In Plants vs. Zombies 2, players encounter a wide variety of zombies, each with distinct traits, abilities, and vulnerabilities. This guide expands on each category of zombies, providing detailed descriptions and additional examples to enhance your understanding of the undead adversaries you will face.

If you’d like to know all about the Plants, check out our Comprehensive Guide to Plants in Plants vs. Zombies 2. 

Common Zombies

These zombies are the most basic types you will encounter throughout the game, serving as the initial challenges for players.

• Regular Zombie: The quintessential zombie that walks slowly and has low health. It can be easily defeated by most plants early in the game.
• Conehead Zombie: A tougher variant wearing a traffic cone that provides extra protection. It requires stronger attacks or multiple hits from weaker plants to defeat.
• Buckethead Zombie: This zombie wears a bucket on its head, significantly increasing its health. It demands high-damage plants or multiple attackers to take down effectively.
• Pole Vaulting Zombie: Jumps over the first plant in its lane, making it essential to have defensive plants like Wall-nuts in place to stop it.
• Football Zombie: A fast-moving zombie wearing a football helmet that grants it increased durability. It can absorb more damage than regular zombies and requires focused firepower to eliminate quickly.
• Screen Door Zombie: Carries a screen door that provides extra protection against attacks. Players must use plants with higher damage output or area effects to bypass the door’s defense.
• Pogo Zombie: This zombie hops over obstacles, allowing it to bypass the first plant in its lane. It requires careful planning and defensive strategies to counter effectively.
• Flag Zombie: This zombie carries a flag that boosts the morale of other zombies behind it, increasing their speed and resilience. Eliminating it quickly is crucial to prevent a wave of stronger zombies from overwhelming your defenses.

Uncommon Zombies

These zombies introduce more complexity and require specific strategies to defeat them effectively.

• Digger Zombie: Burrows underground, bypassing defenses until it re-emerges. Use plants like Cabbage-pults or Bloomerangs that can hit aerial targets or deploy Spikeweed to damage it when it surfaces.
• Explorer Zombie: A fast-moving zombie that can quickly overwhelm defenses. Utilize Iceberg Lettuce or other slowing plants to manage its speed effectively.
• Balloon Zombie: Floats above ground defenses and can only be attacked by specific plants like Cactus or Blover. Keep these plants ready to counter Balloon Zombies effectively.
• Zomboni: A large zombie that rolls over your plants, dealing damage as it moves. Block it with Wall-nuts and use high-damage plants behind them for effective takedown.
• Dancing Zombie: This zombie dances and summons Backup Dancers, which can overwhelm defenses if not managed quickly. Area damage plants are effective against groups of dancers.
• Pirate Zombie: A variant that swings a sword at your plants, dealing direct damage. Use defensive barriers to protect key offensive plants from its attacks.
• Chicken Wrangler: Releases chickens upon taking damage or touching a plant. These chickens move quickly and can overwhelm defenses if not dealt with promptly.

Rare Zombies

These zombies possess unique abilities that require specialized strategies for defeat.

• Gargantuar: A massive zombie with extremely high health and the ability to throw smaller zombies at your plants. Focus on high-damage area attacks or crowd control plants like Snow Peas to slow it down while dealing damage.
• Jetpack Zombie: Flies over ground defenses and drops bombs on your plants. Use Cactus or Blover to eliminate this threat before it causes damage.
• – Disco Zombie: Dances while summoning Backup Dancers that can overwhelm your defenses. Use area damage plants like Chili Bean or Mega Gatling Pea to clear out groups quickly.
• Mermaid Zombie: Swims through water lanes, making it immune to most ground-based attacks. Utilize aquatic plants or those capable of targeting water lanes for effective defense.
• Frostbite Caves Zombies: Various ice-themed zombies capable of freezing your plants upon contact. Use heat-based plants like Lava Guava or powerful attackers like Electric Blueberry to counter their freezing effects effectively.
• Tomb Raiser: Throws bones onto the field that create graves, complicating your defense strategy by adding obstacles for your attacking plants. 

Epic Zombies

These formidable foes present significant challenges and require advanced strategies for successful defeat.

• Disco Gargantuar: An even tougher version of the Gargantuar that dances while summoning Backup Dancers. This requires quick crowd control while focusing fire on the Gargantuar itself.
• Pirate Captain Zombie: Commands other pirate zombies, making them tougher and more resilient. Focus on eliminating him first with high-damage attacks while managing his minions with crowd control tactics.
• Octopus Zombie: A unique zombie that can pull back your attacking plants temporarily, disrupting your strategy. Use defensive barriers and quick-hitting offensive plants to mitigate its impact.
• Yeti Zombie: This elusive zombie leaves behind a trail of snowballs that can freeze your plants temporarily. Target it quickly with high-damage attackers before it escapes off-screen with your resources.
• Frosty Gargantuar: Combines the powers of both Gargantuar and ice-themed abilities, requiring players to manage both its high health and freezing capabilities simultaneously.
• Fire Rooster: A rare zombie that explodes upon contact with a plant, dealing area damage around it. Its explosive nature makes timing crucial when planning defenses against this threat.

By understanding the diverse range of zombies in Plants vs. Zombies 2, players can better prepare their defenses and develop effective strategies against each type encountered throughout their journey. Each zombie presents unique challenges that require careful planning and adaptation as you progress through the game’s various levels and worlds. If you are new to Plants vs. Zombies, check out our Beginner Tips and Tricks guide. For the best gaming experience, play Plants vs. Zombies 2 on PC or laptop with BlueStacks!