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Zookeeper is a basic common zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the PvZH Beastly IconBeastly class. It costs 2BrainPvZH to play and has 2StrengthPvZH/2HeartPvZH.

It does not have any traits, and its ability gives all pet zombies, including it, +1StrengthPvZH every time a pet card is played. This ability stacks with each Zookeeper on the field and persists until all Zookeepers are removed from the field. Its closest plant counterpart is Go-Nuts.

Origins[]

Adult-Zoo-Keeper-Costume

It is based on a zookeeper, a person who manages zoo animals that are kept in captivity for conservation or to be displayed to the public.

Its description may be a reference to the famous Konami franchise Metal Gear Solid, where if the player gets a game over, the player can hear the catchphrase, "Snaaaaake!"

Statistics[]

  • Class: Beastly
  • Tribes: Pet Professional Zombie
  • Traits: None
  • Ability: When you play a Pet, all Pets get +1StrengthPvZH.
  • Set - Rarity: Basic - Common

Card description[]

Snaaaaake!

Update history[]

Upddate 1.24.6[]

  • Tribe added: Professional

Strategies[]

With[]

Zookeeper is arguably the most important zombie in a pet deck due to its ability. While +1StrengthPvZH may not seem much, Zookeeper's ability gives it to all pets on the field, including itself. Since pet decks are supposed to expend many cards for finishing the opponent in a rush, Zookeeper can allow your army of pets to accumulate lots of strength and wreak havoc if used correctly.

On the other hand, Zookeeper's professional tribe benefits very little. Zookeeper does synergize with Zombie Middle Manager and can be used to Evolve Jurassic Fossilhead, but there are better professionals to use for their sakes, and Zookeeper is only viable in a pet deck. Even if you do pack a few professional cards in said pet deck, these two are very ineffective choices and should not be considered. Furthermore, only The Smash can take advantage of this.

But there is one big downside of Zookeeper, and that is its inability to boost health, meaning that your pets will hit hard, but they will also fall very easily. While the PvZH Beastly IconBeastly class does have stat-boosting cards, all of them can only affect one zombie, making them unsuitable for a pet deck, where the ideal setup is swarming as many zombies as you can. The Smash has it easy due to the PvZH Hearty IconHearty class' access to mass stat-boosting cards like Camel Crossing (which is also a pet card itself) and Going Viral, but the other PvZH Beastly IconBeastly heroes will have a harder time keeping their pets alive. You should at least boost Zookeeper's health as much as possible, because as mentioned before, it is a key zombie in a pet deck.

Another downside of Zookeeper is that it requires you to use up many cards to be effective. Therefore, if your opponent manages to break your setup apart, you will have a hard time rebuilding your defenses. This is even more so due to the PvZH Beastly IconBeastly class' severe lack of card draw. In this case, Immorticia will be at an advantage in terms of constantly supplying cards due to the PvZH Brainy IconBrainy class' abundance of card draw.

Here's a list of pets that will benefit from Zookeeper's ability:

Against[]

Zookeeper itself is only an average zombie, but its ability is really dangerous, so you have to destroy it as soon as possible. Due to it having just 2 health, you can destroy this zombie pretty easily. If it is played on the second turn, it cannot be boosted, so you can attack it safely.

If its stats get too much for you to handle, you could play an instant-kill trick to destroy it, but damaging cards like Berry Blast are usually more effective as they are more ideal against a Zookeeper setup, where there will be many threats at once, due to instant-kills being more expensive.

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In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Zookeeper
China Simplified Chinese 动物园僵尸
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 動物園長
France French Gardien de zoo
Germany German Zoowärter
Italy Italian Custode dello zoo
Japan Japanese 飼育員ゾンビ
South Korea Korean 사육사
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Tratador
Russia Russian Смотритель зоопарка
Spain Spanish Cuidador del zoo


Trivia[]

  • It has the shortest description in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes, only having 10 characters.
  • During its idle animation, if the player listens closely, they can hear it occasionally say, "Right."
  • So far, this is the first zombie in the game to be based on an animals observant, with the second being Squirrel Herder.
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Heroes Brain Freeze · Electric Boogaloo · The Smash · Immorticia
Common Skunk Punk · Pied Piper · Zookeeper · Dolphin Rider · Locust Swarm
Uncommon
Premium Dog Walker · Nibble · Snorkel Zombie · Yeti Lunchbox · Haunting Zombie · Loudmouth · B-flat
Galactic Total Eclipse · Alien Ooze · Surfer Zombie
Colossal Haunting Ghost
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Colossal Primordial Cheese Shover
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Super-Rare
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Colossal Extinction Event · Ancient Vimpire
Triassic Hunting Grounds
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Premium Nurse Gargantuar · Octo Zombie · Zombot 1000
Galactic Interstellar Bounty Hunter · Supernova Gargantuar
Colossal Mondo Bronto
Triassic Gargantuar-Throwing Gargantuar
Event Cards Fraidy Cat · Secret Agent · Energy Drink Zombie · Synchronized Swimmer · Hover-Goat 3000 · Overstuffed Zombie · Sneezing Zombie · King of the Grill
Token Cards Zom-Bats
Superpowers Frozen Tundra · Slammin' Smackdown · Stayin' Alive · Witch's Familiar · Acid Rain · Evaporate · Galvanize
PvZH Brainy Icon Brainy
Heroes Super Brainz · Rustbolt · Professor Brainstorm · Immorticia · Huge-Gigantacus
Common Cardboard Robot Zombie · Paparazzi Zombie · Lurch for Lunch · Fun-Dead Raiser · Drum Major
Uncommon
Premium Chimney Sweep · Beam Me Up · Cell Phone Zombie · Pool Shark · Zombot Drone Engineer · Brain Vendor · Mountain Climber
Galactic Cryo-Brain · Medulla Nebula · Moonwalker
Colossal Copter Commando
Triassic Mustache Waxer · Pirate's Booty
Rare
Premium Gentleman Zombie · Kite Flyer · Gadget Scientist · Hail-a-Copter · Wizard Gargantuar
Galactic Cosmic Scientist · Triplication
Colossal Zom-Blob
Triassic Mustache Monument
Super-Rare
Premium Electrician · Rocket Science · Mad Chemist · Portal Technician
Galactic Neutron Imp · Transformation Station · Wormhole Gatekeeper
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Triassic Duckstache
Legendary
Premium Teleport · Shieldcrusher Viking · Trickster
Galactic Interdimensional Zombie · Teleportation Zombie
Colossal Gargantuar Mime
Triassic Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur
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Token Cards Pot of Gold · Space Cadet · Zom-Bats
Superpowers Carried Away · Shrink Ray · Eureka · Witch's Familiar · Terror-Former 10,000 · Cut Down to Size · Summoning · Telepathy · Iron Boarder · Teleportation Station
PvZH Crazy Icon Crazy
Heroes Electric Boogaloo · Impfinity · Professor Brainstorm · Z-Mech
Basic Cards Backup Dancer · Bungee Plumber · Cuckoo Zombie · Disco Zombie · Flamenco Zombie
Uncommon
Premium Tennis Champ · Unlife of the Party · Conga Zombie · Newspaper Zombie · Cakesplosion · Orchestra Conductor · Foot Soldier Zombie
Galactic Loose Cannon · Meteor Z · Space Ninja
Colossal Mystery Egg · Sugary Treat
Triassic Trapper Territory
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Triassic Disco Dance Floor
Super-Rare
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Legendary
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Token Cards Impfinity Clone · Captain Deadbeard
Superpowers Stayin' Alive · Triple Threat · Eureka · Missile Madness · Brute Strength · Dance Off · Electrobolt
PvZH Hearty Icon Hearty
Heroes Rustbolt · The Smash · Neptuna · Z-Mech
Common Baseball Zombie · Rolling Stone · Conehead · Team Mascot · Medic
Uncommon
Premium Arm Wrestler · Camel Crossing · Flag Zombie · Terrify · Trash Can Zombie · Buckethead · Ra Zombie
Galactic Cone Zone · Celestial Custodian · Screen Door Zombie
Colossal Healthy Treat · Zombie Middle Manager
Triassic Leftovers
Rare
Premium Sumo Wrestler · Zombie Coach · Monster Mash · Knight of the Living Dead · Rodeo Gargantuar
Galactic Escape through Time · Cosmic Sports Star
Colossal Primeval Yeti
Triassic Lost Colosseum
Super-Rare
Premium Landscaper · Weed Spray · All-Star Zombie · Coffee Zombie
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Legendary
Premium Zombie King · Undying Pharaoh · Wannabe Hero
Galactic Intergalactic Warlord · Zombot Battlecruiser 5000
Colossal Stompadon
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Token Cards Octo-Pet
Superpowers Shrink Ray · Slammin' Smackdown · Octo-Pult · Missile Madness · Heroic Health · Possessed · Rock Wall
PvZH Sneaky Icon Sneaky
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Common Imp · Mini-Ninja · Smoke Bomb · Fishy Imp · Smelly Zombie
Uncommon
Premium Headstone Carver · Zombie Chicken · Hot Dog Imp · Swashbuckler Zombie · Backyard Bounce · Stealthy Imp · Firefighter
Galactic Graveyard · Ice Pirate · Frosty Mustache
Colossal Swabbie · Barrel of Barrels
Triassic Monkey Smuggler
Rare
Premium Imp Commander · Barrel Roller Zombie · Surprise Gargantuar · Walrus Rider · Zombot Stomp
Galactic Cosmic Imp · Space Pirate
Colossal Blowgun Imp
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Super-Rare
Premium Toxic Waste Imp · Line Dancing Zombie · Pogo Bouncer · Tomb Raiser Zombie
Galactic Ducky Tube Zombie · Dr. Spacetime · Laser Base Alpha
Colossal Cursed Gargolith
Triassic Excavator Zombie · Unthawed Viking
Legendary
Premium Mixed-Up Gravedigger · Zombot Sharktronic Sub · Zombot Plank Walker
Galactic Space Cowboy · Cryo-Yeti
Colossal Zombot Aerostatic Gondola
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Unobtainable
Tokens Zombie · Returned Octo Zombie
Superpowers Flick-a-Plant · Get Well · Motivate
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