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Vaulting Zombies

Vaulting zombies are zombies that have the ability to jump over the player's plants and are faster than most zombies. Most of them lose their jumping ability and all of them slow down after one jump. Vaulting Zombies can not jump over Tall-nuts and Pogo Zombies' pogo stick can be stolen by a Magnet-shroom.

Vaulting Zombies

All three Vaulting Zombies in the seeds selection screen

Pole Vaulting Zombie - Moves faster while holding its pole and can jump over the first plant it encounters (on Tall-nuts, it does not jump over it, and Spikeweed and Spikerock are ignored). Slows down drastically after jumping.

Dolphin Rider Zombie - They travel much faster while on the dolphin and can jump over the first plant it encounters (excluding Tall-nuts if they are not planted in the first square). They slow down after jumping over the first plant they encounter. They can only be found in the pool lanes in the Pool and Fog stages. While riding their dolphin, they can dodge lobbed shots.

Pogo Zombie - Faster than other zombies and does not lose its jumping ability after jumping over a plant. As usual, they cannot jump over Tall-nuts, and it can have its additional vulnerability is that its Pogo Stick can be taken away by a Magnet-shroom. It cannot be paralyzed by a Kernel-pult or frozen by Ice-shroom (only chilled) while they still have the stick, and they move slightly faster than a usual Zombie would walk.

Strategies[]

The best strategy to stop any of these zombies is a Tall-nut. They cannot jump over it. If you don't have the Tall-nut, there are other ways to get rid of them.

To get rid of the Pole Vaulting Zombies, use a Sunflower, Puff-shroom or other cheap plants to make them jump, but not plants that have a slow recharge, as they will be substantially slower afterwards. Also, two reasonably placed Peashooters can kill them before they even have a chance to jump. Dolphin Rider Zombies are significantly harder to kill before they are able to jump, but Lily Pads or Sea-shrooms can be used to bait them similarly (but not in the rightmost column as they will not jump, they only jump when something is in the square ahead of them). However, if your Squash or Tangle Kelp has recharged, there should be no problem. The Pogo Zombies are a bit harder, as they will not keep bouncing even after one jump. Thankfully, their Pogo Sticks are magnetic, so a Magnet-shroom can steal them. Also, they are knocked away if they bump into Tall-nuts. They shouldn't be a problem if you have a properly defended lane.

Trivia[]

  • Pogo Zombie is one of the six zombies to have a mini-games of its own, Pogo Party, the others being the Zomboni and Zombie Bobsled Team in Bobsled Bonanza, Dr. Zomboss in Dr. Zomboss's Revenge, the Snorkel Zombie in Zombiquarium, and if the player counts the Hidden Mini-Games, Balloon Zombie in the PC hidden mini-game Air Raid.
  • Dolphin Rider Zombie and Pole Vaulting Zombie have a shared Mini-Game called Zombie Nimble Zombie Quick which have them as "extremely fast" zombies due to the game speed.
  • None of these zombies will take damage while jumping over a plant, unless the player is using an instant-kill.
  • All three vaulting zombies' toughness is medium (in fact, 500 damage per shot).
  • The pogo stick is the only vaulting equipment that can be damaged by projectile plants, but it cannot be destroyed.

See also[]

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Armor and weapons
Headwear Roadcone ยท Bucketโ€  ยท Football helmetโ€  (black) ยท Hard hat ยท Hats ยท Helmet ยท Sombrero ยท Feather hat ยท Knight helmโ€  ยท Ice block ยท Skull ยท Egg ยท Brick ยท Galeaโ€ 
Shields Newspaper ยท Screen doorโ€  ยท Ladderโ€  ยท Trash canโ€  ยท Target ยท Barrel ยท Sarcophagus ยท Poncho ยท Surfboard ยท Lance ยท Clamshell ยท Shovel ยท Parasol ยท Tent ยท Arcade machine ยท Speaker ยท Egg ยท Wheelbarrow ยท Flying Machine
Vaulting abilities Pole ยท Dolphin ยท Pogo stickโ€  ยท Segway
Weapons Jack-in-the-boxโ€  ยท Barbellโ€  ยท Torch ยท Surfboard ยท Lance ยท Clamshell ยท Shovel ยท Speaker ยท Syringe ยท Wheelbarrow ยท Flying Machine
Others Pickaxeโ€  ยท Bobsled ยท Balloon ยท Necklaceโ€  ยท Rocket ยท Hamsterball
โ€ Metallic

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