Gloom-shroom (PvZ1+2)

Gloom-shroom is the forty-third plant in the game. He is unlocked by beating Level 4-4 (you have to buy him from the shop for $7,500. He can only be planted on fume-shrooms. He costs 150 sun and has a very slow recharge.

## Strategies

One tactic for Pool and Survival: Endless levels is to build a two by three area of Gloom-shrooms in the right-hand side of the pool, all covered by Pumpkins. These will handle pool zombies as well as those in rows two and five.

This strategy has the side effect of leaving zombies in rows one and six mostly unscathed, so although these can generally be handled with Cob Cannon shells or consumable plants, such as the Jalapeno, a better idea is to put Gloom-shrooms in the fifth and sixth columns in rows two and five, plus using Fume-shrooms in rows one and six in the fourth and fifth columns.

Optionally, Garlic can be placed in rows one and six to funnel zombies into the Gloom-shroom's line of fire (although this obviously will not work against Gargantuars, Catapult Zombies and Zombonis), while a Spikeweed or Spikerock can be placed in rows two and four or five.

Another effective use is a row of Gloom-shrooms in rows two and four or five, with two Garlic at the very end. All land zombies will be moved to rows one and six and be annihilated. Snorkel Zombies and Dolphin Rider Zombies will make it necessary to add a two columns of Pumpkins on Lily Pads in the pool to allow time for the Gloom-shrooms to destroy them. This strategy is perfect for the mini-game Last Stand, since it can handle all of the zombies encountered. Their effectiveness is hampered by their short range, which makes them vulnerable to Gargantuars, Zombonis, and Catapult Zombies when planted on land, which will cause them to be smashed if said zombies reach it.

They can also be used in Survival: Endless (in the column second furthest to the left, on land) in order to dispose of Digger Zombies (and Imps), as there is generally not enough room for Split Pea. Do not place with Tall-nut because it will not attack.

Another strategy includes planting two rows of Sunflowers in the day mode. Once you get enough 25 sun, plant a Potato Mine at the back of the row with the first zombie. By then, you should have at least two Sunflowers. Start to save up for a lot of sun after you cover the third row with Peashooters. Once a Buckethead walks in, plant a Fume-shroom. Once it gets close, plant a Gloom-shroom on top of it a and wake it up with a Coffee Bean. Then, just keep planting Fume-shroom and Gloom-shrooms. Once you have a full column, plant Spikeweeds in front of the Gloom-shrooms and if you still have room for other plants, bring in the Spikerocks.

### Mini-games

This plant is ideal for mini-games where the zombies are in very high numbers or have high toughness. Use it for mini-games like ZomBotany and ZomBotany 2, because Peashooter Zombies and Gatling Pea Zombies could kill your regular plants without being near. It is also recommended for Last Stand, as the huge mobs can overrun other plants. Keep in mind that using three of these in rows two and five costs 1500 sun (not factoring in Garlics or other plants).

A common Gloom-shroom related strategy is called the **Gloomwalk**, which involves Garlics funneling down zombies into two or three lanes with the other lanes being full of Gloom-shrooms. Since all zombies that eat are forced to pass through a narrow bottleneck (formed by the Garlics diverting them to the same lane) while being bunched up together, the Gloom-shrooms are able to dispose them relatively easily. Be mindful, however, that a stray Jack-in-the-Box Zombie can ruin this setup if left to his own devices, as its explosion can take out plants on adjacent lanes as well.

## Trivia

* In the original game, his Suburban Almanac entry's flavour text misspelled his name as **Gloom Shroom**. This typo is corrected in the remake.
* In addition, there was an error in his Suburban Almanac entry where the text saying "Sleeps during the day" wasn't included at all. As with the typo where his name is misspelled, this typo is corrected in the remake.