Dusk-shroom

Dusk-shroom is the second plant obtained in Grove of Gloom in Plants vs. Zombies: Lost World, after beating Level 2A. Dusk-shroom is essentially a 'reverse' Sun-shroom, starting off by producing large sun and producing smaller sun over time in different 'growth' stages before eventually expiring like Puff-shroom (Dusk-shroom has a limited lifespan). Dusk-shroom has the following growth stages (in that order):
*Large stage - Produces large (75) sun. This stage lasts for 35 seconds before advancing to the next stage.
*Medium stage - Produces normal (50) sun. This stage lasts for 45 seconds before advancing to the next stage.
*Small stage - Produces small (25) sun. This stage lasts for 75 seconds before Dusk-shroom expires.
==Origins==
Dusk-shroom's name is a portmanteau of the words 'dusk' and 'mushroom', with mushroom being the type of plant he is (although mushrooms aren't actually plants), and dusk loosely referring to how the amount of sun Dusk-shroom gives over time decreases.
==Almanac entry==
Dusk-shroom
Sun cost: 25
Recharge: Fast
Produces large sun at first, then produces smaller sun over time. Has a limited lifespan, expiring at the end of it.
Special: Lives for a limited time.
Before you ask, unfortunately, Dawn-shroom does not exist. Yeah, Dusk-shroom isn't happy about that either.
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food power===
When fed with Plant Food, Dusk-shroom's lifespan resets and returns to its original large stage, and it immediately produces three large (225) sun.
===Stat tiers===
Stat 	Tier 1 	Tier 2 	Tier 3 	Tier 4 	Tier 5
Toughness 	
50 DPS 	
200 DPS 	
300 DPS 	
400 DPS
(Unlock cost: 1 Toughness Token) 	
550 DPS
(Unlock cost: 2 Toughness Tokens)
Sun cost 	75 sun 	50 sun 	25 sun 	
N/A 	
N/A
Sun production	Large stage - 60 sunMedium stage - 35 sunSmall stage - 15 sun	Large stage - 70 sunMedium stage - 45 sunSmall stage - 20 sun	Large stage - 75 sunMedium stage - 50 sunSmall stage - 25 sun	Large stage - 80 sunMedium stage - 55 sunSmall stage - 30 sun(Unlock cost: 1 Sun cost Token)	Large stage - 90 sunMedium stage - 65 sunSmall stage - 35 sun(Unlock cost: 2 Sun cost Tokens)
Recharge 	10 seconds 	7 seconds 	5 seconds 	
3 seconds
(Unlock cost: 1 Recharge Token) 	
N/A
More about the upgrading system here.
==Strategies==
Dusk-shroom is an excellent sun producer in the early game, but questionable in the late game. The large amount of sun it gives at the start makes it useful for placing down plants at the start of a level much quicker, and allows the placement of more expensive plants. The main and obvious downside of Dusk-shroom is that it's not a very reliable sun-producer as time passes, producing less sun and eventually forcing the player to have to replace Dusk-shroom with another Dusk-shroom or other sun producers as it expires. To utilize Dusk-shroom in the most effective way, replace Dusk-shroom with another new one as soon as it reaches its small stage, that way you can ensure that your sun production is always 50+ sun per sun producer, and since Dusk-shroom only costs 25 sun to replace, the amount of sun lost in maintaining your sun production is minimal. If you are not fond of constantly replacing Dusk-shroom every time, however, then replacing Dusk-shroom with a Sunflower or Sun-shroom as it reaches its small stage or expires will ensure your sun production is stable during the late game, but this means that you will have to use up another seed slot to bring another sun producer into the level, so this is not recommended. Overall, Dusk-shroom seems very cost-efficient at first, but the fact that this sun producer is temporary might not be suitable for some situations.
==Gallery==
Dusk-shroom.png|Dusk-shroom (HD)
File:Dusk-shroom costume.png|Costume
File:Dusk-shroom seed packet.png|Seed packet
File:Dusk-shroom1.png|Dusk-shroom’s appearance in Plants vs. Zombies by Endy
File:1Dusk-shroom.png|PvZ Dusk-shroom render by Endy
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