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Plants vs. Zombies 2 Hacking Guide

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Player's House - Day 3

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## Rewards

### Replaying

N/A

**Player's House - Day 3** is the third level of Player's House in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. When this level is finished, the player unlocks the Potato Mine.

Additionally, the Balloon Zombie makes its first appearance here.

This level can be skipped, along with Days 1 and 2 of the Player's House.

## Difficulty

* The player must first learn on how to use the shovel by digging up three left-facing Peashooters.
* The only real difference from Player's House - Day 2 is introduction of Conehead Zombies and a few more regular zombies, along with the introduction of Balloon Zombie.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

\*: Removed ~: Epic Quest
Plants vs. Romans - Level 3

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## Level

### Objective 3

Depends on difficulty

**Plants vs. Romans - Level 3** is the third level of the Plants vs. Romans event in Penny's Pursuit. It takes place in Ancient Egypt, and is very similar to Ancient Egypt - Day 9. It has new objectives and zombie swaps, similar to other Penny's Pursuit levels. In addition to the zombie swaps, there are also some newly added zombies.

## Difficulty

This level is somewhat similar to Ancient Egypt - Day 9. The Mild version of this level has somewhat the same difficulty as the original level. However, in the other difficulties, Torchlight Zombies can start appearing, replacing Explorer Zombies. Them and Zcorpion Zombie should be prioritized first.

## Difficulty Swaps

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## Bonus Objectives

In Penny's Pursuit, levels have bonus objectives that can be completed to level up Penny Perks.

### Spicy Bonus Objectives

* Produce at least 2000 sun
* Don't let the zombies trample the flowers

### Extra Hot Bonus Objectives

* Produce at least 3000 sun
* Don't let the zombies trample the flowers

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

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Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 27

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## Rewards

### Replaying

Same as before

**Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 27** is the twenty-seventh level of Neon Mixtape Tour in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. It is a Special Delivery level. The newly obtained Intensive Carrot is showcased in this level. Additionally, Boombox Zombie makes his first appearance here. After completing this level, the player receives a money bag.

## Difficulty

* Boombox Zombie makes its first appearance here, and with the ability to temporary stun every plant on screen. It can cause some troubles if the player is not ready yet.
* The player should be careful of other zombies with special abilities too, for example, Glitter Zombie.
* Pay attention to the arcade machines, as they can overwhelm the player with numerous 8-Bit zombies during their jam.
* Be aware of Punk Zombies when using Intensive Carrot as they can prevent the player from reviving plants.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

By Electric PlantsBy ThisUserLikesOreoMid-way finished by Fairy27Final wave by Fairy27Done by Fairy27By LegendofNicksonBy Someone456
## Walkthrough

Neon Mixtape Tour Day 27Plants vs. Zombies 2 New Boombox Zombie - Neon Mixtape Tour Day 27 (Ep.334)By Alex5432000

\*: Removed ~: Epic Quest
Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 25

**Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 25** is the twenty-fifth level of Neon Mixtape Tour in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. The order of the jams played in this level are pop, rap, 8-bit and punk. After completing this level, the player receives a money bag.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Strategies

### Strategy 1

*Created by Plant Protecter*
**Required plants:**        (if you have the eighth seed slot, )

* Plant a column of Sun-shrooms in the first column.
* Then, start planting three columns of Laser Beans in the lanes where the zombies appear, stalling them with Iceberg Lettuces and Stunions (or Stallias) so that the zombies do not eat the Laser Beans. Plant Chard Guards in front of the Laser Beans to push back the zombie horde.
* When the 8-bit Jam starts and the Arcade Zombies appear on the lawn, use Cherry Bomb to blow up some of the hordes.
* If the zombies get into your defenses and start eating the Laser Beans, plant a Thyme Warp to send the zombies to the start of the lawn.

## Gallery

By Electric PlantsBy ThisUserLikesOreoThe first part of the level by Plant ProtecterFinal wave approaching by Fairy27Done by Fairy27By LegendofNicksonCoconut Cannons are not the best strategyBy Someone456
## Walkthrough

Neon Mixtape Tour Day 25Plants vs. Zombies 2 Electric Peashooter - Neon Mixtape Tour Day 25 (Ep.332)By Alex5432000

\*: Removed ~: Epic Quest
Sasquashed!

*For similar achievements in Plants vs. Zombies, see Zombologist or Cryptozombologist.*

## Sasquashed!

Destroy a Treasure Yeti

**Sasquashed!** is an achievement in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. It requires the player to kill a Treasure Yeti. It is worth 15 points in the Game Center and 1,500 XP on Google Play Games for Android devices.

## Origins

Sasquashed is a combination of the words "Sasquatch," a North American ape-like cryptid similar to the Yeti, and squash, meaning to crush.

## Strategies

*Main article: Treasure Yeti*
As Treasure Yetis will begin to retreat after they have taken a certain amount of damage, you can use a Plant Food or an instant-kill plant like Cherry Bomb in order to guarantee killing the Treasure Yeti. Sheer firepower may also be sufficient to kill the Treasure Yeti, but it only stays on the lawn for a limited time and can appear before your strategy for the level is even set up, so this is difficult. If there is no other way, you can resort to using power ups to kill the Treasure Yeti. You can also use an E.M.Peach to temporarily stun it or an Iceberg Lettuce to freeze it. Stallia can be used as a safe bet, but it will obviously not fully immobilize it. Additionally, triggering a lawn mower manually via the Mower Launch upgrade could help while the instant plants are recharging and if you have no Plant Food to use at that moment.

## Trivia

* Squash is not needed to get this achievement, although the it has the plant's name in it.

## See also

* Treasure Yeti
* Zombologist
* Cryptozombologist
Plants vs. Zombies 2 Icons

## iOS Gallery

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## Full Square View Gallery

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Special Delivery

**Special Delivery** is a Brain Buster in *Plants vs. Zombies 2* that appears in all worlds. In these levels, plants are delivered via conveyor-belt, and as such, no sun is given and the plants are pre-selected. Some levels can also include goals for success. In addition to the regular levels, most Piñata Party levels are Special Delivery levels.

Some Special Delivery levels have a hidden mechanic in which only a certain number of one plant can be placed. When that limit is reached, no new copies of that plant will appear on the belt unless at least one plant is removed.

## Strategies

Special Delivery levels are generally easier than regular levels, as one can set up their defenses more quickly. Without having to spend sun, you can place plants down on the lawn from the conveyor belt. This is an effective way to set an early defense against the zombies in the level.

However, the player should keep in note that most Special Delivery levels would also have somewhat high zombie density and usually the zombies come in huge waves. Rare plants spawned in the conveyor belt, like Thyme Warp in Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 16 should be cherished and only be used in case of a "total emergency". One should not use a Thyme Warp when there's just a few Basic Zombies and Imps onscreen, unless they are very close to the house. In the same way, the player should not waste a Grapeshot just with a single low-health zombie in Jurassic Marsh - Day 3. Also, the player can't pick their own plants, and given plants are randomly delivered, thus can cause too many useless plants that fill up the conveyor belt like Lily Pad in Big Wave Beach.

## Trivia

* Special Delivery levels often have premium plants, including plants bought with gems, which can be used even if the player has not purchased them. Examples include Hypno-shroom in Dark Ages - Night 4, Fire Peashooter in Frostbite Caves - Day 21, Cactus in Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 3 and Escape Root in Modern Day - Day 19.
	+ The only other instances where the player can use premium plants without purchasing them are in some Locked and Loaded levels, one Save Our Seeds level, Premium Plants Quest and Piñata Party.
* Frostbite Caves has the most Special Delivery levels out of all the worlds, having seven.
	+ Neon Mixtape Tour has the most Special Delivery levels in the Chinese version, having eight.
* Although Power Tiles are not plants, they are still given by the conveyor-belt. It only happens in Far Future.
* Before the 1.7 update, there was only one Special Delivery level, which was behind the first gate in Ancient Egypt.
	+ The final level in each world is a conveyor-belt level with all of the zombies from the world, which were very similar to Special Delivery levels, however they are not technically included in the Brain Buster.
	+ An exception to this is Modern Day - Days 32, 33 and 34.
* In *Plants vs. Zombies Online*, the conveyor-belt is at the top of the screen, similar to the first game.
* Modern Day - Day 25 is the only Special Delivery level to have only one plant being delivered to the player.
Romeward Bound - Level 4

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## Level

### Objective 2

Survive and protect the endangered plants (all difficulties)

### Objective 3

Don't let the zombies trample the flowers (difficulties 2 and 3 only)

**Romeward Bound - Level 4** is the fourth level of the Roamin' Romans and Romeward Bound events in Penny's Pursuit. It takes place in Lost City, and is very similar to Lost City - Day 15. It has new objectives and zombie swaps, similar to other Penny's Pursuit levels.

## Difficulty

This level is almost identical to its original counterpart. Just like with the previous level, the difficulty swaps don't really matter here since they're purely cosmetic. Any strategies that worked in the original should work here.

## Difficulty Swaps

In Penny's Pursuit, the zombies in a level can swap depending on the difficulty chosen.

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## Bonus Objectives

In Penny's Pursuit, levels have bonus objectives that can be completed to level up Penny Perks.

### Mild Bonus Objective

* Survive and protect the endangered plants

### Spicy Bonus Objectives

* Survive and protect the endangered plants
* Don't let the zombies trample the flowers

### Extra Hot Bonus Objectives

* Survive and protect the endangered plants
* Don't let the zombies trample the flowers

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Strategy

Strategy 1:

* Select bass blast perk for this strategy.
* Plants needed:
	+ (or  if you don't have it.)
	+ or  (If you brought Squash, use Hurrikale instead of Reinforce-mint.)
* Plant Moonflowers at C2R1,3,5 and C3R2,4 if you brought in Shadow Peashooter (then fill the remaining spaces at C1-4 with Shadow Peashooter) or plant Moonflowers at C1 and 2 R2-4 if you brought in Squash. Stall the first few zombies with Chard Guards (which should be planted at C5) till you have at least 500 sun in your sun bank.
* Prioritise your Squash and Hurrikale on Excavator Zombies.
* That's it! Use Blover when the bass plays or when zombies come near your Chard Guards. Prepare to collect your 15 Explode-o-nut seed packets after that.

## Walkthrough

For a walkthrough of this level in Mild Difficulty, click here

For a wlakthrough of this level in Spicy Difficulty, click here
Pirate Seas - Day 27

Prior to the 7.4 update, **Pirate Seas - Day 27** was the 27th day of Pirate Seas. Upon completing the level, the player receives a Pirate Seas Piñata.

As of the 7.4 update, level expansions were removed from the world maps and placed into epic quests. Because of this, this level is no longer accessible from the map, and must be accessed when the epic quest is available.

## Difficulty

This is a very long level, filled to the brim with zombies. The only plants you are given to attack are Threepeater, Spikeweed, and Spikerock. However, there is only a few of each given. The mold colonies make matters worse, since there is very limited space to plant. Escape Root is given to the player, however it cannot be planted on the planks, meaning it has to be used for movement purposes. Moving around Threepeater is essential for winning, as many Seagull Zombies will slip past lower plants, and must be taken out by Threepeater. Moreover, moving the Threepeater using the escape root will drive away parrots and thus saves the plant. Save Plant Food for Spring Bean, as it can defeat most zombies, including Gargantuar Pirates.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Strategies

### Strategy 1

*Created by MartinUWH*
* Plant the Escape Roots in columns 1 and 3 of the third (middle) row.
* Plant the Threepeaters first in column 2 of the second and fourth rows, and subsequently in column 1 of the first and fifth rows.
* Plant Spikeweeds in column 7 (or 8 or 9) to break Barrel Roller Zombie's barrels and send the Imp Pirate Zombies into the water.
* Plant Spring Bean in column 6, but always make sure that you have a Spikeweed or Spikerock to break Barrel Roller Zombie's barrels and kill off the other zombies before they reach your Spring Beans. The goal is to ensure that you have three Spring Beans with which to take out the three Gargantuars that appear in the final wave.
Shields

**Shields** are objects held by zombies. They protect the zombie that holds them from most straightforward projectiles from in front and prevent them from being frozen from Snow Peas. It also prevents them from receiving extra damage from flaming peas from in front. However, shields can be bypassed by area-of-effect plants such as Fume-shrooms, Spikeweeds, Spikerocks, and lobbed-shot plants.

## Types of shields

* Newspaper – Absorbs 150 damage per shot. Cannot be taken by a Magnet-shroom, but it is easy to destroy. Unlike others, it is vulnerable to the Torchwood's fire.
* Screen door – Absorbs 1100 damage per shot. Can be taken by a Magnet-shroom.
* Ladder – Absorbs 500 damage per shot. Can be set up on a defensive plant, so that zombies can climb over it. Can be taken by a Magnet-shroom while being held and while placed on a defensive plant. Can also be removed by instant kills, even if it has already been placed.
* Trash can (only found in Xbox Live Arcade and Nintendo DS versions of *Plants vs. Zombies*) - Absorbs 800 damage per shot. Can be taken by a Magnet-shroom.
* Target (only found in Xbox Live Arcade and Nintendo DS versions of *Plants vs. Zombies*) - Useless against anything. Can't by taken by a Magnet-shroom.
* Treasure map held by the Map Pirate.

## Strategies

Newspaper Zombies are the easiest to kill. Try to have at least two peas of damage on it and you should do fine. Screen Door Zombies are a little harder, but if you have Fume-shrooms, Gloom-shrooms, Magnet-shrooms, or lobbed-shot plants they should do fine. The same goes for the Ladder Zombie. Luckily, you first encounter it on the roof, so you will have catapults. Hypnotizing a shield zombie is useless, since other zombies can bypass their shields. Catapult plants are most effective against shield zombies, as they can pass over the shield.

## Trivia

* Newspaper Zombie and Ladder Zombie are the only zombies which eat without using their hands, even if their shields are destroyed.
* Screen Door Zombie, when eating, will put his shield on its side. But even if the Screen Door is on the side, the shield is damaged instead.
* The screen door is the strongest shield in the game, while the Newspaper is the weakest shield (and the 2nd weakest armor in general) in the game.

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Plant Food boost

*Not to be confused with the other uses of Plant Food.*
**Plant Food boost** is an item that can be activated before a level is started when selecting the plants that last for the duration of that level. Any plant from that seed packet will automatically use its Plant Food effect every time upon being planted.

There are only two ways to activate it. One is to have a boost already obtained from the Zen Garden, which is obtained by fully growing a plant (besides Marigold) and then activating the seed packet that it spawns (which can also be deactivated by simply digging up the plant in the Zen Garden, even with the presence of the boosted seed packet). The other way is to pay a varying price of gems (either 10, 12, or 15) to activate the boost for that level.

However, despite activating the plant food ability, placing a plant with a Plant Food boost on a Power Tile will not trigger the Power Tile's ability.

## Strategies

It's best to focus on plants with an effect that lasts until it's destroyed, such as Torchwood, Cactus, Electric Currant and all defensive plants. Using it on plants with powerful boosts such as Sun Bean, Banana Launcher, Winter Melon, and Spore-shroom can be quite helpful, as they have large-scale zombie damaging Plant Food abilities, especially some in AoE (Area of Effect) damage.

One notable use of plant food boosting is when it is equipped to Puff-shrooms, it is extremely powerful as it will trigger all other Puff-shrooms, and at the same time refresh all of them. In addition, their 0 sun cost and fast recharge make them even better, as planting them will be easy and you can quickly make a decent board. Finally, if you have no space and must dig one up (which isn't likely, to begin with), their fast recharge and lack of any sun cost will put you at no disadvantage.

## Trivia

* Before the 2.3.1 update, Coconut Cannon's Plant Food Boost costed 15 gems instead of 10.
* A boosted defensive plant does not trigger the boost when using the wall-nut first aid.
Portal

**This article is a disambiguation page for Portal.**

The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.

Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

**Portal** may refer to the following:

* Portals, environment modifiers in *Plants vs. Zombies* that appear in the mini-game, Portal Combat.
* Portals, environment modifiers in *Plants vs. Zombies 2* that appear in the Modern Day world.
* Portal Combat, a mini-game in *Plants vs. Zombies* that portals appear in.
Nut Un-Common

Complete Ancient Egypt

**Nut Un-Common** is an achievement in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. It requires the player to complete Ancient Egypt - Day 25. It is worth 10 points on Game Center for iOS devices and 1,000 XP on Google Play Games for Android devices.

Before the 1.7 update, the player had to earn all the stars in Ancient Egypt in order to get this achievement.

## Origins

Its name is based on Tutankhamun, the youngest known pharaoh upon death, giving the impression of the phrase "not uncommon."

## Strategies

*See Ancient Egypt/Walkthrough or Ancient Egypt levels.*
## Trivia

* After the 1.7 update, the icon still shows three stars, despite the omission of stars.
	+ It also applies to Pirate Booty and Yee-Haw!.
* Sometimes the player will get this achievement when they complete Ancient Egypt - Day 24 instead of Day 25.

## Sea also

* Ancient Egypt - Day 25
* Zombot Sphinx-inator
Prime Mover

Unleash the Far Future Gargantuar

**Prime Mover** is an achievement in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. It requires the player to unleash the Gargantuar Prime. More specifically, the player must beat Far Future - Day 8. It is worth 25 points on Game Center for iOS devices, and 500 XP on Google Play Games for Android devices.

## Strategies

*Main article: Far Future - Day 8.*
Strategies and tips laid out on the above level page should be followed. Day 8 of Far Future is relatively easy if the player keeps their plants relatively close to each other and in the first five columns. Replacing Wall-nuts and protecting Citrons is vital.

## Trivia

* The description incorrectly refers to the Gargantuar Prime as the "Far Future Gargantuar."

## See also

* Far Future - Day 8
* Gargantuar Prime

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Pirate Seas - Day 28

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## Level

### Objective 2

Never have more than 15 plants

Prior to the 7.4 update, **Pirate Seas - Day 28** was the 28th day of Pirate Seas. This level has two objectives: "Spend no more than 2000 sun", and "Never have more than 15 plants". Upon completing the level, the player receives a Pirate Seas Piñata.

As of the 7.4 update, level expansions were removed from the world maps and placed into epic quests. Because of this, this level is no longer accessible from the map, and must be accessed when the epic quest is available.

## Difficulty

Spring Bean is essential for winning this level, since the first two zombies that appear are Gargantuar Pirates. The sun and plant limit will make it difficult to easily take it out. Also note that some plants like Spikeweed and Caulipower are banned in this level, furthering the difficulty.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*
Modern Day - Day 8

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**Modern Day - Day 8** is the eighth level of Modern Day in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. This is the first non-Epic Quest Beghouled level in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. After completing this level, the player receives a money bag.

## Difficulty

This level comes from the mini-game that appears in *Plants vs. Zombies*. In this level, the player is expected to defeat zombies while making 100 matches before they lose. Each match grants the player sun which they can then upgrade the pre-existing plants on the lawn. Upgrading these allows the player to survive longer. If a plant is eaten, a crater shows up and occupies that spot for the rest of the level, unless a certain power up is used. This level depends on how good the player is at matching games, and what plants they upgrade. For example, upgrading Snapdragon to Cold Snapdragon, and Peashooter to Fire Peashooter is not as effective as other strategies, as the fire/ice mix results in no ice slowdown. The player should upgrade plants to be able to face the Newspaper Zombie, who can plow down an entire lane if the plants are not upgraded enough. Making combination of four or more will cause the plant to instantly use its Plant Food ability. Try not to let zombies eat too many plants or it will be hard to make matches without spending coins.

## Strategies

As with all Beghouled levels, simply make as many matches as possible. Upgrade plants when possible, but never go for Fire Peashooter and Winter Melon. You should use Winter Melon, Cold Snapdragon, and Threepeater paths if going for ice. If you are going for fire, do not get Winter Melon, just get Pepper-pult.

## Gallery

By Dung Dinh AnhBy ThisUserLikesOreoBy EpicGamer23468When a boosted plant comes down to the board, it will use its Plant Food effect. By MognoxproxHalfway through the level. By MognoxproxCompleted by MognoxproxBy LegendofNicksonBy Someone456
Newspaper

The **newspaper** is the shield used by Newspaper Zombies in *Plants vs. Zombies*, both versions of *Plants vs. Zombies 2*, *Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare*, and *Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2*. It is the weakest shield and is the third weakest armor in *Plants vs Zombies*.

## Overview

In *Plants vs. Zombies*, the newspaper absorbs up to 160 damage per shot and degrades upon absorbing 60 and 120 damage per shot.

In *Plants vs. Zombies 2*, the newspaper absorbs 800 damage per shot and degrades upon absorbing 270 and 540 damage per shot.

## Strategies

*For more strategies, see Newspaper Zombie.*
### *Plants vs. Zombies*

The newspaper serves as a shield for the Newspaper Zombie. If the newspaper is destroyed, the zombie will stop for approximately two seconds, before getting angry and running at approximately double the speed towards the player's plants in that lane. The newspaper, however, is not particularly sturdy, and can be easily destroyed with a simple Peashooter. Lobbed-shot plants, Fume-shrooms, Gloom-shrooms, Spikeweeds, and Spikerocks can hurt the Newspaper Zombie directly, bypassing the shield entirely. Note that the shield, like all shields, allows the newspaper to avoid the elemental effects of fire peas and frozen peas.

### *Plants vs. Zombies 2*

Like the previous game, the newspaper serves as a shield for the Newspaper Zombie. If the newspaper is destroyed, the Newspaper Zombie will stop for approximately two seconds, before getting angry and running at approximately double the speed towards the player's plants in that lane, also it can destroy plants very quickly. It is recommended to have a slowing plant to slow it down.

## Gallery

Undamaged newspaperNewspaper first degradeNewspaper second degradeA charred newspaperUpside-down newspaperBurnt newspaper in Hot Off the PressesSunday Edition Zombie's newspaper
## Trivia

### General

* The zombie is holding his newspaper upside down.
* This is the first shield that appears in the series.

### *Plants vs. Zombies*

* According to the Suburban Almanac, the zombie was completing a Sudoku puzzle before the newspaper was destroyed. However, it is not seen on the newspaper itself.
* It has the word "ZOMBIE" on it.

### *Plants vs. Zombies 2*

* It will catch fire when attacked by a fire-based plant, but this is purely cosmetic.
* The Almanac mentions that the zombie was completing a crossword puzzle instead.
* It has the words "Daily Brain" on it.
* Unlike the first game, lobbed-shot plants or area of effect plants do not ignore the newspaper.

## See also

* Newspaper Zombie
* Sunday Edition Zombie

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Modern Day - Day 19

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## Rewards

### Replaying

Same as before

**Modern Day - Day 19** is the nineteenth level of Modern Day in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. It is a Special Delivery level which showcases the premium plant released alongside Modern Day Part 2, Escape Root. When this level is finished for the first time, the player receives a money bag.

## Difficulty

This level introduces Escape Root, a plant which should be used strategically. Remember that there is only one Coconut Cannon given in this level, so the player should move them around with Escape Root. Also, beware of the Newspaper Zombie, as he can tear down the player's defenses in a second once he loses his newspaper. Balloon Zombie is also a big threat, especially the one that appears early on. Focus using the plants given on tough zombies or Balloon Zombie. The Gargantuar Prime that appears in the last wave can be troublesome, with its lasers that can easily take out important plants. The Bug Bot Imp launched can pose a bigger threat, as the plants given attack very slowly.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Gallery

First time rewardBy EpicGamer23468By MognoxproxCompleted by MognoxproxBy LegendofNicksonBy Someone456
Romeward Bound - Level 3

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## Level

### Objective 3

Depends on difficulty

**Romeward Bound - Level 3** is the third level of the Roamin' Romans and Romeward Bound events in Penny's Pursuit. It takes place in Jurassic Marsh, and is very similar to Jurassic Marsh - Day 18. It has new objectives and zombie swaps, similar to other Penny's Pursuit levels.

## Difficulty

This level is almost identical to its original counterpart. The difficulty swaps don't really matter here since they're purely cosmetic. Any strategies that worked in the original should work here.

## Difficulty Swaps

In Penny's Pursuit, the zombies in a level can swap depending on the difficulty chosen.

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## Bonus Objectives

In Penny's Pursuit, levels have bonus objectives that can be completed to level up Penny Perks.

### Mild Bonus Objective

* Survive and protect the endangered plants

### Spicy Bonus Objectives

* Survive and protect the endangered plants
* Chill 30 Zombies!

### Extra Hot Bonus Objectives

* Survive and protect the endangered plants
* Chill 30 Zombies!

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Strategy

Strategy 1:

* Select Bass Blast perk beforehand. This very leisurely-paced strategy allows the player to complete this level and both objectives at the hardest difficulty easily.
* Plants needed:
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* As usual start by planting 5 Primal Sunflowers at C1, and plant Chard Guards at C3 & 4 (& one more in front of the endangered Twin Sunflower, of course!). Use Hurrikale to help stall the zombies too. DO NOT USE BLOVER TO KILL ANY ZOMBIES YET!
* Starting from the first flag, you should have amassed at least 500 sun. Now, you may use Blover whenever a zombie comes near your Chard Guard or if you see the shockwaves from your perk approaching the zombies.
* If you have not chilled 30 zombies yet, then use Hurrikale to chill more zombies first, without using Blover to insta-kill any zombies. This way, you can control the pace of the level easily.
* Use Perfume-shroom as needed. If you brought Aloe instead, plant it at C2 and plant Chard Guards at C3 & 4.

## Walkthrough

For the walkthrough of this level in Mild Difficulty, click here

For the walkthrough of this level in Spicy Difficulty, click here
Rome, Rome on the Range - Level 5

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## Level

### Objective 2

Survive and protect the endangered plants (Bonus Objective)

### Objective 3

Don't let the zombies trample the flowers (Bonus Objective)

**Rome, Rome on the Range - Level 5** is the fifth level of the Rome, Rome on the Range event in Penny's Pursuit. It takes place in Far Future, and is very similar to Far Future - Day 20. It has new objectives and zombie swaps, similar to other Penny's Pursuit levels. In addition to the zombie swaps, there are also some newly added zombies.

## Difficulty

Similar to the level it is based on, the player should take advantage of the endangered Starfruits in the early game. While the level still has the same threats, there are also some new ones such as Gladiator Gargantuar.

While chances of zombies trampling the flowers are low, the player should pay attention to Bot Swarms or Roman Imps that the Gladiator Gargantuars throw.

## Difficulty Swaps

In Penny's Pursuit, the zombies in a level can swap depending on the difficulty chosen.

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## Bonus Objectives

In Penny's Pursuit, levels have bonus objectives that can be completed to level up Penny Perks.

### Mild Bonus Objective

* Survive and protect the endangered plants

### Spicy Bonus Objectives

* Survive and protect the endangered plants
* Don't let the zombies trample the flowers

### Extra Hot Bonus Objectives

* Survive and protect the endangered plants
* Don't let the zombies trample the flowers

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*
Seed packet

**Seed packets** are rectangles containing the image of a specific plant inside it. It shows the cost in sun to plant the plant on the bottom of the package. The player can obtain seed packets by finishing levels. It does not have recharge written or signed but it gets colored to show when the plant is ready and it does have sun on it. Every seed packet says "Bloom and Doom Seed Co." on the front because that is the company that supposedly makes them. They fit in seed slots during gameplay.

Since the 3.9 update of *Plants vs. Zombies 2*, premium plants' seed packets have a unique look, with a shiny gold outline and galaxy look for the center, and since the 4.1 update, world obtained plants gained their own seed packet backgrounds as well.

There are also seed packets in which you can use to level up your plants. They can be obtained via piñatas with gems, coins and real money.

Some plants can also be unlocked if the player obtains 100/150/200/250 seed packets. The following below can be unlocked with seed packets:

* Starfruit
* Blooming Heart
* Explode-O-Nut
* Bombegranate
* Hot Date
* Solar Tomato
* Shadow Peashooter
* Sling Pea
* Goo Peashooter
* Snap Pea
* Zoybean Pod
* Electrici-tea
* Dazey Chain
* Enlighten-mint
* Blastberry Vine
* Imp Pear
* Pokra
* Pyre Vine
* Pumpkin
* Ice Bloom
* Dartichoke
* Ultomato
* Shine Vine
* Gumnut
* Tumbleweed
* Puffball
* Olive Pit
* Explode-o-Vine
* Murkadamia Nut
* Turkey-pult

## Trivia

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

* In the first versions of the game, plants weren't moving after choosing their seed packet. This was fixed in later updates.
* Images of most the plants in the seed packets before the Big Wave Beach Part 2 update have thick outlines. Plants released after Big Wave Beach Part 1 no longer had thick outlines in their seed packet images.

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Poncho

**Ponchos** are worn by Poncho Zombies that offer them a slight increase of protection from any threats, as well as surprising the player by revealing a metal grate or nothing to protect it by any means.

## Overview

The poncho takes 60 damage per shot. When destroyed, it may reveal a protective metal grate but it may also reveal nothing.

## Trivia

* It is the weakest armor in the game.
* Before the 2.4 update, Poncho Zombie could be instantly killed by Magnifying Grass as long as he had this on, regardless of whether or not he had the grate under this.
* According to the Poncho Zombie's Almanac entry, the poncho is there just to keep the grate from rusting.

## See also

* Poncho Zombie

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Pirate Seas - Day 20

*For the Chinese version of the level, see Pirate Seas - Day 20 (Chinese version).*

## Level

### Objective

Reach the target score

**Pirate Seas - Day 20** is the 20th level of Pirate Seas in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. It is a Cannons Away level. When this level is finished for the first time, the player gets a silver coin.

## Difficulty

The minimum score is high, being 40,000. However, the abundant Seagull Zombies and the length of the level will make up for it.

## Strategies

Try to get as many combos as you can. This level is just as simple and easy as the others so getting tons of combos should not be very difficult.

## Trivia

* There is a modified version of this level in the Gem Jam Epic Quest.

## Walkthrough

Plants vs. Zombies 2 Reach the target score - Pirate Seas Day 20 (Ep.97)By Alex5432000Plants vs Zombies 2 Pirate Seas Day 20 Walkthrough

\*: Removed ~: Epic Quest
Plants vs. Zombies 2 Hacking Guide/Liveconfig.json

***Note: this guide is severely outdated and may not be up to date with the latest release.***
You will need to turn off Wi-Fi before entering the game, as it will reset back to the regular one.

## Zombie Spawner

1. Search for "PetZombie".
2. Change the the hex from *00* to *01*.

## Sort Promotion Plants To Top

1. Search for "SortPromoPlantsToTop".
2. Change the hex from *00* to *01*.

## Sort World Plants To Top

1. Search for "SortWorldPlantsToTop".
2. Change the hex from *00* to *01*.

## Rent Plants With Coins In The Seed Chooser

1. Search for "SeedChooserRentPlant".
2. Change the hex from *00* to *01*.

## World-based Seed Packets

1. Search for "SeedChooserWorldBackgrounds".
2. Change the hex 00 to 01.

## Try Premiums For Free At The Shop

1. Search for "TryPlantPreview".
2. Change the hex from *00* to *01*.

## Allow Plant Food To Be Purchased In Normal Vasebreaker Levels

1. Search for "AllowPlantfoodPurchaseInVaseBreaker".
2. Change the hex from *00* to *01*.

## Get Far Future Vasebreaker

1. Search for "VasebreakerFuture".
2. Change the hex from *00* to *01*.

## Get Dark Ages Vasebreaker

1. Search for "VasebreakerDark".
2. Change the hex from *00* to *01*.

## Four-wide Seed Chooser

1. Search for "SeedChooserFiveWide".
2. Change the hex from *01* to *00*.

## Remove Selling Premium Seed Slot In Seed Chooser

1. Search for "SeedChooserSellsSlots".
2. Change the hex from *01* to *00.*

## Enable Group Plants By Family Feature

1. Search for "GroupPlantByFamily" .
2. Change the hex from 00 to 01.

## Enable Seasonal Costumes

1. Search for "SeasonalCostumes".
2. Change the hex from 00 to 01.

## Enable Ultimate Battle and Demonstration Minigame Soundtracks

* Note: you need the modded obb with full music for getting those soundtracks to play them again in it's respective levels, but for a strange reason in the 7.5.1 version, when you enable this feature, you can listen to the Ultimate Battle and Demonstration Minigame Wild West Soundtracks.

1. Search for "DisableMinigameMusic".
2. Change the hex from 01 to 00.
Pirate Seas - Day 16

*For the Chinese version of this level, see Pirate Seas - Day 16 (Chinese version).*

## Level

### Objective

Survive and protect the endangered plants

**Pirate Seas - Day 16** is the 16th level of Pirate Seas in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. It is a Save Our Seeds level. To complete this level, the player must protect two endangered Spring Beans. When this level is finished for the first time, the player gets a Pirate Seas piñata.

## Dialogue

(Penny appears)

Penny: Remember, protect these plants.

(Crazy Dave appears)

Crazy Dave: And don't let those beans walk the plank.

(Crazy Dave and Penny leave)

## Difficulty

Spring Bean's Plant Food effect is almost mandatory to use to beat this level, unless the player manages to get some very strong plants onto the lawn. Many Barrel Roller Zombies come last wave, which is the time the player should use Spring Bean's Plant Food effect. There are no Buckethead Pirates in this level, so the toughest zombie, other than Barrel Roller Zombie, is the Conehead Pirate, which shouldn't be too hard to deal with.

## Waves

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

## Strategies

*See the gallery for more details.*
***Notes: This strategy is for all versions.***

* **Required plants:**
	+ Sunflower
	+ Coconut Cannon
	+ Spikeweed
	+ Iceberg Lettuce
* Plant two columns of Sunflowers. Plant Iceberg Lettuces to delay the zombies and gather more sun for Coconut Cannons.
* Once you have enough sun, plant two Coconut Cannons on the lanes having Spring Beans. Remember to plant at least at two Spikeweeds in one plank lane.
* Barrel Roller Zombies may come in groups, but you can easily kill them by the Spring Bean's Plant Food ability.

## Gallery

First stageFinishing this levelFirst time reward (old)By Pinkgirl234By EpicGamer23468By MyNameIsMyNameBy Someone456By SerenityStars364
## Walkthrough

Plants vs. Zombies 2 Plant protection - Pirate Seas Day 16 (Ep.88)By Alex5432000Plants vs Zombies 2 Pirate Seas Day 16 Walkthrough

\*: Removed ~: Epic Quest
Plunder the Pirate Seas - Level 1

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## Statistics

### Difficulty

Mild - Level 6 health ZombiesSpicy - Level 9 health Zombies

Extra Hot - Level 11 health Zombies

## Rewards

### First time

Mild - 600 coins and 20% ZPSSpicy - 5 Apple Mortar Seed Packets and 25% ZPS

Extra Hot - Level 10 Apple Motar Seed Packets and 30% ZPS

## Level

### Objective 3

Don't lose more than 1 plant

**Plunder the Pirate Seas - level 1**is the first level of Plunder the Pirate Seas event in Penny's Pursuit. It takes place in the Pirate Seas and is very similar to Pirate Seas - Day 1. It has new objectives and zombie swaps, similar to other Penny's Pursuit levels.

## Difficulty

This level is not that hard but Bucketheads and Swashbucklers can cause some problems but overall the level is quite easy.

## Difficulty Swaps

In Penny's Pursuit, the zombies in a level can swap depending on the difficulty chosen.

### Mild:

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## Bonus Objectives

In Penny's Pursuit, levels have bonus objectives that can be completed to level up Penny Perks.

### Spicy Bonus Objectives:

* Never have more than 11 plants

* Don't lose more than 1 plant

### Extra Hot Bonus Objectives:

* Never have more than 8 plants

* Don't lose more than 0 plants

*The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost one.*

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Ragweeds to Riches

Create 5 new Gold Tiles in a single level with the Gold Leaf

**Ragweeds to Riches** is an achievement in *Plants vs. Zombies 2*. It requires the player to create five Gold Tiles in a single level using the Gold Leaf. It is worth 10 points on Game Center for iOS devices and 1,000 XP on Google Play Games for Android devices.

## Origins

Its name is a portmanteau of "ragweeds," flowering plants in the genus *Ambrosia* and the phrase "rags to riches," which refers to a person who turned wealthy after overcoming poverty.

## Strategies

This achievement can only be earned in Lost City, as Gold Leaf can only be selected there. Some of the beginning levels are the best choice, as not many dangerous zombies appear in them. However, these levels are fast while Gold Leaf's recharge is slow. In that case, use its Imitater form or play Temple of Bloom, as the first 20 levels are the most ideal choice.

If the player cannot use Imitater, stalling plants are also useful; plants like Chard Guard, Iceberg Lettuce, Stallia, and Hurrikale help out in keeping zombies at bay while you waiting for Gold Leaf to recharge. They can also use Instant Recharge to play more Gold Leaves at a quicker rate, although it comes at the cost of your Plant Food.

Finally, Lost City - Day 26 is also a good place to get this achievement, as Gold Leaf is pre-selected and the level is fairly long.

## See also

* Gold Leaf
* Lost City