Sun-shroom

*Sun-shrooms give small suns at first, then normal suns, and finally large suns.*

## In-game statistics

### Codename alias

sunshroom

**Oh sure, Sun-shroom is known for his ever-present grin and sunny disposition. But truth be told, even he has his dark days. It ain't easy keeping things light when you live in the shadows.**

**Sun-shroom** is a sun-producing mushroom plant in *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished* and the first plant obtained in Dark Ages. He is unlocked at Dark Ages - Night 1.

While frailer than most sun producers, Sun-shroom makes up for it with his cheap cost and higher sun output over time.

Sun-shroom has three distinct stages:

* When planted, Sun-shroom starts off in his first stage, producing 25 sun every 32-36s cycle.
* After 18 seconds, Sun-shroom grows to his middle stage, producing 50 sun every 32-36s cycle.
* After 72 seconds, Sun-shroom grows for one last time to his final stage, producing 75 sun every 32-36s cycle.

## Almanac entry

**Sun-shroom**

Sun-shrooms give small suns at first, then normal suns, and finally large suns.

Oh sure, Sun-shroom is known for his ever-present grin and sunny disposition. But truth be told, even he has his dark days. It ain't easy keeping things light when you live in the shadows.

## Plant Food effect

When Sun-shroom is given Plant Food, he will immediately grow to his final stage and produce an instant burst of 225 sun. Feeding a fully-grown Sun-shroom Plant Food will simply result in him producing an instant burst of 225 sun.

## Strategies

As a primary sun producer, Sun-shroom is a plant that is integral to a successful defense, supplying sun that is required for getting down other plants. Owing to his low cost, Sun-shroom is the cheapest out of the primary sun producers, even cheaper than Sunflower. As a result, he can be easily spammed over the board, returning the initial investment quickly and generating additional sun with great efficiency.

Being a fragile plant, measures must be taken to protect Sun-shroom from damage. Planting him near the back of the lawn will keep him out of harm's way in most levels. Levels that heavily rely on ambushes, such as with Relic Hunter Zombies in Lost City or Pterodactyls and co. in Jurassic Marsh, may prove challenging in this regard; as such, Sunflower's higher health and similar ability to be spammed, or Primal Sunflower's elevated health, may be easier to utilise.

Alternatively, Sun-shroom can be combined with vine plants. Any vine plant, ranging from Blastberry Vine to Pumpkin, can give a much needed health boost to protect Sun-shroom from immediate dangers. Blastberry and Pea Vine, in particular, can grant a dual offensive purpose, making better use of the space that Sun-shroom occupies, especially when spammed over multiple columns. Also of note, Shine Vine allows for a powerfully enhanced Plant Food effect that doubly benefits in Sun-shroom reaching his final stage faster. This is coupled a general sun production boost that makes for an early-game-friendly alternative to Twin Sunflower.

Out of the other sun producers, Sun-shroom's biggest competitor is Primal Sunflower. Both Sun-shroom and Primal Sunflower are able to generate large suns, with two notable differences that give each its own advantage. While Sun-shroom's cheapness makes him easy to spam from the very start of a level, Primal Sunflower's elevated health allows her to withstand attacking zombies for a short time, great for handing ambushes like Garg-thrown Imps and Relic Hunter Zombies that would overwhelm Sun-shroom's fragile toughness. Notably, Sun-shroom's initial growing time allows Primal Sunflower to catch up in terms of overall profit per planting, so total sun production will ultimately hinge on the frequency by which either plant is deployed and their successful protection from the zombie horde.

## Trivia

* Sun-shroom's "Goddess of Sun" costume is based on Palutena from the *Kid Icarus* series.
* Sun-shroom's "Feastivus '09" costume is based on Sun-shroom's appearance in one of the PvZ Christmas wallpapers.
	+ Additionally, this costume is one of the Feastivus Costume Contest winners, submitted by BlueMG24#7274 and redrawn to fit the game's art style.
* Sun-shroom's "Enlightened Experimentalist" costume is based on Penny Crygor from the *WarioWare* series.
	+ Additionally, this costume is a\_galvantula's developer costume, a balance designer and level creator for the mod.
* Sun-shroom's "Flan-shroom" costume originated from *Alternate UniverZ*, making its way into *Reflourished* in the UniverZ Collides event.