Plants vs. Zombies: Shrunken

Plants vs. Zombies: Shrunken (abbreviated as Shrunken) is a game in the Plants vs. Zombies franchise developed by Chicken Studios and Popcap Games and published by Electronic Arts. It is planned to be released on ??? in PC, Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS.
Just like the other games in the main series, Shrunken is a tower defense game that involves the player having to strategize a defense utilizing variety of plants to defeat waves of zombies. In this game specifically, the player must explore, fending off zombies and gaining new companions while also searching for an antidote after being shrunken by Dr. Zomboss.
Plants vs. Zombies: Shrunken uses the art style of Plants vs. Zombies 2, and is a spin-off of said game.
==Plot==
7 months after the events of PvZ2, Dr. Zomboss unveils his newest invention: the Shrinkinator FE-5000, a machine that releases "shrink gas", which shrinks anyone that inhales it, within a VERY large radius. His intention was to shrink Crazy Dave and his plants for an easy win. Seems easy enough, what could possibly go wrong? Well, I introduce to you, a hungry and curious little imp sneaking around at night, who, thanks to the sleeping guards, managed to get to the lab's control room. 
He sees what seems to be food at a compartment above the control board, but is unable to reach it. So, he steps onto the control board, right on top of a big red button... which just so happened to be the button that activates the machine. The shrink gas was released, and found its way inside the lab. The alarms blared, and panic ensued. The zombies were given no time to react, and so before they even knew it, they were... shrunken.
The gas has now reached Suburbia, and has shrunken the sleeping citizens, including You, Crazy Dave, Penny, and the plants... wow, that must have been a terrifying thing to wake up to. Anyway, you immediately assume it was Dr. Zomboss' doing; I mean, who else would it be? And knowing him, he's probably got an antidote tucked away somewhere.
Fortunately, Dr. Zomboss did prepare an antidote, which he has kept in a vault in his lab. But, the piece of paper containing the code cannot be found! Should give you enough time to get there.
So, you go on another journey, to get the antidote from the hands of Dr. Zomboss and save Suburbia!
== Game Information==
Plants vs. Zombies: Shrunken can be downloaded for free on the iOS Store and Google Play Store, and can be bought on Steam for $2.99. Like most games from the Plants vs. Zombies franchise, the goal is the same, which is to protect yourself from the zombies using your wide selection of plants. However, unlike the other games, the player protects Penny instead of the Player's House. 
===Game Modes===
Aside from the main adventure, Plants vs. Zombies: Shrunken features a handful of game modes, returning from the first and second games, but with minor changes:
*Adventure - Defeat all the zombies in the eight areas featured and save Suburbia!
*Zen Garden - Grow your plants, and earn rewards!
*Mini-games - Bite-sized games to play!
*PvP Arena
==Features==
===Achievements===
Achievements are quests that you can do to get certain rewards, such as coins, costumes, etc. These quests can range from completing an area, doing specific tasks using certain plants, and more.
Note that to be able to collect achievements, you need to connect your EA/Google Play Games account first.
===Skills===
Main article: Skills
Skills are a new feature in Plants vs. Zombies: Shrunken. They give a new ability to a plant when equipped. A plant can have either one or two skills, but only one can be equipped at a time.
Skills are unaffected by the boosts given by the ???.
Skills cost 1000 coins and can be bought either directly from the almanac or through the shop. Note that they must be bought for each plant.
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===Plant Classifications===
Plants are classified into five different groups based on their abilities. Plant Classifications do not affect gameplay whatsoever and only classifies plants.
*Attacker - Attacker plants are focused in dealing damage.
* Support - Support plants have supportive capabilities, such as stalling, healing, etc.
*Defense - Defense plants have more health and protect other plants.
*Sun Producer - Sun Producers produce sun to help you plant more plants.
*Melee - Melee plants usually have slightly more health and deal heavy damage, but only at a close range.
*Hybrid - Hybrid plants are plants that are in more than one classification.
A plant can only be in one plant classification.
===Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies===
Main article: Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies
Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies serves as the game's main shop. Here, you can buy plants, costumes, skills, and other items using coins.
The offers refresh after a certain amount of time, ranging from a day to a few weeks.
The shop is unlocked after beating Grassy Grassland - Level 5.
==Currencies==
==== Coins====
Coins are the game's main currency. They can be used to buy skills, upgrades, costumes, shop-exclusive plants, and ???. Coins can be collected in the forms of:
* Bronze Coins (10$)
*Silver Coins (50$)
*Gold Coins (100$)
*Money Bags (usually contain 3 gold coins)
They can be obtained through the following methods:
* Defeated zombies have a random chance to give a random amount of coins.
*Lawn Mowers - Lawn Mowers that are left on the lawn will be converted into coins, each giving a bronze coin to the player.
*Zen Garden - Fully grown plants give you coins!
*Achievements - You can get coins by completing certain achievements.
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====Sun====
Sun is the currency used to "buy" plants and be able to plant them in a level. They naturally fall down from the sky (unless if it's a night level), and can also be obtained through sun-producers.
Sun varies in size. There are three types: small, medium, and large sun. Small sun gives 5 sun, Medium sun gives 25 sun, and Large sun gives you 50 sun. 
Unlike other currencies in the game, it is not permanent, meaning any accumulated sun in a level does not carry over to the next one. 
==Areas==
Icon	Area 	Plants	Zombies	Number of levels	Difficulty Rating
 	Grassy Grassland 	 	 	5 	Very Easy
 	Overgrown Greenhouse	 	 	15 	Easy
 	??? 	 	 	20 	Easy
 	??? 	 	 	20 	Easy
 	??? 	 	 	20 	Easy
 	??? 	 	 	20 	Moderate
 	??? 	 	 	20 	Moderate
 	??? 	 	 	4 	Hard
==Plants==
Main article: Plants
==Zombies==
Main article: Zombies
==Balance Changes==
Main article: Balance Changes
==Gallery==
===Game Icons===
File:ShrunkenGI.png|Testing Phase
===Loading Screens===
File:ShrunkenLS.png|Testing Phase
===Old===
File:ShrunkenOldLogo.png|Shrunken's old logo
==Trivia==
*Shrunken's page was released on its first annniversary, June 29, 2024.
**It was actually supposed to be released at around July-August 2023, but was delayed.
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