Hamster balls are items in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that was introduced in the 6.9.1 update. It can come with any of the existing zombies inside it. It significantly increases the speed of the zombie it contains, but breaks after absorbing a limited amount of shots. It kills any plants instantly by rolling into them, similar to Barrel Roller Zombie's barrel. After it kills a plant, its speed will decrease. It is only avaliable in Battlez and will appear during "Hamster Brawl!" ambushes.
Origins
It is based on the real life object, with the same name and appearance. However, they look bigger in game than the ones in real life.
Strategies
A Spikerock can instantly destroy it, but it will remove a spike on it. This however, will not work if the hamster ball approaches the Spikerock using a slider tile. Spikeweeds can also be used for their cheaper price and just as fast recharge, although they will only take one roll. An easy way to counter the Hamster Ball is to use the Spear-mint, which creates 5 Spikerocks, therefore quickly nullifying the Hamster Ball threat.
History
- Version 6.9.1: Added to the game.Template:Stub