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Sun in Plants vs. Zombies

Sun in Plants vs. Zombies 2

Sun in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

Sun in Plants vs. Zombies Adventures

Sun in the Nintendo DS version

Sun in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes

Sun is a type of resource in the ''Plants vs. Zombies'' series that the player needs to build up their defenses (and zombies in I, Zombie). It is essential to create defenses against zombies. It falls from the sky (daytime levels only) and is produced by only sun plants. It is the plants' equivalent to brains.

During nighttime levels, sun is collected only through sun-producing plants, e.g. Sun-shroom, or sun-containing tombstones in Dark Ages.

In Plants vs. Zombies, the player can also get sun from zombies from defeating them (Last Stand levels) and vases (Vasebreaker Endless).

In Plants vs. Zombies 2, sun can also appear from tombstones in Dark Ages, Gold Tiles in Lost City, and vases in Vasebreaker.

Overview

Usage

Each plant costs a certain amount of sun to plant, limiting the number of plants you can place on the lawn at a time. Your planting is also limited by the recharge or the "cool-down" rate of the seed packets. Also, upgrade plants cannot be planted unless the plant of which they are an upgrade of has already been planted even if you have enough sun for them. The only plants that do not cost sun to plant are the Puff-shroom, its aquatic counterpart the Sea-shroom, and Imitater versions of them; and in Plants vs. Zombies 2 also includes Iceberg Lettuce, Grave Buster, Hot Potato, the first Tile Turnip you plant, Stallia and Gold Bloom, and all mints.

Obtaining

Sun is obtained from sun-producing plants, such as the Sunflower, Twin Sunflower, and Sun-shroom and falls from the sky approximately every 10 seconds when it is day-time. Sun Bean also has sun producing effects but despite the other sun producing plants, it does not directly produce sun. Sun Bean causes the zombie that has eaten it to burst out tiny sun for every damage it takes. Toadstool acts differently too with it producing sun after consuming a zombie. The player starts every ordinary level with 50 sun, which is enough for one Sunflower or two Sun-shrooms. During the Night, Fog, and Dark Ages levels, sun-producers are the only way to obtain sun, so some of these plants must be planted to obtain more than the starting 50 sun. Sunflowers produce a normal sun, Twin Sunflowers produce two

Sun in the Java version

normal sun, and Sun-shrooms produce small sun until they grow, after which they produce normal sun, growing once more to produce big sun in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Additionally, in Whack a Zombie, Zombiquarium, and Last Stand, zombies can drop sun.

Conveyor-belt levels

The player cannot obtain any sun in these levels. Instead, they are supplied with plants that come up from a conveyor belt, which do not cost any sun. However, the player can't use their own plants, as the plants are previously picked and the order of plants to come is randomly

Types of sun

Plants vs. Zombies

Small sun

• Produced only by non-grown Sun-shroom.
• It is worth 15 sun.

Normal sun

• Produced by Sunflower, Twin Sunflower (in groups of two), and by a grown Sun-shroom.
• Falls from the sky during daytime levels.
• It is worth 25 sun.

Large sun

• It is worth 50 sun.
• It falls from the sky in Sunny Day.

Plants vs. Zombies 2

Tiny sun

Tiny red sun from Ra Zombie

• Produced when a zombie that has eaten a Sun Bean takes damage, usually in large groups.
• It is worth 5 sun.
• It can also be produced by shoveling some plants with the shovel refund upgrade, providing 25-75% of the plant's original sun cost. The maximum amount of sun refund possible without purchasing with real money is 50%, and an additional 25% is available for USD $3.99.
  • Free plants will never drop tiny sun, as they do not cost any sun to plant, and plants before Last Stand waves are started will instead reward 100% of the original cost, regardless of already existent sun refunds.

Small sun

• Produced by small Sun-shroom, Moonflower by default, or Gold Bloom.
• It is worth 25 sun.

Normal sun

Blue sun from Turquoise Skull Zombie

• Produced by Sunflower, Twin Sunflower (in groups of two), by Sun-shroom grown to middle size, a Toadstool swallowing a zombie, a Moonflower powered by one or three (two sun are given at once) shadow plants next to it, or a Gold Tile, Solar Tomato when she stuns zombie.
• Falls from the sky in every world except for Dark Ages.
• It is worth 50 sun (25 before the 1.7 update).
• It can also appear after digging up some plants with the shovel refund upgrade.

Large sun

• Produced by a fully grown Sun-shroom, a Primal Sunflower, a Moonflower powered by two shadow plants next to it, and Gold Bloom.
• It is worth 75 sun.

Sun bombs

Sun card in Endless Zones

Sun bombs fall from the sky in Sun Bombs. They are purple until they touch the ground, after then it reverts to normal sun. If the sun bomb is tapped while it is still purple, any plants or zombies nearby will take damage and the player will not be given any sun.

Audio

Sound	Description
	Sun being collected

Sun costs

Plants vs. Zombies

Plants

Plant	Sun cost	Notes
Peashooter	100
Sunflower	50
Cherry Bomb	150
Wall-nut	50
Potato Mine	25
Snow Pea	175	150 in Versus Mode, 100 in Heavy Weapon
Chomper	150
Repeater	200	150 in Versus Mode, 1000 in Beghouled and Beghouled Twist
Puff-shroom	0
Sun-shroom	25
Fume-shroom	75	500 in Beghouled and Beghouled Twist
Grave Buster	75
Hypno-shroom	75
Scaredy-shroom	25
Ice-shroom	75
Doom-shroom	125	200 in Heavy Weapon
Lily Pad	25
Squash	50	75 in Versus Mode
Threepeater	325	200 in Versus Mode, 400 in Heavy Weapon
Tangle Kelp	25
Jalapeno	125
Spikeweed	100
Torchwood	175	125 in Versus Mode and in Heavy Weapon
Tall-nut	125	250 in Beghouled and Beghouled Twist
Sea-shroom	0
Plantern	25
Cactus	125	100 in Versus Mode
Blover	100
Split Pea	125
Starfruit	125	175 in Versus Mode
Pumpkin	125
Magnet-shroom	100
Cabbage-pult	100
Flower Pot	25
Kernel-pult	100
Coffee Bean	75	25 in Versus Mode
Garlic	50	75 in Versus Mode
Umbrella Leaf	100
Marigold	50
Melon-pult	300
Gatling Pea	250	Plus 200 for Repeater
Twin Sunflower	150	Plus 50 for Sunflower
Gloom-shroom	150	Plus 75 for Fume-shroom
Cattail	225	Plus 25 for Lily Pad, 200 in Heavy Weapon
Winter Melon	200	Plus 300 for Melon-pult
Gold Magnet	50	Plus 100 for Magnet-shroom
Spikerock	125	Plus 100 for Spikeweed
Cob Cannon	500	Plus 200 for two 100 sun Kernel-pults
Imitater	Depends on plant being imitated

Zombies

Zombie	Sun cost
Zombie	50
Conehead Zombie	75
Pole Vaulting Zombie	75
Buckethead Zombie	125
Screen Door Zombie	100
Football Zombie	175
Dancing Zombie	350
Balloon Zombie	150
Digger Zombie	125
Bungee Zombie	125
Ladder Zombie	150
Gargantuar	300
Imp	50

Having the maximum amount of sun in Plants vs. Zombies

In Survival: Endless, the sun cost of each upgrade plant will increase by 50 for every one of those planted. For example, the player's first Cattail will cost 225 sun, but their second Cattail will cost 275 sun.

Plants vs. Zombies Adventures (Archived content)

Note: VIPs do not cost any sun.

Plant	Sun cost
Peashooter	100
Sunflower	50
Aspearagus	125
Wall-nut	50
Cherry Bomb	150
Popcorn	50
Beet	100
Snow Pea	125
Jalapeño	100
Magnet Plant	100
Flaming Pea	125
Shamrock	125
Bamboo Shoot	175
Repeater	100
Chilly Pepper	100
Twin Sunflower	50

Plants vs. Zombies 2

Note: These sun cost only applies at level 1.

Plant	Sun cost
Sunflower	50
Peashooter	100
Wall-nut	50
Potato Mine	25
Bloomerang	175
Cabbage-pult	100
Iceberg Lettuce	0
Grave Buster	0
Twin Sunflower	125
Bonk Choy	150
Repeater	200
Snow Pea	150
Kernel-pult	100
Snapdragon	150
Power Lily	175
Spikeweed	100
Coconut Cannon	400
Cherry Bomb	150
Spring Bean	50
Spikerock	250
Threepeater	300
Squash	50
Split Pea	125
Chili Bean	50
Torchwood	175
Lightning Reed	125
Tall-nut	125
Jalapeno	125
Pea Pod	125
Melon-pult	325
Winter Melon	500
Imitater	Depends on imitated plant
Laser Bean	200
Blover	50
Citron	350
E.M.Peach	25
Starfruit	150
Infi-nut	75
Magnifying Grass	50
Tile Turnip	0, then 250, then doubles
Hypno-shroom	125
Sun-shroom	25
Puff-shroom	0
Fume-shroom	125
Sun Bean	50
Pea-nut	150
Magnet-shroom	100
Chomper	150
Lily Pad	25
Tangle Kelp	25
Bowling Bulb	200
Homing Thistle	250
Guacodile	125
Banana Launcher	500
Ghost Pepper	75
Sweet Potato	150
Sap-fling	75
Hurrikale	100
Hot Potato	0
Pepper-pult	200
Chard Guard	75
Fire Peashooter	175
Stunion	25
Rotobaga	150
Dandelion	275
Lava Guava	75
Red Stinger	150
A.K.E.E.	175
Endurian	100
Toadstool	200
Stallia	0
Gold Leaf	50
Strawburst	400
Cactus	175
Phat Beet	150
Celery Stalker	50
Thyme Warp	75
Electric Blueberry	150
Spore-shroom	150
Garlic	50
Intensive Carrot	100
Jack O' Lantern	225
Grapeshot	150
Primal Peashooter	175
Primal Wall-nut	75
Perfume-shroom	150
Cold Snapdragon	150
Primal Sunflower	75
Primal Potato Mine	50
Shrinking Violet	50
Moonflower	50
Nightshade	75
Shadow-shroom	50
Blooming Heart	150
Escape Root	50
Dusk Lobber	150
Grimrose	75
Gold Bloom	0
Electric Currant	150
Wasabi Whip	150
Explode-O-Nut	50
Kiwibeast	175
Aloe	75
Bombegranate	150
Witch Hazel	200
Parsnip	150
Missile Toe	500
Hot Date	175
Caulipower	250
Holly Barrier	150
Shadow Peashooter	125
Sling Pea	125
Goo Peashooter	125
Snap Pea	200
Zoybean Pod	200
Dazey Chain	150
Power Mints	0

Chinese version (China only)

Plant	Sun cost
Heavenly Peach	125
Fire Gourd	200
Radish	50
Bamboo-shoot	175
Bloomerang (Level 2)	175 - 5 (with next Bloomerang)
Bloomerang (Level 3)	175 - 10 (with next Bloomerang)
Jalapeno (Level 3)	100
Carrotillery	450
Dandelion	200
Aggro Brocco	150
Hypno-shroom	75
Oak Archer	275
Plantern	25
Coffee Bean	75
Cryo-shroom	175
Pyro-shroom	225
Acidic Citrus	125
Lotuspot	200
Lord Bamboo	50
Ghost Pepper	100
Bambrook	75
Rafflesia	350
Tornacorn	300
Chest-nut	175
Zorrose	225
Magic-shroom	175
Cycloque	75
Ampthurium	150
Aspiragus	125
Board Beans	450
Saucer Squash	25
Lantern Cherry	25
Spinnapple	75
R.A.D Missiles	425
Pumpkin Witch	250
Sunflower Singer	125
Snowy Cotton	175
Guerrequila	325
Jackfruit	75
Plumping Plummy	225
Dragonfruit	150
Angel Starfruit	225
Gatling Pea	375

Reaching the maximum sun in Plants vs. Zombies 2

Zomboss Test Lab zombies

Zombie	Sun cost
Future Zombie	50
Future Conehead Zombie	100
Future Buckethead Zombie	200
Shield Zombie	125
Mecha-Football Zombie	500
Disco-tron 3000	300
Gargantuar Prime	600

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

Boss Mode abilities	Sun cost
Coconut Spotting Station	75
Revive Rainbow	250
Twin Heal Flower	100
Cherry Strike	250

Plants vs. Zombies Online (Archived content) (China only)

Free plants

Plant	Sun cost
Peashooter	100, 50 (first Peashooter when upgraded)
Sunflower	50, 25 (first Sunflower when upgraded)
Wall-nut	50
Potato Mine	25
Cabbage-pult	100
Bloomerang	175
Grave Buster	0
Iceberg Lettuce	0
Magic Vine	200 (150 when upgraded)
Pomegranate-pult	200
Bonk Choy	150
Bruce Bamboo	150
Carrot Rocket	125
Dandelion	200
Venus Flytrap	50
Winter Melon	125
Sod	25
Snapdragon	150
Spikeweed	100
Spring Bean	50
Kernel-pult	100
Coconut Cannon	400
Narcissus	100
Durian	135
Spikerock	250
Pineapple Cannon	200
Threepeater	300
Laser Bean	200
Blover	50
Citron	350
E.M.Peach	25
Tile Turnip	0, then 250, then doubles
Ganoderma	100
Banana Tree	150
Nitration Mushroom	100
Infi-nut	75
Magnifying Grass	50
Oxygen Algae	50
Garlic	75
Bubble Flower	125
Electric Anemone	200

Upgrade plants

Plant	Sun cost
Twin Sunflower	50 + 50
Repeater	100 + 100

Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West (Archived content) (China only)

Plant	Sun cost
Oxygen Algae	25
Sea Starfruit	75
Bramble Sea Grass	25
Water Gun Grass	25
Electric Anemone	300
Aggro Brocco	175
Pomegunate	200
Carrotillery	150
Oak Archer	200
Ghost Pepper	200
Laser Bean	200
Dandelion	200
Snapdragon	200
Bonk Choy	200

Related achievements

Plants vs. Zombies

	Sunny Days Accumulate 8000 Sun during a single level.

	Sol Invictus Complete Last Stand with 2000 sun remaining.

	Photosensitive Beat a night level without picking up any Sun.

	Where the Sun Don't Shine Complete the first I, Zombie level with 1000 sun remaining.

Plants vs. Zombies Adventures (Archived content)

	Uncle Sunnybags Save at least 300 sun!

Plants vs. Zombies 2

	Sun Catcher Get 5 suns from a single Ra Zombie

	Grass Effect Fire off 500 sun through Magnifying Grass

Trivia

Sun sprites alongside most of the core sprites in Plants vs. Zombies 2

Another sprite file with sun sprites, including blue sun in Plants vs. Zombies 2

• The maximum amount of sun the player can get is 9990 in Plants vs. Zombies, 9900 in Plants vs. Zombies 2 and 33,464 in Plants vs. Zombies 2 Chinese version since 1.6.1 update.
  • Seeing Stars is a good way to max out the player's sun. If the player uses Garlic and Spikeweeds, along with a couple of Threepeaters, they can have all of the incoming zombies dying automatically with minimal effort, only needing to replenish a Garlic in the middle row. The rest of the empty squares can be filled with Sunflowers and they can collect sun without worrying about being overrun.
  • However, in the Far Future trailer of Plants vs. Zombies 2, Tile Turnip's cost was 64,000 sun. It is impossible for the player to do so without hacking. The maximum sun the player can collect is 9900, but Tile Turnip needs to be planted with 16,000 sun before the sun cost doubles twice to 64,000.
    • This is probably because when PopCap is testing new plants, they have a developer mode that gives them infinite sun, no recharge and unlimited Plant Food.
    • But in the Chinese version the player can achieve that sun cost, due to the new max sun amount increase, though it is very hard to accomplish.
• The 15 sun increments from a small Sun-shroom, Sun Bean, and shovel refunds are the only ways to get sun that is not in multiples of 25.
  • However, it will always be in multiples of 5.

Big sun in Sunny Days

• In Plants vs. Zombies, Survival: Endless levels and Co-op Endless are the only levels where the cost of plants rises (the cost of upgrade plants rising for every one of each type currently planted on the lawn).
• In Versus Mode, the zombie's currency is brains which works the same as sun. But in I, Zombie, players can collect sun by eating Sunflowers. That is peculiar since zombies need brains, not sun like plants. If the player digs up a plant, he or she does not get back the sun used to plant it.
• In Last Stand puzzles and Last Stand in Plants vs. Zombies 2, the player can get back the sun cost of a plant (unless it is damaged).
• Sun will not fall from the sky during Night, Fog, or Dark Ages levels.
• The sun costs of all plants are multiples of 25.
• Sun can be 3 colors. Regular sun is yellow, sun being stolen by Ra Zombie is red, and sun being stolen from Turquoise Skull Zombie is light blue.
  • Sun Bombs are purple, so technically, sun can be 4 colors.
• Before the 1.8 update, sun in the Chinese version was worth 25 whereas the international is worth 50, making the Chinese version harder.

  

  The sun in Peggle Nights

• Sun appears in the title screen of Peggle Nights, another game made by PopCap Games. However, it was way before Plants vs. Zombies was announced, this could have been a teaser for the game while it was early in development.
• Even though one does not get sun in conveyor belt levels, it is possible to get sun in the Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur battle by feeding Plant Food to a Moonflower on Modern Day - Day 34.
  • If this happens trying to collect it does nothing, though it makes the sound of sun being collected.
    • This can also happen in the Chinese version by digging up a plant in a conveyor belt level.

See also

• Sun-producing plants
• Sun Bombs
• Gold Tile

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