Zombies (Plants vs. Zombies 2)

For other uses, see zombies.

Zombies are reanimated, mindless, decaying corpses with a hunger for human brains. They are the main antagonists of Plants vs. Zombies 2, as the objective of the game is to prevent them from eating the player's brains. Zombies, like their defensive counterparts the plants, are varied in strength as well as speed, and command unique aspects which must be countered appropriately.

A total of 108 zombies appear in the game but if the zombies in the Chinese version are included, the grand total is 134.

List of zombies

Speed Rates:

• Creeper - Takes 7.5 seconds to move one square.
• Stiff - Takes 6.75 seconds to move one square.
• Basic - Takes 5.0 seconds to move one square.
• Hungry - Takes 3.75 seconds to move one square.
• Speedy - Takes 2.5 seconds to move one square.
• Flighty - Takes 0.5 seconds to move one square.

Toughness Rates:

• Fragile - Absorbs 0.25-2 normal damage shots.
• Average - Absorbs 9.5 normal damage shots.
• Solid - Absorbs 12-16 normal damage shots.
• Protected - Absorbs 17-30 normal damage shots.
• Dense - Absorbs 34-50 normal damage shots.
• Hardened - Absorbs 62-85 normal damage shots.
• Machined - Absorbs 90-125 normal damage shots.
• Great - Absorbs 180 normal damage shots.
• Undying - Absorbs 650-2700 normal damage shots.

Zombies

Name	Image	Toughness	Health	Speed	Description	First appears in*
Player's House
Basic Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	The regular zombie.	Day 1
Conehead Zombie	File:ConeheadZombiePvZ2.png	Protected	27.25 18 (roadcone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic	Wears a roadcone to protect the head.	Day 3
Buckethead Zombie	File:BucketheadPVZ2.png	Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic	Wears a bucket to protect the head.	Day 4
Flag Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Appears during a huge wave of zombies.	Day 1
Imp	File:PVZIAT Imp.png	Average	9.25	Hungry	Thrown by Gargantuars to the third column, then proceeds by foot.	Piñata Parties
Gargantuar	File:PVZIAT Gargantuar.png	Great	180	Hungry	Crushes plants with pole, launches Imp when damaged.	Piñata Parties
Vase Gargantuar		Great	180	Stiff	Crushes plants with pole, launches Imp when damaged.	Vasebreaker
Ancient Egypt
Mummy Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	The regular mummified zombie.	Day 1
Conehead Mummy		Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Buckethead Mummy		Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 2
Flag Mummy Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic		Day 1
Ra Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Tries to steal sun.	Day 1
Camel Zombies		Protected	20.25 (per zombie) 12.5 (sign) 7.75 (zombie)	Creeper (shared slowing)	Arrives in a group of three zombies or more.	Day 6
Explorer Zombie		Solid	11.75	Hungry	Torch destroys plant on contact.	Day 9
Tomb Raiser Zombie		Protected	18.25	Basic	Creates tombstones on the lawn.	Day 10
Pharaoh Zombie		Hardened	73.75 60 (sarcophagus) 13.75 (zombie)	Basic, then Speedy	Moves like a hungry zombie once free.	Day 12
Mummified Gargantuar		Great	180	Hungry	Launches Imp Mummy when damaged.	Day 8
Imp Mummy		Average	9.25	Hungry	Launched by Mummified Gargantuars to the third column.	Day 8
Zombot Sphinx-inator		Undying	925	Hungry	Missile attack can create tombstones.	Day 25
Pirate Seas
Pirate Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	The regular plank walking zombie.	Day 1
Conehead Pirate		Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Buckethead Pirate		Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 4
Flag Pirate Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic		Day 1
Swashbuckler Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Lands four tiles into the player's lawn.	Day 1
Seagull Zombie		Solid (in-game Average)	13.5	Speedy	Passes over low plants like Spikeweed and Iceberg Lettuce.	Day 2
Barrel Roller Zombie		Hardened	64.25 55 (barrel) 9.25 (zombie)	Hungry	Crushes plants with barrel, Imps appear from the barrel when destroyed.	Day 7
Imp Pirate Zombie		Average	9.25	Hungry	Summoned by Gargantuar Pirates, Imp Cannons and Barrel Roller Zombies.	Day 7
Imp Cannon		Protected	30	Basic (in-game: N/A)	Fires Imp Pirate Zombies to mid-lawn, explodes into a shower of Imps if not destroyed quickly.	Day 10
Pirate Captain Zombie		Protected	20.25	Stiff	Can release a Zombie Parrot, which can steal a plant.	Day 9
Zombie Parrot		Solid	15	Flighty	Can fly to plants in other lanes to take them away	Day 9
Gargantuar Pirate		Great	180	Hungry	Launches Imp Pirate Zombie when damaged.	Day 8
Zombot Plank Walker		Undying	1375	Hungry	Cannon can rain down Imps past your defenses	Day 25
Wild West
Cowboy Zombie		Solid (in-game: Average)	9.25 2 (hat) 7.25 (zombie)	Basic	Regular rootin' tootn' cowboy zombie.	Day 1
Conehead Cowboy		Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Buckethead Cowboy		Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 4
Flag Cowboy Zombie		Solid (in-game: Average)	9.25 2 (hat) 7.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Prospector Zombie		Average	9.25	Stiff	Appears on the left side of the player's lawn when its dynamite explodes.	Day 2
Pianist Zombie		Hardened (in-game: Dense)	40.25	Creeper	Crushes plants with piano, summons cowboy dancers who switch lanes.	Day 3
Poncho Zombie		Solid/Hardened	12.25 or 67.25 3 (poncho) 55 (grate) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic	Randomly wears a protective metal grate.	Day 5
Chicken Wrangler Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Summons zombie chickens when damaged	Day 10
Zombie Chicken		Fragile	0.25	Flighty		Day 10
Zombie Bull		Hardened	65	Flighty, then Stiff	Launches a low flying Zombie Bull Rider over plants	Day 13
Zombie Bull Rider		Average	9.25	Hungry	Launched by Zombie Bulls and Wild West Gargantuars.	Day 8
Wild West Gargantuar		Great	180	Hungry	Launches Bull Rider when damaged.	Day 8
Zombot War Wagon		Undying	1275	Hungry	Missile attack can target mine carts	Day 25
Far Future
Future Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Regular futuristic jumpsuit zombie.	Day 1
Future Conehead Zombie		Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Future Buckethead Zombie		Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Future Flag Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic		Day 1
Jetpack Zombie		Average (in-game: Solid)	15.25	Speedy	Floats over low plants, boosts over most other plants.	Day 1
Shield Zombie		Average (in-game: Protected)/ Hardened (Force Field)	25 or 85 60 (force field) 25 (zombie)	Basic	Creates a shield to protect from incoming attacks.	Day 2
Bug Bot Imp		Average	13.5	Hungry	Falls from the sky inbot swarms, and launched by Gargantuar Primes.	Day 3
Robo-Cone Zombie		Machined	125	Stiff	Has very high health.	Day 5
Disco-tron 3000		Machined	100	Basic	Summons Disco Jetpack Zombies.	Day 10
Disco Jetpack Zombie		Average (in-game: Solid)	15.25	Speedy	Floats over low plants, boosts over most other plants.	Day 10
Mecha-Football Zombie		Machined	100	Basic	Pushes plants to the left instead of eating.	Day 13
Gargantuar Prime		Great	180	Stiff	Crushes plants with arms, randomly burns tiles with laser eyes, launches Bug Bot Imp when damaged.	Day 8
Zombot Tomorrow-tron		Undying	2700	Hungry	Missile attacks can destroy Power Tiles.	Day 25
Dark Ages
Peasant Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Regular lower class commoner zombie.	Night 1
Conehead Peasant		Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Night 1
Buckethead Peasant		Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Night 2
Knight Zombie		Machined	89.25 80 (knight helm) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic	Has very high health.	Night 7
Peasant Flag Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic		Night 1
Imp Monk Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Summoned by Necromancy ambush and thrown by Gargantuars.	Night 3
Jester Zombie		Protected	20.25	Hungry	Returns all projectiles that are shot at it.	Night 5
Dark Ages Gargantuar		Great	180	Hungry	Crushes plants with hammer, launches Imp Monk Zombie when damaged.	Night 10
Wizard Zombie		Protected	23.5	Creeper	Transforms plants into passive sheep.	Night 11
Zombie King		Dense	50	N/A	Grants knight helms to nearby peasant zombies.	Night 16
Announcer Imp*		N/A			Get crushed by the Zombie King after announcing its arrival.*	Night 16
Imp Dragon Zombie		Average	9.25	Hungry	Immune to fire damage.	Night 20
Zombot Dark Dragon		Undying	1050	Hungry	Lobbed fireballs can hatch Imp Dragon Zombies.	Night 20
Big Wave Beach
Pompadour Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Regular beach bum zombie.	Day 1
Conehead Pompadour		Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Buckethead Pompadour		Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Beach Flag Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic		Day 1
Bikini Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Regular beach blanket zombie.	Day 2
Bikini Conehead		Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 2
Bikini Buckethead		Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 2
Snorkel Zombie	File:SnorkelZombie2.png	Protected	16.5	Basic	Submerges to avoid attacks	Day 6
Imp Mermaid Zombie		Average	9.25	Hungry	Summoned by Low Tide and thrown by Gargantuars.	Day 4
Surfer Zombie		Protected	24.5 (surfing) 16.5 (on land) 35 (surfboard)	Speedy (surfing) Basic (on land)	Can crush a plant with his board	Day 11
Deep Sea Gargantuar		Great	180	Hungry	Crushes plants with driftwood Launches Imp Mermaid when damaged	Day 8
Fisherman Zombie		Dense	50	N/A	Pulls plants to the right Plants next to him are tossed off the lawn	Day 22
Octo Zombie		Hardened (in-game: Dense)	43.5	Creeper	Bound plants are passive until their octopus is destroyed	Day 17
Zombot Sharktronic Sub		Undying	1475	Hungry	Mouth turbine can pull plants to it Summoned zombie sharks can consume plants	Day 32
Frostbite Caves
Cave Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Normal cave dweller zombie	Day 1
Cave Conehead Zombie		Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Cave Buckethead Zombie		Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Blockhead Zombie		Machined	89.25 80 (ice block) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic	Has very high health.	Day 8
Cave Flag Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic		Day 1
Hunter Zombie		Hardened (in-game: Dense)	33.5	Creeper	Throws snowballs which freeze the player's plants.	Day 4
Yeti Imp		Average	9.25	Hungry		Day 7
Dodo Rider Zombie		Dense (in-game: Protected)	24.5	Speedy	Flies randomly to go over slider tiles and over plants	Day 9
Troglobite		Dense (in-game: Protected)	22.5	Basic	Strong zombie that can push blocks of ice across the lawn.	Day 17
Weasel Hoarder		Average	9.25	Basic	Zombie hiding in a log with a pack of snow weasels. Weasels are released when her log is shattered.	Day 22
Ice Weasel		Fragile	2	Flighty	Once released, weasels run full speed even over ice floes to nibble your brains.	Day 22
Sloth Gargantuar		Great	180	Hungry	Throws three Imps instead of one.	Day 13
Zombot Tuskmaster 10,000 BC		Undying	650 (90 for breaking ice barrier)	Hungry	The mammoth mech with an ice blast from the past.	Day 30
Lost City
Adventurer Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Regular expertly-coiffed moustache zombie.	Day 1
Conehead Adventurer Zombie		Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Buckethead Adventurer Zombie		Average	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic		Day 1
Flag Adventurer Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic		Day 1
Lost Pilot Zombie		Solid	15.25	Basic	Drops in past defenses, eats what's below him, and eventually will start walking forward.	Day 2
Lost City Imp Zombie		Average	9.25	Hungry	Thrown by Porter Gargantuars. Can appear on its own.	Day 8
Excavator Zombie		Protected	17.75	Speedy	Dig plants up and tosses them behind him. His shovel is invulnerable to damage.	Day 4
Parasol Zombie		Protected (in-game: Solid)	15.25	Hungry	Protects herself and zombies behind her from lobbed shots by deflecting them with her parasol.	Day 7
Bug Zombie		Protected	18	Speedy	Carries a Basic, Conehead, or Buckethead Adventurer Zombie quickly over defenses and into the lawn. Drops the zombie upon death.	Day 11
Porter Gargantuar		Great	180	Hungry	Crushed plants with torch. Throws Lost City Imp Zombie when damaged. Torch cannot be lit.	Day 12
Imp Porter		Protected	Unknown	Basic	Sets up a campsite on the nearest Gold Tile. The campsite spawns basic variants of zombies.	Day 17
Relic Hunter Zombie		Dense	Unknown	Stiff	Swings past the player's defenses.	Day 23
Turquoise Skull Zombie		Solid	Unknown	Basic	Tries to steal sun and burns plants four tiles in front of him with his skull.	Day 27
Zombot Aerostatic Gondola		Undying	1390	Hungry	Drops bags on sand to active Trap Tiles	Day 32
Other
Treasure Yeti		Dense	34	Basic	Appears randomly (the player will get a notification if the game is not opened) and always gives 1000 coins.	Any level

*Excluding Piñata Parties or Vasebreaker.

Chinese zombies

Name	Image	Toughness	Health	Speed	Special
Kung-Fu World
Kung-Fu Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic
Conehead Kung-Fu Zombie		Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic
Buckethead Kung-Fu Zombie		Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic
Flag Kung-Fu Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic
Torch Kung-Fu Zombie		Solid	12	Hungry	Torch destroys plant on contact.
Hammer Zombie		Protected	22	Stiff	Returns shooting projectiles that are shot at it.
Drinking Zombie		Average	28	Hungry then Speedy	Speeds up after drinking.
Qigong Zombie		Protected	21	Stiff	Pulls plants to the right.
Blew Zombie	File:Blew Zombie2.png	Solid	15	Speedy	Explodes when it encounters a plant; freezing plants can disarm the bomb.
Gong Zombie		Average	9.25	Hungry	Summons Blew Zombies while banging its gong.
Monk Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic
Conehead Monk	File:Conehead Monk2.png	Protected	27.25 18 (cone) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic
Buckethead Monk	File:Buckethead Monk2.png	Hardened	64.25 55 (bucket) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic
Admiral Helmet Zombie		Machined	89.25 80 (helmet) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic
Flag Monk Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic
Torch Monk Zombie		Solid	12	Hungry	Spins it torch relentlessly to deal with the player's plants.
Swordsman Zombie		Protected	17	Basic	Slices plants.
Nunchaku Zombie		Average	21	Stiff	Returns projectiles that are shot at it and strikes at the player's plants.
Drinking Monk Zombie		Average	28	Hungry then Speedy	After drinking, it speeds up and can instantly kill the player's plants.
Tiger Imp*	File:Tiger Imp2.png	Average	9.25	Flighty	Flies over some plants, then lands down and continues walking at a very fast speed.
Imp Monk		Average	12	Hungry	Flies over some plants, then lands down and continues walking.
Han Bronze		Great	350	Hungry	Crushes plants, speeds up when on low health.
Knight Bronze		Great	350	Hungry	Crushes plants, jumps to the least protected to row.
Qigong Bronze		Great	350	Stiff	Crushes plants, pulls plants forward, summons other zombies.
Gunpowder Devil		Undying	2400	Hungry	The midpoint boss of Kung-Fu World.
Knife-Wielding Swordsman		Undying	4000	Hungry	The boss of Kung-Fu World.
Dark Ages
Rogue Zombie		Average	9.25	Basic	Can turn invisible
Archmage Zombie		Average	9.25	Stiff	Can shoot projectiles at your plants to make them sleep.
Cavalry Zombie		Hardened	65	Speedy, then Stiff	Launches a low flying Knight Zombie over plants.
Big Wave Beach
Clamshell Zombie	File:Clamshell Zombie2.png	Machined	89.25 80 (clam) 9.25 (zombie)	Basic	Can absorb a lot of damage and instantly kill normal-health plants.
Other
Chinese Treasure Yeti		Dense	34	Basic	Runs away after a short while Carries puzzle pieces
Lion Dancer Zombie*		Hardened	20	Basic	Can breathe fire on plants Drops money bag or costume Puzzle Piece of chosen plant.
God of Wealth*		Undying	400	Basic	Fires gold pieces at a random plant Drops 6 Gold Coins and a red packet

• A * means that this Zombie is not in the almanac.

Trivia

• None of these international zombies has the first letter A, H, L, N, Q, U, and Y, except the Announcer Imp.
• Besides the Chinese zombies:
  • Knight Zombie is the only zombie that has the first letter K.
  • Vase Gargantuar is the only zombie that has the first letter V.
  • Octo Zombie is the only zombie that has the first letter O.
  • Camel Zombies is the only zombie that has the last letter S.
  • Disco-tron 3000 is the only zombie that has the last character as a number.
  • Zombie King is the only zombie that has last letter G.
  • Zombot Sharktronic Sub is the only zombie that has last letter B.
• Before the 2.4.1 update, Pharaoh Zombie had Dense toughness and it absorbed 73.75 normal damage shots.
• Before the 1.7 update, Zombie Bull Rider's speed was Basic.
• All of the Zombots' health are different from each other. It seems like some Zombots are stronger than the others while all of them are bosses of each world they appear. This may be because each boss battle has offensive plants that do a certain amount of damage; as some do greater or lower damage in each world, possibly to balance the duration of each boss battle.
• Gargantuar can only be encountered during Piñata Parties.
• Zombie King and Fisherman Zombie are the only zombies that do not have its speed listed.
• Before the 1.2 update in the Chinese version, Gargantuar Bronzes had Average toughness and it absorbed 350 normal damage shots.
• Before the 1.2 update in the Chinese version, Qigong Bronze's speed was listed as Hungry.
• Before the 3.3.2 update, Dodo Rider Zombie had Hardened toughness and Creeper Speed and it absorbed 24.5 normal damage shots with no degrades.

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