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Not to be confused with Tennis Star, an All-Star variant in Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2.

Tennis Champ is a premium uncommon zombie card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the PvZH Crazy IconCrazy class. She costs 1BrainPvZH to play and has 1StrengthPvZH/1HeartPvZH.

She does not have any traits, and her ability gives her +3StrengthPvZH for the turn she is played. Her closest plant counterpart is Bonk Choy.

Origins[]

Tennis Player

She is based on a tennis player, a person who plays tennis, a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent or between two teams of two players each.

Her ability may be a reference to serves being usually more powerful than normal swings in tennis.

Her description can be translated to "When it's Plants vs. Zombies, the score is never 0-0," as the word "love" is used when 0 points have been won in tennis.

Statistics[]

  • Class: Crazy
  • Tribe: Sports Zombie
  • Traits: None
  • Ability: When played: This gets +3StrengthPvZH this turn.
  • Set - Rarity: Premium - Uncommon

Card description[]

When it's Plants vs. Zombies, the score is never love-love.

Update history[]

Update 1.14.13[]

  • Set change: Basic - Common → Premium - Uncommon

Strategies[]

With[]

With her low cost of brains and her strength-boosting ability, this card serves as a cheap glass cannon that is able to dish out heavy damage to just about anything during all parts of the game.

However, since her strength boost only lasts for a turn, Tennis Champ will be useless after that if she manages to survive. You can try to boost her as Electric Boogaloo via Vitamin Z or Loudmouth, or as Z-Mech via Team Mascot (due to her being a sports zombie), although there will be better zombies to use by then.

Therefore, if possible, try to strengthen her as much as you can on the same turn, as Tennis Champ will only be viable than turn only. If you really want her to be useful afterwards, either Bounce her with Firefighter or Secret Agent, put her in a gravestone with Mixed-Up Gravedigger or In-Crypted, or use her for Evolution.

In addition, while more expensive, Cuckoo Zombie has the same base stats as a boosted Tennis Champ, meaning that unlike Tennis Champ, Cuckoo Zombie will not lose strength after the turn he is played. Thus, if you are looking for a glass cannon that can retain its strength, it is much better to use Cuckoo Zombie instead.

Professor Brainstorm can sneak Tennis Champ into play with Teleport or Teleportation Zombie so that Tennis Champ does not have to survive through a potential round of damaging tricks and abilities, with an added element of surprise for his opponent. Furthermore, you do not need to save up more than two brains for the Teleport combo, or 3 brains for the Teleportation Zombie combo (although the latter is better if you want to sneak in multiple Tennis Champs).

As Impfinity, when you first play this zombie starting from turn 2, you can use Smoke Bomb and move her into an empty lane (or a lane with a powerful plant in it), allowing her to hit slightly harder, as well as granting you the choice of where to strike. However, Mini-Ninja would be a better option if you want more damage done to your opponent long-term.

Against[]

Tennis Champ is a formidable zombie in terms of strength, and while she becomes harmless after the turn she is played, it is best to prevent her from doing damage when her strength boost is still present, either by destroying or stalling her.

If you want to stall her for the turn she is played, the two options are PvZH Frozen IconFreezing and shielding. Both options prevent Tennis Champ from doing damage, allowing the plant in front of it to destroy her with ease (if any). However, stalling is only viable for heroes in the PvZH Smarty IconSmarty or PvZH Guardian IconGuardian class (or both), making it limited. Also, if you shut down Tennis Champ for a turn and let it survive, your opponent could reboost it, and the boost will not be reverted this time.

Another option is to destroy her before she gets to attack (either during the Fight! phase or via bonus attack cards), which should be easy due to her low base health of 1. The most effective option at destroying single Tennis Champs is by playing tricks, examples being damaging cards, stat-degrading cards, bonus attack cards, and superpowers, although superpowers may be better preserved for another zombie.

If you need to remove swarms of Tennis Champs, or if your opponent is trying to suppress your use of tricks, you can play Splash Damage plants such as Lightning Reed or Snapdragon, or Sour Grapes.

If neither option is available, or you just want to take the hit, Grape Responsibility can be played to let a plant take a hit from her more reliably. However, this is only possible starting from turns 2 and on.

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In other languages[]

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language Name Description
United States of America English Tennis Champ
China Simplified Chinese 网球高手
Taiwan Traditional Chinese 網球冠軍
France French Champion de tennis
Germany German Tennis-Champion
Italy Italian Campione di tennis
Japan Japanese テニスチャンピオン
South Korea Korean 테니스 챔피언
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese Campeão de Tênis
Russia Russian Теннисист-чемпион
Spain Spanish Campeón del tenis


Trivia[]

V · E Zombies in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes
PvZH Beastly Icon Beastly
Heroes Brain Freeze · Electric Boogaloo · The Smash · Immorticia
Common Skunk Punk · Pied Piper · Zookeeper · Dolphin Rider · Locust Swarm
Uncommon
Premium Dog Walker · Nibble · Snorkel Zombie · Yeti Lunchbox · Haunting Zombie · Loudmouth · B-flat
Galactic Total Eclipse · Alien Ooze · Surfer Zombie
Colossal Haunting Ghost
Triassic Goat · Vengeful Cyborg
Rare
Premium Squirrel Herder · Vimpire · Vitamin Z · Kangaroo Rider · Smashing Gargantuar
Galactic Biodome Botanist · Cosmic Yeti
Colossal Primordial Cheese Shover
Triassic Killer Whale
Super-Rare
Premium Cat Lady · Zombie Yeti · Deep Sea Gargantuar · Maniacal Laugh
Galactic Cheese Cutter · Cyborg Zombie · Area 22
Colossal Extinction Event · Ancient Vimpire
Triassic Hunting Grounds
Legendary
Premium Nurse Gargantuar · Octo Zombie · Zombot 1000
Galactic Interstellar Bounty Hunter · Supernova Gargantuar
Colossal Mondo Bronto
Triassic Gargantuar-Throwing Gargantuar
Event Cards Fraidy Cat · Secret Agent · Energy Drink Zombie · Synchronized Swimmer · Hover-Goat 3000 · Overstuffed Zombie · Sneezing Zombie · King of the Grill
Token Cards Zom-Bats
Superpowers Frozen Tundra · Slammin' Smackdown · Stayin' Alive · Witch's Familiar · Acid Rain · Evaporate · Galvanize
PvZH Brainy Icon Brainy
Heroes Super Brainz · Rustbolt · Professor Brainstorm · Immorticia · Huge-Gigantacus
Common Cardboard Robot Zombie · Paparazzi Zombie · Lurch for Lunch · Fun-Dead Raiser · Drum Major
Uncommon
Premium Chimney Sweep · Beam Me Up · Cell Phone Zombie · Pool Shark · Zombot Drone Engineer · Brain Vendor · Mountain Climber
Galactic Cryo-Brain · Medulla Nebula · Moonwalker
Colossal Copter Commando
Triassic Mustache Waxer · Pirate's Booty
Rare
Premium Gentleman Zombie · Kite Flyer · Gadget Scientist · Hail-a-Copter · Wizard Gargantuar
Galactic Cosmic Scientist · Triplication
Colossal Zom-Blob
Triassic Mustache Monument
Super-Rare
Premium Electrician · Rocket Science · Mad Chemist · Portal Technician
Galactic Neutron Imp · Transformation Station · Wormhole Gatekeeper
Colossal Evolutionary Leap · Parasol Zombie
Triassic Duckstache
Legendary
Premium Teleport · Shieldcrusher Viking · Trickster
Galactic Interdimensional Zombie · Teleportation Zombie
Colossal Gargantuar Mime
Triassic Zombot Dinotronic Mechasaur
Event Cards Leprechaun Imp · Regifting Zombie · Trick-or-Treater · Thinking Cap · Kitchen Sink Zombie · Bad Moon Rising
Token Cards Pot of Gold · Space Cadet · Zom-Bats
Superpowers Carried Away · Shrink Ray · Eureka · Witch's Familiar · Terror-Former 10,000 · Cut Down to Size · Summoning · Telepathy · Iron Boarder · Teleportation Station
PvZH Crazy Icon Crazy
Heroes Electric Boogaloo · Impfinity · Professor Brainstorm · Z-Mech
Basic Cards Backup Dancer · Bungee Plumber · Cuckoo Zombie · Disco Zombie · Flamenco Zombie
Uncommon
Premium Tennis Champ · Unlife of the Party · Conga Zombie · Newspaper Zombie · Cakesplosion · Orchestra Conductor · Foot Soldier Zombie
Galactic Loose Cannon · Meteor Z · Space Ninja
Colossal Mystery Egg · Sugary Treat
Triassic Trapper Territory
Rare
Premium Exploding Imp · Jester · Zombot's Wrath · The Chickening · Imp-Throwing Gargantuar
Galactic Final Mission · Cosmic Dancer
Colossal Gizzard Lizard
Triassic Disco Dance Floor
Super-Rare
Premium Aerobics Instructor · Abracadaver · Fireworks Zombie · Disco-Tron 3000
Galactic Disco-Naut · Moon Base Z · Gas Giant
Colossal Quickdraw Con Man
Triassic Grave Robber · Zombie's Best Friend
Legendary
Premium Barrel of Deadbeards · Valkyrie · Gargantuars' Feast
Galactic Quasar Wizard · Binary Stars
Colossal Tankylosaurus
Triassic Headhunter
Event Cards Exploding Fruitcake · Unexpected Gifts · Stupid Cupid · Frankentuar · Gargantuar-Throwing Imp · Hippity Hop Gargantuar
Token Cards Impfinity Clone · Captain Deadbeard
Superpowers Stayin' Alive · Triple Threat · Eureka · Missile Madness · Brute Strength · Dance Off · Electrobolt
PvZH Hearty Icon Hearty
Heroes Rustbolt · The Smash · Neptuna · Z-Mech
Common Baseball Zombie · Rolling Stone · Conehead · Team Mascot · Medic
Uncommon
Premium Arm Wrestler · Camel Crossing · Flag Zombie · Terrify · Trash Can Zombie · Buckethead · Ra Zombie
Galactic Cone Zone · Celestial Custodian · Screen Door Zombie
Colossal Healthy Treat · Zombie Middle Manager
Triassic Leftovers
Rare
Premium Sumo Wrestler · Zombie Coach · Monster Mash · Knight of the Living Dead · Rodeo Gargantuar
Galactic Escape through Time · Cosmic Sports Star
Colossal Primeval Yeti
Triassic Lost Colosseum
Super-Rare
Premium Landscaper · Weed Spray · All-Star Zombie · Coffee Zombie
Galactic Black Hole · Genetic Experiment · Planetary Gladiator
Colossal Jurassic Fossilhead
Triassic Knockout · Turquoise Skull Zombie
Legendary
Premium Zombie King · Undying Pharaoh · Wannabe Hero
Galactic Intergalactic Warlord · Zombot Battlecruiser 5000
Colossal Stompadon
Triassic Chum Champion
Event Cards Zombology Teacher · Gargologist · Turkey Rider · Going Viral · Bonus Track Buckethead · Defensive End
Token Cards Octo-Pet
Superpowers Shrink Ray · Slammin' Smackdown · Octo-Pult · Missile Madness · Heroic Health · Possessed · Rock Wall
PvZH Sneaky Icon Sneaky
Heroes Brain Freeze · Super Brainz · Impfinity · Neptuna · Huge-Gigantacus
Common Imp · Mini-Ninja · Smoke Bomb · Fishy Imp · Smelly Zombie
Uncommon
Premium Headstone Carver · Zombie Chicken · Hot Dog Imp · Swashbuckler Zombie · Backyard Bounce · Stealthy Imp · Firefighter
Galactic Graveyard · Ice Pirate · Frosty Mustache
Colossal Swabbie · Barrel of Barrels
Triassic Monkey Smuggler
Rare
Premium Imp Commander · Barrel Roller Zombie · Surprise Gargantuar · Walrus Rider · Zombot Stomp
Galactic Cosmic Imp · Space Pirate
Colossal Blowgun Imp
Triassic Buried Treasure
Super-Rare
Premium Toxic Waste Imp · Line Dancing Zombie · Pogo Bouncer · Tomb Raiser Zombie
Galactic Ducky Tube Zombie · Dr. Spacetime · Laser Base Alpha
Colossal Cursed Gargolith
Triassic Excavator Zombie · Unthawed Viking
Legendary
Premium Mixed-Up Gravedigger · Zombot Sharktronic Sub · Zombot Plank Walker
Galactic Space Cowboy · Cryo-Yeti
Colossal Zombot Aerostatic Gondola
Triassic Raiding Raptor
Event Cards Imposter · Fire Rooster · Imp-Throwing Imp · Captain Flameface · Zombie High Diver · Trapper Zombie
Token Cards Impfinity Clone · Octo-Pet
Superpowers Frozen Tundra · Carried Away · Triple Threat · Octo-Pult · Terror-Former 10,000 · In-Crypted · Super Stench · Dolphinado · Ice Moon
Unobtainable
Tokens Zombie · Returned Octo Zombie
Superpowers Flick-a-Plant · Get Well · Motivate
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