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Synchronized Swimmer is an event zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, and a member of the 
Beastly class. She costs 2 to play, and has 2/2. She has the Amphibious trait, and her ability copies the stats of another zombie on the field.
She was added in update 1.16.10, along with Corn Dog, Clique Peas, Template:PvZHLink, King of the Grill, Trapper Zombie, and the Galactic Gardens set.
Origins
She is based on a synchronized swimmer, a person who participates in synchronized swimming, a hybrid form of swimming, dance, and gymnastics, consisting of swimmers performing a synchronized routine of elaborate moves in the water, accompanied by music.
Her ability references a meaning of the word "synchronize," meaning to "cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate," and her description references what she is based on.
Statistics
- Class: Beastly
- Tribes: Dancing Sports Zombie
- Trait: Amphibious
- Ability: When played: This Zombie copies the and of another Zombie.
- Set: Event
Card description
It takes a lot of practice for two Zombies' heads to fall off at the exact same time.
Update history
Update 1.16.10
Update 1.18.13
Strategies
With
Synchronized Swimmer has mediocre stats for a zombie that costs 2, but what makes her really great is her ability to copy the strength and health of any other zombie in play. She also has the Amphibious trait, and thus you can play her on the aquatic lane, where the defenses are typically weak. Still, avoid playing her if your only zombies are weaker than her base stats. This will only weaken her and make her less of a threat for your opponent.
She is mainly useful when you have a very strong zombie on the field, as she can copy the strength and health of that zombie, which can potentially make her devastating. This is especially true if you play her on an aquatic lane, as then she will both be strong and hard to take out. One thing to keep in mind is that she cannot copy traits from zombies, just their strength and health. She can be devastating in pet and ramp decks, where zombies on the field have strong stats.
Since she is part of the Beastly class, every Beastly hero can use her to their advantage. Playing a Gargantuar deck is useful as once you play a powerful zombie, you can play her for a tough zombie in another lane for just 2. You can also use boosting cards like Vitamin Z, Loudmouth, or Secret Agent onto another zombie and then play her to make a very powerful zombie.
Another thing to know is that Synchronized Swimmer is both a dancing zombie and a sports zombie. Electric Boogaloo can make use of her dancing tribe to his advantage. Her Amphibious trait allows him to fill the aquatic lane with a dancing zombie, after which he can play Flamenco Zombie to do more damage to the plant hero, or play Headhunter on her to result in a very dangerous zombie on the aquatic lane. She also synergizes with Aerobics Instructor, who will continuously boost her strength at the start of each turn. Speaking of Electric Boogaloo, you can also benefit this zombie with Valkyrie as you can play swarms of cheap little zombies and once they are destroyed, Valkyrie will be boosted greatly, and once you play Valkyrie, you can have a Synchronized Swimmer with a ton of strength and decent health as the next zombie.
At the same time, since Synchronized Swimmer is also a sports zombie, The Smash can use her in his sports synergy decks. Team Mascot and Zombie Coach can apply pressure by boosting Synchronized Swimmer's stats and shielding her respectively, potentially turning her into an absolute nuisance to the opposition.
Immorticia can use Teleport or Teleportation Zombie to play her during the Zombie Tricks phase and surprise the opponent. However, this is a bit risky, as the plant hero may have cards to remove any powerful zombies on the field before the Zombie Tricks phase. She can also Evolve Zom-Blob and then play Synchronized Swimmer to copy its stats, bringing more threats to the plant hero.
Against
This zombie can be potentially dangerous. Remember that her stats will not change once her ability activates, so simply Bouncing her is not good enough, as she can be played again in the next turn. You need to also ensure that there is a weaker zombie on the field so that she has to copy the stats of the weaker zombie, lowering her threat level. If need be, use instant-kill tricks such as Template:PvZHLink and Template:PvZHLink to destroy her, and for the latter, the stronger zombies too.
Gallery
Synchronized Swimmer's statistics
Synchronized Swimmer's card
Synchronized Swimmer's grayed out card
Synchronized Swimmer's card image
Synchronized Swimmer on an advertisement for the Early Access Bundle
On the advertisement for the Early Access Bundle
Synchronized Swimmer being the featured card in the menu for the June 13th, 2017 Template:PvZHLink
Synchronized Swimmer with the
Overshoot trait
Synchronized Swimmer being the featured card in the menu for the June 17th, 2017 Daily Challenge
Synchronized Swimmer on the advertisement for the Early Access Bundle
Synchronized Swimmer with the
Overshoot trait activating her ability
Synchronized Swimmer being the featured card in the menu for the June 29th, 2017 Daily Challenge
Synchronized Swimmer shielded
Synchronized Swimmer being the featured card in the menu for the July 3rd, 2017 Daily Challenge
Synchronized Swimmer with the
Frenzy trait
A frozen Synchronized Swimmer
Synchronized Swimmer destroyed
Synchronized Swimmer right after she pops out of the water
Synchronized Swimmer attacking
Trivia
- She has the longest ability animation of any fighter in the game.
- There is a glitch where if this copies the stats of another zombie after Intergalactic Warlord, she will copy that zombie's stats as usual but Intergalatic Warlord's ability boost will then be added to her copied stats.
Beastly class. She costs 2
to play, and has 2
/2
. She has the Amphibious trait, and her ability copies the stats of another zombie on the field.
Overshoot trait
Frenzy trait
Brainy
Crazy
Hearty
Sneaky