Electrici-tea

*Bring BIG SURPRISE!*This item is only obtainable during certain events. However, it can still be used if you have already obtained it. It is currently ***not available***.

## **Electrici-tea**

* PvZ2
* PvZ2C

Electrici-teas wait and emit zaps of electrical energy until they are eaten, at which point the eating zombies explode in a flurry of electrical discharge

## Almanac statistics

###  Damage

950 damage per shot (explosion)
3 damage per shot (passive electric zaps)

## In-game statistics

### Costumes

"I want to be eaten. I NEED to be eaten," says Electrici-tea. "However, I am perfectly content to fry zombies in the meantime."

**Electrici-tea** is a premium plant in *Plants vs. Zombies 2* that was introduced in the 7.4.1 update. It attacks zombies in a 3x3 area around it with small electrical attacks that can bounce to other zombies. When Electrici-tea is eaten, a cloud is summoned above the tile that it was on that electrocutes all nearby zombies, damaging other nearby zombies. Electrici-tea requires 100 seed packets to be unlocked for free.

It was available in Electrici-tea's Shocking Tournament which lasted from July 17 to August 19, 2019.

## Origins

Electrici-tea is based on the *Camellia sinensis*, otherwise known as the tea shrub or the tea plant.

Its name is a portmanteau of "electricity," referencing its electric abilities, and "tea," the type of shrub it's based on.

Its Almanac entry references its requirement of being eaten to activate its special ability.

## Almanac entry

**Electrici-tea**

SUN COST: 125

RECHARGE: 15

TOUGHNESS: 150

DAMAGE: 950

PLANT FOOD POWER: Damage

RANGE: Multi-Hit

Special: Zombies Zapped

FAMILY: Fila-mint

Electrici-teas wait and emit zaps of electrical energy until they are eaten, at which point the eating zombies explode in a flurry of electrical discharge

"I want to be eaten. I NEED to be eaten," says Electrici-tea. "However, I am perfectly content to fry zombies in the meantime."

## Upgrades

### Plant Food effect

    When fed Plant Food, Electrici-tea sends a lightning bolt to attack zombies on screen. The effect lasts for 3 seconds. Additionally, the area around Electrici-tea becomes charged for 3 seconds, dealing 570 DPS to zombies in that area.

### Fila-mint effect

When boosted by Fila-mint, Electrici-tea will do an extra 10 DPS with its zaps, its explosion will do an additional 1400 DPS, and its Plant Food effect will do an additional 1680 DPS.

### Level upgrades

\*Its range for zap damage is always 3x3.

\*\*Per burst.

## Strategies

Electrici-tea's main niche is that it functions similarly to Explode-O-Nut, although Electrici-tea is weaker and is required to be eaten in order to explode, unlike Explode-O-Nut which only requires it to be destroyed. Electrici-tea's explosion can also have a larger radius than Explode-O-Nut's thanks to the fact that it can chain off nearby zombies. Finally, unlike Explode-O-Nut, Electrici-tea can defend itself by zapping nearby zombies. Despite these benefits however, Electrici-tea is generally outclassed by Explode-O-Nut, as Explode-O-Nut is cheaper and has a faster recharge. Thanks to Explode-O-Nut's higher health, it can also be used to stall zombies briefly before exploding, whereas Electrici-tea explodes upon first being eaten, but Electrici-tea's lower health can be actually advantageous in Arena, because Electrici-tea can kill zombies faster. However, if Explode-O-Nut has not been obtained, then Electrici-tea makes for a fine substitute.

Electrici-tea should be used in much the same way as one would use an Explode-O-Nut. Plant it in areas that look like they could be overwhelmed, or plant them near the front of your defense as a safety net. Electrici-tea can also be used in conjunction with Explode-O-Nut in certain levels (or even in La Brainsa Tarpits) in order to provide multiple explosions. Electrici-tea can also be imitated, with imitated Electrici-tea functioning in much the same way as imitated Explode-O-Nut. Like Explode-O-Nut, Electrici-tea synergizes excellently with Intensive Carrot, as Intensive Carrot can revive eaten Electrici-teas, allowing them to explode again.

Although Electrici-tea can defend itself, the zaps that it shoots out are extremely weak, only doing 3 DPS every zap. Thus, Electrici-tea can only really make use of these zaps as a form of defense against Zombie Chickens and literally nothing else (not even Ice Weasels, as their health is too high), as Phat Beet or Electric Currant do a much better job at attacking adjacent lanes.

Although Electrici-tea has many of the same strengths as Explode-O-Nut, it also has many of the same weaknesses. For one, Electrici-tea is near useless against zombies that don't eat, such as Explorer Zombie or Excavator Zombie, as they can prevent Electrici-tea from exploding, thus negating the entire use of the plant. Electrici-tea can also be avoided through the use of some dinosaurs as well as Breakdancer Zombies. Electrici-tea is also generally worse in Last Stand levels than Explode-O-Nut due to its much higher sun cost, and the fact that it can't stall zombies due to having next to no health, Another unique weakness that Electrici-tea has over Explode-O-Nut is that being smashed by a Gargantuar will not cause Electrici-tea to explode, effectively nullifying the plant and costing you 125 sun. Finally, it is advised that you avoid using Electrici-tea in levels where you can't lose plants, as Electrici-tea's main draw is being eaten, which counts against this objective.

## Trivia

* Its costume is the hat Cowboy Zombie wears, but blue and flipped.
* It reuses Lightning Reed's Plant Food cloud sprite, as well as some electric sparks sprites.

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