
Stunion is the fourth plant obtained in Frostbite Caves in Plants vs. Zombies 2. He is a single-use plant and when zombies get close to him, he releases a cloud of gas in a 1x2 area in front of himself, similar to the one emitted from a zombie defeated by Chili Bean, stunning the affected zombies for 12 seconds. The gas cloud does not affect mechanical enemies, except for Zombie Bulls, Gargantuar Primes, Treasure Yetis, and Bug Bot Imps.
Origins
Stunion is based on the plant Allium cepa, also known as the common onion in Modern English, which is usually used as an ingredient in cooking, thanks to its distinctively pungent taste and aroma. His name is a portmanteau of "stun," an act of driving someone into an unconscious or semi-conscious state, and "onion," the plant he is based on.
Almanac entry
Stunion
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Stunion
SUN COST: 25
RECHARGE: Sluggish
TOUGHNESS: Typical
RANGE: Close
Stunions breathe a stunning cloud of gas on nearby zombies in the lane.
Usage: single use, activates when zombie is close
Special: stuns nearby zombies
Oh sure, everyone knows Stunion as the battle-hardened warrior with the potent breath. But he's so much more than that. He's an accomplished pianist. He speaks five languages fluently. Heck, he's the leader of a Cub Shallots group in his spare time. Dude's got layers. Go on, peel 'em back. You'll see.
Upgrades

Stunion releasing a burst of gas to the zombies
Plant Food effect
When fed Plant Food, Stunion will release a burst of gas in a 3x4 area in front of him, stunning all zombies in the said space for 18 seconds.
Costumed (China only)
Stunion now releases a burst of purple gas in a 5x3 area in front of him, stunning affected zombies for twice as long.
Level upgrade
Level | Seed Packets | Coins | Upgrades | |||||
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Sun Cost | Recharge (Sluggish) | Starting Recharge | Toughness (Typical) | Special (Poison)* | Range | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 seconds | 15 seconds | 3 bites | N/A | Close |
2 | 10 | 1,000 | 19 seconds | 14 seconds | 3.5 bites | |||
3 | 75 | 5,000 | 18 seconds | 13 seconds | 4 bites | |||
4 | 200 | 10,000 | 17 seconds | 12 seconds | 4.5 bites | |||
5 | 400 | 20,000 | 16 seconds | 11 seconds | 5.5 bites | 1.25 nds | ||
6 | 750 | 30,000 | 15 seconds | 10 seconds | 6 bites | 1.5 nds | ||
7 | 1,000 | 40,000 | 14 seconds | 9 seconds | 6.5 bites | 1.75 nds | ||
8 | 1,250 | 50,000 | 0 | 14 seconds | 9 seconds | 7 bites | 2 nds | |
9 | 1,500 | 60,000 | 13 seconds | 8 seconds | 8 bites | 2.25 nds | ||
10 | 2,000 | 75,000 | 12 seconds | 7 seconds | 9 bites | 2.5 nds |
*After reaching Level 5, Stunion will gain the ability to poison the zombies it stunned. This column will show the damage-per-second the effect deals on the affected zombies.
Level upgrade (China only)
Strategies
Compared to Iceberg Lettuce, Stunion can stun all zombies in his area of effect instead of just one target. The stunning effect is not nullified by fire-based plants and also works in Frostbite Caves, where Iceberg Lettuce can only slow instead of stop enemies. In most cases, though, his slightly bigger price will not matter. On the other hand, his Plant Food effect is significantly worse—while Iceberg Lettuce's plant food ability affects the entire screen, Stunion's plant food ability only affects a limited area.
Stunion is a good choice against Chicken Wrangler Zombie and Weasel Hoarder, as he can stun them and prevent them from releasing chickens or weasels, even when they are defeated.
In Dark Ages, Stunion can be used to prevent Jester Zombie from reflecting projectiles. However, the same is not true for Parasol Zombie and Excavator Zombie in Lost City, as they can neutralize projectiles even when stunned. If using Stunion against MC Zom-B during rap, make sure to plant him on the square that MC Zom-B is on or the one in front, otherwise MC Zom-B can kill him with his microphone which has longer effective range.
Stunion should not be used in tandem with Primal Peashooter, as the latter's knockback will remove the stun effect, rendering Stunion useless. Iceberg Lettuce should be used in this situation instead, since its freezing effect is not interfered by Primal Peashooter.
Stunion also works well with Primal Potato Mine since he stops the zombies whilst the Primal Potato Mine arms, creating a cheaper Cherry Bomb.
At Level 5 and above, Stunion gains an armor-piercing poison effect akin to Shadow-shroom on stunned zombies and thus can be used more offensively against weaker zombies and headwear zombies. A single use can defeat Chicken Wranglers and Weasel Hoarders without releasing their animals due to the stun, and also kills headwear zombies in one use. At Level 8 and above, Stunion becomes free, allowing the plant to be used more frequently, especially during levels in which there is a maximum amount of sun to spend, including Last Stand levels.
Avoid using this plant in Far Future, as the mechanical enemies are immune to the gas cloud and therefore, wasting a seed slot.
Gallery
Plants vs. Zombies Wiki has a gallery for Stunion.
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Trivia
- He can stun flying zombies, unlike Iceberg Lettuce and Chili Bean.
- When he disappears, he makes the same sound as Puff-shroom when dying.
- If he stuns a zombie and that zombie dies before the effect is gone, the zombie's body will just remain there, standing still until the stun effect ends and the body collapses. The gas cannot be seen.
- If a stunned zombie is pushed back by Hurrikale and lands up on a slider tile, he will remain there until the gas disappears.
- His tongue is green, as seen whenever he opens his mouth to stun zombies.
- He and Chili Bean both use the same gas to stun zombies. They are also the only plants able to do so.
- Apple Mortar can also stun zombies, but for a very brief period of time.
- For a brief moment after stunning, he can be shoveled for sun.
- This is similar to Ghost Pepper, which can be shoveled for sun briefly after exploding.
- This is also similar to Grimrose, which can be shoveled up before expiring.
See also
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Plants vs. Zombies | |
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Day | Peashooter · Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Snow Pea · Chomper · Repeater |
Night | Puff-shroom · Sun-shroom · Fume-shroom · Grave Buster · Hypno-shroom · Scaredy-shroom · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom |
Pool | Lily Pad · Squash · Threepeater · Tangle Kelp · Jalapeno · Spikeweed · Torchwood · Tall-nut |
Fog | Sea-shroom · Plantern · Cactus · Blover · Split Pea · Starfruit · Pumpkin · Magnet-shroom |
Roof | Cabbage-pult · Flower Pot · Kernel-pult · Coffee Bean · Garlic · Umbrella Leaf · Marigold · Melon-pult |
Upgrades | Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Cattail · Winter Melon · Gold Magnet · Spikerock · Cob Cannon |
Others | Imitater · Explode-o-nut · Giant Wall-nut |
Plants vs. Zombies Adventures | |
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Normal | Peashooter · Sunflower · Aspearagus · Wall-nut · Cherry Bomb · Popcorn · Beet · Snow Pea · Jalapeño · Magnet Plant · Flaming Pea · Shamrock · Bamboo Shoot · Repeater · Chilly Pepper · Twin Sunflower |
VIPs | Sweet Pea · Beeshooter · Hard-nut · Acespearagus · Power Flower · Beetboxer · Ice Queen Pea · Shamrockstar · Bamboom |
Others | Trees |
Plants vs. Zombies 2 (Chinese version) | |||||||||
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Ancient Egypt | Cabbage-pult · Bloomerang · Iceberg Lettuce · Grave Buster · Bonk Choy · Repeater · Twin Sunflower · Snow Pea · Torchwood · Peashooter · Sunflower · Wall-nut · Potato Mine | ||||||||
Pirate Seas | Kernel-pult · Snapdragon · Power Lily · Spikeweed · Spring Bean · Coconut Cannon · Spikerock · Lightning Reed · Tall-nut | ||||||||
Wild West | Threepeater · Squash · Split Pea · Chili Bean · Jalapeno · Pea Pod · Melon-pult · Winter Melon · Imitater | ||||||||
Kongfu World | White Radish · Fire Gourd · Heavenly Peach · Bamboo Shoot | ||||||||
Far Future | Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass · Tile Turnip · Starfruit | ||||||||
Dark Ages | Hypno-shroom · Sun-shroom · Puff-shroom · Fume-shroom · Sun Bean · Pea-nut · Magnet-shroom · Oak Archer · Coffee Bean · Plantern | ||||||||
Big Wave Beach | Acid Lemon · Small Lotus · Lily Pad · Bowling Bulb · Banana Launcher · Guacodile · Tangle Kelp · Homing Thistle | ||||||||
Frostbite Caves | Hurrikale · Fire Peashooter · Hot Potato · Pepper-pult · Chard Guard · Stunion · Rafflesia · Whirlwind Acorn | ||||||||
Sky City | Rotobaga · Loquat · Asparagus · Saucer · Horsebean · Groundcherry · Anthurium · Pineapple | ||||||||
Lost City | Lava Guava · Red Stinger · A.K.E.E. · Stallia · Gold Leaf · Toadstool · Jackfruit | ||||||||
Neon Mixtape Tour | DJ Morning Glory · Phat Beet · Thyme Warp · Celery Stalker · Spore-shroom · Garlic · Intensive Carrot · Cactus | ||||||||
Jurassic Marsh | Primal Sunflower · Primal Peashooter · Primal Wall-nut · Primal Potato Mine · Perfume-shroom · Primal Rafflesia · Dinosaur Roar Grass · Cowardly Thorns · Sugarcane Master | ||||||||
Modern Day | Caulipower · Shadow-shroom · Dusk Lobber · Grimrose · Moonflower · Nightshade · Blooming Heart | ||||||||
Premium & Event |
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Plants vs. Zombies Online | |
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Player's House | Sunflower · Peashooter · Wall-nut · Potato Mine |
Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum | Bruce Bamboo · Carrot Missile · Pomegranate-pult · Dandelion · Venus Flytrap · Winter Melon · Sod |
Ancient Egypt | Bloomerang · Bonk Choy · Grave Buster · Iceberg Lettuce · Cabbage-pult |
Pirate Seas | Snapdragon · Spikeweed · Spring Bean · Kernel-pult · Coconut Cannon · Narcissus · Durian · Spikerock · Pineapple Cannon · Threepeater |
Far Future | Laser Bean · Blover · Citron · E.M.Peach · Tile Turnip · Ganoderma · Banana Tree · Nitration Mushroom · Infi-nut · Magnifying Grass |
East Sea Dragon Palace | Oxygen Algae · Garlic · Bubble Flower · Electric Anemone · Mine Fruit · Sea Anemone · Litchi · Starfish Fruit |
Upgrades | Twin Sunflower · Repeater |
VIPs | Winter Melon |
Power Ups | Cherry Bomb · Jalapeno |
Premium | Squash · Snow Pea · Tall-nut |
Adventure Mode only | Magic Vine · Split Pea · Chili Bean · Lightning Reed · Pea Pod · Melon-pult · Starfruit · Chomper · Fire Peashooter · Cattail · Rose Swordsman · Clivia · Sap-fling · Acid Lemon · Magic Mushroom · Ghost Pepper · Guacodile · Hurrikale · Plantern · Oak Archer · Homing Thistle · Pepper-pult · White Radish · Toadstool · Blooming Heart · Red Stinger · Electric Blueberry · A.K.E.E. · Moonflower · Agave · Asparagus · Pumpkin Witch |
Plants vs. Zombies: Journey to the West | |
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Day | Peashooter · Sunflower · Cherry Bomb · Wall-nut · Potato Mine · Snow Pea · Chomper · Repeater |
Night | Puff-shroom · Sun-shroom · Fume-shroom · Grave Buster · Hypno-shroom · Scaredy-shroom · Ice-shroom · Doom-shroom |
Pool | Lily Pad · Squash · Threepeater · Tangle Kelp · Jalapeno · Spikeweed · Torchwood · Tall-nut |
Fog | Sea-shroom · Plantern · Cactus · Blover · Split Pea · Starfruit · Pumpkin · Magnet-shroom |
Roof | Cabbage-pult · Flower Pot · Kernel-pult · Coffee Bean · Garlic · Umbrella Leaf · Marigold · Melon-pult |
Dragon's Palace | Oxygen Algae · Starfish Fruit · Bramble Sea Grass · Water Gun Grass · Electric Anemone |
Upgrades | Gatling Pea · Twin Sunflower · Gloom-shroom · Cattail · Winter Melon · Gold Magnet · Spikerock · Cob Cannon |
Others | Imitater · Explode-o-nut · Giant Wall-nut · Vigorous Broccoli · Pomegranate Machine Gun · Carrot Missile Truck · Oak Archer · Ghost Pepper · Laser Bean · Dandelion · Snapdragon · Bonk Choy |
Hero Plants | Iron Man Nut · Monkey King Peashooter · Pig Squash · General Nut · Monk Flower · Nezha Peashooter |