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Ultomato is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2, that was first introduced in the 7.8.1 update. He is a seasonal plant, tied to Ultomato's Ultimate Season in Arena, which lasted from January 16, 2020 to February 3, 2020. Ultomato later came out in the 2.5.2 update of the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 with his rarity being legendary.
He releases a powerful and devastating laser (every 6.5-6.7 seconds, 4.5 seconds in Chinese version) down the lane he is planted in, but shortly afterwards needs to recharge. The laser lasts for 2 seconds. When released, it will target the first available zombie in its lane, repeatedly attacking it. If that zombie is defeated and the laser still has some duration left, it will target the next available enemy.
Ultomatoes can be planted on each other to increase their power, but their cost also increases the more Ultomatoes there are on the field. If an Ultomato is defeated, getting shoveled, or being given Plant Food, the sun cost will decrease.
Origins[]
He is based on the tomato (Solanum Iycopersicum), the fruit of a plant in the nightshade family.
His name is a pun on either the words "ultimate," or "ultimatum," and "tomato."
Almanac entry[]
Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.
Ultomato
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Ultomato |
Ultomatoes charge up slowly, then fire a devastating beam down the lane that damages zombies as long as charge lasts. Ultomatoes can be made more powerful by planting multiple Ultomatoes on the same tile. Ultomato yawns as unimaginable energies build up inside his being. It's cool. He can afford to wait. He's got allllll day. |
Chinese version (China only)[]
终极番茄可以通过重复种植使自身变强。
植物家族效果: 研发中 终极番茄在执行宇航任务的时候,被来自外太空的光之粒子灌注到了身体之中,光之粒子之中拥有着正义的意志,引导终极番茄使用光之力去守卫家园,击败邪恶的僵尸。 In English: Plant family effect: In research and development |
Upgrades[]
Plant Food effect[]
When fed with Plant Food, Ultomato will self-destruct, exploding and damaging everything for 1800 (1600 in Chinese version) damage within a 9x7 area on-screen. His sun cost will drop by 50, 100, or 150 sun corresponding to what stage he exploded in, due to him leaving the lawn.
Fila-mint effect[]
When boosted by Fila-mint, Ultomato's beam will deal an additional 575 damage with its small stage, an additional 1200 damage with its medium stage, an additional 2500 damage with its big stage, and an additional 2200 damage with its Plant Food attack.
Level upgrades[]
Level | Seed Packets |
Coins | Upgrades | |||||||||||
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Sun Cost | Recharge | Toughness | Damage | Special (Cost Efficiency) | ||||||||||
Small | Medium | Big | Small | Medium | Big | Plant Food | ||||||||
1 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 6.5 seconds | 300 damage | 400 damage | 500 damage | 350 damage | 750 damage | 1600 damage | 1800 damage | 50 | ||
2 | 50 | 225 | 6 seconds | 325 damage | 450 damage | 575 damage | 375 damage | 800 damage | 1700 damage | |||||
3 | 100 | 225 | 5.5 seconds | 350 damage | 500 damage | 650 damage | 400 damage | 850 damage | 1800 damage | 1900 damage | ||||
4 | 200 | 225 | 5.25 seconds | 375 damage | 550 damage | 725 damage | 425 damage | 900 damage | 1900 damage | 25
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5 | 300 | 200 | 5 seconds | 400 damage | 600 damage | 800 damage | 450 damage | 950 damage | 2000 damage | |||||
6 | 400 | 200 | 4.9 seconds | 425 damage | 650 damage | 875 damage | 475 damage | 1000 damage | 2100 damage | 2000 damage | ||||
7 | 500 | 200 | 4.8 seconds | 450 damage | 700 damage | 950 damage | 500 damage | 1050 damage | 2200 damage | |||||
8 | 600 | 175 | 4.7 seconds | 475 damage | 750 damage | 1025 damage | 525 damage | 1100 damage | 2300 damage | |||||
9 | 800 | 175 | 4.6 seconds | 500 damage | 800 damage | 1100 damage | 550 damage | 1150 damage | 2400 damage | 2100 damage | ||||
10 | 1,000 | 150 | 4.5 seconds | 525 damage | 850 damage | 1175 damage | 575 damage | 1200 damage | 2500 damage | 2200 damage |
Mastery upgrades[]
- Chance to Boost
- Damage Pierce
Costumed (China only)[]
Medium or big Ultomato will become small after self destruction, rather than disappear.
Level upgrades (China only)[]
Strategies[]
Ultomato has the potential for extremely high damage output, for a correspondingly high sun investment. A big (stage 3) Ultomato deals almost as much damage as a Cherry Bomb, enough to one-shot a Pharaoh Zombie or kill a Gargantuar in 3 hits, and the enduring nature of the laser means that any leftover damage will continue on to the next target. The laser cannot be blocked or reflected by Excavator Zombie, Parasol Zombie, or Jester Zombie. However, the cost mechanic means that a single big Ultomato costs 900 sun to plant and five cost 9000, making it near-impossible to attain. This problem does get alleviated in the International version when Ultomato is upgraded to both reduce his planting cost and the increment, but may persist nevertheless if you plan on fielding many.
Ultomato's attack style has similarities to Citron, charging up for several seconds and then firing. Ultomato can deal with several threats in its lane and its laser can't be reflected. However, Citron has a better plant food ability and costs much less, as well as being easier to acquire.
Since Ultomato's attack power is slightly more than doubled with each growth stage, it is often recommended to plant only one or two. It works very well on Minecarts in Wild West, as the Minecarts can be moved around, allowing Ultomato to provide support when needed without requiring additional sun. Similarly, you can use Sweet Potato or Hot Date to create choke points where you funnel in zombies from other lanes for him to attack.
Ultomato is primarily vulnerable due to its slow rate of fire and single target, causing damage to overflow on hordes. It is a very risky choice against Zombie Chickens or Ice Weasels; if the laser fires at the right time, it can destroy all of them and continue on to hit targets behind them, but if not, they will easily overwhelm Ultomato before it can fire, and must be backed by plants that can eliminate these on their own such as Lightning Reed.
Like lobbed-shot plants, Ultomato can bypass obstacles like tombstones, surfboards, and octopi to hit zombies behind them, but will target and destroy the obstacles if there are no zombies in the lane. A big Ultomato can destroy a Troglobite, a frozen block, and an Imp, in one shot. If a Barrel Roller Zombie is pushing a barrel, Ultomato will attack the zombie, and then the barrel if it is ahead of other zombies.
If an Ultomato is destroyed beyond his first stage, it is pointless to revive him with Intensive Carrot, since he will just be revived at the first, wasting your resources.
Ultomato's Plant Food effect has a very large area of effect, but unlike most other plants, Ultomato is destroyed in the process (and it can be quite expensive to replace), so it is often a better choice to give Plant Food to another plant. It is not usually a good idea to plant Ultomato on a Power Tile. On the other hand, if Ultomato is boosted (e.g. in Boosterama tournaments), it effectively becomes a larger (and more expensive) Cherry Bomb. Unfortunately, this makes Ultomato nearly useless, as it will be unable to deliver any direct and sustained damage, which is often the essence of the plant itself.
Ultomato is a solid choice in "Don't lose more than x plants," but it does require support in order to reduce the chances such a loss occuring.
Gallery[]
Plants vs. Zombies Wiki has a gallery for Ultomato.
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In other languages[]
Please note that only official translations are used.
Language | Name | Description |
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English | Ultomato | |
Simplified Chinese | 终极番茄 | lit. "Ultimate Tomato" |
French | Ultomate | |
German | Ultomate | |
Italian | Sommodoro | |
Brazilian Portuguese | Ultomate | |
Spanish | Tomatefinitivo |
Trivia[]
- His growth stages resemble an unripe, ripening, and ripe tomato.
- He shares this quality with Strawburst, whose growth stages resemble a ripening strawberry.
- The Ultomato is the second plant that can be planted on to strengthen it, the first being Pea Pod.
- Penny's starting level quote misspells "Ultomatoes" as "Ultomatos".
- If the player plants an Ultomato on a minecart, and then moves it to another lane while it is shooting, there is a glitch where the laser moves to the lane which Ultomato moves to, but part of the laser's sprites will still appear in the original lane.
- If an Ultomato is fed Plant Food when Fila-mint is on the lawn, the light it creates will still appear for about 2-3 seconds after it explodes.
- If an Ultomato is covered in octopi thrown by Octo Zombie while it is shooting, part of its laser's sprites will remain forever until the octopus is destroyed.
- He and Dartichoke are the only 2 straight-shooting plants that can attack through objects.
- In Chinese version, he is the only plant to have an unique level 4 upgrade, being able to instantly upgraded to one level instead of having a chance to activate his Plant Food ability when planted. This is because having the normal boost chance upon planting effectively makes him unusable as his Plant Food ability destroys himself.
- Ultomato is one of the few plants that destroys itself when fed with Plant Food, the other being Bzzz Button.
- However, Marigold destroys itself with its Plant Food ability when hacked.
See also[]
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