Cherry Bomb (Plants vs. Zombies 2)

For other uses, see Cherry Bomb (disambiguation).

Cherry Bomb
Cherry Bombs can blow up all zombies in an area. They have a short fuse so plant them near zombies.
Statistics
Sun Cost	150
Recharge	35 seconds
Damage	1800 damage
Area	3x3
Usage	Single, Instant
Family	Bombard-mint
Usage	Single use, instant
Statistics (China)
Sun Cost	150
Recharge	35 seconds
Damage	1800 damage
Range	3×3 Nearby
Area	3×3 AoE
Class	Special
Tags	Damage, insta, explosive, ash
Plant features	Red plant, scary look but kind within, twin brothers
In-game statistics
Unlocked	Beating Pirate Seas - Day 24
Unlocked (China)	Collect 10 Cherry Bomb Puzzle Pieces Top up 30 RMB via in-app purchases
Costumes
Code name	cherry_bomb
The Cherry Bomb Brothers attempted to start their own band. "We tried to figure out what the sound would be, but we kept explodonating speakers, stages, fans, and of course, zombies. Look for our LP next year."

Cherry Bomb is an instant-kill plant available in Plants vs. Zombies 2, obtained as the last plant in Pirate Seas.

When planted, Cherry Bomb explodes violently in a 3x3 area, dealing 1800 damage to any zombies that happen to be near or caught in the blast, enough to kill most zombies instantly.

About

For more information about this character, see Cherry Bomb.

Cherry Bomb is unlocked after the player finishes Pirate Seas - Day 24. Their fuse time has been decreased, and zombies will now ignore the plant entirely. The explosion is now a fire effect, defrosting zombies that can survive the attack while failing to damage imp dragon zombies.

They also retain the ability to affect aerial enemies.

Almanac entry

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

Cherry Bomb
	SUN COST 150 RECHARGE 35 DAMAGE 1800 AREA 3x3 Usage Single, Instant Bombard-mint Plant Food: No Plant Food effect. Cherry Bombs can blow up all zombies in an area. They have a short fuse so plant them near zombies. The Cherry Bomb Brothers attempted to start their own band. "We tried to figure out what the sound would be, but we kept explodonating speakers, stages, fans, and of course, zombies. Look for our LP next year."

Chinese version  (China only)

樱桃炸弹，能炸掉一定范围内的全部僵尸。由于一种下就会立刻爆炸，所以请把他们种在僵尸身边。 用法：一次性使用，立即生效 植物特征：红色植物、面恶心善、双胞兄弟 组建乐队是樱桃炸弹兄弟的梦想。“我们很想知道每种爆炸的节奏。我们颠覆音乐，引爆粉丝，轰动舞台，当然还有摧毁僵尸！喂，别忘记买明年的唱片！[sic] In English: Cherry Bomb, blows up all zombies within range. Plant them close to zombies since they explode immediately. Plant feature: red plant, scary look but kind within, twin brothers Starting a band has always been a dream of the Cherry brothers. "We really want to know the rhythm of every kind of explosion. We will overturn music, blow up our fans, shatter the stage, and of course destroy the zombies! Hey, don't forget to buy our record coming next year!"

Upgrades

Bombard-mint effect

When boosted by Bombard-mint, Cherry Bomb will gain an additional 2400 damage.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Slow)	Damage (Massive)	Area
1	0	0	150	35 seconds	1800 damage	3x3
2	10	1,000	150	34 seconds	1900 damage
3	75	5,000	150	33 seconds	2000 damage
4	200	10,000	125	32 seconds	2100 damage
5	400	20,000	125	25 seconds	2200 damage
6	750	30,000	125	24 seconds	2300 damage
7	1,000	40,000	125	23 seconds	2400 damage
8	1,250	50,000	125	22 seconds
9	1,500	60,000	125	21 seconds
10	2,000	75,000	100	20 seconds

Mastery upgrade

• Damage Pierce

Costumed (China only)

Every zombie destroyed provides the player with 25 sun in a similar fashion to a high-damage, low-payback Solar Tomato.

Level upgrade (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Duo Cherry 子母樱桃	Upon detonation, has 50% chance to spawn a static cherry that acts like a Potato Mine. 使樱桃炸弹在爆炸后有50%概率残留一颗小樱桃地雷。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Cherry Bomb gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Explosion Expert 爆破专家	Will always produce a static cherry when they explode 使子母樱桃的触发概率提高100%。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Cherry Bomb gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).

Note: Cherry Bomb cannot be upgraded to level 4.

Strategies

As Cherry Bomb has remained virtually unchanged between the two games, most strategies that worked in the first game should also apply to the second game. An important thing to note is that Cherry Bomb's explosion is now counted as a fire effect, meaning that Gargantuars frozen by Iceberg Lettuce will be not chilled and able to move again a normal pace when hit by Cherry Bomb, so unless you can re-apply the ice effect again, it's better to use the Cherry Bomb before trying to freeze the zombies. Of course, there's always the option of non-ice based stun/slow plants, like Stunion and Stallia. Imp Dragon Zombies are also completely immune to Cherry Bomb, although it has little impact on their utility as they don't appear too often to dislodge their role.

In Endless Zones, Cherry Bomb is a great pick, especially later on, because of the sheer amount of zombies that come in higher levels. Planting Cherry Bombs in large groups of zombies in later levels can easily destroy hundreds of zombies, relieving a lot of pressure you might have. Furthermore, Cherry Bombs can now be upgraded, accelerating their recharge and decreasing their sun cost. Therefore, they can be more feasible for later levels, although it goes without saying you will need to maintain sufficient suppressing fire with other plants to get the most out of them.

It should be noted though that generally, Primal Potato Mine, Grapeshot, Bombegranate, Explode-O-Nut, Explode-o-Vine, and Teleportato Mine outclass Cherry Bomb, either due to being more efficient or having an extra effect. For example, Primal Potato Mine has one-third the cost, takes less time to recharge, has higher damage output against tough zombies like Gargantuars, affects a larger area when upgraded, and can be enhanced with Plant Food, as well as not having a fire effect that would otherwise defrost zombies, in exchange for a few seconds of arming time and the inability to target aerial foes. Grapeshot launches bouncing grapes that can take out a few zombies surviving the initial blast, Bombegranate leaves seeds that can also catch surviving zombies, Explode-O-Nut and Explode-o-Vine (level 2+) are generally cheaper, both having explosions when destroyed to catch more zombies and bolster defense. Explode-o-Vine can provide an additional explosion when planted too. Teleportato Mine has half the cost, takes less time to recharge and has the ability to teleport zombies.

However, of all the six, Primal Potato Mine is the only non-premium plant and at the same time the easiest to obtain, so Cherry Bomb remains relevant when these alternatives prove difficult to acquire.

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Cherry Bomb
Simplified Chinese	樱桃炸弹
French	Bombe cerise
German	Kirschbombe
Italian	Ciliegie esplosive
Brazilian Portuguese	Cerejas-bomba	lit. "Cherry Bombs"
Spanish	Petacereza

Trivia

• As of the 2.3 update, if the player listens carefully, there is a charging sound that will play before they detonate. Also, if one looks closely, they can see the stem turn black as if it was burning.
• It now changes its facial expression before exploding.
• If they are used on a headless corpse, the ensuing charred zombie will still appear with its head and arms.
• In this game, zombies can no longer interact with Cherry Bombs. As a result, Cherry Bombs can no longer be eaten/destroyed in this game.
• Their Almanac entry mentions their "LP", which is short for Long Play, the technical term for a music album.
• In their almanac entries, the part when explodonating speakers is mentioned may be referring to the almanac entry of Cherry Bomb in the first Plants vs. Zombies game, in which both cherries argue about exploding or detonating, and they agree on explodonating.
• Cherry Bomb and Laser Bean are the only plants which have internal names with an underscore (cherry_bomb and laser_bean).

Specific to the Chinese version (China only)

• Before version 1.8, they were the only premium plant in the game (unlocked alongside the Turbo Button with a code). Normally, they could only be unlocked by buying a total of RMB 30 (around 4 USD) of gems. Now they can be unlocked with 10 puzzle pieces, which do not require real money.
  • However, they are not a premium plant in the international version of the game.
• The small Cherry they create at level 2 is functionally identical to an armed Potato Mine, even down to saying "SPUDOW!" when it explodes.

See also

• Instant-kill plants
• Grapeshot
• Primal Potato Mine
• Bombegranate

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