Plantern (PvZ2)

Plantern is a seed packet premium plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Plantern requires 250 seed packets to unlock for free. The player can do so by replaying Dark Ages levels.
Plantern in this game is radically revamped, as she sprays spooky flames in four tiles ahead of her, dealing 50 damage to all targets in the range. Plantern's spray attack has a 20% chance to ignite zombies on fire, causing them to take damage over time, dealing 900 worth of damage over the span of 30 seconds. Unlike poison status, fire status cannot pierce armors and can be nullified by ice plants. 
When not attacking, Plantern occasionally has a chance to summon an explosive will o' wisp, which targets a random zombie on the lawn, with the explosion deals 550 damage in a 1x1 area. Plantern is also a thawing plant, emitting heat every 1.5 seconds that gradually unfreezes frozen or chilled plants in a 3x3 area around her, as well as being immune to all freezing effects herself.
==Origins ==
Plantern gets her namesake from a plant with the same name in the original Plants vs. Zombies game. In this game she is heavily redesigned, as she is now based on an oil lantern, which used to produce light continuously for a period of time using an oil-based fuel source, referring to her fire-based attacks.
Plantern's secondary and Plant Food abilities are a reference to will-o'-the wisp.
==Almanac entry ==
==Upgrades==
===Plant Food effect===
When given Plant Food, Plantern summons five will o' wisps that target random zombies. Each wisp deals 600 damage in 1x1 area and 300 damage splash damage in 3x3 area. These wisps also have a chance to ignite surviving zombies.
===Pepper-mint effect===
When boosted by Pepper-mint, Plantern does an additional 150 damage and 1000 damage for explosive will o' wisp. Her Plant Food attack does 1200 damage per shot in 1x1 area and 600 damage per shot in 3x3 area.
== Strategies ==
Plantern in this game is heavily reworked, as she is now a fire equivalent of Fume-shroom that has a chance to inflict status similar to poison effect to zombies, with the difference is the burning status does not ignore armors. However, Plantern is more than just fire equivalent of Fume-shroom as she has an additional ability of attacking a random zombie on the lawn with her will o' wisp attack when she is not using her primary attack.
Because she is a fire plant, she is very useful in Frostbite Caves where she is cannot be frozen by freezing winds and Hunter Zombies and can thaw frozen plants surrounding her. She is also useful against some zombies such as Ice Weasels and Troglobites. However, she is completely useless against Imp Dragon Zombies are they are immune to her attacks.
Plantern's Plant Food ability can be devastating when used in tandem with Tile Turnip, along with the chance of igniting surviving zombies.
==Gallery==
File:PlanternRedraw.png|HD Plantern (2023 redrawn)
===Old===
Plantern PvZ2 (Starscream).png|HD
Plantern Costume (Starscream).png|Costume
Plantern SP ATLASES.png|Seed packet texture
Plantern SP (Starscream).png|Seed packet without sun cost
Plantern SP Imitater.png|Normal and Imitater seed packet
Plantern AD.png|Advertisement
Plantern (PvZ2) Hoola.png|Hoola92's version
PlanternWillow.png|TheWillowTree69's version
PvZCC TakeoverScreenie.png|Plantern in action (with Durian-pult, Vampine and Cloudbeary, among other plants)
==Trivia==
* Plantern's design in this game bears a resemblance to Lampent from Pokemon series.
* Credit to Furguston for the current Almanac entry.
* Plantern is also associated with the Lawn of Doom event.
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