Rock-lifting Zombie

Rock-lifting Zombie is the third new zombie encountered in Magma Marshlands in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, first appearing on Level 5A. Rock-lifting Zombies carry rocks with them which they will toss onto the first plant they encounter to crush them, or drop when their health is reduced to half (400 DPS) or is instantly defeated. These rocks act exactly like those found in Rock Beach, and will stay on the lawn permanently, forcing the player to use Moss-quito on the rock if they are to plant any non-flying plant on it. If the rock is set onto a scorched tile (like those in Magma Marshlands), Moss-quito can be used on the tile to allow planting of other plants, and the scorched tile will also no longer deal damage to zombies walking over it. It is possible to not let Rock-lifting Zombie place his rock on the lawn while still defeating him, one of those ways being bounced into lava by a Spring Bean.
==Almanac entry==
Rock-lifting Zombie
Toughness: Dense
Speed: Basic
Carries a rock over his head, crushing the first plant he encounters with it.
Damage: Can crush a plant with his rock
Special: Rock stays permanently on lawn when dropped
What? A rock pun? Pfft, nah, that'd be so unoriginal for an almanac entry. But... you know... Rock-lifting Zombie do be rockin' his way down town.
==Encounters==
Magma Marshlands: Levels 5A, 7A, 10A, 12A, 15A, 17A, 20A, 1B, 4B, 1C, 5C, 1D, 4D, 5D, 2E, 3E and 5E.
Lightning Ridge: Level 1C.
Blizzard Peaks: Levels 4A, 11A, 22A, 3C, 5C, 4D, 3E and 4E.
The Sanctuary: Levels 7A, 2B, 3C, 30A, 31A, 7C, 12C and X.
==Strategies==
There aren't a lot of ways to stop Rock-lifting Zombie from dropping his rock onto the lawn, as even after his health is reduced to at least 400 DPS, he will drop the rock on the tile he is on. You can utilise Spring Bean to bounce him into nearby lava pools to prevent him from dropping his rock, but, other than that, the most you can do is to work around this by utilising either Moss-quito or flying plants on the tile that the rock is dropped on. You can also try to make sure that Rock-lifting Zombie is drops his rock at a spot that is as close to the right side of the lawn as possible, that way, the rock will be less of a nuisance when you want to continue building up your defenses which will tend to be nearer to the left side of the lawn. Stalling Rock-lifting Zombie can also help in this way, one example of doing so being to use Snow Pea to slow him down before he reaches close to your defenses (do note that, however, he is first encountered in a volcano-themed area, so usage of Snow Pea in this case is situational).
==Gallery==
Rock-lifting Zombie.png|Rock-lifting Zombie (HD)
File:Rock-lifting Zombie degrade.png|Degrade
File:Rock-lifting Zombie about to crush a Fire Peashooter.png|Rock-lifting Zombie about to crush a Fire Peashooter
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