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For other uses, see Gatling Pea (disambiguation).

Pea Gatling is an ability for the Peashooter in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, and Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville. The ability turns the Peashooter into a Gatling Pea, which can shoot peas at a really fast rate for 100 ammo.

Once the Peashooter turns into a Pea Gatling, however, he will root to the ground, preventing him from moving until he runs out of ammo or the ability is deactivated. In this situation, the player can easily be vanquished instantly by a ZPG. Pea Gatling also provides a small damage resistance boost (approx. 20%, 40% in Garden Warfare 2) when being rooted. In Battle for Neighborville, the Pea Gatling receives no damage resistance.

Although the ability technically has to cooldown for 30 seconds after being deactivated, it can be instantly reused if a single pea was not fired (in Battle for Neighborville, the cooldown will reflect on how many bullets were fired, the fewer bullets fired, the less time Pea Gatling must be in cooldown, with the formula

). The impact damage of a single pea is 8, while the critical damage is 10. The alternate ability for Pea Gatling is the Retro Gatling.

Stickerbook description[]

The Peashooter can dig into the ground and root himself in place, turning himself into a Pea Gatling. He can deal more damage, but is vulnerable to attack.

Statistics[]

Battle for Neighborville[]

Ability stats
Internal data
Ammo capacity Fire mode Rate of fire Damage
(DPS)
Cooldown time
100 Full auto 875 RPM 10
(145.83)
Variable (30 s max)
Projectile speed Projectile lifetime Projectile travel distance Projectile gravity
550 m/s
(1804.46 ft/s)
2.5 s 1375 m
(4511.15 ft)
10 m/s²
(32.8 ft/s²)
Base recoil
Minimum x-axis recoil angle Maximum x-axis recoil angle Minimum y-axis recoil angle Maximum y-axis recoil angle Minimum z-axis recoil angle Maximum z-axis recoil angle
0.2 0.6 -0.3 0.3 -0.1 0.1
Minimum FOV recoil Maximum FOV recoil Recoil recovery time
0 0 0.01
Projectile spread (unzoomed)
Minimum angle Maximum angle Increase per shot Decrease per second
0.4 1 0.015 5
Sway recoil (unzoomed)
Maximum vertical amplitude Vertical increase per shot Maximum horizontal amplitude Horizontal minimum increase per shot Horizontal maximum increase per shot Amplitude decrease factor
5 0.075 6.5 -0.125 0.125 15
Projectile spread (zoomed)
Minimum angle Maximum angle Increase per shot Decrease per second
0.2 0.7 0.01 15
Sway recoil (zoomed)
Maximum vertical amplitude Vertical increase per shot Maximum horizontal amplitude Horizontal minimum increase per shot Horizontal maximum increase per shot Amplitude decrease factor
3.5 0.045 4 -0.125 0.125 15


Associated upgrades  (Battle for Neighborville only)[]

Perk Ammo
Reload Gatling
Pea GatlingBfN
2
Gain ammo when dealing critical damage with Pea Gatling.

Gain 25 ammo after 5 critical hits.
Perk Damage
Explosive Gatling
Pea GatlingBfN
3
Enemies explode when vanquished by Pea Gatling.

If a zombie is vanquished by the explosion they will explode and cause other zombies to explode Explosion stats: Blast damage = 40, Inner blast radius = 4.74999m, Blast radius = 4.75m, Shockwave damage = 10, Shockwave radius = 5m.

Audio[]

Sound Description
Rooting into Pea Gatling (Garden Warfare and Garden Warfare 2 only)

Strategies[]

With[]

The Pea Gatling is very powerful when trying to shoot someone from a good distance but it is very risky at the same time as you cannot move while shooting. It is best recommended to use this on safe camping spots where no one can attack you. Never root in the middle of the battle or otherwise you would be an extremely easy target. If you have nothing to shoot, do not be afraid to press the ability again to unroot yourself before the opponents can attack you.

If you use Pea Gatling on a false alarm, and never shoot with it you can dispel it without having it cool down. Try not to use this ability for close combat as moving spells can dodge it easily. If you spot a Foot Soldier facing you, especially if it is bending over, end your ability quickly and run! You might be able to dodge a ZPG.

Against[]

Zombie Stink Cloud or Super Stink Cloud can easily blind the Pea Gatling, resulting in less accuracy. ZPG or Multi-Rocket (Garden Warfare only, unless the rooted Peashooter is an Agent Pea) can easily take out the Pea Gatling due to the Peashooter being rooted and unable to dodge the ZPGs.

If you play as a Scientist, you can warp past the Pea Gatling to make an easy ambush target. Try to keep moving as the Pea Gatling will land less hits. Also, try not to run straight at the face due to being a dangerous risk. Sprint Tackle and Ultra Tackle can easily kill Pea Gatling. Imps can use their Gravity Grenades to unroot the Peashooter and hold him in place for a few seconds, making him an easy vanquish.

Related achievement[]

Split Pea Zombie Soup PSN
Split Pea Zombie Soup
As a Peashooter, vanquish 10 Players with the Pea Gatling in a session

Gallery[]

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Pea Gatling
France French Sulfateuse à pois
Germany German MG-Erbse
Italy Italian Gatling sparasemi
Japan Japanese ピーガトリング English name transliterated into Japanese
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Ervilhadora
Spain Spanish Guisantralladora


Trivia[]

  • Unlike the Gatling Pea, a Peashooter using it can shoot more than 4 peas at a time.
  • Elemental Peashooters, like Fire Pea, Toxic Pea, or Ice Pea do not shoot their elemental pea counterparts, they will only shoot normal peas.
  • Unlike the Gatling Pea in the original game, the Peashooter wears goggles similar to a pilot's on the helmet, but he does not wear them. Also, the tubes seem to resemble bamboo instead of gatling gun bullet tubes.
  • His helmet is different than the Retro Gatling helmet.
  • Like the Sunflower with her Sunbeam, the Peashooter takes 20% less damage while this ability is active in both Garden Warfare.
  • In Garden Warfare 2, Peashooters using it gain a 40% damage resistance.
    • Its damage is also buffed in that game, dealing 10 damage max for impact and 12 damage max for critical.
  • While the game suggests that it should be used for long-range only, heavy recoil and instability while firing makes this very difficult. However, the Retro Gatling can fix this problem as it is much more accurate than the default Pea Gatling.
    • Because of this, it is virtually easier to take out closer, unaware zombies than far away zombies.
  • If the player vanquishes ten players with it in a single session, they will earn the Split Pea Zombie Soup achievement.
  • The ability is greatly similar to the Plant Food ability for the regular Peashooter in Plants vs. Zombies 2.
  • When the Peashooter is KO'd whilst using this, he will still wear the helmet until he is revived.
    • The same happens for the Retro Gatling.

See also[]

V · E
Plants (Shooter games)
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare plants
Playable Classes
Peashooters Peashooter · Fire Pea · Ice Pea · Toxic Pea · Commando Pea · Agent Pea · Law Pea · Berry Shooter · Plasma Pea


Sunflowers Sunflower · Mystic Flower · Power Flower · Fire Flower · Shadow Flower · Metal Petal · Sun Pharaoh · Alien Flower


Chompers Chomper · Hot Rod Chomper · Toxic Chomper · Fire Chomper · Power Chomper · Count Chompula · Armor Chomper · Chester Chomper · Chomp Thing


Cacti Cactus · Camo Cactus · Fire Cactus · Ice Cactus · Power Cactus · Future Cactus · Bandit Cactus · Citrus Cactus · Jade Cactus
Boss Mode Crazy Dave
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Hyper · Sombrero Bean Bomb · Retro Gatling · Super Pea Jump


Sunflower Heal Beam · Sunbeam · Heal Flower · Rainbow Heal Beam · Solar Flare Beam · Dark Flower


Chomper Goop · Burrow · Spikeweed · Super Sticky Goop · Sprint Burrow · Spiky Spikeweed · Cheesy Goop · Chesterweed


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Tallnut Battlement · Potato Nugget Mine · Artichoke Drone · Iron Maiden


Boss Mode Coconut Spotting Station · Twin Heal Flower · Cherry Strike · Revive Rainbow
Spawnable Plants Pea Cannon · Pea Repeater · Gatling Pea · Bonk Choy · Scaredy-shroom · Heal Flower · Fume-shroom · Goop-shroom · Snap Dragon · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom · Ice Peashooter · Fire Peashooter · Bamboo Shoot · Laser Bean
Others Corn Mortar · Flax Cannon · Tallnut · Mega Flower · Tactical Cuke · Tallnut Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 plants
Playable Classes
Peashooters Peashooter · Fire Pea · Ice Pea · Toxic Pea · Commando Pea · Agent Pea · Law Pea · Plasma Pea · Rock Pea · Electro Pea


Sunflowers Sunflower · Mystic Flower · Power Flower · Fire Flower · Shadow Flower · Metal Petal · Sun Pharaoh · Alien Flower · Vampire Flower · Stuffy Flower


Chompers Chomper · Hot Rod Chomper · Toxic Chomper · Fire Chomper · Power Chomper · Count Chompula · Armor Chomper · Chomp Thing · Yeti Chomper · Disco Chomper · Unicorn Chomper · Twilight Chomper


Cacti Cactus · Camo Cactus · Fire Cactus · Ice Cactus · Power Cactus · Future Cactus · Bandit Cactus · Jade Cactus · Zen Cactus · Petrified Cactus


Citrons Citron · Frozen Citron · Electro Citron · Iron Citron · Party Citron · Toxic Citron


Roses Rose · Druid Rose · Fire Rose · Frost Rose · Party Rose · Nec'Rose


Corns Kernel Corn · BBQ Corn · Mob Cob · Pops Corn · Party Corn · Commando Corn


Others Torchwood · Junkasaurus
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Hyper · Sombrero Bean Bomb · Retro Gatling · Super Pea Jump · Dark Bean Bomb · Bling Gatling


Sunflower Heal Beam · Sunbeam · Heal Flower · Rainbow Heal Beam · Solar Flare Beam · Dark Flower · Rainbow Flower


Chomper Goop · Burrow · Spikeweed · Super Sticky Goop · Sprint Burrow · Spiky Spikeweed · Chomp Cannon · Vampweed · Rainbow Warp · Twilight Warp


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Tallnut Battlement · Potato Nugget Mine · Artichoke Drone · Iron Maiden · Pizzazzling Potato Mine · Red Artichoke · Bling Maiden · Dark Garlic Drone


Citron
Assault Mode EMPeach · Citron Ball · Peel Shield · Party Citron Ball · Mood Shield


Citron Ball Hyper Ball · Assault Mode · Spin Dash


Rose Time Snare · Arcane Enigma · Goatify · Arcane Lotus · Psychedelic Goat


Kernel Corn Butter Barrage · Husk Hop · Shuck Shot · Bigger Better Butter · Multi-Shuck


Torchwood Blazin' Blast · Smoldering Madness · Leaf Shield


Junkasaurus Charge of Insanity · Epic Mega Blast · Spin Override · Super Heavy Hornblast
Spawnable Plants
Soil of Summoning Weed · Pumpkin Weed · Terracotta Weed · Leaf Shield Weed · Wood Shield Weed · Vase Weed · Porcelain Vase Weed · Heal Weed · Flag Weed · Dandelion Weed · Hypno-shroom


Grow-a-Pot Bonk Choy · Pea Cannon · Gatling Pea · Lightning Reed · Scaredy-shroom · Fume-shroom · Goop-shroom · Doom-shroom · Ice-shroom · Toxic Gloom-shroom · Bamboo Shoot · Snap Dragon · Heal Flower
Bosses Giga Torchwood · Super Bean · Sunflower Queen · Big Stump · Marigold · Squash · Royal Hypno-Flower · Spooky Squash
L.E.A.F. Agent Citron · Agent Rose · Agent Corn · Grumpy Stumpy · Ironball
Others Assistant Manager Bitey · Crystal Guardian · Tallnut · Tallnut Cannon
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville plants
Playable Classes
PvZ BfN Attack Class Icon Attack Peashooter · Chomper · Kernel Corn · Night Cap · Snapdragon


PvZ BfN Defend Class Icon Defend Cactus · Citron · Acorn (Oak)


PvZ BfN Support Class Icon Support Sunflower · Rose


Swarm Wildflower
Abilities
Peashooter Chili Bean Bomb · Pea Gatling · Pea Suped


Chomper Spikeweed · Burrow · Grody Goop


Kernel Corn Butter Beacon · Husk Hop · Shuck Shot


Night Cap Casting Shadows · Fung Fu · Shadow Sneak


Snapdragon Swoop Slam · Blue Blazes · Blazing Trail


Cactus Potato Mine · Garlic Drone · Petal Propeller


Citron E.M.Peach · Spin Dash · Navel Laser


Acorn & Oak
Acorn
Solo Sap Trap · Invoke Oak · Acorn Dash


Passenger Sap Trap · Treeject · Lumber Support


Oak Super Sap Trap · Treeject · Roll for Damage



Sunflower Sunny Side Up · Sunbeam · Heal Beam


Rose Jinx · Arcane Enigma · Goatify


Wildflower Wild Life · Weed Out · Bloom Boom
Spawnable Plants
Grow-a-Pot
Range Pea Cannon · Gatling Pea · Scaredy-Shroom · Lightning Reed


Support Heal Flower · Goop-Shroom


Melee Bonk Choy · Doom-Shroom · Fume-Shroom


Soil of Summoning
Melee Terracotta Weed · Vase Weed · Dandelion


Range Wildflower · Terracotta Wildflower


Support Heal Weed · Hypno-Shroom
Battle Leaders Bam-Bam-Boo · Bluehorn Corn · Flotsamuel · Lucy · No-Neck Raffi · Pinky Rain · Pollen Kate · Pound Cake · Queen Capra · Sherman · Sproutrage · Teddy
Bounty Hunt
Weirding Woods Queenigma · Solar Sisters · Wild Bunch


Town Center Bitey Brothers · Mirror-Shroom · Tiger Klaus
Elusive Foes
Weirding Woods Amber Gemma · Pops Cyclops · Sleepy


Town Center Big Hurtle · Kitty Sparkles · Mrs. Veilbiter
Bosses Dreadroot · Giga Torchwood · Sunflower Queen · Super Bean · Marigold · Hypno Sunflower Queen · Spooky Squash · Bitter Dill · Dreadwood · Blight Cap
Quest NPCs Air Ron · Best Fishing Friend™️ · Bingo-Bongo · Brian · Corny Corn · Dandelion · Exposition Al · Gilly the Kid · Harmela · Land Phil · Major Sweetie · Mark · Mike · Sergeant Peel · Sir Crustworthy · Sir Victor-Ian · Tenderleaf · Tumbleweed Ted · Vivian
Others Weed · Pumpkin Weed · Leaf Shield Weed · Pumpkin Wildflower · Mindblower
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