Stallia

Stallia
Stallias slow down zombies with a puff of perfume.
Statistics
Sun Cost	0
Recharge	20 seconds
Range	Touch
Area	3x3
Stall	12 seconds
Usage	Single Use, Proximity
Family	Contain-mint
Plant Food effect	Slows every zombie on the lawn.
Usage	Single use, activates when zombie is close
Special	Slows nearby zombies
Statistics (China)
Sun Cost	0
Recharge	20 seconds
Toughness	300 damage
Range	3×3 Nearby
Area	AoE within Range
Class	Special
Quality	White
Tags	Insta, slowing, control
Plant features	Purple plant
In-game statistics
Other special	Its stalling effect cannot stack up with other slowing effects
Other weakness	(Zombies in her rainbow are not affected)
Unlocked	Lost City - Day 19
Unlocked (China)	Collect 10 Stallia Puzzle Pieces
Costumes
"Life moves too quickly in our modern world," says Stallia. "Folks need to slow down and smell some spores."

Stallia is the fourth plant obtained in Lost City in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It was first revealed in the Lost City Part 2 trailer and its gameplay function was revealed in the developer diary of the aforementioned update.

When a zombie comes close to Stallia, the Stallia will release a purple perfume that slows down all zombies in a 3x3 area for 12 seconds and lasts longer when leveled up. The perfume doesn't stack with other slowing effects, such as the chilling effect from any ice-based plant or the sap laid down by Sap-fling. Stallia also gains the ability to knockback zombies after reaching level 5 in the international version.

Origins

Stallia is based on the flowers of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial plants native to Mexico and Central America.

Its name is a portmanteau of "stall," which reflects its stalling ability and the aforementioned Dahlia.

Its almanac quote, "Folks need to slow down and smell some spores," is a pun on the famous expression "Folks need to stop and smell the roses."

Audio

Sound	Description
	Stallia slowing down zombies
	Stallia's Plant Food effect

Almanac entry

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

Stallia
	SUN COST 0 RECHARGE 20 RANGE Touch AREA 3x3 Special Stall Usage Single Use, Proximity Contain-mint Plant Food: Slows every zombie on the lawn. Stallias slow down zombies with a puff of perfume. "Life moves too quickly in our modern world," says Stallia. "Folks need to slow down and smell some spores."

Chinese version  (China only)

大丽菊喷出使附近的僵尸减速的香雾 用法：一次性使用，当僵尸靠近时才会生效。 特点：使附近的僵尸减速 植物特征：紫色植物 “现代[sic]这个世界生活速度太快，”大丽菊说。“人们需要放慢节奏，品味一些孢子”[sic] In English: Stallia puffs perfume that slows down nearby zombies. Usage: single use, only activates when zombie is close Special: slows nearby zombies Plant feature: purple plant "In the world of modern life moves too quickly," says Stallia. "People need to slow down, taste some spores."

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

When fed with Plant Food, Stallia releases perfume that covers the entire screen in a purple shade for a split second, slowing all present zombies for 18 seconds.

Contain-mint effect

When boosted by Contain-mint, Stallia will knock back zombies an additional 3 tiles, its stall duration is increased to 18 seconds and its plant food stall duration is increased to 27 seconds.

Costumed  (China only)

Stallia will slow and poison all zombies on the lawn.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Sluggish)	Starting Recharge	Special (Stall)	Plant Food Power (Stall)	Special (Knockback)*	Range	Area
1	0	0	0	20 seconds	15 seconds	12 seconds	18 seconds	N/A	Touch	3x3
2	10	1,000		19 seconds	14 seconds	13 seconds	18 seconds
3	75	5,000		19 seconds	14 seconds	14 seconds	21 seconds
4	200	10,000		18 seconds	13 seconds	15 seconds	21 seconds
5	400	20,000		18 seconds	13 seconds	16 seconds	21 seconds	1 tile
6	750	30,000		17 seconds	12 seconds	17 seconds	21 seconds
7	1,000	40,000		17 seconds	12 seconds	18 seconds	24 seconds
8	1,250	50,000		16 seconds	11 seconds	18 seconds	24 seconds	2 tiles
9	1,500	60,000		15 seconds	10 seconds	18 seconds	24 seconds
10	2,000	75,000		15 seconds	10 seconds	18 seconds	27 seconds	3 tiles

*After reaching Level 5, Stallia will gain the ability to knock back the zombies it stalled. This doesn't apply to its Plant Food effect.

Mastery upgrades

• Chance to Boost
• Damage Pierce

Level upgrade (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Longer Slowing 长效缓速	The deceleration effect of the poison gas released by Stallia on zombies is delayed by 2 seconds. 大丽菊释放的毒气对僵尸的减速效果延迟2秒。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Stallia gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Dizzy Gas 眩晕毒气	There is a 25% chance to stun zombies with perfume for 3 seconds. 有25%的概率用香水使僵尸眩晕3秒。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Stallia gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Stallia may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Stallia gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).

Strategies

Stallia fills in the middle ground between slowing plants and instant use plants. Its main advantage is that it costs no sun to use and has a wide area of effect, making it the earliest slowing choice available in the early game. However, Stallia's slow recharge and its lack of synergy with other slowing plants will greatly reduce its effectiveness later on as it will fail to control all lanes, although the use of Imitater may somewhat remedy its recharge problem.

When compared with Stunion, similarities between the plants are quite noticeable. They both prove to be more or less equally useful but situational. They are also great in conjunctions with Ghost Pepper, Spikeweed, Spikerock, Cactus or Lava Guava, as the zombies are forced to spend more time being haunted, spiked or burned by the lava. Stunion costs the minimum amount of spendable sun, but it can't matter much as it can even be dug up. It has the ability to stun a group of zombies for a large amount of time, longer than Stallia's slowing time. However, it is locked to its lane. The weight on Stallia's scale is the fact that it can slow machine zombies in Far Future, while Stunion can't. When it comes down to choosing, it is ultimately a preference for the player as they both have many good things for themselves.

In Frostbite Caves, Stallia is noticeably better than Iceberg Lettuce, as it stalls zombies in a wider area than Iceberg Lettuce. In Frostbite Caves, Iceberg Lettuce only chills zombies, whereas Stallia actually stalls them in a wider area.

Lastly, Hurrikale's ability to chill zombies has never been a very important aspect of it, as the focal point is on its pushing ability which efficiently delays zombie attacks. When compared to Hurrikale, Stallia is undesirable in some situations, due to the fact that even its slowing isn't enough to delay the zombies if the player's defenses are still weak. This is especially true with flying zombies and zombies with a high amount of health points. In this sense, it is up to the player to determine what plant is adequate for the level if the situation requires the player to either choose one of them only.

The player should be cautious when using Stallia in Dark Ages because Stallia can't stall Jester Zombies while they are spinning.

Once Stallia reaches Level 5 or is boosted by a Power Mint, it gains the additional ability to knock zombies back. Besides making it more useful by pushing zombies back in addition to slowing them down, it can also be used as a very cheap and effective zombie removal if used alongside Blover. If timed right, a level 5 or more Stallia combined with Blover will take out a 3x3 area of zombies susceptible to knock back, including Gargantuars. In order to time right, the player should plant a Blover first and while it is still blowing, quickly plant Stallia in the location filled with the most zombies.

An interesting thing to note about Stallia is that its hitbox lingers for a bit after being used, if planted on the same tile as a zombie, it will attempt to eat it/use abilities on it, despite it not being there anymore. This can be useful in delaying the more dangerous zombies like Newspapers, All-Star Zombies and even Gargantuars.

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Stallia
Simplified Chinese	大丽菊	lit. "Dahlia"
French	Malodoplante	From malodorant and plante
German	Stinkeblüte
Italian	Dalia
Brazilian Portuguese	Atordália	portmanteau of atordoar and dália
Spanish	Paralia

Trivia

• Its Plant Food ability makes the same flash as Iceberg Lettuce's. The only visual difference is that the flash is tinted purple.
• When using an ice-based plant in combination with it, the zombies will turn dark blue. But the slowing effect doesn't stack.
  • This also happened with Sap-fling and ice-based plants, but zombies change to the color green, although it has been abandoned.
• Before the 3.9 update, it was allowed in Last Stand levels, despite being free.
• Sometimes, it will only activate when a zombie makes direct contact. Two examples are when a Gargantuar attempts to smash it or when Excavator Zombie tries to shovel it.
• When a zombie is burned or electrocuted while still under the influence of its stalling effect, the perfume cloud will be still visible up until that zombie disappears.
• Its night cap costume is a reference to its "sleepy-looking" eyes. In a similar sense, the lion costume is a visual pun on the design of its petals.
  • Both costumes coincidentally line up with the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
• It can sometimes be killed by Pianist Zombie.
  • This also happens with Shrinking Violet.

See also

• Iceberg Lettuce
• Stunion
• Shrinking Violet

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