Bamboo Shoots (Plants vs. Zombies 3)

For other uses, see Bamboo Shoot (disambiguation).

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Bamboo Shoots is a heavy damage Shooter plant in Plants vs. Zombies 3: Evolved. He fires powerful bamboo missiles at zombies. These missiles have splash damage in a 1x1 area, and knock back zombies.

Origins

This plant is based on the bamboo. Its name is a pun on bamboo shoots, literally being a bamboo that shoots in this case.

Abilities

Name	Description	Unlock
Split-Hit	Every 14 attacks will send an extra projectile down an adjecent lane!	Unlocked upon upgrading Bamboo Shoots to level 10
Bunched	Acts 10% faster when surrounded by 5 or more plants!	Unlocked upon upgrading Bamboo Shoots to level 20
Inherited from Peashooter
Crit Hit	Every 14th attack will deal double damage!	Unlocked upon upgrading Bamboo Shoots to level 10
Rapid Fire	Plants act twice in a row after 14 actions!	Unlocked upon upgrading Bamboo Shoots to level 20
Inherited from Potato Mine
Cheerleader	If there's no Zombies in view of this Plant, speeds up other Plants for 13 seconds.	Unlocked upon upgrading Bamboo Shoots to level 10
Inspiring	Provides a 5 second speed boost to nearby plants every 95 seconds!	Unlocked upon upgrading Bamboo Shoots to level 20

Merge recipes

Bamboo Shoots is not currently used in any merge recipes.

Strategies

TBA

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“ Bamboo Shoots may be slow, but he hits hard! ”

—in-game tutorial

Bamboo Shoots is a heavy damage Shooter plant in Plants vs. Zombies 3. He costs 5 Sun and fire powerful bamboo missiles at zombies. These missiles have splash damage in a 1x1 area, and knockback zombies.

Origins

This plant is based on the bamboo. Its name is a pun on bamboo shoots, literally being a bamboo that shoots in this case.

Upgrades (China only)

Tacobility effect

TBA

Plant Food effect

TBA

Strategies

Bamboo Shoots costs 5 sun, more than Peashooter. Utilizing a defense that has both of them is effective; Peashooter can cover for Bamboo Shoots' slow attack speed and Bamboo Shoots can take down stronger zombies and hordes with splash. Snow Pea can also cover and group up zombies to great effect. Lightning Reed can eliminate weaker zombies to maximize the efficiency of his shots.

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“ Hey there! We're Bamboo Shoots! We're about two things: BAM and BOOM. Ok, We're also about SHOOTS. ”

—Bamboo Shoots

Prior to the 2021 re-release of Plants vs. Zombies 3, Bamboo Shoots was a Rare Shooter plant and the first new plant unlocked in Plants vs. Zombies 3. They costed 7 sun and slowly shot missiles in their lane, dealing heavy damage to the zombies they hit.

They were introduced to teach the player about the game's Threat mechanic, specifically as a counter to Armored Zombies.

Almanac entry

Note: The stats shown below only apply to Level 1.

Bamboo Shoots
Hot Rare
Ballistic Heavy Hitter
Shoots slowly, dealing heavy damage. Devastating! 7 Health 592 Attack Damage 245 Attack Speed 5.5 s Damage per Second 44.5 Coodldown 7 s Effective against:
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Strategies

Since Bamboo Shoots cost 7 sun, considerably more than most other plants in Plants vs. Zombies 3, they are costly to place and, as such, should not be relied on too much as your main defense. However, their explosive shots are especially effective against armored zombies, so, if there are many of them, it is suggested to bring Bamboo Shoots into combat.

Their slow attack speed may lead them to being easily swarmed by faster zombies, such as Power Walker, Imp, and especially Zombie Chickens, and they are truly unreliable against flying zombies such as the Zombie Pigeon. As such, their high damage may be appealing but in higher floors in the Devour Tower, where there are tougher and more unique threats, they become less reliable. As such, assisting them with plants like Wall-Nut or Lightning Reed is a good idea.

Their Plant Food ability is very effective, as it allows heavy damage to a target and zombies in a 3x3 area. This can be helpful for taking down high-priority threats such as the Gargantuar. Their Tacobility is more effective for taking out groups of zombies clustered together, making it better against swarms, but most strategies with Bamboo Shoot still apply, along with the weaknesses.

Gallery

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  HD Bamboo Shoots
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  Bamboo Shoots' icon
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  Textures
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Chinese version

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  Nut Defense entry
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  HD Bamboo Shoots (Happy)
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  HD Hero Bamboo Shoots
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  Bamboo Shoots' Puzzle Piece
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  Bamboo Shoots' icon

Old (Archived content)

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  Bamboo Shoots' seed packet (Soft Launch)
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  Bamboo Shoots' seed packet (Beta)

Pre-2021 (Archived content)

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  HD Pre-2021 Bamboo Shoots
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  Bamboo Shoots' Pre-2021 seed packet
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  Bamboo Shoots' Plant Food effect

Trivia

• Bamboo Shoots, in the 2020 version, would occasionally stare at the player with a scarred eye. In most of the Pre-Alpha, this did not happen.

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