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For the version in Plants vs. Zombies 2, see Shrinking Violet.

Shrinking Violet is a triassic super-rare plant trick card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the PvZH Smarty IconSmarty class.

She costs 4SunPvZH to play, and her ability gives a selected zombie and all other zombies on the lanes adjacent to that zombie -2StrengthPvZH, then instantly destroys any of them that end up with 0StrengthPvZH.

Origins[]

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She is based on the plant in Plants vs. Zombies 2 with the same name and similar appearance.

Her description is a joke consisting of an ambiguous question (in terms of context) and answer, with the answer "Yes." being the punchline.

Her ability is based on her counterpart's ability to shrink and instantly remove "weak" zombies like Imp and Zombie Chicken in the aforementioned game.

Statistics[]

  • Class: Smarty
  • Tribes: Flower Trick
  • Ability: A Zombie and Zombies next door to it get -2StrengthPvZH. Then destroy any of those Zombies that have 0StrengthPvZH.
  • Set - Rarity: Triassic - Super-Rare

Card description[]

Is she cute or terrifying? Yes.

Update history[]

Update 1.24.6[]

  • Added to the game.

Strategies[]

With[]

Shrinking Violet can be a handy card to play, not only being able to give -2 strength to a maximum of three zombies at once, but also because of the lack of efficient strength-lowering cards in the PvZH Smarty IconSmarty class, as Sap-Fling is too expensive, while Bog of Enlightenment only affects one lane, not to mention that both Sappy Place and Bog of Enlightenment are easily overridable.

But not only that, she also instantly destroys any zombie that ends up with 0 strength. While having a zombie clog up a lane is more beneficial than destroying it due to the zombies' lack of Team-Up, Shrinking Violet prevents your opponent from reboosting or Evolving that zombie, and also the zombie's ability from activating continuously.

Shrinking Violet may be good for lowering the strength of any grouped threats, but she truly shines at punishing bulky threats with low strength like Quickdraw Con Man, Tankylosaurus, Stompadon, and Teleportation Zombie, especially since most have persistent abilities.

Green Shadow synergizes the best with Shrinking Violet, since she has access to moving cards to group several zombies at once. While not the most effective option, Re-Peat Moss also benefits from Shrinking Violet since she is a trick.

Rose could pair it with Whack-a-Zombie, Chomper, or Toadstool, but playing two Shrinking Violets is much more cheap and cost-effective unless she can only affect one zombie, or the zombies end up with 3 strength after one Shrinking Violet.

The downside of Shrinking Violet is her lack of synergy. Despite her being in the flower tribe, Briar Rose and Power Flower only synergize with flower plants, and she can't gain PvZH Strikethrough IconStrikethrough via Cosmic Flower either due to being a trick. Shrinking Violet also doesn't do well against opponents with plenty of high-strength zombies, strength-boosting cards, or Parasol Zombies.

Against[]

Shrinking Violet is an annoyance to attackers with moderate strength, which can already be a pain to you. However, she is a large threat to any low-strength zombie, because while the strength loss isn't very dangerous, her ability to destroy any with 0 strength is. If you have any threats that cause trouble to your opponent just by staying alive like Dr. Spacetime and Zombot Drone Engineer, they will most likely be the primary target of this trick.

The best option would be to give them the UntrickableAltBigUntrickable trait, but only PvZH Brainy IconBrainy heroes have access to Parasol Zombie. Fortunately, each other class has their own way of dealing with Shrinking Violet's ability. PvZH Hearty IconHearty heroes have Defensive End to make her more expensive (although he cannot stop her from being played on turns 4 and 5) as well as Jurassic Fossilhead, both PvZH Crazy IconCrazy and PvZH Beastly IconBeastly heroes have access to strength-boosting cards to allow their zombies to survive (not to mention that most of their cards have high strength), while the PvZH Sneaky IconSneaky class can either Bounce the affected zombies via Firefighter or play Mixed-Up Gravedigger to reset their strength.

If a zombie's strength is lowered to the point where it cannot function well as a fighter, in general the best solutions would be bouncing the zombie, boosting it, destroy it with Final Mission for extra damage, or play an Evolution zombie on it.

Gallery[]

In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Shrinking Violet
China Simplified Chinese 畏缩紫罗兰 "Cower Violet"
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 膽小紫羅蘭 "Scaredy Violet"
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Violeta Encolhedora "Shrinking Violet"
Russia Russian Уменьшающая фиалка


Trivia[]

  • Her appearance in this game is much wilder than the one in Plants vs. Zombies 2, presumably to match the theme of Colossal Fossils and Triassic Triumph.
  • Currently, there is a size bug where if the opponent plays this and then you play Mixed-Up Gravedigger, In-Crypted, or Cursed Gargolith, the shrunken zombies become huge and hide in huge gravestones.
  • Similar to Knockout, she can be played on lanes even if there are no zombies that can be affected by this trick.
V · E Plants in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes
PvZH Guardian Icon Guardian
Heroes Citron · Grass Knuckles · Spudow · Wall-Knight · Beta-Carrotina
Common Small-Nut · Sting Bean · Wall-Nut · Pismashio · Spineapple
Uncommon
Premium Potato Mine · Cactus · Gardening Gloves · Sea-Shroom · Water Chestnut · Pea-Nut · Steel Magnolia
Galactic Photosynthesizer · Spikeweed Sector · Plantern
Colossal Grape Responsibility · Primal Potato Mine
Triassic Grizzly Pear
Rare
Premium Grave Buster · Hibernating Beary · Prickly Pear · Smackadamia · Tough Beets
Galactic Cosmic Nut · Starch-Lord
Colossal Blockbuster
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
Premium Poppin' Poppies · Soul Patch · Wall-Nut Bowling
Galactic Body-Gourd · Pecanolith
Colossal Tricarrotops
Triassic Loco Coco
Event Cards Forget-Me-Nuts · Garlic · Corn Dog · Hot Date · Health-Nut · Pear Cub · Shamrocket · Red Stinger
Token Cards Hothead
Superpowers Peel Shield · Power Pummel · Tater Toss · Uncrackable · Genetic Amplification · Bubble Up · Nut Signal · Root Wall · Ensign Uproot
PvZH Kabloom Icon Kabloom
Heroes Nightcap · Captain Combustible · Solar Flare · Spudow
Common Button Mushroom · Berry Blast · Buff-Shroom · Seedling · Zapricot
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
Event Cards Blooming Heart · High-Voltage Currant · Sonic Bloom · Transfiguration · Atomic Bombegranate · Electric Blueberry
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
Event Cards Clique Peas · Lily of the Valley · Banana Split · Plucky Clover
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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