Imp Pear

*When zombies eat Imp Pears, they become Imps. When Imps eat Imp Pears, they are destroyed, releasing stunning gas.*

## In-game statistics

### Codename alias

imppear

**Imp Pear impairs zombies. Of course, Imps don’t appreciate this characterization, but who cares?**

**Imp Pear** is a plant in *Plants vs. Zombies 2: Reflourished* that is unlocked by completing Epic Quest: Mission Imp-possible!.

Imp Pear, when eaten, turns zombies into Imp Pear Imps. If an Imp, regardless of if they were transformed by an Imp Pear or not, eats an Imp Pear, that Imp will die and release gas that stuns all zombies behind them for 10 seconds, in a manner similar to Chili Bean.

## Almanac entry

**Imp Pear**

When zombies eat Imp Pears, they become Imps. When Imps eat Imp Pears, they are destroyed, releasing stunning gas.

Imp Pear impairs zombies. Of course, Imps don’t appreciate this characterization, but who cares?

## Plant Food effect

When Imp Pear is fed with Plant Food, it will turn five random zombies into Imp Pear Imps. If an Imp is targeted, that Imp is instead defeated and releases stunning gas. Despite being objects, Imp Cannons can be transformed.

## Strategies

Imp Pear's transformative capabilities make it a powerful plant for nullifying many types of zombie threats at zero cost to sun reserves. When having trouble with high health zombies like Buckethead Zombie or Knight Zombie, or certain special zombies ranging from Disco-tron 3000 to Jester Zombie, Imp Pear can be used to transform them into relatively harmless Imps and reduce stress on the main defense.

Thanks to it being a free plant, Imp Pear is a useful option for controlling the start of levels. Early game zombies usually won't trigger the next wave of zombies after transforming, leaving time for building initial setups. Some levels may even spawn Imps at the beginning, which Imp Pear can dispatch in a single planting, and Imitater can be used to enable double plantings that may dispatch an entire zombie for free. Sun Bean makes for a great combo in this regard; infected zombies can be instantly transformed to collect their sun bounties, for a faster initial setup or easier sun generation later on. All of this is with zero sun being spent, making it great for the start of levels.

Being a 0-cost version of Chili Bean, Imp Pear lacks an important trait that sets them apart. Chili Bean destroys the zombie that eats it instead of transforming them, and stuns zombies behind, letting Chili Bean be fully self-sufficient zombie removal that doubles as a tool for stalling an entire lane of zombies. On the other hand, Imp Pear only has this effect on Imps or with the help of Imitater. Resultingly, Chili Bean will be more useful in general situations when willing to part with some sun, with Imp Pear having a leg up in early game prowess, and levels with Spent Sun objectives or an abundance of Imps.

Like other edible plants, using Imp Pear effectively requires attention to the composition of the zombie horde. Packed groups of zombies are the hardest for Imp Pear to tackle, as any one of the zombies in the pack may eat the Imp Pear. Special zombies with abilities that destroy plants may also thwart the use of Imp Pear, such as Surfer Zombie's surfboard and MC Zom-B's microphone.