter · Wall-nut · Potato Mine
Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Bruce Bamboo · Carrot Rocket · Pomegranate · 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-pult · Threepeater
Far Future Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Tile Turnip · Ganoderma · Banana Tree · Nitro-shroom · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass
East Sea Dragon Palace Oxygen Algae · Garlic · Bubble Flower · Electric Sea Pine
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 · Rose Swordfighter · Clivia · Sap-fling · Acid Lemon · Magic-shroom · Ghost Pepper · Guacodile · Hurrikale · Plantern · Oak Archer · Homing Thistle · Pepper-pult · Resistant Radish · Toadstool · Blooming Heart · Red Stinger · Electric Blueberry · A.K.E.E. · Moonflower · Agave · Asparagus · Pumpkin Witch · Mine Fruit · Sea Anemone · Lychee Drill · Sea Starfruit
Plants vs. Zombies 3
Neighborville Sunflower · Wall-Nut · Bamboo Shoots · Peashooter · Bonk Choy
Lost Keys Lake Lily Pad · Tangle Kelp · Squash
Mt. Quesogrande Chili Bean · Silversword · Cabbage-Pult
Power-Ups Grapes of Wrath · Chilly Pepper · Jalapeño · Cherry Bomb · Blover
Pre-2021 Puff-Shroom · Buttercup · Garlic · Potato Mine · Pushywillow · Chard Guard · Spikeweed · Kernel-Pult · Caramel Popcorn · Lightning Reed · Melon-Pult · Shuffle Truffle · Blockbuster · Butternut Squash · Ragweed · Sawgrass · Fire Peashooter · Pine Needler · Snow Pea · Night Cap · Aloe Vera · Sweet Potato · Hydrangea · Dogwood · Chomper · Flak Seed · Gravitree · Gloom-Shroom · Lemon-Aid · Starfruit · Snapdragon · Fairy Ring Mushroom · Kalestorm · Star Tree · Magic Beans
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