Bonk Choy (PvZ2)

*For other uses, see Bonk Choy (disambiguation).*

## **Bonk Choy**

Bonk Choys rapidly punch nearby enemies that are ahead or behind them.

A freelance dentist on the side, he's offering a special this month - he'll knock two of your teeth out for the price of one!

## 菜问(translation: Bonk Choy)

###  Unlocked

Beating Ancient Egypt - Level 2-1

**Bonk Choy** is a plant in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*, obtained after beating Ancient Egypt - Day 13. He attacks by punching the closest zombie one tile in front of or behind it. He punches once every 0.25 seconds, dealing 15 damage per shot per punch.

## Origins

Bonk Choy is based on the bok choy, a type of Chinese cabbage. Its name derives from *bok choy* and *bonk*, one of the onomatopoeic words usually used to define punching sounds.

Bonk Choy's official Chinese name is 菜问, which is likely based on Yip Man (叶问), Bruce Lee's teacher.

## Almanac entry

### *Plants vs. Zombies 2*

**Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.**

**Bonk Choy**

SUN COST: 150

RECHARGE: 5

TOUGHNESS: 300

DAMAGE: 15

PLANT FOOD POWER: Duration

RANGE: Close

Bonk Choys rapidly punch nearby enemies that are ahead or behind them.

Special: can attack ahead or behind

A freelance dentist on the side, he's offering a special this month - he'll knock two of your teeth out for the price of one!

#### Chinese version (China only)

来自中国广东的功夫高手，精通东方和西方拳术。 他现在正在全世界范围修行，学习新奇的拳法或者教一些学生。说起学生，也许有几个比他本人有名得多。
**In English:**
Plant feature: green plant, buck-toothed boy, master of martial arts

## Upgrades

### *Plants vs. Zombies 2*

#### Plant Food effect

When given Plant Food, Bonk Choy rapidly punches in a 3x3 area around him, dealing 150 damage per shot over a few seconds.

Plant Food effect (China only)
When given Plant Food, Bonk Choy will attract all zombies in 5×5 tiles near around and attack them for a few seconds.

### Enforce-mint effect

When boosted by Enforce-mint, Bonk Choy will do an additional 75 DPS per punch, and his Plant Food effect does an additional 345 DPS per tick.

#### Level upgrades

\*Per hit. Its Plant Food effect deals a total of 25 hits.

#### Level upgrades (China only)

 Combat Training
 Cell Activation
 Fighting Power

### *Plants vs. Zombies Online* (China only) (Archived content)

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### Upgrade 1

Bonk Choy can attack zombies behind it. (It can only attack zombies in front without this upgrade.)

### Upgrade 3

Bonk Choy may deal triple damage to zombies.

#### Costumed (China only)

Along with its regular effect, Bonk Choy can also attract nearby zombies, increasing the power range.

## Strategies

Compared to other offensive plants unlocked in Player's House and Ancient Egypt, Bonk Choy trades effective range for greatly increased damage output, being capable of dealing more than three times as much damage as a regular Peashooter. Its ability to punch backwards means that Bonk Choy can be used to attack stray zombies that get past defenses, as well as to catch Prospector Zombies and any zombies dropped by pterodactyls in Jurassic Marsh. Bonk Choy is also useful against Mecha-Football Zombie and Punk Zombie as they generally cannot eat it and will push it back, allowing Bonk Choy to punch them continuously. It can also be good against Bug Zombie because when Bonk Choy kills the bug, the zombie will be killed as well, instead of getting released. On the other hand, Bonk Choy's limited range means that it is greatly vulnerable to the horde, particularly enemies that can instantly kill or neutralize plants from afar. Bonk Choy will also be generally outclassed by Snapdragon and by the extension of Cold Snapdragon later on, which deal the same amount of damage, have greater range and the ability to hit multiple targets, and if Cold Snapdragon, slow targets also. However, Bonk Choy attacks faster.

Bonk Choy should ideally be placed behind defensive plants or Infi-nut's force field to protect it from being attacked by zombies. Chard Guard is a notable exception however, as it will push zombies out of Bonk Choy's limited effective range, protecting them from harm.

Avoid using Bonk Choy behind Explorer Zombie, Torchlight Zombie, Excavator Zombie, MC Zom-B, Torch Kongfu Zombie, Torch Monk Zombie, Archmage Zombie, Wizard Zombie, Octo Zombie and Hunter Zombie they can easily kill him, immobilize him or allow him to be vulnerable to other zombies before he can even have the chance to attack.

During an incoming zombie wave, it is a good idea to plant him in the middle of the horde, and feed him Plant Food. He will do great damage in the heavily clustered 3x3 area, devastating (if not destroying) the zombies in that area. However, this can also be achieved, and to a greater extent, by the Cherry Bomb as it will deal more damage whilst not requiring any Plant Food, although Bonk Choy is better suited for fighting Zombie Chickens and Ice Weasels.

## Trivia

### General

* There is a Bonk Choy named Grrawrr-Bear in the Plants vs. Zombies Comics.

### Specific to *Plants vs. Zombies 2*

* He is one of the six plants seen in the June 2013 trailer of *Plants vs. Zombies 2* while fighting the zombies, the other five are Pea Pod, Bloomerang, Peashooter, Wall-nut, and Sunflower.
* Sometimes, if an ambush zombie comes close to Bonk Choy, he will keep uppercutting it until it dies. This is also true after he destroys an arcade machine.
* He will do a normal punch instead of an uppercut against Zombie Chicken, despite Zombie Chicken being a one-hit kill. However, the player can still hear the uppercut sound.
* According to the beta version of the seed packets, he was originally going to cost 175 sun.
* In a trailer, he uses the sounds of Squash.
* He will make an attempt to attack an incoming octopus launched by Octo Zombie.
* He appears in the most in Zomboss battles out of any plant in the game, appearing three times.
* He is one of the plants with the most wearable costumes.

### Specific to *Plants vs. Zombies Online* (China only) (Archived content)

* He was formerly unlocked after beating Ancient Egypt - Day 7-1.

## See also

* Wasabi Whip
* Parsnip

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