Shadow Peashooter

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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.

Not to be confused with Shadow of the Peashooter, a mission in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes.

Shadow Peashooter
Shadow Peashooters are shadow plants that fire shadowy peas at zombies.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	125 200 (Chinese version)
Recharge	5 seconds Fast (Chinese version)
Damage	30 damage per shot (peas) 70 damage per shot (beam) Heavy (Chinese version)
Family	Conceal-mint
In-game statistics
Other weakness	(hides underwater from attack) (block or deflect non-powered shots) (can instantly crush it) (can't get destroyed by power swallow)
Rarity (China)	Super-Rare
Unlocked	250 seed packets 1 Gatling Pea statue (Chinese version)
Costumes
"Phoot," Shadow Peashooter says, emitting a shadowy, ah, hmmm, I guess you could call it a pea, at a distant zombie. "Uph!" gasps the zombie in the evident surprise. There's a lot going on under the surface between these two.

Shadow Peashooter is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He attacks by shooting peas at zombies (every 1.35 - 1.5 seconds). He can also pull a zombie into the ground when they get close, similar to Grimrose.

When powered by a Moonflower, Conceal-Mint, Gloom Vine, or Noctarine, he shoots piercing bolts (every 2 - 2.5 seconds) that do 70 DPS and slow down zombies similar to Stallia and with zombies closer to the Shadow Peashooter being stalled for longer than ones further from it.

In the international version, he was added to the 6.9.1 update. In the Chinese version, he was added to the 2.3.7 update. To unlock Shadow Peashooter, players need to collect 250 of his seed packets during Shadow Peashooter's Summer Vacation event. These seed packets can be obtained by buying special Piñatas from the Store for 25 gems or from the reward streak in Arena.

Origins

Like most other peashooting plants, he is based on the Pisum sativum, commonly known as the pea.

Shadow Peashooter is a cross between a Peashooter and a will-o'-the-wisp, as seen by his "flaming" top and bluish color scheme when powered by a Moonflower.

Almanac entry

Shadow Peashooter		SUN COST 125 RECHARGE 5 SUN COST: 125 RECHARGE: 5 TOUGHNESS 300 DAMAGE 70 TOUGHNESS: 300 DAMAGE: 70 PLANT FOOD POWER Damage SPECIAL Powered Swallows PLANT FOOD POWER: Damage SPECIAL: Powered Swallows FAMILY Conceal-mint FAMILY: Conceal-mint Shadow Peashooters are shadow plants that fire shadowy peas at zombies. Special: fires piercing, slowing bolts when powered "Phoot," Shadow Peashooter says, emitting a shadowy, ah, hmmm, I guess you could call it a pea, at a distant zombie. "Uph!" gasps the zombie in the evident surprise. There's a lot going on under the surface between these two.

Shadow Peashooter

		SUN COST 125			RECHARGE 5

SUN COST: 125
RECHARGE: 5

		TOUGHNESS 300			DAMAGE 70

TOUGHNESS: 300
DAMAGE: 70

		PLANT FOOD POWER Damage			SPECIAL Powered Swallows

PLANT FOOD POWER: Damage
SPECIAL: Powered Swallows

		FAMILY Conceal-mint

FAMILY: Conceal-mint

Shadow Peashooters are shadow plants that fire shadowy peas at zombies.

Special: fires piercing, slowing bolts when powered

"Phoot," Shadow Peashooter says, emitting a shadowy, ah, hmmm, I guess you could call it a pea, at a distant zombie. "Uph!" gasps the zombie in the evident surprise. There's a lot going on under the surface between these two.

Chinese version (China only)

暗影豌豆近战可以把僵尸拖入地下 特点：暗影形态，可以攻击一直线的僵尸并且造成中毒效果 植物特征：绿色植物，暗影家族 暗影豌豆总觉得有光才有影子是一件极度不科学事情。因为他就是影子，不需要光也能存在~ In English: Shadow Peashooter can drag nearby zombies into the ground Feature: Shadow form, can attack an entire lane of zombies and cause a poison effect Plant characteristics: green plant, Shadow family Shadow Peashooter has always felt that light is how shadows can exist is an extremely unscientific thing. Because he himself is a shadow, and he doesn't need light to exist.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

Shadow Peashooter's Plant Food effect depends on the number of Moonflowers there are in the lawn.

If there are up to two Moonflowers, he will throw a small projectile at the nearest zombie in his lane and explodes on contact, dealing small amounts of damage to the zombies caught in the blast. The projectile gets bigger once there are two Moonflowers in the lawn.

Once there are three or more Moonflowers in the lawn, he will make a giant smiling bomb (known as the Spirit Bomb) at the middle of the screen, which does massive amounts of damage to all zombies onscreen, as well as slowing them down.

Plant Food ability (when there are fewer than 2 Moonflowers)

Plant Food ability (when there are 2 Moonflowers)

Plant Food ability (when there are 3 or more Moonflowers)

Conceal-mint effect

When boosted by Conceal-mint, Shadow Peashooter will have an additional 115 DPS added to his bolts, and his Plant Food attack will have an additional 950 DPS added to him, regardless of how many Moonflowers there are on the lawn. He will also be powered even if he's not near a Moonflower.

Level Upgrades

Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge	Toughness	Damage		Plant Food Power (Damage)	Powered Swallows*	Stall Duration	Stall Duration (Minimum)	Stall Decay^
						Pea	Laser
1	0	0	125	5 seconds	300 dps	30 dps	70 dps	500 dps	2	5 seconds	1	2
2	10	1,000		5 seconds	350 dps	35 dps	75 dps	550 dps		5 seconds
3	25	2,500		4.5 seconds	400 dps	40 dps	80 dps	600 dps		5 seconds
4	50	5,000		4.5 seconds	450 dps	45 dps	85 dps	650 dps		6 seconds
5	100	10,000		4 seconds	550 dps	50 dps	90 dps	700 dps	3	6 seconds
6	200	20,000	100	4 seconds	600 dps	55 dps	95 dps	750 dps		6 seconds
7	400	30,000		3.5 seconds	650 dps	60 dps	100 dps	800 dps		6 seconds
8	800	50,000		3.5 seconds	700 dps	65 dps	105 dps	850 dps		7 seconds
9	1,200	75,000		3 seconds	800 dps	70 dps	110 dps	900 dps	4	7 seconds
10	1,600	100,000		3 seconds	900 dps	75 dps	115 dps	950 dps		7 seconds

*The number of zombies a powered Shadow Peashooter can drag.
^Shadow Peashooter has a decay for zombie stalls depending on how far away they are from the house.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Level upgrade (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Shadow Bullet 影流弹	Has a 10% chance to launch a shadow bomb to deal damage to all zombies on the same tile.
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Shadow Peashooter gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Shadow Bomb 影爆弹	Improves Shadow Bullet's effect by 100%.
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Shadow Peashooter gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Shadow Peashooter may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Shadow Peashooter gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	Shadow Stream 追光流影	When unpowered, Shadow Peashooter has a chance to temporarily become powered without Moonflower's glow. When powered, Shadow Peashooter has a chance to turn first zombie killed into a black hole, which sucks in all zombies in 1x1 range.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Shadow Peashooter gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Strategies

Without Moonflower, this plant shoots shadowy peas that do slightly more damage than a normal pea. However, there are other straight shooters that do a better or just as well as a job, some just being a little bit cheaper in sun. On the other hand, this plant shines a lot when powered by Moonflower. Instead of a shadowy pea that hits the closest zombie in the lane, it fires a laser that damages all zombies in the lane, topped with a stalling effect. The laser can help defeat zombies grouped in lanes much quicker and the stalling effect of course slows zombies down.

This plant also has the ability to hide when a zombie gets close and then drag that zombie underground, acting like a Tangle Kelp, though he will despawn soon after. When powered by Moonflower, he can drag down more zombies. There are benefits to this such as being able to deal with some of the high-health zombies, as well as being a saver when a zombie is going through your defenses. This can also have Shadow Peashooter be used as a substitute for Grimrose. The primary differences are that Grimrose has far superior range, can target foes behind it, and can inflict some damage to ineligible targets, while Shadow Peashooter can actually devour several mechanical zombies from Far Future. It is not advisable to use this plant in levels where you cannot lose plants if you wish to take full advantage of his zombie-dragging ability for obvious reasons. Shadow Peashooter's pulling effect also doesn't work against backward zombies, so it is not advised to counter zombies carried by a Pterodactyl or zombies such as the Prospector Zombies. Another weakness of Shadow Peashooter is Imp Cannon since the imps may cause it to hide unless quickly taken out with its laser.

If you would rather want to use the plant as a shooter, it should be recommended to place this plant at the back behind other plants; even placing him behind one defensive plant would risk him hiding. Also, don't forget that Plant Food cannot be used when hiding. Speaking of Plant Food, it is recommended to use Plant Food for powered Shadow Peashooters to damage more zombies, especially if you are facing large groups of zombies.

Shadow Peashooter makes for an interesting choice when dealing with large groups of Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels. The laser he can shoot can do good enough damage to them but the previously said ability of hiding can hurt him when those zombies are too close. You will also notice that his projectiles cannot be reflected or blocked unless Glitter Zombie is present.

Shadow Peashooters placed in the third column to the right of your house can swoop up any Imps thrown at your defense, which will help protect your sun producing and other plants placed in the leftmost tiles.

In the Endless Zone, Shadow Peashooter is by far one of the most powerful early game plants available to the player. Considering that the sun producer chosen is the Moonflower while costing only 125 sun (or lower when leveled up), planting it at the far left of the lawn grants the lane it is planted on enough firepower to even deal with high health zombies that appear earlier in the stage. With its fast recharge together with the high sun output of Moonflowers, completing a column full of Shadow Peashooters will be easy. Its slowing effect will also give more time to rack up more sun to plant powerful supports such as Dusk Lobber and Strawburst.

Shadow Peashooter's zombie pulling ability will not work while it is on a Lily Pad and is over water. The zombies will just eat the Lily Pad while the Shadow Peashooter hides doing nothing. If you are planning to use Shadow Peashooter in Big Wave Beach levels, it is advised to place them at the back where there is no water instead.

Overall, Shadow Peashooter should generally be used with Moonflower. He can sufficiently deal with numerous zombies, but beware of using him in "Don't lose more than X plants" levels, as he will disappear when he pulls a zombie underground, which counts as losing a plant.

Related achievement

	The Shadow Family Complete a level with 20 powered Shadow Plants

Gallery

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In other languages

Language	Name	Description
English	Shadow Peashooter
Simplified Chinese	暗影豌豆
French	Pisto-pois de l'ombre
German	Schatten-Erbsenkanone
Italian	Sparasemi ombrosa
Brazilian Portuguese	Disparervilha das Trevas
Spanish	Lanzaguisantes sombrío

Trivia

• A Reddit post by PopCap representative Haemophilus_EA reveals a few facts about the Shadow Peashooter:
  • He is a "mysterious plant" that lives in dark places, but occasionally goes on summer vacation.
  • He is Peashooter's darker cousin.
  • His powered Plant Food effect is called the Spirit Bomb.
• His powered Plant Food effect's explosion is the same as Tactical Cuke's but recolored from green to purple.
  • It is also similar to that of Doom-shroom's.
• A boosted Shadow Peashooter will always use its powered Plant Food effect, regardless of whether or not it is powered.
• He is the first plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that can be earned by collecting seed packets.
• He is the only shadow plant to be a peashooting plant.
• He, Scaredy-shroom, and Cactus are the only plants that hide when a zombie gets close to them.
• Even before Conceal-mint was released, Shadow Pea's Almanac entry noted that he belongs in the Conceal-mint Family.
• He reuses Stallia's slowing effect when powered.
• He and Moonflower are the only shadow plants that change their ability depending on how many shadow plants surround them.
• He was the only premium plant that has the Player's House/Modern Day grass background in his almanac instead of the blue background with bright squares. This was later fixed.
• His snout is a different shade than the rest of his head.
• His Plant Food power stays still even when the Moonflowers have already been transformed into sheep, salads, or covered by octopi.
• Since the 8.2.1 update, his Spirit Bomb no longer shocks the screen.
• Despite the fact that Shadow Peashooter gains an additional 75 DPS to his peas when boosted by Conceal-mint, he will be powered while boosted by it, which means that he can never shoot the boosted peas.
• He is the only plant to have his attack effects changed through level upgrades.

See also

• Peashooter
• Grimrose
• Moonflower
• Stallia
• Laser Bean