Vasebreaker (Plants vs. Zombies 2)
- For this mini-game in the original Plants vs. Zombies or in Plants vs. Zombies 3, see Vasebreaker & Vasebreaker (PvZ3).
Vasebreaker is the first (and so far the only) mini-game in Plants vs. Zombies 2. It was added in the 2.7.1 update, and six new Vasebreaker levels were added in the 3.4.4 update. Vasebreaker involves breaking open vases to reveal its hidden contents that can be helpful or harmful to the player. The objective remains the same: to build a defense to defeat the zombies, albeit carefully as the vases are randomized.
The focus of this puzzle is to utilize the player's ability to think critically to formulate a strategy based on the various types of plants given, versus the stage's different types of zombies. Vasebreaker gives more zombies than plants generally, so randomly breaking open too many vases will only increase the likelihood of the player's being overwhelmed or defend each of the five lanes if they lack the resources.
Each vase will have either a zombie, a seed packet containing a plant, Plant Food, or 50 sun (Endless levels only) in it. The green vases with a leaf printed on them will always contain plants, which are great at the beginning of levels to plan the player's defense. In contrast, there are also purple vases with a zombie face printed on them, which will always contain a Gargantuar. Three new Power Ups exclusively for Vasebreaker can be discovered here.
To unlock the Vasebreaker Mini-game, the player must finish Ancient Egypt - Day 1. Plant Food can also be first used in Vasebreaker instead of Ancient Egypt - Day 2. Cherry Bomb can also be used in Endless levels.
Levels
Currently, there are a total of 13 levels divided into five groups: Vasebreaker Intro, Egyptian Challenge, Pirate Challenge, Western Challenge, and Vasebreaker Endless, As of version 3.4.4, Pirate Challenge and Western Challenge became available.
| Name | Plants | Zombies | First time reward | |||
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| Vasebreaker Intro | ||||||
| Tutorial | Seven  Two  One  Two 
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Seven  One 
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A money bag | |||
| To the Left | Three One Two Seven 
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Seven Two Two 
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A money bag | |||
| Boss Vase | Two Two Two Seven 
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Ten Three Two One  One 
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Reveal Vase | |||
| Egyptian Challenge | ||||||
| One at a Time | Two Two Seven 
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Nine  Two  Seven groups of 
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A money bag | |||
| Freeze 'Em | Two Five  Five  Three
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Four Two One  Seven 
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A money bag | |||
| Block and Spike | Four One Five Four 
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Four Three Two Six 
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Butter Zombie | |||
| Pirate Challenge | ||||||
| 3x3 | Three Five  Three 
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Eight  Six Four 
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A money bag | |||
| Spring Rollers | Four Four Four Two
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Eight Four One  Two 
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A money bag | |||
| Buttery Birdies | Two Three Four Five
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Five Two Six Two 
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A Mystery Gift Box | |||
| Western Challenge | ||||||
| Split Decision | Three Three  Four
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Three  Five  Three Eight 
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A money bag | |||
| Chicken Skewers | Five Three Six One 
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Two Two  Five  Four One 
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A money bag | |||
| The Mine Cart | Four Five Two Five
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Three Two Three Nine One 
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A Mystery Gift Box | |||
| Vasebreaker Endless | ||||||
| Vasebreaker Endless |  (needs 150 sun)
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Move Vase (after wave 15 only) | |||
Piñata Party events
These levels were referred to as "Eggbreaker" levels and were playable in the form of Piñata Parties during the Springening event.
Others were playable in the Summer Nights event.
| Name | Plants | Zombies | First time reward | |||
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| Springening 2015 | ||||||
| Eggbreaker | Seven  Five 
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Seven  Five  Four 
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Eggbreaker | One Two  Five (Frozen)  Three  Seven 
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Five Four Two  Seven
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Eggbreaker | Three Five Five 
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Five Five Three Three 
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Eggbreaker | Three (One on lawn)  Three  Three Five 
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Seven Six One Two 
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Eggbreaker | Seven (Three on lawn)  Three Two Two
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Eight Five Two Three 
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Eggbreaker | Five  Five  Two Four
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Seven Six One  Three One
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Springening 2016 | ||||||
| Eggbreaker | Five  Three  Two One
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Eight Six Four  One 
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Eggbreaker | Seven  Four Three Two
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Nine Five Seven Three One
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Summer Nights 2015 | ||||||
| Firebreaker | Five Three (One on lawn) Three Three
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Seven Five Two One
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Firebreaker | Five Five  Five 
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Four Four  Four  Two
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Firebreaker | Three Five Two Three Four
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Six Four Two Two  One
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Firebreaker | Five Five  Five
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Four Two Five Six
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Firebreaker | Three Two Five
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Seventeen Four Two One
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Time Twister | ||||||
| Piñata Party | Seven Three
One |
Eight Five  One
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Piñata Party | Three  Six  Two
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Seven  Four Two 
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Piñata Party | Four Eight One  Three 
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Nine Six Three 
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Summer Nights 2016 | ||||||
| Firebreaker | 3 prizes to choose from | |||||
| Firebreaker | 3 prizes to choose from | |||||
| Firebreaker | 3 prizes to choose from | |||||
| Firebreaker | 3 prizes to choose from | |||||
| Firebreaker | 3 prizes to choose from | |||||
| Feastivus 2016 | ||||||
| Firebreaker | 3 prizes to choose from | |||||
| Firebreaker | 3 prizes to choose from | |||||
| Springening 2017 | ||||||
| Vasebreaker | 3 prizes to choose from | |||||
| Eggbreaker | 3 prizes to choose from | |||||
Penny's Pursuit
Vasebreaker became available in Penny's Pursuit. As of ZCorp Incorporated, Inc., only one level became accessible.
| Name | Plants | Zombies | First time reward | |||
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| ZCorp Incorporated, Inc. | ||||||
| Level 5 | Five Two  Five Three
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Four  Six  One  One 
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Depends on difficulty | |||
Chinese Vasebreaker (China only)
Currently, there are six Vasebreaker levels that are accessible at any time, four in Big Wave Beach and two in Lost City.
| Name | Plants | Zombies | First time reward | |||
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| Big Wave Beach | ||||||
| Day 14 | Two  Five  Five 
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Eight  Five 
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A star | |||
| Day 14 (Hard) | Four Two One  Three
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Three Four Three  Five 
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Two stars, a chest | |||
| Day 20 | Two Three  Two  Two 
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Seven Four Two One 
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A star | |||
| Day 20 (Hard) | Two Two One  Five Three
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Five Seven Two One 
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Two stars, a chest | |||
| Lost City | ||||||
| Day 15 | Five Four Three 
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Two  Four  Four Two 
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A star | |||
| Day 15 (Hard) | Five Two One Four 
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Two Two Four  Four
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Two stars, a chest | |||
Piñata Party
A Children's Day-themed Vasebreaker Piñata Party took place from June 1 to June 14, 2019. After beating all seven levels, you were given the Cattail or ten puzzle pieces of the said plant (if you own Cattail already) as the prize.
| Name | Plants | Zombies | First time reward | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Day | ||||||
| Piñata Party | Four  Four Seven
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Nine  Two  Two 
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Piñata Party | Four Four Eight
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Eight One Three
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Piñata Party | Three Four Eight
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Seven Six
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Piñata Party | Three Three Eight
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Ten Three  One
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Piñata Party | Four Four Seven
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Eight Two Three
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Piñata Party | Three Four Eight
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Eight Two Three
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
| Piñata Party | Four Five Eight
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Seven Two  Two
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3 prizes to choose from | |||
Vasebreaker Event
A Vasebreaker event was held from August 20 to September 2, 2019. The Vasebreaker event used the otherwise unused Vasebreaker levels for Far Future, Dark Ages, and Big Wave Beach.
| Name | Plants | Zombies | First time reward | |||
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| Vasebreaker Intro | ||||||
| Tutorial | Seven  Two One Two
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Seven One
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A money bag | |||
| To the Left | Three One Two Seven
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Seven Two Two
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A money bag | |||
| Boss Vase | Two Two Two Seven
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Ten Three Two
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Vasebreaker Power-Ups | |||
| Futuristic Challenge | ||||||
| Plant Food! | Four Four  Six 
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Two  Four  One  Six 
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A money bag | |||
| Strong Connection! | Four  Three Two Two 
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Two Three Six One
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A money bag | |||
| Retreat! | Two Six Two  Six
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Six Four  One
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Vasebreaker Power-Ups | |||
| Dragon Challenge | ||||||
| Magnetic Party! | Two Seven Two
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Ten  Two  Six  One
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A money bag | |||
| Magnetic Party! II | Two Seven Two
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Five Two Seven
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A money bag | |||
| Magnetic Party! III | Two Seven Two
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Five Two Seven
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A Mystery Gift Box | |||
| Beach Challenge | ||||||
| One By One | Two Three Four
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Four Two One Four  Two  One  Three Four 
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A money bag | |||
| Precision Strike | One Three Three  Three
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Three Two Two Four  Six One
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A money bag | |||
| Be Careful! | Fifteen  (pre-planted)Two Two  One  Three One Two 
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Six Three Two Two Three Two
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A Mystery Gift Box | |||
| Vasebreaker Endless | ||||||
| Vasebreaker Endless |    (needs 150 sun)
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3 prizes to choose from (every wave) Vasebreaker Power-Ups (after wave 15 only) | |||
Another Vasebreaker event was held from November 11 to November 24, 2019. This event featured levels for Jurassic Marsh, Lost City, Modern Day, and a Renaissance Age-themed Vasebreaker Endless.
| Jurassic Challenge | ||||||
| Control | Two One  Five 
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Six  Nine  One 
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A money bag | |||
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| Behind the Attack | Five One  Five 
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Five Three  Five 
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A money bag | |||
| Magnets | Five  Two
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Twenty-seven
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Vasebreaker Power-Ups | |||
| Lost Challenge | ||||||
| Bouncing | Three Five
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Six Three Three  Four 
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A money bag | |||
| Offensive Direction | Five Five  Two 
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Four Four Two Five Two
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A money bag | |||
| Parasols | Five Five Two
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Two Two Four Four
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A Mystery Gift Box | |||
| Modern Challenge | ||||||
| The Shadow Family | Two  Two  Five  Five 
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Six One Three
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A money bag | |||
| Art is an Explosion | Eight 
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Five Two  Five  Nine 
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A money bag | |||
| Chaos in Spacetime |     (One of each)
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   (One of each)
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A Mystery Gift Box | |||
| Vasebreaker Endless | ||||||
| Vasebreaker Endless |      (needs 150 sun)
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3 prizes to choose from (every wave) Vasebreaker Power-Ups (after wave 15 only) | |||
Related achievements
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Gallery
Vasebreaker logo
Vasebreaker button
Vasebreaker in trailer
Power-Ups
All types of the vases
Vasebreaker on the level selection
Vase Gargantuar in Vasebreaker
Another Vasebreaker is back advertisement
Vasebreaker Endless
Advertisement
Another advertisement
Locked vase when Vasebreaker Endless is not yet unlocked
Easter advertisement
Vasebreaker's vases' textures and assets
Advertisement after beating a Firebreaker party
All types of vase in the Springening event
All types of vase in the Summer Nights event
Trivia
- As stated by PopCap Games, this will never be officially included as a Brain Buster. Instead, it will be a mini-game which is currently the only one in Plants vs. Zombies 2.
- However, the Chinese version of the game has it as Brain Busters for Big Wave Beach and Lost City.
- When Crazy Dave and Penny introduce the player to Vasebreaker, Crazy Dave references an unused Vasebreaker level from the first game, calling Vasebreaker "Facebreaker".
- This game's Vasebreaker mode has many differences from the first game.
- The player does not use a mallet to break the vases. Instead, they are tap-activated.
- The player must beat all levels in this mode in order.
- Vases appear to have cracks.
- Gargantuars do not smash vases here. Instead, they ignore them altogether.
- Vases give 100 sun rather than 50 if they contain sun.
- The player is given Split Peas instead of backwards-facing Repeaters.
- Unlike the original Plants vs. Zombies, this version of Vasebreaker has three types of vases, introducing one new vase where in it will always contain a Gargantuar. Plants vs. Zombies also had an image file for a zombie vase, but it was scrapped.
- The Gargantuar that comes out of the vase is the Vase Gargantuar, not the regular one. So far the Vase Gargantuar is the only new zombie introduced in Vasebreaker. However, the Vase Gargantuar does not do anything different from a normal Gargantuar, apart from having a slower speed and slight difference in appearance.
- Vase Gargantuars are never spawned from any vase besides Gargantuar vase, which making it easier to plan defense.
- Most Vasebreaker level names (except for the Endless Zone) give a hint on how to complete the level or what the level is about.
- Some of the levels are inspired by the original levels in the Plants vs. Zombies. To the Left is almost identical to the first To the Left, Boss Vase is similar to Ace of Vase, and Block and Spike is inspired by Hokey Pokey.
- Music during Vasebreaker in Plants vs. Zombies 2 is Grasswalk in Intro and a remix of Cerebrawl in Egyptian Challenge Pack.
- Imp Dragon Zombie and E.M.Peach both appeared in ads for Vasebreaker, but they have not appeared in the Vasebreaker mini-game itself.
- In the 3.4.4 update, all the players who have played the Vasebreaker levels would lose their progress, but previously unlocked Power Ups could still be used and progress for Vasebreaker Endless was saved (although it had to be unlocked again). This also happened in the 6.0.1 update for some users.
- When completing Vasebreaker levels for the first time, money bags given contain 200 coins. This feature was added in the 3.4.4 update.
- In the 3.5.1 update, the Vasebreaker button (as seen from the world selection) was now added in the Zen Garden.
- In all levels, the player's plants will be at level one regardless of amount of experience points and levels obtained from the Plant Upgrade System. It is unknown if this is intentional or not
- However in Vasebreaker Endless, Cherry Bomb is the only leveled up plant to be used.
- If there are any pre-planted plants they will be leveled up.
- However in Vasebreaker Endless, Cherry Bomb is the only leveled up plant to be used.
- There is a bug where if the player leaves a seed packet unused until the player breaks all the vases, the seed packet will automatically be ‘collected’ as if it were a prize.
- Another bug exists where selecting a seed packet (other than that of Cherry Bomb in Endless) would cause it to have the seed packet background of plants from the Player's House and Modern Day. For example, selecting the seed packet of a Split Pea would cause it to have the background of the aforementioned worlds rather that of Wild West.
Walkthroughs
Vasebreaker Intro
- Vasebreaker Intro
- Vasebreaker Intro To the Left
- Vasebreaker Intro Boss Vase
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 Vasebreaker Intro To the Left Boss Vase (Ep.35)
By Alex5432000
Egyptian Challenge Pack
- Egyptian Challenge One at a Time
- Egyptian Challenge Freeze 'Em
- Egyptian Challenge Block and Spike
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 Vasebreaker Egyptian One at a Time Freeze 'Em Block and Spike (Ep.38)
By Alex5432000
Pirate Challenge Pack
- 3x3
- Spring Rollers
- Buttery Birdies
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 Vasebreaker Pirate 3x3 Spring Rollers Buttery Birdies (Ep.43)
By Alex5432000
Western Challenge Pack
- Split Decision
- Chicken Skewers
- The Mine Cart
Vasebreaker Endless
- Vasebreak Endless Wave 1 ~ 15
- Vasebreak Endless Wave 16 ~ 20
- Vasebreak Endless Wave 21 ~ 25
Eggbreaker Parties 2015
- Pinata 24 03 15
March 24, 2015
- Pinata 27 03 15
March 27, 2015
- Pinata 30 03 15
March 30, 2015
- Pinata 2 04 15
April 2, 2015
- Pinata 6 04 15
April 6, 2015
- Pinata 9 04 15
April 9, 2015
Firebreaker Parties 2015
- Pinata 30 07 15
July 30, 2015
- Pinata 2 08 15
August 2, 2015
- Pinata 5 08 15
August 5, 2015
- Pinata 8 08 15
August 8, 2015
- Pinata 11 08 15
August 11, 2015
Eggbreaker Parties 2016
- Pinata 23 03 16
March 23, 2016
- Pinata 25 03 16
March 25, 2016
- Pinata 28 03 16
March 28, 2016
- Pinata 30 03 16
March 30, 2016
- Pinata 2 04 16
April 2, 2016
- Pinata 4 04 16
April 4, 2016
Time Twister
- Pinata 27 05 16
May 27, 2016
- Pinata 31 05 16
May 31, 2016
- Pinata 3 06 16
June 1, 2016
Firebreaker Parties 2016
- Pinata 24 06 16
June 24, 2016
- Pinata 27 06 16
June 27, 2016
- Pinata 29 06 16
June 29, 2016
- Pinata 1 07 16
July 1, 2016
- Pinata 4 07 16
July 4, 2016
- Pinata 6 07 16
July 6, 2016
- Pinata 7 07 16
July 7, 2016
Feastivus Parties 2016
- Pinata 31 12 16
December 31, 2016
- Pinata 1 01 17
January 01, 2017
Springening Parties 2017
- Pinata 10 04 17
April 10, 2017
- Pinata 15 04 17
April 15, 2017
Firebreaker Parties 2017
- Pinata 28 06 17
June 28, 2017
- Pinata 1 07 17
July 1, 2017
- Pinata 3 07 17
July 3, 2017
- Pinata 5 07 17
July 5, 2017
- Pinata 7 07 17
July 7, 2017
Eggbreaker Parties 2018
- Pinata 31 03 18
March 31, 2018
- Pinata 3 04 18
April 3, 2018
Big Wave Beach (China only)
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 China - Big Wave Beach - Day 14 Vasebreaker
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 China - Big Wave Beach - Vasebreaker 1
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 China - Big Wave Beach - Vasebreaker 2
- Plants vs. Zombies 2 China - Big Wave Beach - Vasebreaker 3
Lost City (China only)
- Pre-1.8 Plants vs. Zombies 2 China - Lost City - Day 16 Vasebreaker
Olympic Parties 2017/2018 (China only)
- Pinata ch 31 12 17
December 31, 2017
| V · T · E |
| Recurring | Special Delivery · Locked and Loaded · Save Our Seeds · Last Stand † |
| World exclusive | Cannons Away · Not OK Corral · Sun Bombs · Dark Alchemy · Bulb Bowling* · Beghouled |
| China exclusive | Mummy Memory · Powder Keg · Bronze Matrix · All by Oneself · Zomboss Test Lab · Fright Theater · Tit for Tat · Oak Archery · Gluttonous Hungry Guacodile · Vasebreaker · Plant Maze · Dodo Adventure · It's Raining Seeds · One Gun Guard · Air Raid · Across the Lawn · Dark Stormy Night · Unsodded · Whack-a-Zombie · Statue-shuffling* · Ninjimp Adventures |
| †: Strategy page *: Unconfirmed name |
| V · E |
| Player's House | Tutorial · To the Left · Boss Vase · Endless | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ancient Egypt | One at a Time · Freeze 'Em · Block and Spike | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pirate Seas | 3x3 · Spring Rollers · Buttery Birdies | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wild West | Split Decision · Chicken Skewers · The Mine Cart | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese version |
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