Tater Toss

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Tater Toss is a plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He is a seasonal plant, tied to Tater Toss's Tossup Season in . Tater Toss is a playful supportive plant who burrows under the ground towards zombies and then flings them off the lawn upon surfacing. Tater Toss can target zombies from anywhere on the lawn, even across lanes.
Tater Toss burrows underground to the nearest zombie and flings them off the lawn entirely, in a similar fashion to Power Toss. If the zombie can't be flung, they will take 1000 damage and be stunned for 5 seconds instead. Tater Toss is then dazed for 10 seconds, during which time he can be eaten by zombies. After he stops being dazed, he returns to his home tile and then burrows again after a period of 7 seconds. In total, a zombie is either flung off the lawn or heavily injured every 17 seconds.
Tater Toss has a stronger flinging effect than normal, which allows him to fling mechanical zombies like off the lawn as well as stationary zombies like . However, he still can't fling any kind of . As he is based in the ground, he is completely and utterly useless against flying zombies like , , or even the cunning .
==Origins==
	Tater Toss is based on the Crater Tot, which in turn is based on a tater tot, grated potatoes formed into small cylinders and deep-fried, often served as a side dish. The name "tater tot" is a registered trademark of the American frozen food company Ore-Ida, but is often used as a generic term.
== Almanac Entry ==
== Upgrades ==
===Plant Food Effect===
When fed Plant Food, Tater Toss burrows to the nearest zombie and triggers his usual effect, then immediately burrows to another zombie. He'll repeat that 6 more times for a total of 8 zombies flung off the lawn, then return to his home tile without needing to be dazed or cool down. Tater Toss's burrowing speed is tripled while under the Plant Food effect.
=== Contain-mint Effect ===
When boosted with , Tater Toss continues burrowing and flinging zombies off the lawn indefinitely for the duration of the mint.
==Upgrade Levels==
Level	Seed packets	Coins 	Upgrades	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades	Upgrades
Level	Seed packets	Coins 	Sun Cost	Recharge	Toughness	Daze Duration	Cooldown	Plant Food Power(Zombies Flung)
1 	0 	0 	100 	15 sec 	300 	10 sec 	7 sec 	8
2 	10 	1,000 	100 	15 sec 	350 	10 sec 	7 sec 	8
3 	100 	5,000 	100 	15 sec 	400 	10 sec 	6 sec 	8
4 	200 	10,000	100 	15 sec 	450 	9 sec 	6 sec 	10
5 	400 	20,000	75 	15 sec 	550 	9 sec 	5 sec 	10
6 	750 	30,000	75 	15 sec 	600 	7 sec 	5 sec 	12
7 	1,000 	40,000	75 	15 sec 	650 	7 sec 	3 sec 	12
8 	1,250 	50,000	50 	15 sec 	700 	5 sec 	3 sec 	15
9 	1,500 	60,000	50 	15 sec 	800 	5 sec 	1 sec 	15
10 	2,000 	75,000	75 	15 sec 	900 	3 sec 	1 sec 	18
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===Mastery upgrades===
* Chance to Boost 
*Toughness Bonus
==History==
===December 9th, 2023===
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===January 4th, 2024===
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==Strategies==
Tater Toss is a great assassin-style plant, similar to or . What makes him more useful is the fact that his targets aren't random, they're based on whoever is closest. To maximize his effectiveness, you'll want to plant him as far left on the lawn as possible so that he'll unintentionally end up targeting zombies in a similar fashion to a , starting off with zombies that are farther along and then working his way back to some of the more distant zombies.
Tater Toss can only hit a single zombie at a time, and he is vulnerable for a few seconds after doing so, so you'll want to bring him some protection. It's difficult to install any kind of permanent safety for him due to how unpredictable his popup location can be, so consider trying to split zombies up with something like a to avoid your Tater Toss being eaten the moment he pops up. You could also try saving something like a or to push the other zombies back.
==Demonstration==
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==Costumes==
== Gallery ==
TaterTossHD.png|Tater Toss HD
TaterTossCostume.png|Tater Toss's costume
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