Zoybean Pod

*Zoybean Pods grow from sprouts to full pods, then split open to release helpful plant "zomboids" which attack zombies.*

## In-game statistics

### Codename alias

zoybeanpod

**"Developing plant zomboids in eerie mimicry of zombie life is well within the boundaries of human experience," Zoybean Pod insists with a calm, unvarying steadiness.**

**Zoybean Pod** is a plant in *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished* and the eighth plant obtained in Far Future. It is unlocked at Far Future - Day 27.

Zoybean Pod grows bean pods from its head, which then open up to release a zombie-plant hybrid known as "Zomboids" that function similarly to Hypno-shroom's and Caulipower's hypnotized zombies, walking to the right of the lawn and attacking zombies.

## Almanac entry

**Zoybean Pod**

Zoybean Pods grow from sprouts to full pods, then split open to release helpful plant "zomboids" which attack zombies.

"Developing plant zomboids in eerie mimicry of zombie life is well within the boundaries of human experience," Zoybean Pod insists with a calm, unvarying steadiness.

## Plant Food effect

When fed Plant Food, Zoybean Pod will instantly grow a Gargantuar Zomboid, which will continue to the right, attacking any zombie or grid item it encounters.

## Strategies

Zoybean Pod's zomboids can eat zombies very fast, but are themselves very fragile. While a zomboid can beat a Basic Zombie one-on-one due to their longer range, this will leave it very weak to any other zombies that follow up. Even two Basic Zombies can be enough to overwhelm a zomboid, due to its fragility. Because of this, the zomboids need heavy support to bring out their greater potential.

Slowing zombies with plants like Snow Pea and Sap-fling, as well as shrinking them with Shrinking Violet, can reduce the eating speed of zombies, allowing zomboids to survive for longer. Most important of all, however, is the fact that Zoybean Pod's zomboids have a further eating range than most zombies, which can be exploited using wall plants. By placing a plant such as Wall-nut or Endurian, zombies will prioritise eating the wall over zomboids, allowing the latter to deal damage with no risk of being eaten themselves.

Zomboids are unaffected by many of the zombies' special abilities that affect standard plants. Explorer Zombies can't scorch them, Punk Zombies can't kick them, and so on. Be careful around Turquoise Skull Zombie and MC Zom-B, whose attacks can destroy entire hordes of zomboids. Zoybean Pod is also great for cleaning up grid items: any obstacle ranging from octopi to rocks will be swept up by incoming currents of zomboids, without sacrificing damage. Zomboids can also consume evil potions in the Dark Ages and holiday drinks in Holiday Mashup, an ability that is especially handy in cases where potions or drinks spawn on the left side of the lawn, and otherwise acts as a way to bolster the effectiveness of zomboids that consume them.

Zombies such as Mecha-Football Zombie and Gargantuars can destroy a zomboid with a single attack, wasting the time that goes into generating it. Plants that can stun or distract these zombies, such as Stunion and Gumnut, can be used to buy time for zomboids to do damage without being immediately destroyed.

## Trivia

* Zoybean Pod's "Army of Soy Soldiers" costume is one of the winners of the Feastivus Costume Context, submitted by LawfulWaffle7252 and redrawn for the game.