Psychestegia

Psychestegia is a in introduced in the 10.0.1 update as part of the "Psychestegia's Smart Season!" Arena season. He attacks using his psychic powers for 8 seconds to create a rock that deals 250 damage, with the other rocks after hitting a zombie deals 15 damage in a 3x3 area. After attacking, he will rest for 10 seconds before attacking again.
==Origins==
===Physiology, Naming and Imagery===
 
Psychestegia is based of Pachystegia insignis, a species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae endemic to New Zealand. His name is a portmanteau of the words "psychic" meaning he's supernatural, and Pachystegia insignis, the plant he's based of.
==Almanac entry==
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food effect===
When feed , Psychestegia will eventually charge using his brain to summon 10 levitating rocks then attacks a strong zombie that deals 500 damage.
===Enchant-mint effect===
When boosted by , Psychestegia will now deal 500 damage, splash damage will now have 25 damage, rest time is reduced from 8 seconds to 2 seconds, and his Plant Food effect will now deal 1000 damage.
=== Level Upgrades ===
Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed packets	Coins	Sun cost	Recharge	Toughness	Damage 	Splash Damage	Rest time	Plant Food damage
1 	0 	0 	125 	15 	300 	250 	15 	8 seconds	500
2 	1000 	0 	125 	15 	300 	250 	15 	8 seconds	500
3 	2000 	0 	125 	10 	300 	250 	15 	8 seconds	500
4 	3000 	0 	125 	10 	300 	300 	15 	8 seconds	500
5 	4000 	0 	100 	10 	350 	300 	20 	5 seconds	500
6 	5000 	0 	100 	10 	350 	300 	20 	5 seconds	800
7 	6000 	0 	100 	8 	350 	350 	20 	5 seconds	800
8 	7000 	0 	100 	8 	350 	350 	20 	5 seconds	800
9 	8000 	0 	100 	8 	400 	350 	25 	5 seconds	800
10 	10000 	0 	75 	5 	400 	375 	25 	5 seconds	800
=== Mastery Upgrades ===
*Chance to Boost
*Damage Pierce
== Strategies ==
Psychestegia, becoming the first limited range plant would be interesting case if you wanna select him. First, his 125 sun cost with a 15 second recharge is good. Being the first Enchant-mint straight shooting plant, will eventually block it. For , it hits the futuristic shield, damaging him easily. 1 bad counter called can preventing for him attacking. It would be good If there's tons of strong zombies like , because they have much health than the other zombies.
==Gallery==
=== General ===
Psychestegia.png|HD Psychestegia
Psychestegia (attacking).png|Attacking
Psychestegia seed pcket image.png|Seed packet
Psychestegia seed pcket.png|Seed packet
Psychestegia boosted seed pcket.png|Boosted seed packet
=== Old ===
Psychestegia old.png|HD Psychestegia
Psychestegia (attacking) old.png|Attacking
Psychestegia seed pcket image old.png|Seed packet
Psychestegia seed pcket old.png|Seed packet
Psychestegia boosted seed pcket old.png|Boosted seed packet
== References ==
== Trivia ==
*Psychestegia have old colors in July 7, 2024 but it was changed because the old plant color's feels like Modern Plants vs. Zombies 2 plants so it was changed.