Zapricot

Zapricot is a basic common plant card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the Kabloom class. It costs 3 to play and has 4/1. It does not have any traits or abilities, and its closest zombie counterpart is Cuckoo Zombie. 

Origins

It is based on an apricot, a fruit in the genus Prunus.

Its name is a portmanteau of "zap," referring to the fact that it attacks with electricity, and "apricot," the real-life plant it is based on.

Its description makes a pun about the word "shocked," as it means both "surprised" and "zapped with electricity."

Statistics

• Class: Kabloom
• Tribe: Fruit Plant
• Traits: None
• Abilities: None
• Set - Rarity: Basic - Common

Card description

"Some say that Zombies aren't easily shocked. I beg to differ."

Update history

Update 1.8.23

• Description change: Was originally "Some say that Zombies aren't easily shocked. I beg to disagree."

Update 1.60.79

• ▼ Health change: 2 → 1

Strategies

With

Due to its high base strength, Zapricot can serve as an early-game glass cannon to destroy certain zombies like Drum Major, Mountain Climber, Smelly Zombie, Foot Soldier Zombie, etc.

Compared to Fire Peashooter, except Zapricot has 1 more strength, costs 1 more sun, and is in the Kabloom class. However, unlike Fire Peashooter, it completely lacks tribe synergy. Thus, Fire Peashooter is a better choice if you are planning to run a pea deck as Captain Combustible.

Against

Zapricot hits very hard, destroying or badly damaging any zombie that can come on turn 3. Fortunately though, it does not have much health. You can sacrifice a weak zombie or use a cheap trick like Bungee Plumber to destroy it easily. You could play Rocket Science on it, but this is not recommended unless it threatens you a lot as there will most likely be better plants to play it on.

Gallery

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  Zapricot's statistics
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  Zapricot's card image
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  Zapricot's textures
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  HD Zapricot
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  Zapricot destroyed

Old

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  Zapricot's statistics before update 1.60.79
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  Zapricot's card before update 1.60.79
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  Zapricot's grayed out card before update 1.60.79
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  Zapricot attacking
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  Zapricot shrunken by Shrink Ray
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  Zapricot frozen
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  Gardening Gloves being played on Zapricot
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  Storm Front being played on Zapricot
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  Zapricot's statistics, note the lack of quotation marks
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  Zapricot's statistics before update 1.8.23
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  The player having the choice between Zapricot and Cell Phone Zombie as the prize for completing a level

Unused

• Zapricot’s unused animation

In other languages

Please note that only official translations are used.

Language	Name	Description
English	Zapricot	portmanteau of "zap" and "apricot"
Simplified Chinese	电击杏	lit. "Zaping Apricot"
Traditional Chinese	杏卡丘	lit. "Apri-kachu"
French	Zabricot
German	Zaprikose
Italian	Folgoricocca	Portmanteau of "folgori" and "albicocca"
Japanese	ザプリコット	English name transliterated into Japanese
Korean	좀비 살구	"Zombie Apricot"
Brazilian Portuguese	Damascarrasco
Russian	Абрикос	"Apricot"
Spanish	Albarichoque	Portmanteau of "albaricoque" and "choque"

Trivia

• Its description is similar to Electric Blueberry's Almanac entry in Plants vs. Zombies 2, as both talk about "surprising" zombies.
• It has an unused animation where it becomes red, moves around and electricity zaps around it. This was most likely made when it had an ability, before deciding to not give it one. This is only able to be seen with hacking.

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