Goo-nut

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Goo-nut is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He is a seasonal plant, tied to Goo-nut's Sticky Season in . Goo-nut is a defensive plant who passively applies a poison effect to zombies that attack him, the moment a zombie so much as lays a finger on Goo-nut they get poisoned. The poison deals constant damage and stacks a number of times, making him a serious threat for anything stupid enough to try and get through. Maybe it's a better idea for the zombies to just go around him?
Each time a zombie bites Goo-nut (let's just say it's applied every second, legally speaking) it will be poisoned for 10 seconds. This poison effect can stack up to 80 times, dealing 10 damage per second per stack. At maximum effectiveness, that's a whopping 800 damage per second. But Goo-nut will not survive a zombie munching on it for 80 seconds. Goo-nut, at least at level 1, only has enough health to stick around for 20 seconds of single-target assault. The idea is that you want zombies to eat Goo-nuts for as long as possible, but if you're using multiple Goo-nuts you'll have to be on top of it to make sure that they're not accidentally eaten. 
Goo-nut has a secondary ability to make it actually fun to use. Tapping on Goo-nut will cause it to burp really loudly, which diverts all zombies up to 2 tiles in front of it into other lanes. This is useful for getting zombies or things like off your Goo-nut, so it doesn't just instantly die the moment it encounters a zombie. Goo-nut can also heal itself, specifically for 500 health per zombie diverted. This gives Goo-nut some more survivability without having an hooked up to it, but still keeping some skill involved. The burp ability has a splendid cooldown of 20 seconds.
==Origins==
	Goo-nut is based on , which in turn is based on the walnut, the nut/seed, of the walnut trees in the genus Juglans, specifically the Persian walnut (Juglans regia). The name is a portmanteau of "wall" and "walnut," befitting Wall-nut's ability to absorb attacks from zombies and referring to the plant he is based on.
== Almanac Entry ==
== Upgrades ==
=== Plant Food Effect ===
When given Plant Food, Goo-nut charges up for 5 seconds and then unleashes a blast of poison that applies 20 stacks of the regular poison effect to all zombies in a 5x3 area around himself. Using Plant Food on Goo-nut will also instantly regenerate the secondary burping ability if it happened to be on its cooldown.
=== Ail-mint Effect ===
When boosted with , Goo-nut's Toughness is increased by 50% and its poison damage is increased by 100% for the duration of the mint.
==Upgrade Levels==
Level	Seed packets	Coins 	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades
Level	Seed packets	Coins 	Sun Cost	Recharge	Toughness	Poison Damage	Poison Max Stacks	Burp Cooldown	Plant Food Power(Poison Stacks)	 	 	 	
1 	0 	0 	75 	30 sec 	1000 	10 	80 	20 sec 	20 	 	 	 	
2 	10 	1,000 	75 	30 sec 	1000 	15 	100 	19 sec 	20 	 	 	 	
3 	100 	5,000 	75 	30 sec 	1250 	20 	120 	18 sec 	25 	 	 	 	
4 	200 	10,000	75 	25 sec 	1250 	25 	140 	17 sec 	25 	 	 	 	
5 	400 	20,000	75 	25 sec 	1250 	30 	160 	16 sec 	30 	 	 	 	
6 	750 	30,000	50 	20 sec 	1500 	35 	200 	14 sec 	30 	 	 	 	
7 	1,000 	40,000	50 	20 sec 	1500 	40 	240 	12 sec 	35 	 	 	 	
8 	1,250 	50,000	50 	20 sec 	1750 	50 	280 	10 sec 	35 	 	 	 	
9 	1,500 	60,000	50 	15 sec 	1750 	60 	320 	7 sec 	40 	 	 	 	
10 	2,000 	75,000	25 	15 sec 	2000 	70 	360 	4 sec 	40 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	25 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	25 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Mastery upgrades===
* Chance to Boost 
* Toughness Bonus
==History==
===November 15th, 2024===
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== Strategies ==
Goo-nut's poison ability is invaluable in countering some of the beefier, armored threats that are thrown at you sometimes. Poison damage bypasses armor, making Goo-nut effective against zombies like and can maim stereotypically bulky threats like and . Armored zombies like typically take significant damage from plants relying on direct attacks, but with Goo-nut's poison, their defenses are bypassed entirely, dealing gradual damage that continues over time. Placing Goo-nut in lanes where these high-health zombies appear allows you to chip away at their health regardless of their armor, weakening them before they even reach other defenses. Radical!
Goo-nut's burp ability is another powerful tool for crowd control. By building up poison stacks on groups of zombies and then using the burp to push them away, Goo-nut maximizes the poison's effectiveness while healing itself. This approach works well when zombies are concentrated, as it diverts a larger number of zombies (obviously) and gives the poison more time to work before zombies reach critical defenses. In situations where the player needs to delay stronger zombies without compromising defensive setups, Goo-nut's burp can buy valuable time, especially if paired with other plants capable of supporting Goo-nut's stacking poison. The burp also allows Goo-nut to push zombies into other lanes where they can be slowed down and allowed to take the fullest extent of their poison damage. Nasty, but effective!
To make the most of Goo-nut, synergy with other healing and support plants is essential. Pairing Goo-nut with enhances its durability, keeping Goo-nut healthier to burp and poison for longer periods. Aloe's passive healing allows Goo-nut to maintain itself through continuous battles, while lets multiple Goo-nuts benefit from their potentially devastating Plant Food abilities when placed on Power Tiles. Additionally, pairing Goo-nut with defensive plants like in adjacent lanes can set up strategic choke points where multiple zombies accumulate, allowing Goo-nut to function like a makeshift that potentially doesn't even need to be touched, adding even more utility to an already formidable defensive plant.
Goo-nut is especially effective when paired with other plants that increase his survivability or complement his poison abilities. For instance, plants like or can help keep him alive longer, either by directly healing him or by producing additional sun to plant backup Goo-nuts or other defenses. Reinforce-mint also synergizes well with Goo-nut's natural and majestic Toughness, increasing his durability and giving him more time to apply stacking poison to zombies. Positioning Goo-nut in lanes where heavy zombie traffic occurs can maximize his impact, as more zombies biting him will lead to greater cumulative poison stacks over time. However, it's best not to rely solely on Goo-nut for crowd control due to his slower recharge and vulnerability to zombies that don't do normal biting damage. It is smarted to instead pair him with regular attackers like or to maintain a balanced breakfast/defense.
In situations with powerful zombies like or , Goo-nut's burp ability can be a lifesaver, allowing players to move these threats out of his path and extend his life. He won't have much life left if he is instantly obliterated. Use the burp strategically to reroute zombies into lanes with stronger attackers or where you have secondary defenses like or . This positioning trick can buy valuable time, making Goo-nut a highly flexible wall plant when his ability is used correctly and making it so you don't need something like or to divert zombies away after they've eaten enough of him.
==Demonstration==
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== Gallery ==
Goo-nutHD.png|Goo-nut HD
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==Trivia==
*Goo-nut is canonically best friends with .
**They hang out and do friend-like things every day.
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