Leafrechaun

Leafrechaun is a seedium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He is tied to the Luck O' The Zombie event and was first introduced on the 9.5.1 update.
He fires a rainbow at zombies, which makes them produce a gold coin. Zombies also have a chance to produce a gem instead of a gold coin. 
==About==
Leafrechaun costs 200 sun and his ability allows him to fire single-target rainbows which deal 40 DPS to zombies. And when a zombie is hit by said rainbow, they produce one gold coin. However, zombies have a 5% chance, that increases when leveled-up, to produce one gem instead.
Leafrechaun can be unlocked once the player obtains 250 seed packets of him. The player can do so by playing Arena during his tournament named "Leafrechaun's Lucky Season!" which is available from March 9 to April 11th, 2022, playing his Epic Quest which gives 50 seed packets, or by playing Modern Day levels and obtaining seed packets from pinatas.
==Origins==
Leafrechaun is based on a regular leaf, which is the principal lateral appendage of the vascular plant stem, usually borne above ground and specialized for photosynthesis.
Leafrechaun's name is a portmanteau of leaf, the plant it is based on, and leprechaun, a diminutive supernatural being in Irish folklore, classed by some as a type of solitary fairy.
==Almanac Entry==
== Upgrades ==
=== Plant Food Effect ===
When given plant food, Leafrechaun fires a rainbow which deals 680 DPS. If the zombie is defeated by the rainbow, it turns into a pot of gold that acts as a barrier to zombies (500DPS) and explodes into three gold coins when fully eaten. If the zombie is still alive, it will produce three gold coins.
===Enlighten-mint Effect===
When Enlighten-mint is on the lawn, Leafrechaun's rainbow now deals 68 DPS. The chance of zombies producing a gem is now 10%. His plant food effect now deals 880 DPS, and the pot of gold's health is now 700DPS.
===Level Upgrades===
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge(Mediocre)	Toughness(Typical)	Special(Gem Chance)	Plant Food Effect	Plant Food Effect 	Plant Food Effect	Damage 	Coins Produced	Range
Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge(Mediocre)	Toughness(Typical)	Special(Gem Chance)	Damage 	Pot of Gold Health	Coins Produced 	Damage 	Coins Produced	Range
1 	0 	0 	200 	15 seconds 	300DPS 	5% 	680DPS 	500DPS 	3 	40DPS 	1 	Straight
2 	50 	0 	200 	15 seconds 	350DPS 	5% 	680DPS 	500DPS 	3 	43DPS 	1 	Straight
3 	100 	0 	200 	14 seconds 	400DPS 	6% 	730DPS 	550DPS 	3 	46DPS 	1 	Straight
4 	200 	0 	175 	14 seconds 	450DPS 	6% 	730DPS 	550DPS 	3 	49DPS 	1 	Straight
5 	300 	0 	175 	13 seconds 	500DPS 	7% 	780DPS 	600DPS 	3 	52DPS 	1 	Straight
6 	400 	0 	175 	13 seconds 	550DPS 	7% 	780DPS 	600DPS 	3 	55DPS 	1 	Straight
7 	500 	0 	175 	12 seconds 	600DPS 	8% 	830DPS 	650DPS 	3 	58DPS 	1 	Straight
8 	600 	0 	150 	12 seconds 	700DPS 	8% 	830DPS 	650DPS 	3 	61DPS 	1 	Straight
9 	800 	0 	150 	11 seconds 	800DPS 	9% 	880DPS 	700DPS 	3 	64DPS 	1 	Straight
10 	1,000 	0 	150 	10 seconds 	900DPS 	10% 	880DPS 	700DPS 	3 	68DPS 	1 	Straight
 	 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	Straight
 	 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	Straight
 	 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	Straight
 	 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	Straight
 	 	0 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3 	 	 	Straight
==Strategies==
Leafrechaun is quite a unique plant, as it is the only plant that gives the player coins in the game so far (excluding Marigold). 
When running low on coins, Leafrechaun can be perfect as a second attacker. Not only does he remove the weaker zombies so that your stronger plants can focus on the bigger threats, but while doing so he also gives you a good amount of coins and probably a few gems as well.
Leafrechaun isn't the best attacker out there, as compared to other newer plants, his damage is lesser than theirs. Leafrechaun is also more centered in giving players coins and gems instead of attacking. 
His plant food effect is quite useful. Not only does it deal decent damage, but it also has the ability to turn a zombie into a pot of gold if the zombie is defeated by his rainbow. The pot of gold stops zombies from advancing further, acting as a Wall-nut but with significantly lesser health, and explodes into more coins when fully eaten. And even if the zombie is not defeated by the rainbow, it still inflicts decent damage and produces three coins, similar to the pot of gold.
Leafrechaun works best with more powerful plants, with Leafrechaun acting as a supporting attacker instead. He also works best with piercing plants, as they can help when there are too many zombies.
==Gallery==
File:LeafrechaunHD.png|Leafrechaun (HD)
File:LeafrechaunCostumedHD.png|Leafrechaun (Costumed) (HD)
File:LeafrechaunSP.png|Leafrechaun's seed packet
File:LeafrechaunSP (NSC).png|Leafrechaun's seed packet (no sun cost)
File:LeafrechaunSP (FSO).png|Leafrechaun's seed packet (family symbol only)
File:LeafrechaunSP (SCO).png|Leafrechaun's seed packet (sun cost only)
File:LeafrechaunImitatedSP.png|Leafrechaun's seed packet (imitated)
File:LeafrechaunAttacking.png|Leafrechaun attacking a zombie
File:LeafrechaunProjectile.png|Leafrechaun's projectile (rainbow)
File:LeafrechaunIn-Game.png|Leafrechaun in-game (Springening Pinata Party)
==Trivia==
*This is an entry for the Luck O' The Zombie 2022 contest.
*His max level damage is the date of St. Patrick's Day 2022 (03/17/2022) combined and multiplied by four (referencing four-leaf clovers).
**The same goes for his Level 1 plant food damage, but with a zero added at the end of it.
*Leafrechaun was supposed to have two different costumes, but they were scrapped and replaced by the green bow tie instead.
**His first costume was supposed to be a leprechaun suit, while the second one was supposed to be leprechaun shoes.
*Despite not producing sun, Leafrechaun is in the Enlighten-mint family.
** He was put in said family because of his projectile (rainbow).
Category:Enlighten-mint Family plants
Category:Plants that cost 200 Sun
Category:Coin-Producing Plants
Category:Plants with medicore recharge
Category:Attacking plants
Category:Plants that transform zombies
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