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Haunted Pumpking is an event plant card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the PvZH Solar IconSolar class. He costs 1SunPvZH to play and has 4StrengthPvZH/2HeartPvZH.

He does not have any traits, and his ability Conjures a monster card for the zombie hero when he is played, unless they have at least 10 cards in their hand already.

He was added in update 1.18.13, along with Transfiguration, Go-Nuts, Witch Hazel, Ketchup Mechanic, Fraidy Cat, Sneezing Zombie, Exploding Fruitcake, Unexpected Gifts, and Frankentuar.

He was available in the Haunted Gourd week.

Origins[]

PumpkinWithJackOLanternDesign

He is based on a pumpkin, a type of squash of the family Cucurbitae.

His name is a combination of "haunted," referring to his ability, and "Pumpking," a portmanteau of "pumpkin," the real-life plant he is based on, and "king," referring to his appearance.

Statistics[]

  • Class: Solar
  • Tribe: Squash Plant
  • Traits: None
  • Ability: When played: The Zombie player Conjures a Monster.
  • Set: Event

Card description[]

For generations, the Pumpkings have kept their realms safe from a terrible curse. Tonight, they finally face their greatest fear.

Update history[]

Update 1.18.13[]

  • Added to the game.

Strategies[]

With[]

Haunted Pumpking is an amazing aggro card due to his high strength for his very low cost. In fact, he is the only plant that can destroy certain turn 1 threats like Cat Lady and Planetary Gladiator that are otherwise annoying to remove since they require 4 damage to be dealt at once. He is also of use against other bulky early-game plays like Quickdraw Con Man.

However, Haunted Pumpking's ability Conjure a monster card for the opponent. In addition to giving them a card advantage, it could additionally may either be a gamechanger like Quickdraw Con Man, Gizzard Lizard and Cryo-Yeti, but can also bring up weaker ones like the Deep Sea Gargantuar or Haunting Zombie/Haunting Ghost.

Haunted Pumpking's other major weakness is his low health. Anything able to do 2 damage such as Dog Walker and Bungee Plumber can destroy him easily. Fortunately, since plants play after zombies, it's always possible to plan the next move - If the opponent has no brains for tricks, he can be used to punish their play, and if they do happen to save brains, he can be saved for later. Wall-Knight can take this further by providing Haunted Pumpking with Guardian Class' health boosts.

If you want to use this card, you should use him for aggro, as you want to beat your opponent before they can play cards conjured from Pumpking. You can also play him when your opponent's hand is full, nullifying his hindering ability. However, aggro decks often ignore this aspect as they do not fare well in the late game and aim to finish the game as soon as possible.

Playing Haunted Pumpking can be inadvisable with Dr. Spacetime present, as each will reduce the Conjured card's cost by 1BrainPvZH, although this shouldn't be really concerning even if they allow your opponent to play said card earlier. Dino-Roar zombies are also a threat since it activates their Dino-Roar abilities, but most of them appear only after turn 4, leaving you with plenty of opportunities to use him before then.

Against[]

Statwise, this plant is very powerful as he does massive damage at a very cheap cost. On the bright side, you will get a free monster card. While the card can be as weak as Haunting Zombie or Haunting Ghost to as powerful as Quickdraw Con Man or Gizzard Lizard, the main problem is that most monsters are too expensive to play before your defeat.

If you are against any PvZH Solar IconSolar hero with aggressive strategy decks (especially Solar Flare, whose Kabloom class is also suited for rushes), it is very likely that they will have Haunted Pumpking, and you'll have to rush them down before they can defeat you.

Since he has low health, you can use tricks like Bungee Plumber or Electrobolt, or certain zombies like Dog Walker, Witch's Familiar, and Octo-Pult to easily destroy him. If you really need to, Rocket Science and Alien Ooze can also work, but only if desperate or if he is boosted.

You can also have any of the Dino-Roar zombies on the field to make the opponent think twice before using him as if they do, their Dino-Roar abilities will activate. However, due to them appear mostly after turn 4, your opponent could very well defeat you before you get to play them, or play Haunted Pumpking before you could exploit this weakness.

For easy reference, here is the list of zombies Haunted Pumpking can Conjure:

Gallery[]

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Haunted Pumpking
China Simplified Chinese 闹鬼南瓜皇 lit. "Haunted Pumpkin Emperor"
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 幽靈南瓜王 lit. "Phantom Pumpkin King"
Italy Italian Re zuccone stregato
Russia Russian Тыквенный король


See Also[]

V · E Plants in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes
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Triassic Pumpkin Shell
Super-Rare
Premium Jugger-Nut · Mirror-Nut · Guacodile · Doom-Shroom
Galactic Galacta-Cactus · Force Field · Gravitree
Colossal Three-Nut
Triassic Marine Bean · Primal Wall-Nut
Legendary
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Galactic Body-Gourd · Pecanolith
Colossal Tricarrotops
Triassic Loco Coco
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Token Cards Hothead
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Uncommon
Premium Poison Mushroom · Berry Angry · Mushroom Ringleader · Poison Ivy · Pair of Pears · Bluesberry · Sizzle
Galactic Banana Bomb · Mushroom Grotto · Invasive Species
Colossal Puff-Shroom
Triassic Veloci-Radish Hatchling · Hot Lava
Rare
Premium Shroom for Two · Wild Berry · Petal-Morphosis · Sour Grapes · Poison Oak
Galactic Cosmic Mushroom · Lava Guava
Colossal Cro-Magnolia
Triassic Shelf Mushroom
Super-Rare
Premium Punish-Shroom · Sergeant Strongberry · Cherry Bomb · Grapes of Wrath
Galactic Astro-Shroom · Banana Launcher · Pair Pearadise
Colossal Fireweed · Imitater
Triassic Strawberrian
Legendary
Premium Pineclone · Dandy Lion King · Kernel Corn
Galactic Reincarnation · Molekale
Colossal Gloom-Shroom
Triassic Veloci-Radish Hunter
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Token Cards Hothead
Superpowers Mush-Boom · Blazing Bark · Tater Toss · Sunburn · Meteor Strike · More Spore · Storm Front
PvZH Mega-Grow Icon Mega-Grow
Heroes Chompzilla · Grass Knuckles · Green Shadow · Captain Combustible
Common Peashooter · Torchwood · Cabbage-Pult · Fertilize · Flourish · Grow-Shroom · Repeater
Uncommon
Premium Bonk Choy · Pea Pod · Sweet Potato · Fire Peashooter · Skyshooter
Galactic Coffee Grounds · Sweet Pea · Vegetation Mutation
Colossal Umbrella Leaf
Triassic Half-Banana · Typical Beanstalk
Rare
Premium The Podfather · Plant Food · Re-Peat Moss · Whipvine · Super-Phat Beets
Galactic Banana Peel · Cosmic Pea
Colossal Bamboozle
Triassic Pea Patch
Super-Rare
Premium Party Thyme · Black-Eyed Pea · Potted Powerhouse · Espresso Fiesta
Galactic Moonbean · Pod Fighter · The Red Plant-It
Colossal Split Pea · Grape Power
Triassic Savage Spinach
Legendary
Premium Doubled Mint · Muscle Sprout · Bananasaurus Rex
Galactic Captain Cucumber · Onion Rings
Colossal Gatling Pea
Triassic Apotatosaurus
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Superpowers Devour · Power Pummel · Precision Blast · Blazing Bark · Embiggen · Holo-Flora · Time to Shine
PvZH Smarty Icon Smarty
Heroes Citron · Nightcap · Green Shadow · Rose · Beta-Carrotina
Common Snowdrop · Weenie Beanie · Snow Pea · Cattail · Smoosh-Shroom · Threepeater
Uncommon
Premium Iceberg Lettuce · Shellery · Rescue Radish · Spring Bean · Vanilla · Carrotillery
Galactic Mars Flytrap · Planet of the Grapes · Leaf Blower
Colossal Grave Mistake · Pear Pal
Triassic Primal Peashooter
Rare
Premium Admiral Navy Bean · Lightning Reed · Chilly Pepper · Navy Bean · Jumping Bean
Galactic Cosmic Bean · Melon-Pult
Colossal Tricorn
Triassic Lily Pad
Super-Rare
Premium Sow Magic Beans · Bean Counter · Snapdragon · Winter Squash
Galactic Laser Cattail · Bog of Enlightenment · Cool Bean
Colossal Jelly Bean
Triassic Rotobaga · Shrinking Violet
Legendary
Premium Brainana · Winter Melon · The Great Zucchini
Galactic Shooting Starfruit · Dark Matter Dragonfruit
Colossal Lima-Pleurodon
Triassic Bird of Paradise
Event Cards Spyris · Go-Nuts · Mayflower · Sportacus · Snake Grass · Witch Hazel · Jolly Holly · Sap-Fling
Token Cards Magic Beanstalk · Sappy Place
Superpowers Peel Shield · Mush-Boom · Precision Blast · Goatify · Genetic Amplification · Big Chill · Transmogrify · Whirlwind · Lieutenant Carrotron · Lightspeed Seed
PvZH Solar Icon Solar
Heroes Chompzilla · Rose · Solar Flare · Wall-Knight
Common Bellflower · Sunflower · Mixed Nuts · Squash · Smashing Pumpkin
Uncommon
Premium Morning Glory · Fume-Shroom · Pepper M.D. · Water Balloons · Venus Flytrap · Bloomerang · Metal Petal Sunflower
Galactic Cosmoss · Apple-Saucer · Venus Flytraplanet
Colossal Kernel-Pult
Triassic Lil' Buddy · Sunnier-Shroom
Rare
Premium Sage Sage · Magnifying Grass · Whack-a-Zombie · Lawnmower · Power Flower
Galactic Cosmic Flower · Heartichoke
Colossal Elderberry
Triassic Eyespore
Super-Rare
Premium Twin Sunflower · 2nd-Best Taco of All Time · Chomper · Laser Bean
Galactic Solar Winds · Wing-Nut · Tactical Cuke
Colossal Primal Sunflower · Sunflower Seed
Triassic Sun Strike
Legendary
Premium Briar Rose · Three-Headed Chomper · Cornucopia
Galactic Astrocado · Astro Vera
Colossal Cob Cannon
Triassic Aloesaurus
Event Cards Haunted Pumpking · Sun-Shroom · Jack O' Lantern · Ketchup Mechanic · Toadstool
Token Cards Astrocado Pit
Superpowers Devour · Goatify · Sunburn · Uncrackable · Geyser · Scorched Earth · Weed Whack
Unobtainable
Superpowers Flick-a-Zombie · Inspire · Rejuvenate
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