Snap Pea

*Snap Peas dive underground, burrow towards zombies, then pop up underneath to swallow them in one gulp. Snap Peas then return to their starting spot, chew on the entire matter for a while, and finally spit the zombies' heads out at attackers.*

### Special

Chews zombies for 30 seconds before shooting out a head for damage

### Weakness

Has a delay of 2.5 seconds after firing head shot before swallowing again, delay of 10 seconds when attacking a zombie that can't be swallowed

## In-game statistics

### Average DPS

Zombie head - 26.182
Peas - 15

### PDE

Zombie head - 37.309
Peas - 21.375

### Codename alias

snappea

**"I'm a picky eater, I'll admit it," admits Snap Pea casually. "I'll eat a zombie, no problem, but there's just something about heads. I feel like they're looking at me."**

**Snap Pea** is a premium plant in *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished*. He costs 75 gems to purchase.

Snap Pea burrows underground to the zombie closest to he in his lane, then swallows said zombie whole. Snap Pea will then chew on it for 25 seconds before shooting out the head of the zombie he ate, doing 720 damage. After shooting out a zombie's head, Snap Pea has a 2.5 second delay before swallowing another zombie.

If he burrows near a zombie he cannot swallow, Snap Pea will instead shoot 3 peas that deal 50 damage each. After shooting peas, Snap Pea has a 10 second delay before attempting another burrow.

## Almanac entry

**Snap Pea**

Snap Peas dive underground, burrow towards zombies, then pop up underneath to swallow them in one gulp. Snap Peas then return to their starting spot, chew on the entire matter for a while, and finally spit the zombies' heads out at attackers.

Range: entire lane
Special: chews zombies for 25 seconds before shooting out a head for damage
Weakness: has a delay of 2.5 seconds after firing head shot before swallowing again, delay of 10 seconds when attacking a zombie that can't be swallowed

"I'm a picky eater, I'll admit it," admits Snap Pea casually. "I'll eat a zombie, no problem, but there's just something about heads. I feel like they're looking at me."

## Plant Food effect

When fed with Plant Food, Snap Pea will burrow underground and swallow 5 random zombies on the lawn, then return to shoot all 5 heads. If he targets inedible zombies, he will shoot six peas at them instead. If Snap Pea was already chewing on a zombie, he will shoot an extra head.

## Strategies

Snap Pea has the distinction of being the only Chomper-like plant to have a lane-wide range, chomping zombies anywhere in front of him. With the addition of a ranged attack after digesting, Snap Pea can clear away weaker targets (up to a Conehead) that would otherwise waste the chomp attack, making it easier to focus on chomping high health targets. This combination of abilities allows Snap Pea to be planted behind the frontline, all while catching various endangering zombies like Brickhead Zombie, Excavator Zombie or Newspaper Zombie that would otherwise overrun the defense.

Snap Pea is quite inept at dealing with inedible zombies, as his pea attack has a long cooldown and deals rudimentary damage compared to other Chomper-like plants and single target attackers in general. Inedible zombies will be stopped in place when attacked with Snap Pea's peas, which may help by providing a brief stalling effect. Regardless, it is important to avoid relying on Snap Pea in levels that are occupied by inedible zombies, as they will significantly reduce Snap Pea's overall effectiveness.

While Snap Pea is excellent in dealing with small numbers of edible zombies, he lacks the ability to deal with larger hordes. Supplementing Snap Pea with multi-hit or area of effect plants like Bloomerang and Laser Bean will allow for dealing with hordes, especially low health zombies that might otherwise be consumed by Snap Pea, wasting the chomp attack.

Snap Pea has a notable competitor in the form of Witch Hazel. While Snap Pea's slow chew time leaves him vulnerable between chomps, Witch Hazel's faster firing rate make for more constant transformations, all while dealing much more damage to non-transformable targets and attacking over adjacent lanes. However, Witch Hazel also has a slower recharge and only hits one target at a time, while having a more basic Plant Food effect that only destroys up to two zombies on activation. Ultimately, which of the two to use will depend on the needs of the level; while Witch Hazel is stronger overall, Snap Pea may be more useful for his faster recharge, ability to destroy extra targets after digestion and more impactful Plant Food effect.

## Balance changes

### Initial launch

* ▲ +160 damage for Zombie heads
	+ Incorrectly shown in the almanac as 400 damage
* ▼ +50 Sun
* ▼ +20 second recharge
* ▼ +10 second chew speed
* ▼ +3.5 second cooldown after shooting head
* ▼ +6 second cooldown after attacking uneatable Zombie

### Version 1.1.2

* ▲ Cooldown Time after Eating: 5s -> 2.5s
	+ Developer Note: Snap Pea has been underwhelming due to his long periods of indigestion after a meal. We gave him some medicine to cut that time down to get him hungrier than ever! Note: side effects include, but are not limited to, the destruction of stairs.

### Version 1.1.4

* ▲ Digestion Time: 30s -> 25s
* ▲ Head Damage: 560 -> 720
	+ Developer note: Snap Pea head shots can now destroy graves, ice blocks, presents, and other grid items in one go!
* ▼ Sun Cost: 250 -> 275
* Target audience: General
	+ Developer note: As part of the chomper-like family, Snap Pea was always seen as lagging behind by both casuals and experts. As such, a decent overhaul was in order. A sizable increase in power all around makes his presence on the board well known once he's there. A small increase in sun cost was justified given his large increase in power and his already decently high cost. He should feel much more impactful now, rather than just "a long range chomper" as seen by many previously.

### Version 1.2

* ▲ Pea Damage: 30 x 3 -> 50 x 3
	+ Developer note: Fixed Snap Pea's buffed standard projectile damage not applying.

## See also

### Chomper-like plants

* Chomper
* Toadstool
* Olive Pit