Sun-shroom (Plants vs. Zombies 2)

For other uses, see Sun-shroom (disambiguation).

Sun-shroom
Sun-shrooms give small sun at first, then normal suns, and finally large suns.
Almanac statistics
Sun cost	25
Recharge	5 seconds
Toughness	Typical
Family	Enlighten-mint
In-game statistics
Sun production	25 sun every 34 seconds (small) 50 sun every 34 seconds (medium) 75 sun every 34 seconds (large)
Rarity (China)	Legendary
Unlocked	Beating Dark Ages - Night 1
Unlocked (China)	Beating Dark Ages - Night 1, Collecting 10 Sun-shroom Puzzle Pieces
Costumes
Oh sure, Sun-shroom is known for his ever-present grin and sunny disposition. But truth be told, even he has his dark days. It ain't easy keeping things light when you live in the shadows.

Sun-shroom is a sun-producing mushroom that works as an cheaper alternate to other sun-producing plants such as Sunflower and Primal Sunflower. He grows in three stages, producing more sun as he grows.

About

For more information about this character, see Sun-shroom.

Sun-shroom is the first plant obtained in Dark Ages. Unlike the first game, he has three stages: When first planted, Sun-shroom produces 25 sun every 32-36 seconds. 18 seconds later, he grows larger and produces 50 sun every 32-36 seconds. After 72 seconds, Sun-shroom grows to full size and produces 75 sun every 32-36 seconds.

Almanac entry

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

Sun-shroom		SUN COST 25 RECHARGE 5 SUN COST: 25 RECHARGE: 5 TOUGHNESS 300 SUN PRODUCTION Variable TOUGHNESS: 300 SUN PRODUCTION: Variable FAMILY Enlighten-mint FAMILY: Enlighten-mint Sun-shrooms give small sun at first, then normal suns, and finally large suns. Oh sure, Sun-shroom is known for his ever-present grin and sunny disposition. But truth be told, even he has his dark days. It ain't easy keeping things light when you live in the shadows.

Sun-shroom

		SUN COST 25			RECHARGE 5

SUN COST: 25
RECHARGE: 5

		TOUGHNESS 300			SUN PRODUCTION Variable

TOUGHNESS: 300
SUN PRODUCTION: Variable

		FAMILY Enlighten-mint

FAMILY: Enlighten-mint

Sun-shrooms give small sun at first, then normal suns, and finally large suns.

Oh sure, Sun-shroom is known for his ever-present grin and sunny disposition. But truth be told, even he has his dark days. It ain't easy keeping things light when you live in the shadows.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

Plant Food ability (animated)

When given Plant Food, Sun-shroom grows to full size (if he hasn't already) and produces 225 sun. Starting at level 3, he will produce 240 sun. Starting at level 5, he will produce 255 sun. Starting at level 7, he will produce 270 sun, and 300 sun when being at level 10.

Costumed  (China only)

In addition to his normal Plant Food ability, Sun-shroom will produce from 0 to 3 coins.

Enlighten-mint effect

When boosted by Enlighten-mint, Sun-shroom will produced at an increased rate based on his level. Additionally, Sun-shroom will grow much more quickly while boosted, taking only one second to grow from his small stage to his medium stage, and only one more second to grow from his medium stage to his large stage. In total, it takes Sun-shroom two seconds to grow to full size while boosted. Sun-shroom will produce 110 sun once fully grown.

When given Plant Food, he will produce 330 sun. Starting at level 1, his sun production rate is 2.5-5 seconds. Starting at level 3, his sun production rate is 2.4-5 seconds. Starting at level 5, his sun production rate is 2.3-5 seconds. Starting at level 7, his sun production rate is 2.2-5 seconds. Starting at level 9, his sun production rate is 2.1-5 seconds.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Fast)	Toughness (Typical)	Sun Production (Variable)			Growth Time
						Small	Medium	Big	Small	Medium
1	0	0	25	5 seconds	300 dps	25	50	75	18 seconds	72 seconds
2	10	1,000		4.5 seconds	350 dps	25	50	75	18 seconds	72 seconds
3	75	5,000		4.5 seconds	400 dps	30	55	80	16 seconds	65 seconds
4	200	10,000		4 seconds	450 dps	30	55	80	16 seconds	65 seconds
5	400	20,000		4 seconds	550 dps	35	60	85	15 seconds	60 seconds
6	750	30,000		3.5 seconds	600 dps	35	60	85	15 seconds	60 seconds
7	1,000	40,000		3.5 seconds	650 dps	40	65	90	14 seconds	55 seconds
8	1,250	50,000		3 seconds	700 dps	40	65	90	14 seconds	55 seconds
9	1,500	60,000		3 seconds	800 dps	45	70	90	13 seconds	50 seconds
10	2,000	75,000		2.5 seconds	900 dps	50	75	100	12 seconds	45 seconds

Mastery upgrade

• Chance to Boost
• Toughness Bonus

Level upgrade  (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Rapid Growth 快速生长	Sun-shroom grows two times faster.
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Sun-shroom gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Super Illumination 超级光照	Sun-shroom grows five times faster.
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Sun-shroom gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Sun-shroom may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Sun-shroom gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).

Strategies

Sun-shroom will not sleep during the day and will produce 25 more sun than a Sunflower at his full size. Although Sun-shroom is initially basically the same (since sunflower produces 50 sun immediately, paying for the price of a sunflower, sun-shroom will produce 25, which pays for the price of a sun-shroom), he will become better than Sunflower in the long run. Compared to Twin Sunflower, Sun-shroom has a lower cost and faster recharge rate, but produces 25 to 75 less sun than Twin Sunflower. Compared to Primal Sunflower, Sun-shroom costs less sun, but doesn't produce as much sun early on, meaning Primal Sunflower is better for building early offensive plants, while Sun-shroom is better for building up sun production.

Sun-shrooms are preferable in days having objectives "Spend no more than X sun." He can be used as an all-around class, for the cheapness, and can be used for "quick-days."

Remember to plan where to plant Sun-shroom carefully before starting a level. While a Sunflower, Twin Sunflower, or Primal Sunflower can be dug up and relocated, Sun-shroom takes a great amount of time to grow and therefore cannot be replaced easily.

Sun-shroom's growing mechanism can be seen as planting new sun producers, except that you do not actually need to spend sun. This can be useful if the zombies need to be carefully watched, like blowing away Bug Bot Imps.

A boosted Sun-shroom is very helpful in Endless Zones or difficult levels, as he will produce 225 sun as well as instantly grow to his largest size when planted. The player will gain 200 extra sun by planting a single Sun-shroom. Sun-shroom combined with Twin Sunflower can be very helpful to plant expensive plants, such as Winter Melon, Tile Turnip, and Banana Launcher.

As you upgrade the Sun-shroom, its growth time will decrease so that eventually it will be much better than the Sunflower.

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In other languages

Language	Name	Description
English	Sun-shroom
Simplified Chinese	阳光菇
French	Champi-soleil
German	Sonnenpilz
Italian	Buonporcino
Brazilian Portuguese	Solargumelo
Spanish	Seta solar

Trivia

• His shadow is much wider than himself in the first stage.
• Before the 3.9 update, he would be previewed at his first stage. Since then, he is previewed as being fully grown, as he was in the first game.
• He was originally supposed to produce 15, then 25, and lastly 50 sun, but this was before the sun values were changed.
• He is one of five plants that have a slight glow on their seed packet. The others are Sun Bean, Hot Potato, Lightning Reed, and Explode-O-Nut.
• Unlike the first game, he now has different animations according to its stages.
  • His first stage is the only animation that is not sliding back and forth. Instead, he bounces up and down.
• His picture on the seed packet in the Chinese version is larger than in the international version, but he doesn't have a glow around him.
• Despite being referred to as male in the Almanac, he is referred to as female in the costume section of the shop.
• Regardless of what stage he was in when defeated, Intensive Carrot will always revive him to his on-planting stage. The same applies for Potato Mine, Pea Pod, Strawburst, Primal Potato Mine, Escape Root, and Kiwibeast.
• He is the first plant who can give varying units of sun, the second being Moonflower.
• He is the one of seven plants to be fully recharged at the start of a level. The others are Sunflower, Primal Sunflower, Moonflower, Gold Bloom, Acidic Citrus and Electric Currant.
  • Coincidentally, they are all sun-producing plants, except for Electric Currant and Acidic Citrus.
    • Furthermore, they are all yellow colored plants, except for Electric Currant and Moonflower.
• He is the only legendary plant to be unlocked by completing a level in the Chinese version.

See also

• Sunflower
• Twin Sunflower
• Sun
• Mushrooms
• Primal Sunflower