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Pool, also known as Backyard Emergency in Plants vs. Zombies: Endless Edition, is the third Adventure Mode area in Plants vs. Zombies. It is the backyard of the house in which the player lives, but unlike the front lawn (where the day and night stages take place) there are six rows on the lawn instead of five. The middle two rows are the pool, which requires the player to plant Lily Pads before most other plants.

Before the player buys Pool Cleaners, Lawn Mowers in the pool rows will kill only the first zombie that steps out of the water and then splash into the pool. During the final wave in any pool level, Ducky Tube Zombies of all three types will surface from a 4x2 rectangle at the far right of the pool with or without seaweed on their heads.

New plants[]

Because of the watery aspect of this area, some of the new plants are designed specifically for the water. The Lily Pad was added so non-aquatic plants can be planted in the water, and Tangle Kelp to help defeat aquatic zombies. Also, the Squash, the Threepeater, the Jalapeno, the Spikeweed, the Torchwood, and the Tall-nut are unlocked.

New zombies[]

Ducky Tube Zombie and his Conehead and Buckethead variants could be considered the same as their land counterparts, just in the water. Deal with them as you would normally - just with Lily Pads.

Audio and music[]

Plants_vs_Zombies_Soundtrack_Pool_Stage

Plants vs Zombies Soundtrack Pool Stage

The music of the pool stage (called Watery Graves)

Sound Description
The Pool soundtrack.
A zombie splashing into the pool.

List of levels[]

Adventure Mode[]

Difficulty[]

Pool is a somewhat easy world, but the second half can be hard for new or inexperienced players, especially Level 3-5 in the DS version. It is harder than the previous world, Night, but easier than Fog.

Main Levels[]

Level Plants Zombies Flags
3-1 Choice Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 One
3-2 Choice Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Two
3-3 Choice Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Two
3-4 Choice Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Three
3-5 Peashooter1 Cherry Bomb1 Wall-nut1 Lily Pad1 Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Two
3-5 (DS) Four Peashooter1 Two Wall-nut1 Four Lily Pad1 Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Zero
3-6 Choice Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Zomboni1

Summon:Zombie Bobsled Team1

Two
3-7 Choice Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Zomboni1

Summon:Zombie Bobsled Team1

Three
3-8 Choice Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Two
3-9 Choice Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Zomboni1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1

Summon:Zombie Bobsled Team1

Three
3-10 Lily Pad1 Squash1 Threepeater1 Tangle Kelp1 Jalapeno1 Spikeweed1 Torchwood1 Tall-nut1 Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Zomboni1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1

Summon:Zombie Bobsled Team1

Three

Mini-games[]

Level Plants Zombies Flags
Big Trouble Little Zombie Peashooter1 Cherry Bomb1 Wall-nut1 Lily Pad1 Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Three
Bobsled Bonanza Choice Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Zomboni1 Zombie Bobsled Team1 Four
Zombie Nimble Zombie Quick Choice Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Four
Last Stand Choice without Sunflower1 Puff-shroom1 Sun-shroom1 Sea-shroom1 Twin Sunflower1 Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Screen Door Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Jack-in-the-Box Zombie1 Ladder Zombie1 Five
ZomBotany 2 Choice Peashooter Zombie1 Wall-nut Zombie1 Gatling Pea Zombie1 Tall-nut Zombie1 Squash Zombie1 Jalapeno Zombie1 Three
Heat Wave Four Peashooter1 Two Wall-nut1 Four Lily Pad1 Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Screen Door Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Zomboni1 Gargantuar1 Imp1 Zero
Buttered Popcorn Four Cob Cannon1 Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Screen Door Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Jack-in-the-Box Zombie1 Ladder Zombie1 Gargantuar1 Imp1 Two

Puzzle Mode[]

Level Plants Zombies Flags
Last Stand: Pool Lily Pad1 Repeater1 Threepeater1 Gatling Pea1 Torchwood1 Garlic1 Tall-nut1 Squash1 Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Five
Last Stand Endless Choice without Sunflower1 Puff-shroom1 Sun-shroom1 Sea-shroom1 Twin Sunflower1 Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Screen Door Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Jack-in-the-Box Zombie1 Balloon Zombie1 Digger Zombie1 Bungee Zombie1 Ladder Zombie1 Catapult Zombie1 Gargantuar1 Giga-gargantuar1 (iPad)

Summon: Imp1

Infinite

Survival Mode[]

Level Zombies Flags
Survival: Pool Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Screen Door Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Dancing Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1

Summon: Backup Dancer1

Five
Survival: Pool (Hard) Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Screen Door Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Dancing Zombie1 Backup Dancer1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Zomboni1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Jack-in-the-Box Zombie1 Balloon Zombie1 Digger Zombie1 Pogo Zombie1 Ladder Zombie1 Catapult Zombie1 Gargantuar1

Summon: Backup Dancer1 Imp1 Console: Trash Can Zombie1

Ten
Survival: Endless Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Screen Door Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Dancing Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Zomboni1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Jack-in-the-Box Zombie1 Balloon Zombie1 Digger Zombie1 Pogo Zombie1 Bungee Zombie1 Ladder Zombie1 Catapult Zombie1 Gargantuar1 Giga-gargantuar1

Summon: Backup Dancer1 Imp1

Console: Trash Can Zombie1

Infinite

Co-op Mode[]

Level Zombies Flags
Co-op Pool Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Screen Door Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Dancing Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Zomboni1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1

Summon: Backup Dancer1

Three
Co-op Hard Pool Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Screen Door Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Dancing Zombie1 Backup Dancer1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Zomboni1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Jack-in-the-Box Zombie1 Balloon Zombie1 Digger Zombie1 Pogo Zombie1 Ladder Zombie1 Catapult Zombie1 Gargantuar1

Summon: Backup Dancer1 Imp1

Console: Trash Can Zombie1

Five
Co-op Endless Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Newspaper Zombie1 Screen Door Zombie1 Football Zombie1 Dancing Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Snorkel Zombie1 Zomboni1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Jack-in-the-Box Zombie1 Balloon Zombie1 Digger Zombie1 Pogo Zombie1 Bungee Zombie1 Ladder Zombie1 Catapult Zombie1 Gargantuar1 Giga-gargantuar1

Summon: Backup Dancer1 Imp1

Console: Trash Can Zombie1

Infinite

Plants vs. Zombies: Endless Edition exclusive (Archived content) (China only)[]

In addition to the pre-existing ten stages, there were three bonus stages exclusive to Plants vs. Zombies: Endless Edition. They all had an objective to complete. They required gems to unlock or specific fully grown plants in Zen Garden.

Level Plants Zombies Flags Objective
3-11 Choice with
Sunflower1 Squash1 Threepeater1 Tangle Kelp1 Spikeweed1
Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Zomboni1 Snorkel Zombie1
Summoned: Zombie Bobsled Team1
Four Don't spend any sun for 45 seconds
3-12 Choice with
Peashooter1 Chomper1 Snow Pea1 Wall-nut1 Sunflower1
Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Ducky Tube Zombie1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1 Three Produce at least 3000 sun
3-13 Choice with
Lily Pad1 Squash1 Threepeater1 Tangle Kelp1 Spikeweed1

Zombie1 Flag Zombie1 Conehead Zombie1 Pole Vaulting Zombie1 Buckethead Zombie1
Ducky Tube Zombie1Zomboni1 Dolphin Rider Zombie1

Summoned: Zombie Bobsled Team1

Four Never have more than 24 plants

Strategies[]

To beat any of the pool levels, the player is recommended to use Lily Pad (unless they are going for the Pool's Closed achievement). The pool offers a lot of new useful plants as well. Use Torchwood to help make your peas deal more damage. Use Tall-nut to stop zombies dead in their tracks. Use Tangle Kelp primarily for the Snorkel Zombie and Dolphin Rider Zombie. You can also put a Squash or a Wall-nut on a Lily Pad, as another cheap alternative. Use Jalapeno or Spikeweed to kill Zomboni. Dolphin Rider Zombies are very tedious, but they can be killed with a Tangle Kelp or blocked by a Tall-nut easily. For more pool strategies, see here.

While Mushrooms retain useless on the first play-through of this world, (due to no Coffee Bean) Puff-shroom can still be used to slow Zombies down by making them eat them. They are free and recharge quickly, however they are not recommended for every level since you may want to bring more powerful plants. You should not use other Mushrooms other than Puff-shroom in this world since they cost sun and do the same thing as Puff-shroom when asleep.

Related achievements[]

Don't Pea in the Pool
Don't Pea in the Pool
Complete a Daytime Pool level without using Peashooters of any kind.
Pool's closed
Pool's Closed
Complete a pool level without using aquatic plants.
Don't Drink the Water
Don't Drink the Water
Beat a pool level without using any aquatic plants.
Chill out
Chill Out
Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, you've got one level to destroy three bobsleds, it's Jalapeno time!

Gallery[]

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Pool
China Simplified Chinese ๆณณๆฑ 
France French Eau
Germany German Pool
Italy Italian Piscina
Japan Japanese ใƒ—ใƒผใƒซ
Spain Spanish Piscina


Trivia[]

3 In 1

The three Pool ambush zombies together. Note the seaweed around them.

  • In the new iOS version, the player will receive the bacon at Level 3-4 instead of the car keys because they already received the keys in 2-2 for the Bonus Games.
  • Dancing Zombies will only be able to summon three Backup Dancers, as the fourth would be impossible to summon inside the pool area.
  • In the Xbox Live Arcade version, there are no ladders leading to the Pool area, but instead, the zombies destroy the fence.
  • If a Ducky Tube Zombie is killed before it enters the pool, it will fall onto the surface of the pool just as a normal zombie will do on the lawn.
    • At this point, it loses its ducky tube.
  • The pool music is remixed for the music video Zombies on Your Lawn.
  • If a Balloon Zombie is shot down by a Cactus or Cattail above the Pool, the zombie will simply disappear, as it has nothing to stay afloat.
  • If an Ice-shroom is planted right when the final flag of a level starts, the ambush zombies will not emerge.
  • If the player tries to plant a non-aquatic plant in the water without a Lily Pad, a message will come up, saying: "Plant a Lily Pad first". The same thing happens with Cattail.
  • The pool is the only area in the game with no canceled mini-games.
  • There is a track in Bloons Tower Defense 4 iOS named Monkeys vs. Bloons, a parody of Plants vs. Zombies. This track is based on the Pool levels.
  • Like Day, all of the Pool plants reappear in Plants vs. Zombies 2.
  • Snorkel Zombie is the only Zombie from this area to return in Plants vs. Zombies 2.
  • Grave Buster is the only plant that can be selected but cannot be planted in Pool levels.
V ยท T ยท E
Areas
Plants vs. Zombies
Player's House Day ยท Night ยท Pool ยท Fog ยท Roof (Night Roof)
Other Zen Garden (Mushroom Garden ยท Aquarium Garden ยท Tree of Wisdom) ยท Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies
Plants vs. Zombies: Endless Edition
Adventure Mode The Zombies Are Coming ยท Nightfall ยท Backyard Emergency ยท Fog ยท Roof Battle (Night Roof)
Journey to the West
The Land Demon War of the Spider Woman (Dave's Backyard Garden) ยท Three Fights With Skeleton Demon ยท Subdue the Yellow-Browed Monster ยท Outsmart the Fire Child ยท Battle of the Ox-Demon
The Sea Demon Fight the Sea Demons ยท Brave the Dragon King's Palace
Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition
Adventure Mode Day ยท Night ยท Pool ยท Fog ยท Roof (Night Roof)
Survival The Great Wall (Night) ยท Rural Backyard
Journey to the West War of the Spider Woman ยท Three Fights With Skeleton Demon ยท Subdue the Yellow-Browed Monster ยท Outsmart the Fire Child ยท Battle of the Ox-Demon
Plants vs. Zombies Adventures
Road Trip The Boonies ยท Dire Spires ยท Cadaver Cavern ยท Park-n-Perish ยท Killjoy Park ยท Sweaty Palms ยท U of Z ยท Frostbite Falls ยท Mildew Meadow ยท Grey Matter Gardens ยท The Sever Glades ยท The Sand Dooms ยท Zombitorium Manor
Player's Town Starting Area ยท The Plantagon Lot ยท The Workshop Lot ยท The Car Lot ยท The Post Office Lot ยท The Cafe Lot ยท The Fire Station Lot ยท The Flaming Lot ยท The Police Station Lot ยท The Bamboo Lot ยท The Fitness Lot ยท The Chilly Lot ยท The Sunny Lot ยท The Unlucky Lot
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Adventure Mode Ancient Egypt ยท Pirate Seas ยท Wild West ยท Frostbite Caves ยท Lost City ยท Far Future ยท Dark Ages ยท Neon Mixtape Tour ยท Jurassic Marsh ยท Big Wave Beach ยท Modern Day
Thymed Events Player's House ยท Backyard Big Top ยท The Zombosseum ยท ZCorp Takeover
Other Penny's Pursuit ยท Arena ยท Zen Garden
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version)
Adventure Mode Ancient Egypt ยท Pirate Seas ยท Wild West ยท Kongfu World ยท Far Future ยท Dark Ages (Fright Theater) ยท Big Wave Beach ยท Frostbite Caves ยท Sky City ยท Lost City ยท Neon Mixtape Tour ยท Jurassic Marsh ยท Modern Day ยท Steam Age ยท Renaissance Age ยท Heian Age
Secret Realms Fairytale Forest ยท Haunting Halloween ยท Celebrating Chinese New Year ยท Children's Playpark ยท Parkour Party ยท Anniversary Carnival Party ยท Frostbite Caves Resurgence ยท Auspicious Snow Welcomes Spring
Other Battle ยท Penny's Pursuit ยท Arena
Plants vs. Zombies Online
Worlds Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum ยท Ancient Egypt ยท Pirate Seas ยท Far Future ยท East Sea Dragon Palace
Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars
Worlds American Suburbs ยท Primitive Tribe ยท The Great Wall ยท Ancient Egypt ยท Pirate Seas ยท Wild West ยท Kongfu World ยท Journey to the West ยท Viking World ยท Far Future ยท Dark Ages ยท Neon Mixtape Tour
Other Ranked Mode ยท Dave Cup
Plants vs. Zombies 3
Main Neighborville ยท Lost Keys Lake ยท Mt. Quesogrande
Pre-2021
Blocks Your House ยท Taco Park ยท Green Screens Theater ยท Dave's Workshop ยท Jubilee Nightclub ยท Sunnyfield Farm ยท Silicorn Lab ยท Shallot Graveyard ยท BBQ Beach ยท Mulchburger Fast Food ยท Savings & Lawn Bank
Other Devour Tower
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