Plantern line

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For more information about the character that this line is based on, see Plantern.

Plantern line
Tier 1
灯笼草(translation: Grass Lantern)
Shines brightly
Type
Plant Food	Weakens enemies for 3 turns
Unlocked	Collecting 30 Grass Lantern Puzzle Pieces.
Tier 2
路灯花(translation: Streetlight Flower)
Provides defensive support to the team
Unlocked	Evolving Grass Lantern with 500
Tier 3
灯花(translation: Light Flower)
Provides offensive support to the team
Unlocked	Evolving Plantern with 5000
Costume

The Plantern line (路灯系; pinyin: lùdēng xì) is a Class S Tenacious plant line in Plants vs. Zombies: All Stars which was added in v1.0.91 along with Dark Ages.

The line consists of Grass Lantern (灯笼草; pinyin: dēnglóng cǎo), Plantern (路灯花; pinyin: lùdēng huā), and Light Flower (灯花; pinyin: dēng huā). They all specialize in buffing the team and attack by headbutting.

Origins

All members of the Plantern line are based in some way off of lanterns.

Grass Lantern's name is a pun on the Physalis alkekengi's Chinese name, which can translate to mean "Grass Lantern". Grass Lantern is a literal interpretation of this name, being a lantern that is made of grass.

The second tier of the evolution line is based on Plantern, more specifically, Plantern's appearance in the Chinese version Plants vs. Zombies 2.

Light Flower's name is a pun on "light tower" and "flower".

Almanac entry

Ways to obtain

Plantern line puzzle pieces can be obtained in April as monthly rewards. Additional puzzle pieces can be obtained through Soulmates Puzzle system.

Abilities

Abilities are unlocked by tiering up, while their effect is increased through star leveling.

Note: 10(+5)% means that at LV1 this ability has a 10% on LV1, 15% on LV2 and so on.

Tier	Effect	Description
1	Blind Alley [Active]	Decreases attack and defense of all enemies by 270(+270) for 3 turns.
2	Life Light [Passive]	At the start of every wave gives all plants a healing aura and increases their defense by 140(+140) for 5 turns. Healing aura restores 60(+60) health each turn.
3	Flare of Courage [Passive]	At the start of every wave increases damage by 60(+60) and crit by 95(+95) of all plants for 5 turns.

Star leveling

After unlocking the Plantern line, additional puzzle pieces can be used to upgrade it, which increases its stats and ability LVs.

Stars	Puzzle Pieces& required	Upgrade	Coins	Stars	Puzzle Pieces& required	Upgrade	Coins
1	0	+439 +439	0k	1	40	+873	100k
2	2	+256	1k	2	40	+167	121k
3	4	Dodge+292	4k	3	50	Dodge+960	144k
4	8	+294	9k	4	50	+1010	169k
5	15	+501 AbilityLv2	16k	5	60	+168 AbilityLv4	196k
1	15	+369	25k	1	60	+208	225k
2	20	+609	36k	2	70	+1034	256k
3	20	Rigid+223	49k	3	70	Rigid+460	289k
4	30	+740	64k	4	80	+272	324k
5	30	+144 AbilityLv3	81k	5	80	+1089 AbilityLv5	361k

Soulmates

Plantern line stats will be increased if these specific plants are unlocked.

Plant line	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3
Peach line	+5%	+10%	+15%
Charm line	Dodge+5%	Dodge+10%	Dodge+15%
Energy Bean line+ Citron line	+ +5%	+ +10%	+ +15%

Gallery

General

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  Plantern line Puzzle Piece

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  Plantern line in an advertisment prior to v1.0.91 release

Grass Lantern

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  HD Grass Lantern

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  Another HD Grass Lantern

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  Grass Lantern sleeping in Zen Garden

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  Grass Lantern's Blind Alley

Plantern

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  HD Plantern

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  Plantern attacking

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  Plantern's Blind Alley

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  Plantern's Life Light

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  Plantern Sprites

Old

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  Plantern's old design

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  HD Plantern's old design

Light Flower

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  HD Light Flower

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  HD Light Flower with costume

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  An idle Light Flower

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  Light Flower buffed by its passive abilities

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  Light Flower's team buffing

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  Fainted Light Flower

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  Light Flower's sprites and textures

Trivia

• Grass Lantern's original Chinese name is the exact same as the one for Lantern Cherry, another Chinese exclusive plant.
• Plantern's old design has probably inspired its appearance in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes.
• Despite the name of the plant, Light Flower does not resemble a flower nor a plant in any shape or form. It is closer to an actual lighthouse.
• Light Flower's costume resembles that of the classic England Police Cap.

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