Mango-pult

Mango-pult is a premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 that was introduced in the 10.7.1 update. She lobs mangoes at zombies and apply the sweetened effect to them, making them both move slower and attract adjacent zombies to their lane like a Sweet Potato or Hot Date.
==Origins==
Mango-pult is based on the mango, the fruit of the Mangifera indica cultivated in numerous parts of South and Southeast Asia. Her ability to sweeten zombies and her almanac entry allude to the fact the mangoes are sweet.
Like the other catapult plants, her name also ends in "-pult", which is short for catapult, a ballistic weapon that hurls rocks used for war in medieval times.
Her name is a portmanteau of mango, the plant she's based on, and catapult.
==Almanac entry==
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food effect===
When fed Plant Food, Mango-pult fires mangoes at random zombies on the lawn, dealing 70 damage and leaving behind a mango juice puddle which applies the sweetened effect to any zombie that steps on it. The mango juice puddles will evaporate after 40 seconds.
===Arma-mint effect===
When boosted by Arma-mint, Mango-pult's mangoes deal 80 damage and the slowness effect applied to sweetened zombies strengthens. Her Plant Food effect also deals 120 damage and the mango juice puddles last for 50 seconds.
===Level upgrades===
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades	Upgrades
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge 	Toughness 	Damage 	Damage 	ProjectileVelocity	Special(Attraction Range)	Range 	Plant Food Power (Puddle Duration)
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge 	Toughness 	Normal 	Plant Food	ProjectileVelocity	Special(Attraction Range)	Range 	Plant Food Power (Puddle Duration)
1 	0 	0 	250 	20 seconds	300 damage	30 damage	70 damage 	Normal 	2x3 	Lobbed 	40 seconds
2 	50 	0 	225 	18 seconds	350 damage	35 damage	70 damage 	Normal 	2x3 	Lobbed 	40 seconds
3 	100 	0 	225 	18 seconds	400 damage	40 damage	80 damage 	Normal 	3x3 	Lobbed 	40 seconds
4 	200 	0 	200 	15 seconds	450 damage	45 damage	80 damage 	+1.3x 	3x3 	Lobbed 	50 seconds
5 	300 	0 	200 	15 seconds	550 damage	50 damage	90 damage 	+1.3x 	3x3 	Lobbed 	50 seconds
6 	400 	0 	175 	15 seconds	600 damage	55 damage	90 damage 	+1.3x 	3x3 	Lobbed 	60 seconds
7 	500 	0 	175 	10 seconds	650 damage	60 damage	100 damage	+1.6x 	4x3 	Lobbed 	60 seconds
8 	600 	0 	175 	10 seconds	700 damage	65 damage	100 damage	+1.6x 	4x3 	Lobbed 	60 seconds
9 	800 	0 	150 	10 seconds	800 damage	70 damage	120 damage	+1.6x 	4x3 	Lobbed 	70 seconds
10 	1,000 	0 	150 	8 seconds 	900 damage	75 damage	120 damage	+1.6x 	4x3 	Lobbed 	70 seconds
===Mastery upgrades===
* Chance to Boost
* Damage Pierce
==Strategies==
Mango-pult's ability to group zombies into one lane can be used in conjunction with a lot of different plants, such as Laser Bean, Strawburst, and Ultomato to clear out large chunks of zombies. She is especially useful in Ancient Egypt and Dark Ages as she can lob shots over tombstones.
Don't use her in Big Wave Beach, most of the special zombies there can ruin your strategy if they get attracted to an important lane. Be especially aware of Octo Zombies, because if they get attracted to multiple different lanes then most of your defense is getting disabled.
She is also a bad pick in Neon Mixtape Tour, as Glitter Zombies and Breakdancer Zombies can take advantage of her attraction mechanic.
It's common sense to not bring her to Jurassic Marsh. Because she can't attract Jurassic Bullies, she's basically a worse Cabbage-pult in terms of use, and while she can still apply the sweetened effect to them, most of the dinosaurs will still do their thing.
A comedically strategic interaction can happen in Pirate Seas. If Mango-pult's mangoes hit a zombie that's over the water such as a Swashbuckler Zombie or Seagull Zombie, any nearby zombie will jump in the water. This is useful for dealing with threats like Gargantuars. Barrel Roller Zombies will also stop pushing their barrels once they've been attracted.
Both Wild West and Frostbite Caves have environment modifiers and zombies that focus mainly on lane diversion, so Mango-pult can take advantage of that and divert them further.
Here's a list of zombies Mango-pult can't attract:
* Imp Cannon
* Zombie Parrot
* Zombie King
* Jurassic Bully
* Jurassic Rockpuncher
* Zcorpion Zombie
* Carnie Cannon
* Stiltwalker Zombie (While on his stilts)
* Zombie Dove
* Cardio Zombie
* Z-Mech
* #caketank
* All Zombots
* Zombies in Zombie Hamsterballs
==Gallery==
MangoPult2 HD.webp|HD Mango-pult
MangoPult2 HD 2.png|Another HD Mango-pult
MangoPult2 2.png|Image of Mango-pult
MangoPult Almanac 2.png|Mango-pult in the Almanac
===Old===
MangoPult2.png|Old image of Mango-pult
MangoPult Almanac.png|Old image Mango-pult in the Almanac
==Trivia==
===In-universe game trivia===
* She's the first mango in the franchise.
* Despite not being able to attract most zombies that stay in the back, she can attract Fisherman Zombies just fine.
* She is one of many plants in the franchise that can move zombies to different lanes.
** The others are Garlic, Sweet Potato, Hot Date, Sweet Pea, Whipvine, Orchid Chef, and Orchid Mage.
===PvZCC Trivia===
* Mango-pult was originally a deleted page, then some random bored fella on the internet decided to bring it back their own way.
==See Also==
* Zapricot (PvZ2)
* Pikecone
==Special Mentions==
* Massive thanks to DMdarkmatter for making the base template for the new Mango-pult. Great job, you absolute Chad.