Penny's Pursuit
For the Chinese version of the game mode, see Penny's Pursuit (Chinese version).
Penny's Pursuit is a game mode in Plants vs. Zombies 2, which was released alongside the 7.9.1 update. It is a game mode that appears between the Adventure Mode and Arena icons. It was also released in the Chinese version, which was released alongside the 2.5.0 update.
This mode requires the player to have Fuel to be able to play. Fuel can be bought with gems, or recharged overtime. Fuel usually is maxed at 15, but if you buy more, you can go over 15. The player can also choose to watch ads to gain 5 fuel. It requires an internet connection to play and is unlocked after the completion of Wild West - Day 16.
Plot
Zomboss kidnapped Dave! Penny's Pursuit levels use fuel but each level has perks that make it easier to play! Defeat enough levels for a chance to challenge Zomboss and save Dave!
Gameplay
In Penny's Pursuit, there are 3 difficulties to choose from for a level:
- Mild (Easy)
- Spicy (Medium)
- Extra Hot (Hard)
To play a level, the player needs to spend 5 Fuels. Once loaded into a level at any difficulty, the player can select Perks to use in the level. The player can choose one perk for free, but additional perks will cost gems to use in the level (with 5 gems each.)
Level Types
For each level, it usually consists of 5 varying types:
- Classic: Survive waves of zombies.
- Last Stand: Plan your defense and defeat the zombies.
- Arena: Plan your defense to survive and get a high score.
- Timed: Survive until the time runs out.
- Minigame: Unique gameplay like Bulb Bowling, Vasebreaker, and Cannons Away.
Difficulty
Depending on the difficulty, the zombies available and the objectives the player can complete may change. Also, harder difficulties can:
- Cause zombies to have stronger health and faster eating rate.
- Add or change special zombies to tougher ones (Imp Cannon => Zcorpion Zombie)
- Add bonus objectives or increase its difficulty (such as Don't lose more than "X" plants and moving endangered plants or flowers closer to the right.)
- Adjust the modifiers that change the game mechanics and remove certain player benefits, such as:
- The amount of Lawn mowers
- The amount of Seed slots
- The amount of Plant Food started within a level
- How often sun drops from the sky
- How much sun you start within a level
- The maximum amount of sun you can bank up
- Preparation time before the first wave starts (except for Vasebreaker mini-game)
Once the player selects their level, difficulty, and perks for the level, they're able to play levels that are in different styles: normal zombie attacks, Arena style levels, Last Stand levels, timed levels, and mini-games. There are also bonus objectives that the player can try to complete to upgrade their perks.
Modifiers
Depending the difficulty selected by the player, Modifiers adjust the flow of difficulty in the level by manipulating the game mechanics or changing the zombies' stats.
| Modifier | Icons | Description |
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| Sun Dropper |   
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How often sun drops from the sky. |
| Starting Sun | 
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Sun total at game start. |
| Plant Food |  
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Amount of starting Plant Food. |
| Seed Slots | 
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Number of seed slots. |
| Maximum Sun |
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How much sun can be banked. |
| Lawn Mowers |  
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Number of lawn mowers. |
| First Wave |   
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Delay before first zombie wave starts. |
| Zombie Strength |   
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Overall strength of zombies. |
ZPS
Once completing the level, the player can receive rewards and ZPS Points, which are used to fuel a meter to fight Dr. Zomboss and a specific Zombot, which is hinted within the back of the map via a podium from the world. Each difficulty gives the corresponding amount of ZPS:
- Mild (Easy): 20%
- Spicy (Medium): 25%
- Extra Hot (Hard): 30%
Once the fuel meter reaches 100%, the player can fight Dr. Zomboss (unless they have already fought him, in which case they must wait until next 12 hours or next day) up to 3 times for a chance to claim rewards. Any excess ZPS carries on to the next after fighting Dr. Zomboss 3 times. However, ZPS does not increase after reaching 100% (or higher.)
If the next Dr. Zomboss fight is on the next event, the player will not be able to earn any ZPS regardless of their actions, so it is important to save up fuels for the next event instead.
Event Types
There are 3 different types of Penny's Pursuit events:
- Regular events - have 5 levels, each varying from a random world and minigames, and last for 1 week.
- Special events - have 10 levels, each varying from a random world and minigames with special event zombies, and last for 2 weeks.
- Worldly events - consist of all the levels from world, excluding the Zomboss battle, and lasts for about three weeks to a month.
Rewards
The number of rewards varies. In regular events, there are 3 types of first clear rewards upon the completion of a level:
- Coins (achieved by completing levels in Mild difficulty)
- 10 - 15 seeds for the plant featured in this event (achieved by completing levels in Spicy or Extra Hot difficulty)
- 4 Gems (achieved by completing levels in Spicy or Extra Hot levels)
These first clear rewards can only be earned by completing the level in selected difficulty for the first time. After that, the player can only earn coins from completing them again (while the amount of ZPS earned remains the same.)
- Mild (Easy): 1000 Coins
- Spicy (Medium): 1500 Coins
- Extra Hot (Hard): 2000 Coins
In Special events, the rewards are the same but starting from level 6 all rewards go back to what it was for level 1.
In Worldly events, the seed packet reward changes from one plant to another depending on how many plants and levels are featured.
List of Events
| Event Name | Schedule | Zomboss Grand Prize | Featured Zombot | New Zombie(s) | Type of event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Invades! (Soft release only) |
February 7, 2020 - February 12, 2020 | N/A | 
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Regular event |
| Roamin' Romans (Soft release only) |
February 12, 2020 - February 19, 2020 | N/A |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Rome, Rome on the Range | February 19, 2020 - February 26, 2020 | 
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Regular event |
| Iron Age Antics | February 26, 2020 - March 4, 2020 | 
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Regular event |
| Imperial Entanglements | March 4, 2020 - March 18, 2020 | 
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Special event |
| Vidi, Vici, BRAINZ! | March 18, 2020 - March 25, 2020 | 
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Regular event |
| Plants vs. Romans | March 25, 2020 - April 1, 2020 | 
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Regular event |
| Legions of the Undead | April 1, 2020 - April 15, 2020 | 
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N/A | Special event |
| Here Come Some Roman Zombies! | April 15, 2020 - April 22, 2020 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Rome Sweet Rome | April 22, 2020 - April 29, 2020 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Divide by Nero | April 29, 2020 - May 6, 2020 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Are You Not Entertained?! | May 6, 2020 - May 13, 2020 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Romeward Bound | May 13, 2020 - May 20, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Back to Far Future | May 20, 2020 - June 17, 2020 |   
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Bad Hair Day | June 17, 2020 - June 24, 2020 | 
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Regular event |
| Caesar vs Salad | June 24, 2020 - July 1, 2020 | 
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Regular event |
| Darker Ages | July 1, 2020 - July 22, 2020 |   
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Column Like You See 'Em | July 22, 2020 - July 29, 2020 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Later, Gladiator | July 29, 2020 - August 5, 2020 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Ciao Time | August 5, 2020 - August 12, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Plunder the Pirate Seas | August 12, 2020 - September 2, 2020 |   
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N/A | Worldly event |
| ZCorp Incorporated, Inc. | September 2, 2020 - September 9, 2020 | 
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Regular event |
| ZCorp is Hiring! | September 9, 2020 - September 16, 2020 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Promoting Zynergy |
September 16, 2020 - September 23, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Stalk Options |
September 23, 2020 - September 30, 2020 |
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N/A |
Regular event |
| Lost City of Doom |
September 30, 2020 - October 21, 2020 |
  
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Big Little Liars |
October 21, 2020 - October 28, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Exec VP of ABCDEFG |
October 28, 2020 - November 4, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Mergers, Acquisitions and BRAINZ |
November 4, 2020 - November 11, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Think Outside the Lawn |
November 11, 2020 - November 18, 2020 |
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Regular event |
| Agile Methodologist |
November 18, 2020 - November 25, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Plant Layoffs |
November 25, 2020 - December 1, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Field Promotion |
December 2, 2020 - December 9, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Cultivating Talent |
December 9, 2020 - December 16, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Shattering Grass Ceilings |
December 16, 2020 - December 23, 2020 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Wild Wild West |
December 23, 2020 - January 13, 2021 |
  
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Planted Earth | January 13, 2021 - January 20, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Dew or Dew Not | January 20, 2021 - January 27, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Fruit, Forward! | January 27, 2021 - February 3, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Stamen Alive | February 3, 2021 - February 10, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Cherry Potter | February 10, 2021 - February 17, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| A Cry for Helpdesk | February 17, 2021 - February 24, 2021 |
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Regular event |
| Technical Difficulties | February 24, 2021 - March 3, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Just Dropping In | March 3, 2021 - March 10, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Helpdesk Heroics | March 10, 2021 - March 17, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Spring Into Action | March 17, 2021 - March 24, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Sprouting Nonsense | March 24, 2021 - March 31, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Budding Notions | March 31, 2021 - April 7, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Blooming Dales | April 7, 2021 - April 14, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Plow Through it | April 14, 2021 - April 21, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Till Next Time | April 21, 2021 - April 28, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Seed Fund | April 28, 2021 - May 5, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Hoppy Birthdayz! | May 5, 2021 - May 12, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Tree, Two, One... | May 12, 2021 - May 19, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Later, Irrigator | May 19, 2021 - May 26, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Jurassic Marsh Madness | May 26, 2021 - June 16, 2021 |
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N/A | Worldly event |
| The Ungrateful Undead | June 16, 2021 - June 23, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Yew Too | June 23, 2021 - June 30, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| The Phat Beetles | June 30, 2021 - July 7, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Kinder Garden Co-op | July 7, 2021 - July 14, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Total Reed Call | July 14, 2021 - July 21, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Raw Meal | July 21, 2021 - July 28, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Cone and the Rhubarbarian | July 28, 2021 - August 4, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| The Germinator | August 4, 2021 - August 11, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Commango | August 11, 2021 - August 18, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Perma-Frostbite Caves - Part 1 | August 18, 2021 - September 1, 2021 |
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Sage Advise | September 1, 2021 - September 8, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Stem Sells | September 8, 2021 - September 15, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Perma-Frostbite Caves - Part 2 | September 15, 2021 - September 29, 2021 | 
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Chairman of the Bored | September 29, 2021 - October 6, 2021 | 
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Regular event |
| Stool Pitchin' | October 6, 2021 - October 13, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Rat Racer | October 13, 2021 - October 20, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| ZCorps Flower | October 20, 2021 - October 27, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Crash Course | October 27, 2021 - November 3, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Hot Seat | November 3, 2021 - November 10, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Chapter 11 | November 10, 2021 - November 17, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| The Hungry Games | November 17, 2021 - November 24, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Food Feud! | November 24, 2021 - December 1, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Food Coma | December 1, 2021 - December 8, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| A December to Dismember | December 8, 2021 - December 15, 2021 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Hoppy Holidays | December 15, 2021 - December 22, 2021 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Back to Far Future II | December 22, 2021 - January 12, 2022 | 
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Kaleidoscopic Vision | January 12, 2022 - January 19, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Pop Your Collards | January 19, 2022 - January 26, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Root Cause | January 26, 2022 - February 2, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Darkerer Ages | February 2, 2022 - February 23, 2022 | 
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Soil and Water | February 23, 2022 - March 2, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Salt and Peppers | March 2, 2022 - March 9, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Bread and Butternut | March 9, 2022 - March 16, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Pirate Seas Rising | March 16, 2022 - April 6, 2022 |  
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Roses are Rad | April 6, 2022 - April 13, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Violets are Cute | April 13, 2022 - April 20, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Strawberries Aren't Berries | April 20, 2022 - April 27, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Tomatoes are Fruit | April 27, 2022 - May 4, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Not All Oranges are Orange | May 4, 2022 - May 11, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| And Carrots are Roots | May 11, 2022 - May 18, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Sticks and Stones | May 18, 2022 - May 25, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Today's Horror-scope | May 25, 2022 - June 1, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Cheer up, Buttercup! | June 1, 2022 - June 8, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Even Wilder West | June 8, 2022 - June 29, 2022 | 
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Dial Z for Zombies! | June 29, 2022 - July 6, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Find me Zombody to love | July 6, 2022 - July 13, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Tomb-ato Party | July 13, 2022 - July 20, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| Way Back Yard Big Top | July 20, 2022 - August 10, 2022 |  
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N/A | Worldly event |
| Ate 2 Brute | August 10, 2022 - August 17, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Do or Donut | August 17, 2022 - August 24, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Fruit of the Tomb | August 24, 2022 - August 31, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Lost City Chowdown | August 31, 2022 - September 21, 2022 |  
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N/A | Worldly Event |
| The Office of the Un-Alive | September 21, 2022 - September 28, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Bone Appetit | September 28, 2022 - October 5, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Undead-line | October 5, 2022 - October 12, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Root and Shoot | October 12, 2022 - October 19, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Ice and Easy! | October 19, 2022 - November 2, 2022 |
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N/A | Worldly Event |
| Chili Bean-ginnings | November 2, 2022 - November 9, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Unexpected Endings | November 9, 2022 - November 16, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| ZCorporate Ladder | November 16, 2022 - November 23, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Roman Zomgistics | November 23, 2022 - November 30, 2022 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Walking the Planks | November 30, 2022 - December 14, 2022 |  
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N/A | Worldly Event |
| Grave Zombie-quences | December 14, 2022 - December 21, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| When All Hail Broke Loose | December 21, 2022 - December 28, 2022 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Snow Place Like Home | December 28, 2022 - January 4, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Frost and Flurious | January 4, 2023 - January 11, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| To Chill or Not to Chill | January 11, 2023 - February 1, 2023 |
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N/A | Worldly Event |
| Love at Frost Site | February 1, 2023 - February 8, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Mint To Be | February 8, 2023 - February 15, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Butter You Up | February 15, 2023 - February 22, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Bunz and Brainz | February 22, 2023 - March 1, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| The Buzz Around Town | March 1, 2023 - March 8, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Boots with the Spurs | March 8, 2023 - March 15, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Four Leaf Blover | March 15, 2023 - March 22, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Blue Corn and Brainz | March 22, 2023 - April 5, 2023 | 
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N/A | Worldly Event |
| Roots of Evil | April 5, 2023 - April 12, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Floral Feast | April 12, 2023 - April 19, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Harvest of Horror | April 19, 2023 - April 26, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Green-pocalypse | April 26, 2023 - May 3, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Zombie and Julienne | May 3, 2023 - May 10, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Marigold-en Touch | May 10, 2023 - May 17, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Shattering Glass Ceilings | May 17, 2023 - May 24, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Do or Donut | May 24, 2023 - May 31, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| A Cry For Helpdesk | May 31, 2023 - June 7, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Root Cause | June 7, 2023 - June 14, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Spring Into Action | June 14, 2023 - June 21, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| ZCorp Is Hiring! | June 21, 2023 - June 28, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Field Promotion | June 28, 2023 - July 5, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Cultivating Talent | July 5, 2023 - July 12, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Agile Methodologist | July 12, 2023 - July 19, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Food Feud! | July 19, 2023 - July 26, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Sage Advice | July 26, 2023 - August 2, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| The Phat Beetles | August 2, 2023 - August 9, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Tree, Two, One... | August 9, 2023 - August 16, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Helpdesk Heroics | August 16, 2023 - August 23, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Total Reed Call | August 23, 2023 - August 30, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Whistling Thistle | August 30, 2023 - September 6, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Sticks and Stones | September 6, 2023 - September 13, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Solar Beaming | September 13, 2023 - September 20, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Crash Course | September 20, 2023 - September 27, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Golden Sprout | September 27, 2023 - October 4, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Cone and the Rhubarbarian | October 4, 2023 - October 11, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| The Gourd and the Pumpkin | October 11, 2023 - October 18, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Rat Racer | October 18, 2023 - October 25, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Sweet Potato o' Fire | October 25, 2023 - November 1, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Later, Gladiator | November 1, 2023 - November 8, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Chairman of the Bored | November 8, 2023 - November 15, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Budding Notions | November 15, 2023 - November 22, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Hot Seat | November 22, 2023 - November 29, 2023 | 
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Just Dropping In | November 29, 2023 - December 3, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular Event |
| Draft and View | December 3, 2023 - December 10, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Winter Daisy | December 10, 2023 - December 17, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Sprouting Nonsense | December 17, 2023 - December 24, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Big Little Liars | December 24, 2023 - December 31, 2023 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Technical Difficulties | December 31, 2023 - January 7, 2024 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Food Coma | January 7, 2024 - January 14, 2024 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
| ZCorps Flower | January 14, 2024 - January 21, 2024 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Nut-a-boom | January 21, 2024 - January 28, 2024 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Short Circus | January 29, 2024 - February 4, 2024 |
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N/A | Regular event |
| Field Promotion | February 4, 2024 - February 11, 2024 | 
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N/A | Regular event |
For upcoming events in Penny's Pursuit, see Plants vs. Zombies 2/Upcoming content
Strategies
When playing spicy and extra hot levels, there are chances that you will lose due to the zombie's health being increased and benefits being taken away. Don't try to do spicy and extra hot levels if you have low-level plants or feeling that you can lose, doing it can result you in losing the level and as such also losing fuel. If you try to do these levels then try to use explosive plants such as Primal Potato Mine, Explode-O-Nut or Teleportato Mine to easily deplete their health as well as clear crowds. Using these in mild levels can easily kill them, while using them in extra hot levels requires 1, 2 or more explosions to kill the zombies. You can use some effective instant-kill plants such as Grimrose, Olive Pit, Imp Pear and Enchant-mint to take out large groups of zombies. Blover is a powerful plant to be used in Penny's Pursuit, as its ability to insta-kill any airborne zombie is not affected by stronger zombies, so using it in tandem with plants like Enforce-mint, level 5 or higher Stallia, Chard Guard, Primal Peashooter, and even the Bass Blast Perk.
Penny's Pursuit Zomboss battle
Bowling Bulb, preferably level 3 or above, can be very effective for these battles when boosted. The bulbs will bounce through the zombie horde and almost always hit the boss.
Tile Turnip can be effective in vastly boosting plant food damage output.
Mild Difficulty
Always prioritize the boss. As mentioned before, Bowling Bulb, preferably level 3 or above, can be very effective for these battles when boosted. Tile Turnip can be effective in vastly boosting plant food damage output. Spam Moonflower or Sun-Shroom in the last stand to get large amounts of sun for a rather cheap price. Banana Launcher can combine with Arma-mint and do a whopping 9600 damage to the boss, quickly depleting health bars. Always use "Boss Buster" perk as you have infinite lawn mowers in this difficulty. Pokra can be useful in all columns closest to the boss, as they constantly deal unavoidable damage. Headbutter Lettuce combined with Enforce Mint (preferably level 2 or higher) can pack a good punch. Make sure that you are making full use of Enforce Mint (i.e. waiting until it fully expires before placing down a new one). This is especially useful against the Dark Dragon. However, be careful of Chicken Wrangler Zombie and Weasel Hoarder as if they are killed by a lawn mower, they will release Zombie Chicken and Ice Weasel respectively, causing the loss of the level. This is because though you have infinite lawn mowers, new lawn mowers take a few seconds to respawn.
Spicy Difficulty
A mix of damage to the zombies and the boss must be done. Full lane plants, like Shadow Peashooter are easily capable of this, however, it will not work if the zombies get too aggressive as the shadow peashooters will become unpowered. Pea Vine, Threepeater, Torchwood, and Appease-mint together can easily defeat the boss on higher levels, and even stunlock him at mastery.
Extra Hot Difficulty
Extra hot is very, very hard. Plants such as Caulipower or Zoybean Pod should be used to get an army against Zomboss. One main plant should be used as damage to zomboss. Turkey-pult supported by modifications such as Arma-mint and Pokra without any problem, unless the level does not allow it. Additionally, in versions 9.3.1 and earlier, it can win the whole boss fight on its own. It's recommended if you have Turkey-pult to not immediately update your game, so tofu turkeys do not get eaten by Zomboss.
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In other languages
Please note that only official translations are used.
| Language | Name | Description |
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 English
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Penny's Pursuit | |
 French
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La course-poursuite de Penny | |
 German
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Penny-Jagd | |
 Italian
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Ricerca di Penny | |
 Brazilian Portuguese
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Perseguição da Penny | |
 Spanish
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Búsqueda de Penny |
Trivia
- The lawn's melting clocks are a reference to the painting The Persistence of Memory by Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.
- The icon of Penny's Pursuit was reused from an unused world Time Twister, which was hinted to have been the final world that contains gimmicks from all others, before it was replaced by Modern Day.
- The logo of Penny's Pursuit picture is similar to the logo of Back to the Future.
- If the player fails a bonus objective they won't lose the level, they just won't get the award for the objective.
- If the player surrenders a level, the "THE ZOMBIES ATE YOUR BRAINS" screen will show up, despite the zombies not eating the player's brains yet.
- Levels that take place in the exclusive Penny's Pursuit lawn reuse Modern Day's music.
- The background for this game mode's exclusive zombies' almanac entries is the same as the background for the premium plant entries.
- This is the only mode in the game to have gems drop, but it can only be achieved by playing boss fights and reaching the Bonus Prize Phase.
- In the Plunder the Pirate Seas event, even though the location was Pirate Seas, the music was Modern Day.
- This appears to be a deliberate choice as the stage module used in this event was "RiftPirateStage", which plays Modern Day music, as opposed to the normal "PirateStage", which plays Pirate Seas music.
- In Worldly events, the health of zombies in each difficulty mode is much different: Mild has level 5 health zombies instead of level 1, Spicy has level 8 health zombies instead of level 4, and Extra Hot has level 11 health zombies instead of level 7.
- During the launch of the Stalk Options event, on devices still using the 8.3.1 update, the name of the event was <Missing RIFT_TITLE_TEXT_25>, which is due to a missing string. It was fixed shortly after the launch.
- The Zomboss podium for Lost City of Doom appears to be Pirate Seas, even though the boss fight is Zombot Aerostatic Gondola and it is supposed to be a Lost City podium.
- In Darker Ages' advertisement, there is a "dark_armor4" in the ad, which was a removed Brickhead variant in Dark Ages.
- Darker Ages' Zomboss fight is the first (and so far only) one to have multiple seed slots pre-selected.
- When Hoppy Birthdayz was launched, it gave Grapeshot seed packets instead of Bombegranate seed packets. This was changed a day after launch.
- At 31 levels, Jurassic Marsh Madness has had the most levels of any event so far.
- Some levels are replicas of adventure levels, like example: Level 2 of The Hungry Games event is a replica of Pirate Seas - Day 26 as it has 4 waves, a Jolly Roger Zombie appearing in the third wave and only rows 1 and 5 have planks. The only difference is that the level contains Roman Zombies.
- When Darkerer Ages was launched, it gave Pyre Vine seed packets instead of Wasabi Whip, Headbutter Lettuce, or Snap-Pea seed packets. This was fixed a day after launch.
- The Zombot Sharktronic Sub and the Zombot Multi-stage Masher are the only zombots that have not been featured in this game mode.
Penny's Pursuit references
- Many of Penny Pursuit's event names are references or puns.
- The event name "Rome, Rome on the Range" is a pun of "Home on the Range," a classic cowboy song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West.
- "Plants vs. Romans" is an obvious nod to the series.
- "Rome Sweet Rome" is a pun of the phrase "home sweet home."
- "Divide by Nero" is a portmanteau of the phrase "divide by zero," a division where the divisor (denominator) is zero and Nero, who was the fifth Roman emperor and the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
- "Back to Far Future" is a reference to the Back to the Future franchise.
- Likewise, "Back to Far Future II" also references to the sequel Back to the Future Part II.
- "Bad Hair Day" means a day on which everything seems to go wrong, characterized as a day on which one's hair is particularly unmanageable. It also references to Zombie Medusa, who made her debut in this event.
- "Caesar vs Salad" references to the caesar salad. It is also references to Roman Caesar Zombie, who made debut in this event.
- "Column Like You See 'Em" is a reference to the mini-game with the same name from the original game.
- "Lost City of Doom" is a reference to the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
- Many of the events involving ZCorp zombies have their names are business and corporate-related.
- "Hoppy Birthdayz!" started on the franchise's 12th anniversary, which is May 5th.
- "Dew or Dew Not" and "Do or Donut" are a reference to Yoda's famous line from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back: "Do or do not. There is no try."
- "Cherry Potter" is a reference to the Harry Potter series.
- "The Phat Beetles" is a pun of the English rock band named The Beatles and Phat Beet.
- "The Germinator" is a portmanteau of the 1984 movie The Terminator and "germinate," which is a process by which an organism grows from a seed or spore.
- "The Hungry Games" is a reference to The Hunger Games series.
- "A December to Dismember" is a reference to the Christmas album A December to Remember.
- The events from April 6, 2022 to May 18, 2022 are a reference to the poem "Roses are red, violets are blue."
See also
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