Template:Plantpic Template:Infobox Snorkel Zombie Tabber
Snorkel Zombie is the twelfth zombie encountered in Adventure Mode in Plants vs. Zombies. The Snorkel Zombie is able to submerge and progress underwater in the pool, avoiding hits from all plants except for lobbed-shot plants. They will come up to eat any plants in their way. This is the only time they are vulnerable to normal shots.
It makes its reappearance in Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time as a zombie in Big Wave Beach. It can submerge like in Plants vs. Zombies, but it has to progress on foot when it encounters the land.
Suburban Almanac entry
Plants vs. Zombies
SNORKEL ZOMBIE
Snorkel zombies can swim underwater.
Toughness: low
Special: submerges to avoid attacks
Only appears in the pool
Zombies don't breathe. They don't need air. So why does Snorkel Zombie need a snorkel to swim underwater? Answer: peer pressure.
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
TOUGHNESS: Protected
SPEED: Basic
Snorkel zombies can swim underwater.
Special: submerges to avoid attacks
Snorkel Zombie has a hard time getting the Bikini Zombies. He's tried offering them flowers, jewelry, and even chocolate-covered brains. But nothing seems to work. They just can't seem to see past the snorkel on his face.
Overview
Plants vs. Zombies
The Snorkel Zombie absorbs 10 normal damage shots and its appearance changes upon an absorption of 5 normal damage shots before dying at 10 normal damage shots, but it does not degrade if it is killed underwater.
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
The Snorkel Zombie absorbs 17 normal damage shots and its appearance changes upon an absorption of 8.5 normal damage shots before dying at 17 normal damage shots, but it does not degrade if it is killed underwater.
Appearances
Plants vs. Zombies
- Adventure Mode: 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-7, 3-10
- Mini-games: Zombiquarium, Big Trouble Little Zombie
- Puzzle Mode: Last Stand: Pool, Last Stand: Endless
- Survival Mode: all pool and fog levels
- Co-op Mode: Co-op Pool, Co-op Hard Pool, Co-op Endless
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
Big Wave Beach: Days 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16
Strategies
Plants vs. Zombies
General
Aside from forcing them to come up to eat plants, there are several ways to kill Snorkel Zombies. They can be hit while underwater by or killed by instant kills such as Tangle Kelps, Doom-shrooms (which are woken by Coffee Beans), and others. The easiest way to combat them is by placing a Wall-nut, Tall-nut, or Pumpkin on a Lily Pad. When surfaced, they act like regular Ducky Tube Zombies, so they should not be too hard to kill. When they are surfaced, you can use a Snow Pea to slow them down.
More often that not, a player encountering Snorkel Zombies for the very first time will die several times before figuring out how to beat them. Among others, one strategy to beat them without luring them up to eat something is to use a Chomper on top of a Lily Pad. A bit expensive, but highly reusable and works very well. A second strategy is to simply use a Squash on a Lily Pad.
Another strategy is to use at least one catapult plant on the pool areas, as they can attack this zombie even if it is submerged. It is also a cheaper way to deal with them while getting the Don't Pea in the Pool achievement.
Zombiquarium mini-game
In the mini-game Zombiquarium the player spends five sun to feed them brains (up to three can be in the tank at a time) to the Snorkel Zombies, which produce sun in turn. The player can also use sun to buy more zombies or to buy the trophy and win the level. Just make sure to feed the Snorkel Zombies every couple of minutes; to tell when they are hungry, you can keep a brain floating in the tank and wait until they swim towards it. They will turn green when they get hungry, and will die if you do not feed them quickly.
You can also take advantages of playing this level to get the achievement Sunny Days, which requires the player to produce 8000 sun.
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
The Snorkel Zombie acts the same way as it does in the prequel. Like in the first game, use any lobbed-shot plant, a Chomper, any defensive plant, or any instant-kill to kill it. It is best to use Plant Food on your Kernel-pults to stun them when eating your defensive plants and also Melon-pults (including the Winter Melon) to deal multiple hits on this zombie, even when you see many of it in lanes. In addition to that, you can use Bonk Choy by giving it Plant Food to deal multiple jabs on this zombie, even when there are many Snorkel Zombies on lanes.
Gallery
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Trivia
Specific to Plants vs. Zombies
- The Snorkel Zombie should not be able to sink with armfloats on, but it still does it.
- The Ducky Tube Zombies sink to the bottom of the pool when dead, even though they have a ducky tube.
- The Snorkel Zombie never appears on the Fog levels of Adventure Mode. This is likely to avoid making the fog levels too troublesome.
- Although being dead, therefore not having to breathe, it wears a snorkel, apparently due to "peer pressure".
- The Snorkel Zombie will still do its bubbling animation underwater, even if it is in the middle of a Lily Pad.
- The Snorkel Zombie is one of the five zombies that have eyewear, the others being the new Dancing Zombie, the Zombie Bobsled Team, the Newspaper Zombie, and the Pogo Zombie.
- It is one of the two zombies with straps on their eyewear, the other being the Zombie Bobsled Team.
- If it is killed while it is underwater, only its head will fall off and its body will not be shown. Also, no degrades are shown.
- If it bites a Garlic, it will not make a disgusted face, but it will make the 'bleh' sound and move to another lane.
- The Snorkel Zombie is the only zombie that produces sun in Zombiquarium.
- It has an "I love brains" shirt on.
- In DS version, after it eats a plant it speeds up as if it is most likely frightened. This applies to all other zombies after they encounter a plant.
- The Snorkel Zombie is one of the Zombies not allowed in Versus Mode, for an obvious reason (cannot submerge in grass or pavement, so it would be senseless to have it available since Versus Mode is always the day setting). The other zombies not available in Versus Mode are the Imp, Dolphin Rider Zombie, Ducky Tube Zombie, Balloon Zombie, Zombie Bobsled Team, Backup Dancer, and Dr. Zomboss.
- Its mask has a crack on it showing its eye, but underwater its eye is still open, therefore it can see underwater.
- If a Snorkel Zombie dies from a lobbed-shot plant while it is underwater, then it is one of three zombies that can die without degrading, with the others being Bungee Zombie and Dolphin Rider Zombie (while riding its dolphin).
- If a Snorkel Zombie dies before it gets in the water, it will disappear. This also happens with the Dolphin Rider Zombie if it dies with its dolphin.
Specific to Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
- The Snorkel Zombie no longer has water wings and tank top.
- Both of its eyes are shown.
- Its flippers are now colored yellow, instead of reddish brown. Also, it now wears both flippers, as opposed to the original game, where it only wore the left flipper.
- It does not have to jump before submerging because it is already in the water when it enters the lawn.
- It is the only Pool zombie to return in this game.
- It shares Prospector Zombie's animation except it is slightly faster.
- While it is landing, the projectiles can shoot through it without getting damaged.
- It does not wear an "I love brains" shirt anymore.
- When it is frozen, it cannot trigger a Tangle Kelp.
- Its goggles are no longer cracked.
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Plants vs. Zombies | |
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Day | Zombie ยท Flag Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Pole Vaulting Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie |
Night | Newspaper Zombie ยท Screen Door Zombie ยท Football Zombie ยท Dancing Zombie ยท Backup Dancer |
Pool | Ducky Tube Zombie ยท Snorkel Zombie ยท Zomboni ยท Zombie Bobsled Team ยท Dolphin Rider Zombie |
Fog | Jack-in-the-Box Zombie ยท Balloon Zombie ยท Digger Zombie ยท Pogo Zombie ยท Zombie Yeti |
Roof | Bungee Zombie ยท Ladder Zombie ยท Catapult Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Imp |
Night Roof | Dr. Zomboss |
ZomBotany | Peashooter Zombie ยท Wall-nut Zombie ยท Gatling Pea Zombie ยท Tall-nut Zombie ยท Squash Zombie ยท Jalapeno Zombie |
Others | Trash Can Zombie ยท Target Zombie ยท Giga-gargantuar ยท Giga-Football Zombie ยท Baseball Zombie ยท Catapult Baseball Zombie ยท Zombatar |
Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition | |
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Day | Commoner Zombie ยท Flagger Zombie ยท Bamboo Baskethead Zombie ยท Pole Zombie ยท Beggar Zombie |
Night | Peach Zombie ยท Door Zombie ยท Marshal Zombie ยท Taoist Leader Zombie ยท Kid Taoist Monk Zombie |
Pool | Goose Tube Zombie ยท Snorkel Zombie ยท Oil Truck Zombie ยท Oil Truck Zombie Team ยท Carp Rider Zombie |
Fog | Firecracker Zombie ยท Kongming Lantern Zombie ยท Tudigong Zombie ยท Pogo Zombie ยท Zombie Yeti |
Roof | Flower Thief Zombie ยท Ladder Zombie ยท Catapult Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Imp |
ZomBotany | Peashooter Zombie ยท Wall-nut Zombie ยท Gatling Pea Zombie ยท Tall-nut Zombie ยท Squash Zombie ยท Jalapeno Zombie |
Great Wall (Bosses) | Spider Devil Zombie ยท Skeleton Demon Zombie ยท Red Boy Imp ยท Yellow Brows Gargantuar |
Survival-exclusive | Talisman Zombie ยท Encourager Gargantuar ยท Assassin Zombie ยท Wraith Zombie ยท Emperor Zombot |
Plants vs. Zombies: Social Edition | |
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Normal | Zombie ยท Flag Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Pole Vaulting Zombie ยท Newspaper Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Mustache Zombie ยท Screen Door Zombie ยท Football Zombie ยท Ducky Tube Zombie ยท Snorkel Zombie ยท Dolphin Rider Zombie ยท Giga-Football Zombie ยท Jack-in-the-Box Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Talisman Zombie ยท Giga-gargantuar ยท Balloon Zombie ยท Imp |
Others | Rabbit Imp |
Plants vs. Zombies Adventures | |
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Normal | Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Barrel Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท DJ Zom-B ยท Rocket Zombie ยท Conga Leader ยท Conga Dancer ยท Football Zombie ยท Ice Block Zombie ยท Imposter Zombie ยท Imp ยท Mall Cop Zombie ยท Weightlifter Zombie ยท Gas Can Zombie ยท Gargantuar Zombie |
Others | Coach Zombie |
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Ancient Egypt | Mummy Zombie ยท Conehead Mummy ยท Buckethead Mummy ยท Flag Mummy Zombie ยท Ra Zombie ยท Camel Zombies ยท Explorer Zombie ยท Tomb Raiser Zombie ยท Pharaoh Zombie ยท Mummified Gargantuar ยท Zombot Sphinx-inator ยท Imp Mummy | ||||||||||
Pirate Seas | Pirate Zombie ยท Conehead Pirate ยท Buckethead Pirate ยท Flag Pirate Zombie ยท Swashbuckler Zombie ยท Seagull Zombie ยท Barrel Roller Zombie ยท Imp Pirate Zombie ยท Imp Cannon ยท Pirate Captain Zombie ยท Zombie Parrot ยท Gargantuar Pirate ยท Zombot Plank Walker | ||||||||||
Wild West | Cowboy Zombie ยท Conehead Cowboy ยท Buckethead Cowboy ยท Flag Cowboy Zombie ยท Prospector Zombie ยท Pianist Zombie ยท Poncho Zombie ยท Chicken Wrangler Zombie ยท Zombie Chicken ยท Zombie Bull ยท Zombie Bull Rider ยท Wild West Gargantuar ยท Zombot War Wagon | ||||||||||
Kongfu World | Kongfu Zombie ยท Conehead Kongfu Zombie ยท Buckethead Kongfu Zombie ยท Hammer Zombie ยท Flag Kongfu Zombie ยท Torch Kongfu Zombie ยท Gong Zombie ยท Exploding Zombie ยท Qigong Zombie ยท Drinking Zombie ยท Conehead Monk Zombie ยท Buckethead Monk Zombie ยท Monk Zombie ยท Flag Monk Zombie ยท Drinking Monk Zombie ยท Swordsman Zombie ยท Imp Monk ยท Torch Monk Zombie ยท Nunchaku Zombie ยท Han Bronze ยท Knight Bronze ยท Qigong Bronze ยท Gunpowder Devil ยท Blade-Wielding Hero ยท Admiral Helmet Zombie ยท Admiral Helmet Monk Zombie ยท Rocket Imp | ||||||||||
Far Future | Future Zombie ยท Future Conehead Zombie ยท Future Buckethead Zombie ยท Future Flag Zombie ยท Jetpack Zombie ยท Disco Jetpack Zombie ยท Mecha-Football Zombie ยท Disco-tron 3000 ยท Robo-Cone Zombie ยท Shield Zombie ยท Bug Bot Imp ยท Gargantuar Prime ยท Zombot Tomorrow-tron | ||||||||||
Dark Ages | Peasant Zombie ยท Conehead Peasant ยท Buckethead Peasant ยท Peasant Flag Zombie ยท Knight Zombie ยท Jester Zombie ยท Dark Ages Gargantuar ยท Imp Monk Zombie ยท Wizard Zombie ยท Zombie King ยท Announcer Imp ยท Imp Dragon Zombie ยท Zombot Dark Dragon ยท Archmage Zombie ยท Cavalry Zombie ยท Bandit Zombie ยท Wolf Zombie | ||||||||||
Big Wave Beach | Pompadour Zombie ยท Pompadour Conehead ยท Pompadour Buckethead ยท Beach Flag Zombie ยท Bikini Zombie ยท Bikini Conehead ยท Bikini Buckethead ยท Snorkel Zombie ยท Surfer Zombie ยท Fisherman Zombie ยท Octo Zombie ยท Shell Zombie ยท Imp Mermaid Zombie ยท Deep Sea Gargantuar ยท Zombot Sharktronic Sub | ||||||||||
Frostbite Caves | Cave Zombie ยท Cave Conehead Zombie ยท Cave Buckethead Zombie ยท Blockhead Zombie ยท Cave Flag Zombie ยท Hunter Zombie ยท Yeti Imp ยท Dodo Rider Zombie ยท Troglobite ยท Weasel Hoarder ยท Ice Weasel ยท Sloth Gargantuar ยท Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC ยท Walrus Zombie ยท Ski Zombie ยท Chief Ice Wind Zombie | ||||||||||
Sky City | Pilot Zombie ยท Conehead Pilot Zombie ยท Buckethead Pilot Zombie ยท Flag Pilot Zombie ยท Flying Imp Zombie ยท Zombie Fighter ยท Double-Cabin Aircraft Zombie ยท Lightning Gun Zombie ยท Missile Zombie ยท Transport Boat ยท Arbiter-X ยท Flying Gargantuar ยท Zombot Vulture Fighter | ||||||||||
Lost City | Adventurer Zombie ยท Conehead Adventurer Zombie ยท Buckethead Adventurer Zombie ยท Flag Adventurer Zombie ยท Lost Pilot Zombie ยท Excavator Zombie ยท Parasol Zombie ยท Lost City Imp Zombie ยท Bug Zombie ยท Porter Gargantuar ยท Imp Porter ยท Relic Hunter Zombie ยท Turquoise Skull Zombie ยท Zombot Aerostatic Gondola ยท Lost Doctor Zombie ยท Lost Guide Zombie | ||||||||||
Neon Mixtape Tour | Neon Zombie ยท Neon Conehead ยท Neon Buckethead ยท Impunk ยท Punk Zombie ยท MC Zom-B ยท Breakdancer Zombie ยท Glitter Zombie ยท Boombox Zombie ยท Arcade Zombie ยท Bass Zombie ยท Hair Metal Gargantuar ยท Neon Flag Zombie ยท 8-Bit Zombie ยท Zombot Multi-stage Masher | ||||||||||
Jurassic Marsh | Jurassic Zombie ยท Jurassic Conehead ยท Jurassic Buckethead ยท Jurassic Fossilhead ยท Jurassic Flag Zombie ยท Jurassic Imp ยท Jurassic Gargantuar ยท Jurassic Bully ยท Egg Pusher Imp ยท Egg Stealer Imp ยท Eggshell Imp ยท Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur | ||||||||||
Modern Day | Basic Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Flag Zombie ยท Gargantuar ยท Imp ยท Balloon Zombie ยท All-Star Zombie ยท Super-Fan Imp ยท Newspaper Zombie ยท Sunday Edition Zombie ยท Digger Zombie ยท Riot Police Zombie ยท Solar Car Zombie | ||||||||||
Steam Age | Labor Zombie ยท Conehead Labor Zombie ยท Buckethead Labor Zombie ยท Flag Labor Zombie ยท Coal Miner Zombie ยท Gentleman Zombie ยท Furnace Zombie ยท Industrial Imp Zombie ยท Foreman Gargantuar ยท Steam Zombot | ||||||||||
Renaissance Age | Sculptor Imp Zombie ยท Aristocrat Gargantuar ยท Aristocrat Zombie ยท Conehead Aristocrat Zombie ยท Buckethead Aristocrat Zombie ยท Flag Aristocrat Zombie ยท Perfume Zombie ยท Ballerina Zombie ยท Glider Zombie | ||||||||||
Heian Age | Shogun Gargantuar ยท Samurai Zombie ยท Conehead Samurai Zombie ยท Buckethead Samurai Zombie ยท Flag Samurai Zombie ยท Firework Zombie ยท Ninjimp ยท Sushi Chef Zombie ยท Mino Zombie ยท Onmyoji Zombie | ||||||||||
Secret Realms |
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Others | Dr. Zomboss ยท Lion Dancer Zombie ยท God of Wealth ยท Zombie Commander ยท Ingot Thief Zombie ยท Vase Gargantuar ยท Imp Pear Imp |
Plants vs. Zombies Online | |
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Player's House | Basic Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Flag Zombie |
Ancient Egypt | Mummy Zombie ยท Conehead Mummy ยท Buckethead Mummy ยท Flag Mummy Zombie ยท Ra Zombie ยท Explorer Zombie ยท Tomb Raiser Zombie ยท Pharaoh Zombie ยท Desert Death Zombie ยท Sphinx |
Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum |
Sergeant Zombie ยท Bowl Sergeant ยท Iron Helmet Sergeant ยท Token Sergeant Zombie ยท Cavalry Zombie ยท Archer Zombie ยท Shield Guardian Zombie ยท Hawker Cart ยท Zombie Piggy ยท Drunk Zombie ยท Emperor Qin Shi Huang |
Pirate Seas | Pirate Zombie ยท Conehead Pirate ยท Buckethead Pirate ยท Flag Pirate Zombie ยท Swashbuckler Zombie ยท Pirate Captain Zombie ยท Zombie Parrot ยท Imp Pirate Zombie ยท Gargantuar Pirate ยท Pistol Zombie ยท Torch Juggler Zombie ยท Peddler Zombie ยท Zombot Plank Walker |
Far Future | Future Zombie ยท Future Conehead Zombie ยท Future Buckethead Zombie ยท Future Flag Zombie ยท Jetpack Zombie ยท Shield Zombie ยท Bug Bot Imp ยท Robo-Cone Zombie ยท Disco-tron 3000 ยท Disco Jetpack Zombie ยท Mecha-Football Zombie ยท Gargantuar Prime ยท Zombot Tomorrow-tron ยท Astro-Goop Zombie ยท Mechanical Wolf Zombie ยท Harvester Zombie |
East Sea Dragon Palace | Underwater Soldier Zombie ยท Shrimp Soldier Zombie ยท Shell Soldier Zombie ยท Seahorse Zombie ยท Jellyfish Zombie ยท Clamshell God Zombie |
Event exclusive | Zombot Sphinx-inator ยท Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Zombot ยท Rabbit Zombie ยท Money Bag Zombie |
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Neighborville | Browncoat Zombie ยท Conehead Zombie ยท Buckethead Zombie ยท Flag Zombie ยท Imp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lost Keys Lake | Ducky Tube Zombie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mt. Quesogrande | Rock-N-Rollin' Imp ยท Bowling Zombie ยท Gargantuar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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