Pyromato

Pyromato is a fire plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 introduced in 10.4 update along with SeaFlora and MayBee as part of the Pyromato Heat-Packed Arena Season. He burn the tiles next to himself in a cross shape every second, dealing 40 DPS. While the range may seem underwhelming at first, it can spread the burning tiles further if there's a fire plant within the area of the cross, which makes it burn 3 extra tiles in a cross shape beside the tiles Pyromato is already burning. However the spread tiles can't be spread any further.
Being a fire plant, it can also thaw nearby plants while in Frostbite Caves, every 6 second in 3x3 area to be exact, and immue to any freezing effect.
The following are the fire plants it can spread the fire on:
*Other Pyromato
*Snapdragon
*Torchwood
*Pepper-pult
*Fire Peashooter
*Lava Guava
*Jack-O-Lantern
*Wasabi Whip
*Hot Date
*Pepper-mint
*Pyre Vine
*Inferno
*Meteor Flower
*Fire Gourd
*Pyro-Shroom
*Dragonfruit
*Firebloom Queen
*Match Boxer
*Flammango
==Origins==
Pyromato is based on the tomato, the edible berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as the tomato plant. His name is a pun on "Pyro" and "Tomato".
==Almanac entry==
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food effect===
Pyromato when fed with Plant Food greatly burn tiles 13 tiles in a diamond shape, which is the same as his max range, for 300 DPS.
===Costume===
When costumed Pyromato is given Plant Food, the area is now 5x5.
===Pepper-mint effect===
When boosted by Pepper-mint, Pyromato deal an additional 120 damage per hit, its Plant Food attack will deal an additional 500 DPS. He will also warm plants in a larger area as if he was at level 10.
=== Level Upgrades ===
Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades 	Upgrades
Level	Seed packets	Coins	Sun Cost	Recharge (Fast)	Toughness (Typical)	Damage (Moderate)	Firing Rate	Plant Food Power (Damage)	Warming Radius	Range
1 	0 	0 	175 	5 seconds 	300 Damage 	40 Damage 	1 second 	300 Damage 	Normal 	4 Tiles in a cross shape
2 	50 	0 	175 	4.5 seconds 	350 Damage 	50 Damage 	1 second 	300 Damage 	Normal 	4 Tiles in a cross shape
3 	100 	0 	150 	4.5 seconds 	400 Damage 	60 Damage 	1 second 	350 Damage 	Normal 	4 Tiles in a cross shape
4 	200 	0 	150 	4.5 seconds 	450 Damage 	70 Damage 	1 second 	350 Damage 	Normal 	4 Tiles in a cross shape
5 	300 	0 	150 	4 seconds 	550 Damage 	80 Damage 	1 second 	400 Damage 	Normal 	4 Tiles in a cross shape
6 	400 	0 	125 	4 seconds 	600 Damage 	90 Damage 	1 second 	400 Damage 	Normal 	4 Tiles in a cross shape
7 	500 	0 	125 	3.5 seconds 	650 Damage 	100 Damage 	1 second 	450 Damage 	Normal 	4 Tiles in a cross shape
8 	600 	0 	125 	3.5 seconds 	700 Damage 	110 Damage 	1 second 	450 Damage 	Normal 	4 Tiles in a cross shape
9 	800 	0 	100 	3.5 seconds 	800 Damage 	120 Damage 	1 second 	500 Damage 	+1.7x 	4 Tiles in a cross shape
10 	1,000 	0 	100 	3 seconds 	900 Damage 	120 Damage 	1 second 	500 Damage 	+2.3x 	4 Tiles in a cross shape
=== Mastery upgrades ===
* Chance to Boost
* Damage Pierce
=== Level Upgrades ===
== Strategies ==
Pyromato may seem weak due to his low range at first, but this problem can be solve when you are using other fire plants. Even without them, you can boost other Pyromato with themselves. But he really shine in a team full of other fire plants such as Snapdragon.
For close range plants like Snapdragon, Wasabi Whip or Jack-O-Lantern, Pyromato can be a support attacker. By placing Pyromato behind them, he can deal extra damage while the other plant can be the main damage option. This strategy is especially useful for Jack-O-Lantern, who has a recharge period.
For long range plants like Fire Peashooter, Pepper-pult or Meteor Flower, putting them up close may be risky, though you can place Pyromato in front of them instead for extra range coverage.
Of course, these aren't the only options for Pyromato, the most useful has to be Pyre Vine, as not only can it spread fire, you can also place down other plants, making it not waste any space for spreading fire. You can also use Torchwood as a defensive option for Pyromato's close range attack, despite not being a Pepper-mint plant, Torchwood's fire is still able to spread more fire.
Pyromato shines in Frostbite Caves, as you need fire plant to help thaw plants already, this means that a strategy full of fire plants is extremely helpful, especially against Hunter Zombie who can't freeze them.
He still has a lot of use outside of Frostbite Caves, such as in Wild West or Jurassic Marsh, where he can burn zombies behind your lawn if there's a fire plant behind it to boost its range.
His weakness is that without any fire plants to support him, he's incredibly weak due to the lack of range. While his damage is decent, as fast Imp can eat him before he can defeat them. You have to pair other fire plants or its a worse Phat Beet. And fire plants also have a weakness in the form of Imp Dragon Zombies.
== Gallery ==
File:Pyromato HD.png|Pyromato HD
File:Pyromato Costume HD.png|Costumed Pyromato HD
File:Pyromato Default.png|Pyromato's default range.
File:Pyromato Connected.png|Pyromato's range spreading.
File:Pyromato Full Spread.png|Pyromato at full range.
== In other languages ==
== Trivia ==
* Pyromato's original name is "Pyro Tomato".
** Its look is also changed, originally using the Tomato plant from Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars' concept with a fire slap on top of it.
* Pyromato's costume is a reference to how some people think tomato isn't a fruit.
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