Modern Day - Day 9
Modern Day - Day 9 is the ninth level of Modern Day in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It is a Locked and Loaded level. Frostbite Caves portals are first introduced here. After completing this level, the player receives a money bag.
Dialogue
Penny: My sensors are picking up increased helium levels, User Dave.
Penny: I suspect we may be facing one or more Balloon Zombies.
Crazy Dave: I hate one or more Balloon Zombies!
Difficulty
There are two aspects that make this level very hard. On one hand, since the player lacks powerful offensive plants, Balloon Zombies, with their high speed and health, will easily fly over the player's defenses. On the other hand, the combination of Explorer Zombies, Punk Zombies, and Tomb Raiser Zombies, with tombstones giving them protection, are deadly. Ra Zombies, however, are of no concern, as the plants are extremely cheap, and the player could probably have over 500 sun by the time they show up. Do not use Thyme Warp as it will group up every zombie and regenerate their health upon respawning them, making individual zombies harder to hit and will eat plants with ease.
Waves
- The small number next to the zombie icon means that zombie will always appear in that lane, with 1 being the topmost lane and 5 being the bottommost lane.
| Waves | Non-dynamic zombies | Ambush zombies | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
None | Punk plays. |
| 2 |  5
|
None | |
| 3 |  4
|
None | Carries 1x Plant Food. |
| 4 | 2 4   3 1 5
|
None | First flag. |
| 5 | 3  1 5
|
None | |
| 6 | 3 2 4
|
None | Carries 1x Plant Food. |
| 7 | 1 5 2 3 4
|
None | |
| 8 |  2 3 4  2 3 4 1 5 2 3 4
|
None | Second flag. spawns at C6R4.
|
| 9 | 2 4 1 3 5 3
|
None | Carries 1x Plant Food. |
| 10 | 1 5  3 2 4
|
None | |
| 11 | 2 4 1 3 5
|
None | |
| 12 | 1 3 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
|
None | Final wave. |
Strategies
The core idea to win this level is to plant as many Nightshades as possible to generate enough offensive power. The player does not need to plant many Moonflowers, since all of the plants in this level are cheap. More space should be saved for Nightshades, with separated Moonflowers to power them up. The Plant Food is suggested to be used on instant recharge for Thyme Warp in dire situations or the Nightshades in the back most column, and Grave Buster need to be continuously used to remove high-threatening tombstones. And finally, use Thyme Warp as a life saver when the situation gets really tough, but do not use it too early, given its very slow recharge speed.
The player should also watch out for the Frostbite Caves portal, as it can bring out Weasel Hoarders, and they cannot be dealt easily with Nightshade due to its lack of area of effect and slow attacking speed.
If you are a quick thinker and have reasonable reflexes with this game, try digging up leafless Nightshades and replacing them with new Nightshades, so the extra ammunition is available straight away. Try this strategy given you end up with a lot of Nightshades and plenty of sun.
Gallery
Barely survived without lawn mowers. By Dung Dinh Anh.
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By Master3530
How to (not) beat a level by EpicGamer23468
Final wave by Mognoxprox
By Mognoxprox
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By Wiki1597User (Planted a Thyme Warp at the last minute)
Walkthrough
- Modern Day Day 9
Trivia
- Prior to the 10.5.1 update, Thyme Warp is part if the setup even though it couldn’t be used outside of Neon Mixtape Tour.
- Not counting Pinata Parties with world-exclusive plants, this level and Neon Mixtape Tour - Day 18 in the Chinese version of Plants vs. Zombies 2 are the only levels that allow the player to use a world-exclusive plant from another world.
- *: Removed ~: Epic Quest
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