Zzz Plant

Zzz Plant is the fifth plant obtained in Grove of Gloom in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, after beating Level 10A. Upon contact with a zombie, Zzz Plant causes all zombies in a 3×3 area to sleep, stunning them for 8 seconds (Sleepwalker Zombie is immune to this). After those 8 seconds are up, all of the affected zombies begin to sleepwalk in a similar fashion to Sleepwalker Zombie, walking at Basic speed and ignoring plants as they progress across the lawn. In addition, the unique (active) abilities of these zombies get disabled, but not all abilities, however, are disabled. For example, Buggy Zombie retains his ability to crush plants in his buggy, and Arachnologist Zombie is still able to release spiders upon defeat, since these abilities are passive abilities (they do not require specific actions made by the zombie to be carried out).
==Origins==
Zzz Plant's unusual name is derived from the alternative name of the Zanzibar Gem (scientific name is Zamioculcas zamiifolia): ZZ plant. The 'Zzz' part of its name is based on the onomatopoeia for snoring, which is a reference to Zzz Plant's ability to put zombies to sleep.
==Almanac entry==
Zzz Plant
Sun cost: 50
Recharge: Sluggish
Causes nearby zombies to sleep for a while before sleepwalking, disabling their abilities.
Usage: Single-use, activates when a zombie is close.
Special: Causes all zombies to sleepwalk after the stunning sleeping effect wears off
"So how is your name supposed to be pronounced?" asks one plant. Zzz Plant, who's been sleeping for 5 hours and counting, unconsciously replies with a snore. "I see, thanks!"
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food power===
When fed with Plant Food, Zzz Plant causes every single zombie on the screen to sleepwalk.
===Stat tiers===
Stat 	Tier 1 	Tier 2 	Tier 3 	Tier 4	Tier 5
Sun cost	100 sun 	75 sun 	50 sun 	
25 sun
(Unlock cost: 1 Sun cost Token)	
0 sun
(Unlock cost: 2 Sun cost Tokens)
Recharge	30 seconds	25 seconds	20 seconds	
15 seconds
(Unlock cost: 1 Recharge Token)	
10 seconds
(Unlock cost: 2 Recharge Tokens)
More about the upgrading system here.
==Strategies==
Zzz Plant is much like Ice-shroom, except it is cheaper, has a limited area and it stuns zombies longer, which alone can make players choose this plant over Ice-shroom in certain situations that make these differences more advantageous. The additional ability of making zombies sleepwalk is what makes this plant stand out, and this ability has its pros and cons. The useful part of this ability is how it disables certain abilities of zombies. For example, Lifeguard Zombie's ability to give lifebuoys to zombies can be disabled, preventing zombies from getting the opportunity to gain extra armour. Another minor but notable thing is that Zzz Plant can reduce the speed of zombies to Basic speed (if they formerly had a speed higher than this), which gives more time for your offensive plants to deal with the zombies before they penetrate your defenses. However, despite the fact that zombies that sleepwalk ignore plants can be beneficial in such way that your plants are put out of danger, it makes it significantly harder to stall these zombies with Wall-nuts or other plants. Brickhead Zombies and Gargantuars can take advantage of this by advancing to the other side of the lawn while tanking large amounts of damage with their high health. This makes Zzz Plant a very situational plant to use, so the player needs to be aware of the zombies that are affected by this plant.
==Gallery==
Zzz Plant.png|Zzz Plant (HD)
File:Zzz Plant costume.png|Costume
File:Zzz Plant seed packet.png|Seed packet
File:Cursed Zombie sleepwalking after being put to sleep.png|Cursed Zombie sleepwalking after being put to sleep by Zzz Plant
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