Puffball

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This item is only obtainable during certain events. However, it can still be used if you have already obtained it. It is currently not available.

Puffball
Puffballs explode when planted, stunning and poisoning zombies in three columns.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	150
Recharge	20 seconds
Area	3x5
Usage	Repeated Puffball explosions add to the poison
Family	Ail-mint
In-game statistics
Unlocked	250 seed packets
Costumes
"You think cuz I'm Puffball that I'm puffy, that I'm soft, that I'm insubstantial?" fumes Puffball. "You need to change that thinking. PRONTO."

“	Plant Puffballs to stun and poison zombies.	”
—Penny

Puffball is a premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that was introduced in the 8.2.1 update. He explodes when planted and poisons zombies in a 3x5 area. Zombies damaged by the poison will also be momentarily stunned, and planting multiple Puffballs will stack poison effects.

Origins

Calvatia cyathiformis

Puffball is based on, and named after, the puffball, a type of fungi which are known for bursting upon maturity and dispersing copious amounts of airborne spores.

Puffball's purple coloration makes him more specifically resemble a purple-spored puffball, (Calvatia cyathiformis), a large edible saprobic species of Calvatia mushrooms.

Its poisonous effect for zombies is due to the fact that some puffballs are poisonous.

Almanac entry

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

Puffball		SUN COST 150 RECHARGE 20 SUN COST: 150 RECHARGE: 20 Special Poison Stun 3 Special: Poison Stun: 3 FAMILY Ail-mint FAMILY: Ail-mint Puffballs explode when planted, stunning and poisoning zombies in three columns. Usage: repeated Puffball explosions add to the poison "You think cuz I'm Puffball that I'm puffy, that I'm soft, that I'm insubstantial?" fumes Puffball. "You need to change that thinking. PRONTO."

Puffball

		SUN COST 150			RECHARGE 20

SUN COST: 150
RECHARGE: 20

		Special Poison			Stun 3

Special: Poison
Stun: 3

		FAMILY Ail-mint

FAMILY: Ail-mint

Puffballs explode when planted, stunning and poisoning zombies in three columns.

Usage: repeated Puffball explosions add to the poison

"You think cuz I'm Puffball that I'm puffy, that I'm soft, that I'm insubstantial?" fumes Puffball. "You need to change that thinking. PRONTO."

Upgrades

Ail-mint effect

When boosted by Ail-mint, Puffball's poison will gain an additional 275 DPS and his stun duration is increased by 10 seconds.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge	Poison	Stun Duration
1	0	0	150	20 seconds	50 dps	3 seconds
2	50		125	19 seconds	75 dps	3.5 seconds
3	100		100	18 seconds	100 dps	4 seconds
4	200				125 dps	4.5 seconds
5	300			17 seconds	150 dps	5 seconds
6	400				175 dps	5.5 seconds
7	500		75	16 seconds	200 dps	6 seconds
8	600				225 dps	7 seconds
9	800				250 dps	8 seconds
10	1,000		50	15 seconds	275 dps	10 seconds

Mastery upgrade

• Damage Pierce

Strategies

Like all other poisonous plants, Puffball's main role in the player's arsenal is to counter armored enemies by bypassing their armor altogether and damage them directly. Out of the all these poisonous plants, Puffball may be the best, as his poison effects last forever and can be stacked unlimited times.

However, Puffball's lengthy cooldown to deal full damage makes it a poor choice against high health enemies without armor, in particular mechanical enemies and Gargantuars. Healer Zombie and Zombie Medusa are immune to poison effects, so using Puffball on them is a waste. Also, Healer Zombie can cure zombies and remove the eternal poison effect caused by Puffball.

Due to him being an instant use plant, Puffball can sometimes be unreliable in levels where one can't lose plants. Compared with other instant-use plants, such as Cherry Bomb or Jalapeno, Puffball take less time to recharge and has a larger range. Note that Puffball has a high area of effect (3x5) which means he can deal damage on more tiles.

Puffball only poisons zombies, meaning he doesn't harm grid obstacles, but can still damage Imp Dragon Zombies.

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In other languages

Language	Name	Description
English	Puffball
French	Vesse-de-loup
German	Bovist
Italian	Vescia
Brazilian Portuguese	Soprobola
Spanish	Setabejín

See also

• Solar Tomato