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Pylon Imp is a Rare variant of the Imp in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. The Pylon Imp wears a cone on his head. His Z-Mech is a large robotic cone mech with one wheel, and it is faster than the typical Z-Mech but has the trade off of having 50 less health.

The Pylon Imp was first teased in the Aloe 5: Gardening spoof, but was later shown in the Multiplayer Beta trailer, before being shown in short gameplay of the Backyard Battleground. He and the Z7 Imp were the only unlockable Imp variants in the beta.

Descriptions[]

Stickerbook description[]

Not content to just look like a Pylon, this Imp actually works part-time as a road cone. It may not be glamorous, but it's rewarding work and he's happy to have it.

In-game description[]

Dual Pylon Punishers deal explosive area damage!

AI health[]

  • Pylon Imp:
    • Easy: 45 HP
    • Normal: 60 HP
    • Hard: 75 HP
    • CRAAAAZY: 90 HP
  • Pylon Mech:
    • Easy: 180 HP
    • Normal: 240 HP
    • Hard: 300 HP
    • CRAAAAZY: 360 HP

Primary weapon[]

Pylon Imp[]

The Pylon Imp's primary weapon is the Pylon Punishers. The Pylon Punishers has a trade off in ammo and attack speed, however, this makes up for its small splash damage. Like most other Imp variants' primary weapons, the projectiles suffer from severe bullet drop.

  • When Upgraded, the base damage per hit is 12-17 and the critical damage is 14-19.
  • The splash damage is 3.
  • The ammo in a clip is 16.
  • The Rate of Fire is __ rpm.
  • The reload time is 2.0 seconds.
  • The projectile speed is __.
  • The weapon is a two-burst shot.
  • The bloom is __.

Pylon Mech[]

The Pylon Mech's primary weapon is the Pylon Propeller. It has 16 ammo, and deals 20-25 impact damage depending on the range, with the splash dealing 10 damage.

Bling Pylon Mech[]

The Bling Pylon Mech's primary weapon is the Bling Propeller. The Bling Propeller deals 5 more damage than the default Pylon Mech, and has no disadvantages, making the Bling Pylon Mech a direct upgrade to the Pylon Mech.

Abilities[]

Left abilities

Gravity GrenadeGW2
Gravity Grenade

Utilizing crazy future technology, the Gravity Grenade sucks Plants towards its epicenter while lifting them off the ground!
Center abilities
Pylon CallGW2
Pylon Call
When the going gets tough, summon your massive Pylon Mech to even the score, and then some.
Bling Pylon CallGW2
Bling Pylon
Call
If those pesky Plants aren't respecting your Pylon Mech, this blinged out upgrade is for you. Loaded to the brim with gems and diamonds, you'll be the center of attention for sure!
Right abilities
ImpkataGW2
Impkata
It's time to set your butt boosters to overdrive as you spin uncontrollably with both Imp Blasters blazing.

Strategies[]

With[]

Despite having a very low ammo clip compared to other Imp variants, Pylon Imp is actually very useful in certain situations, as his primary weapon deals splash damage, which no other Imps can do. The Pylon Imp is very useful for vanquishing small groups of plants that have strayed from the rest of the group in Turf Takeover or Team Vanquish. This is because of the splash damage, which can do damage to many players at once.

The Pylon Mech is more based on speed rather than dishing out damage directly. Use the speed options of this mech to dodge attacks and deliver brutal splash damage to groups of plants. The Pylon Mech can also drop Pylon Mines, which can kill most plants at once, which makes it useful for Team Vanquish or Gardens & Graveyards. Drag Race is the Pylon Mech's unique touch, as it can rush in a groups of enemies, or be used for a quick escape, due to the lower health of the mech. A good strategy with the Pylon Mech in Gardens & Graveyards is to get into the garden, drop some Pylon Mines, and use Drag Race to get out of there. Proceed to deal damage from afar and the mines should allow your teammates to ease through the garden.

Remember that the Pylon Mech has the lowest health out of all the Z-Mech variants (300 HP), making it easier for plants to kill you, especially groups of them. Always be prepared to evacuate in case too much damage is being dealt. Always be on the move with the mech to avoid as much damage as possible as well.

If you are more of a sneaky player, try and get as close to the targets/objectives as possible without being noticed. Make sure your Gravity Grenade is/will be ready, as you're going to need it later! Summon the Pylon Mech and rush into the objective using your Drag Race to catch the plants by surprise. When you begin fighting the target, prep the Explosive Escape ability in case you need to eject. Moving Unpredictably, drop pylon mines as you progress throughout battle, especially inside objectives.

Also remember that when your Pylon Mech runs out of fuel, your Explosive Escape will automatically activate. Try and use this to your advantage by using your drag race ability to charge into groups of plants before running out of fuel. Once you eject from the mech, throw your Gravity Grenade at the mech to trap any plants that are (unfortunately) near the mech, forcing them to take damage from the explosion.

Against[]

Pylon Imp's main counters are Roses, Sunflowers, and Citrons. Rose's special abilities are very dangerous, especially Arcane Enigma and Time Snare, as the former makes Rose immune to damage and the latter stuns Pylon Imp and disables special abilities. Citron's E.M.Peach is also devastating to Pylon Imp in the same way as Time Snare, except it does damage. It also disables his Drag Race ability, which is crucial to the survival of the mech.

Sunflowers can heal and revive plants that have been damaged, and can strike back with its normal attack, Sunbeam, or Solar Flare Beam. While using these abilities, remember that they can be cancelled via Gravity Grenade. Vampire Flower and Stuffy Flower are very useful against Pylon Imp as they also regenerate health with each direct hit. However, still be careful, as they have low health and can be vanquished quite easily.

Balancing changes[]

Post beta[]

  • โ–ผ Pylon Mech health decreased from 350 to 300
  • โ–ผ Ground Velocity decreased from 7.7 m/s to 7.45 m/s
  • โ–ผ In-Air Velocity decreased from 8.5 m/s to 7.45 m/s
  • โ–ผ In-Air jump Velocity decreased from 8.5 m/s to 7.45 m/s

Pylon Mech:

  • โ–ผ Velocity decreased from 9.5 m/s to 7.45 m/s

Graveyard Variety Pack DLC[]

  • โ–ฒ Imps tuning focused on ensuring he had a bit more survivability outside of his mech, and also improved his primary weapon slightly
  • โ–ฒ Increased Imp health
  • โ–ผ Fixed a bug where the Imp couldnโ€™t receive damage while he is making his Z-Mech phone call (he's now only invulnerable when the beam of light appears)

Trouble in Zombopolis: Part Two DLC[]

  • โ–ผ Reduced magazine capacity from 32 to 16
  • โ–ผ Reduced upgraded damage

Trials of Gnomus DLC[]

  • โ–ผ Decreased splash damage from 9 to 3
  • โ–ฒ Increased close/far impact damage from 9/5 to 12/8

Related achievements[]

Just Peachy! PSN
Just Peachy!
Stun 50 Z-Mechs using Citron's EMPeach

Gallery[]


In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Pylon Imp
Taiwan Traditional Chinese ไบค้€š้Œๅฐๆฎญๅฑ
France French Diablotin cรดne
Germany German Pylonen-Wicht
Italy Italian Zombolino segnaletico
Japan Japanese ใƒ‘ใ‚คใƒญใƒณใ‚คใƒณใƒ—
Poland Polish Pachoล‚kowy Imp
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Zumbinho-Cone
Spain Spanish Zombidito cono


Trivia[]

  • The Pylon Mech could possibly be inspired by the Robo-Cone Zombie in Plants vs. Zombies 2. However, this cone is much faster and notably only has one wheel.
    • One major difference between the two is that the Robo-Cone Zombie has legs to walk with, while the Pylon mech has a single wheel to move around on. The Pylon Mech also has fingered hands, while the Robo-Cone Zombie has claws for it hands.
  • According to his Stickerbook description, he works part-time as a Pylon or a road cone.
  • He is the only playable GW2 character to wear a road cone (excluding a customization item for the Engineer in GW1).
  • This may be a reference to real-world drag racers, due to its increased speed and the exhaust pipes that occasionally combust.
    • One of the Pylon Mech's abilities is also named Drag Race.
  • He and Scallywag Imp are the only Imps to have default facial hair.
  • His default facial hair is called "Neck Beard", but there is a different Imp facial hair customization with the exact same name.
  • His Pylon Mech is the first Imp mech that doesn't have infinite ammo in his primary weapon. The second is the Scallywag Mech.
  • The Pylon Mech has the lowest health out of the Z-Mech variants, only having 300 health.
    • It is unknown why the Pylon Mech has less health than the other Mechs, as roadcones usually represent more health in the Plants vs. Zombies franchise. It can be assumed that this was because of its speed in contrast to other mechs, which are slower.
    • the Imp has 75 health despite having a cone on his head which is shown to increase health in every game
  • His Z-Mech is the only one that grabs the Imp and puts him in the cockpit manually. All other Z-Mechs simply fall onto their Imps.
  • The Bling Pylon Mech was teased in the Trials of Gnomus DLC trailer.
  • The Bling Pylon Mech is the sixth bling ability, the others being the Pizzazzling Potato Mine, Bling Maiden, Bling Gatling, Looty Booty Barrel Blast, Bedazzled Bolt Blaster, and Armored Bling Station.
  • The Bling Pylon Mech, along with the Bedazzled Bolt Blaster, is the only bling ability that has a difference compared to its vanilla counterpart, in this case dealing more damage than the default Pylon Mech.
  • The back of the Bling Pylon Mech has a tiger icon if one looks closely
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Engineer Sonic Grenade ยท Zombot Drone ยท Jackhammer ยท Proximity Sonic Mine ยท Rocket Drone ยท Turbo Jackhammer
Scientist Sticky Explody Ball ยท Warp ยท Zombie Heal Station ยท Mega Heal Bomb ยท Energy Warp ยท Armored Heal Station ยท Sticky Cheetah Ball ยท Cheesy Warp ยท Cheetah Heal Station
All-Star Imp Punt ยท Sprint Tackle ยท Dummy Shield ยท Long Bomb ยท Ultra Tackle ยท Shield Decoy
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Bosses Disco Zombie ยท Yeti Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Giga Gargantuar ยท Baron von Bats
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Others Zombot Turret
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 zombies
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Soldiers Foot Soldier ยท Camo Ranger ยท Super Commando ยท General Supremo ยท Tank Commander ยท Arctic Trooper ยท Sky Trooper ยท Centurion ยท Park Ranger ยท Scuba Soldier
Engineers Engineer ยท Welder ยท Painter ยท Mechanic ยท Electrician ยท Plumber ยท Landscaper ยท Sanitation Expert ยท Roadie Z ยท AC Perry
Scientists Scientist ยท Chemist ยท Physicist ยท Dr. Toxic ยท Astronaut ยท Marine Biologist ยท Archaeologist ยท Paleontologist ยท Zoologist ยท Computer Scientist
All-Stars All-Star ยท Baseball Star ยท Rugby Star ยท Hockey Star ยท Cricket Star ยท Goalie Star ยท Wrestling Star ยท Golf Star ยท Moto-X Star ยท Tennis Star
Imps
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Z-Mechs
Imps Imp ยท Lil' Drake ยท Pylon Imp ยท S.H.R.IMP ยท Z7 Imp ยท Party Imp ยท Scallywag Imp
Z-Mechs Z-Mech ยท Drake Mech ยท Pylon Mech ยท Bling Pylon Mech ยท S.H.R.IMP Mech ยท Z7 Mech ยท Party Mech ยท Scallywag Mech
Superheroes Super Brainz ยท Cozmic Brainz ยท Electro Brainz ยท Toxic Brainz ยท Party Brainz ยท Breakfast Brainz
Pirates Captain Deadbeard ยท Captain Cannon ยท Captain Flameface ยท Captain Sharkbite ยท Captain Partyman ยท Captain Squawk
Others Hover Goat-3000 ยท Mecha Cat ยท Stinky Goat
Abilities
Foot Soldier Zombie Stink Cloud ยท Rocket Jump ยท ZPG ยท Super Stink Cloud ยท Rocket Leap ยท Multi-Rocket
Engineer Sonic Grenade ยท Big Bolt Blaster ยท Jackhammer ยท Proximity Sonic Mine ยท Turbo Jackhammer ยท Bedazzled Bolt Blaster
Scientist Heal Beam of Science ยท Warp ยท Sticky Explody Ball ยท Zombie Heal Station ยท Energy Warp ยท Mega Heal Bomb ยท Armored Heal Station ยท Armored Bling Station
All-Star Imp Punt ยท Sprint Tackle ยท Dummy Shield ยท Long Bomb ยท Ultra Tackle ยท Shield Decoy ยท Future Dummy
Imp
&
Z-Mech
Imp Gravity Grenade ยท Robo Call ยท Impkata
Z-Mech Missile Madness ยท Explosive Escape ยท Robo Stomp ยท Dragon Swoop ยท Wing Flap ยท Pylon Mine ยท Drag Race ยท Water Cyclone ยท Shrimp Jump ยท Biotic Pull ยท Zomni-Blade ยท Crusty Gigabomb ยท Peg Leg Kata
Super Brainz Super Ultra Ball ยท Turbo Twister ยท Heroic Kick ยท Super Multi Ball ยท Super Guided Ultra Ball
Captain Deadbeard Barrel Blast ยท Parrot Pal ยท Cannon Rodeo ยท Looty Booty Barrel Blast ยท Future Parrot Pal
Hover Goat-3000 Damage Buff Booster Beam ยท Mega Awesome Laser ยท Tubular Turbo
Mecha Cat Kitty Pounce ยท Furball Frenzy ยท Kitty Fury ยท Tail Powershot
Stinky Goat Goat Scratch ยท Goat Jump ยท Goat Bleat
Spawnable Zombies
Gravedirt of Summoning Browncoat Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Flag Zombie ยท Newspaper Zombie ยท Screen Door Zombie ยท Coffin Zombie ยท Outhouse Zombie ยท Heal Zombie ยท Exploding Imp ยท Karate Zombie
Build-a-Bot Mr. Toasty ยท Mr. Freezy ยท Mr. Toxic ยท Gatling Bot ยท Breaker Bot ยท Rocket Bot ยท Boxer Bot ยท Mr. Electro ยท Explody Bot ยท Loudmouth Bot ยท Hide-n-Shoot Bot ยท Uplink Bot ยท Dr. Heals
Bosses Baron von Bats ยท Disco Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Giga Gargantuar ยท Gargoatuar ยท House Gargantuar ยท Mech Gargantuar ยท Treasure Yeti ยท Yeti Zombie ยท Zen Sensei ยท Captain Smasher ยท Sasquatch ยท Yeti King
Top Zombie Dr. Patient ยท Dr. Fizzician ยท Z-Mech 11011-3 ยท Ol' Deadbeard ยท Super Duper Brainz ยท Gene Error ยท Dr. Daul Fin
Others Zomburger Artist ยท Backup Dancer ยท Vampire Zombie ยท Berserker ยท Giga Imp ยท Zombomb ยท Pirate Zombie ยท Conehead Pirate ยท Buckethead Pirate ยท Screen Door Pirate ยท Imp Pirate ยท Map Pirate ยท Barrel Pirate ยท Yeti Imp ยท Zombot Turret ยท Exploding Imp Fan ยท Sasquatch Imp ยท Future Imp ยท Robo-Zombie
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PvZ BfN Attack Class Icon Attack Foot Soldier ยท Imp (Z-Mech) ยท Super Brainz ยท 80s Action Hero ยท Electric Slide
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PvZ BfN Support Class Icon Support Scientist ยท Engineer ยท Wizard
Swarm TV Head
Abilities
Foot Soldier Super Stink Cloud ยท Rocket Jump ยท ZPG
Imp
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Z-Mech
Imp Gravity Grenade ยท Robo Call ยท Impkata
Z-Mech Missile Madness ยท Explosive Escape ยท Bionic Bash
Super Brainz Turbo Twister ยท Hyper Jump Thump ยท Super Ultra Ball
80s Action Hero Dynamite Dodge ยท Rocket Ride ยท Can't-Miss-ile
Electric Slide Funky Bouncer ยท Outta Fight! ยท Disco Tornado
Captain Deadbeard Barrel Blast ยท Parrot Pal ยท Anchor's Away
All-Star Imp Punt ยท Sprint Tackle ยท Dummy Shield
Space Cadet
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Space Station
Space Cadet
Solo Gravity Smash ยท Station Inflation ยท Big Bang Beam
Passenger Asteroid Shield ยท Escape Pod ยท Hands-On Torpedo
Space Station Space Force ยท Escape Pod ยท Crater Maker
Scientist Sticky Healy Thingy ยท Warp ยท Healing Hose
Engineer Bullhorn Swarm ยท Heavy Helper ยท Double Time
Wizard Zee-lixir ยท Spell Disaster ยท Co-Star
TV Head Commercial Break ยท Yeti, Set, GO! ยท Overheated Dinner
Spawnable Zombies
Build-a-Bot
Range Rocket Bot ยท Gatling Bot ยท Hide-n-Shoot Bot ยท Mr. Electro
Support Dr. Heals ยท Loudmouth Bot
Melee Boxer Bot ยท Explody Bot ยท Breaker Bot
Gravedirt of Summoning
Melee Buckethead Zombie ยท Outhouse Zombie ยท Screen Door Zombie
Range TV Head ยท TV Buckethead
Support Heal Zombie ยท Yeti Imp
Battle Leaders Basecoat Bert ยท Captain Cozplay ยท Cap'n Sharklunch ยท Charnado ยท Dr. Spork ยท Just Brad ยท Red Janet ยท Rolleeta ยท Sgt. Plaid Attitude ยท Shadez 2 Cool ยท The Advertiser ยท Woofzy
Bounty Hunt
Town Center Byte Knight ยท Captain Featherbrainz ยท Shock Wheelz Crew
Mount Steep Bomby Dearest ยท Ninjimp ยท Tiny
Elusive Foes
Town Center Fantastico ยท Pack Rat ยท Squiddy Shaw
Mount Steep Dig Wig ยท Mag Pete-O ยท Safety Stan
Bosses Baron von Bats ยท Disco Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Major Problem ยท Mech Gargantuar ยท Olds Cool ยท Treasure Yeti ยท Yeti Zombie ยท Zen Sensei ยท Zombomb
Quest NPCs Bart Barian ยท Big Boy Gang Leader ยท Brainstorming Zombies ยท Brick Fistmissile ยท Cleatus ยท Cookie ยท Dr. Nurse Doctor ยท Dr. Real Doctor ยท Dummy ยท Hugh D. Votee ยท Izzy ยท Monkey ยท Norm Alguy ยท Otto Do ยท Peg Legpuller ยท Power Cora ยท Seabasstian ยท Tim ยท Winston
Others Bouncer Bot ยท Browncoat Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Exploding Imp ยท Goat ยท Miner Problem ยท Robo-Zombie ยท TV Conehead
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