Sun-shroom (Plants vs. Zombies 2)

For other uses, see Sun-shroom (disambiguation).

Sun-shroom is a sun-producing mushroom that works as a cheaper alternate to other sun-producing plants such as Sunflower and Primal Sunflower. He grows in three stages, producing more sun as he grows.

About

For more information about this character, see Sun-shroom.

Sun-shroom is the first plant obtained in Dark Ages. Unlike the first game, he has three stages: When first planted, Sun-shroom produces 25 sun every 32-36 seconds (13-17 in the Chinese version). 18 seconds later, he grows larger and produces 50 sun every 32-36 seconds (13-17 in the Chinese version). After 72 seconds, Sun-shroom grows to full size and produces 75 sun every 32-36 seconds (13-17 in the Chinese version).

Almanac entry

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

Sun-shroom
	SUN COST 25 RECHARGE 5 TOUGHNESS 300 SUN PRODUCTION Variable Enlighten-mint Plant Food: Instantly grows to full size and produces a large amount of sun. Sun-shrooms give small sun at first, then normal suns, and finally large suns. Oh sure, Sun-shroom is known for his ever-present grin and sunny disposition. But truth be told, even he has his dark days. It ain't easy keeping things light when you live in the shadows.

Chinese version  (China only)

阳光菇可以生产阳光，并且随着它的成长，单次获得的阳光会不断增加。 生产阳光：开始少量，之后正常，最后大量。 植物特征：黄色植物、蘑菇家族、无尽阳光 众所周知，阳光菇拥有迷人的微笑和开朗的性格，但老实讲，即便是他也有过黑暗的日子。身处黑暗还得把东西一直照亮实属不易。 In English: Sun-shroom can produce sun, and as it grows, more sun is obtained each time. Sun production: little at first, normal then, much at the end. Plant feature: yellow plant, mushroom family, infinite sun As everyone knows, Sun-shroom has an attractive grin and sunny disposition, but truth be told, even he has his dark days. Living in the shadows while keeping things light isn't easy.

Upgrades

Plant Food effect

Plant Food ability (animated)

When given Plant Food, Sun-shroom grows to full size (if he hasn't already) and produces 225 sun at level 1. The amount of sun he produces is affected by levels.

Costumed  (China only)

In addition to his normal Plant Food ability, Sun-shroom will produce from 0 to 3 coins.

Enlighten-mint effect

When boosted by Enlighten-mint, Sun-shroom will produced at an increased rate based on his level. Additionally, Sun-shroom will grow much more quickly while boosted, taking only one second to grow from his small stage to his medium stage, and only one more second to grow from his medium stage to his large stage. In total, it takes Sun-shroom two seconds to grow to full size while boosted. Sun-shroom will produce 110 sun once fully grown.

When given Plant Food, he will produce 330 sun. Starting at level 1, his sun production rate is 2.5-5 seconds. Starting at level 3, his sun production rate is 2.4-5 seconds. Starting at level 5, his sun production rate is 2.3-5 seconds. Starting at level 7, his sun production rate is 2.2-5 seconds. Starting at level 9, his sun production rate is 2.1-5 seconds.

Level upgrades

Level	Seed Packets	Coins	Upgrades
			Sun Cost	Recharge (Fast) {secs.}	Toughness (Typical) {damage}	Sun Production (Variable)			Growth Time {secs.}		PF Sun Production
						Small	Medium	Big	Small	Medium
1	0	0	25	5	300	25	50	75	18	72	225
2	10	1,000		4.5	350
3	75	5,000			400	30	55	80	16	65	240
4	200	10,000		4	450
5	400	20,000			550	35	60	85	15	60	255
6	750	30,000		3.5	600
7	1,000	40,000			650	40	65	90	14	55	270
8	1,250	50,000		3	700
9	1,500	60,000			800	45	70		13	50
10	2,000	75,000		2.5	900	50	75	100	12	45	300

Mastery upgrade

• Chance to Boost
• Toughness Bonus

Level upgrade  (China only)

Level	Upgrades	Description
	Rapid Growth 快速生长	The growth rate of Sun-shroom is increased by 100%. 9 seconds to grow to the second stage, 36 seconds to grow to the third stage. 阳光菇的生长速度提升100%。9秒成长至第二阶段，36秒成长至第三阶段。
	Combat Training 战斗训练	Sun-shroom gains 50% more attack power and health (150% of initial).
	Super Light 超级光照	Sun-shroom's growth rate is increased by 100% again. 6 seconds to grow to the second stage, 24 seconds to grow to the third stage. 阳光菇的生长速度再次提升100%。6秒成长至第二阶段，24秒成长至第三阶段。
	Cell Activation 细胞活化	Sun-shroom gains another 50% more attack power and health (200% of initial).
	Ability Awaken 能力觉醒	Sun-shroom may be boosted when planted.
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Sun-shroom gains another 50% more attack power and health (250% of initial).
	Sun Spores 阳光孢子	Spreads sun spores around, increasing the attack power of plants within a 3x3 range by 50% and the attack power of mushrooms by 100%. 将阳光孢子散布在周围，使自身3X3范围内的植物攻击力上升50%，真菌攻击力上升100%
	Fighting Power 战斗能力	Sun-shroom gains another 50% more attack power and health (300% of initial).

Strategies

Sun-shroom will not sleep during the day and will produce 25 more sun than a Sunflower at his full size. Although Sun-shroom is initially basically the same (since sunflower produces 50 sun immediately, paying for the price of a sunflower, sun-shroom will produce 25, which pays for the price of a sun-shroom), he will become better than Sunflower in the long run.

Compared to Twin Sunflower, Sun-shroom has a lower cost and faster recharge rate, but produces 25 to 75 less sun than Twin Sunflower. Compared to Primal Sunflower, Sun-shroom costs less sun, but doesn't produce as much sun early on, meaning Primal Sunflower is better for building early offensive plants, while Sun-shroom is better for building up sun production.

Sun-shrooms are preferable in days having objectives "Spend no more than X sun." He can be used as an all-around class, for the cheapness, and can be used for "quick-days."

Remember to plan where to plant Sun-shroom carefully before starting a level. While a Sunflower, Twin Sunflower, or Primal Sunflower can be dug up and relocated, Sun-shroom takes a great amount of time to grow and therefore cannot be replaced easily.

Sun-shroom's growing mechanism can be seen as planting new sun producers, except that you do not actually need to spend sun. This can be useful if the zombies need to be carefully watched, like blowing away Bug Bot Imps.

A boosted Sun-shroom is very helpful in Endless Zones or difficult levels, as he will produce 225 sun as well as instantly grow to his largest size when planted. The player will gain 200 extra sun by planting a single Sun-shroom. Sun-shroom combined with Twin Sunflower can be very helpful to plant expensive plants, such as Winter Melon, Tile Turnip, and Banana Launcher.

As you upgrade the Sun-shroom, its growth time will decrease so that eventually it will be much better than the Sunflower.

Balance changes

Version 3.6.0 (China only)

• ▲ Sun production rate increased across all levels, from 32 - 36 seconds to 13 - 17 seconds.

Version 3.6.3 (China only)

• ▲ Earthstar Nuclear Silo and Abyss Anemone became able to receive the mushroom buff through the Level 5 upgrade.

Version 3.7.6 (China only)

• ▲ Sea-shroom became able to receive the mushroom buff through the Level 5 upgrade.

Gallery

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In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Sun-shroom
German	Sonnenpilz
Spanish	Seta solar	"Solar mushroom"
French	Champi-soleil
Italian	Buonporcino
Brazilian Portuguese	Solargumelo	Portmanteau of solar and cogumelo
Simplified Chinese	阳光菇 yángguāng gū

Trivia

• His shadow is much wider than himself in the first stage.
• Before the 3.9 update, he would be previewed at his first stage. Since then, he is previewed as being fully grown, as he was in the first game.
• He was originally supposed to produce 15, then 25, and lastly 50 sun, but this was before the sun values were changed.
• He is one of five plants that have a slight glow on their seed packet. The others are Sun Bean, Hot Potato, Lightning Reed, and Explode-O-Nut.
• Unlike the first game, he now has different animations according to its stages.
  • His first stage is the only animation that is not sliding back and forth. Instead, he bounces up and down.
• Despite being referred to as male in the Almanac, he is referred to as female in the costume section of the shop.
• Regardless of what stage he was in when defeated, Intensive Carrot will always revive him to his on-planting stage. The same applies for Potato Mine, Pea Pod, Strawburst, Primal Potato Mine, Escape Root, and Kiwibeast.
• He is the first plant who can give varying units of sun, the second being Moonflower.
• He is the one of seven plants to be fully recharged at the start of a level. The others are Sunflower, Primal Sunflower, Moonflower, Gold Bloom, Acidic Citrus and Electric Currant.
  • Coincidentally, they are all sun-producing plants, except for Electric Currant and Acidic Citrus.
    • Furthermore, they are all yellow colored plants, except for Electric Currant and Moonflower.

Specific to the Chinese version (China only)

• He is the first plant imported from the international version to have a different seed packet picture. In this case he is larger than in the international version, but he doesn't have a glow around him.
• He is the sole legendary plant to be unlocked by completing a level in the Chinese version.
• Sun-shroom's Level 5 sun spore particles are recycled from Moonflower's shadow aura, albeit recolored to be yellow.

See also

• Sunflower
• Twin Sunflower
• Sun
• Mushrooms
• Primal Sunflower

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