Captivator Pumpkin
, also known as Pumpkaptivator, is a fusion plant that requires its recipe to be unlocked in .
Combat Stats
Sun Cost
850 Sun (475 at night)
Damage
0.1 × Toughness of captured zombie
Attack Speed
1 Second
Range
Contact
Target
Ground, Water Zombies
Toughness
4000
Details
Like , zombies that try to bite are hypnotized instead.
Similarly to , captures 1 non-flying, non-miniboss hypnotized zombie that passes through, preventing it from leaving the tile and having it absorb damage for the .
Every second when a hypnotized zombie is captured, deals damage equal to 0.1× max Toughness to the captured hypnotized zombie and gains 4 energy stacks..
When energy stack is ≥0/50/100, Charge Level is at 1/2/3, draining 1/2/2 energy per second respectively. Charge Level 3 is locked behind a Modifier.
At charge levels 1/2/3, every 15/10/6s, hypnotizes 1 non-flying, non-miniboss zombie within a 1.5-tile radius. On success, the plant inside the shell gains an damage boost of (60% × Charge Level) for 1s. s and s in the same Magnetic System resonate and release this effect simultaneously.
While a is inside, the always benefits from the same damage boost of (60% × Charge Level).
Using a seed packet on a with less than 2/3 max Toughness will restore its Toughness to full.
✓ Pros
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✗ Cons
Captures and converts zombies into damage-dealing allies
Scales damage based on the captured zombie's own toughness
High 4000 HP toughness makes it very durable
Expensive at 850 sun cost
Only available in Odyssey mode
Cannot capture flying zombies or miniboss types
1
Target lanes with mid-tier armored zombies to capture high-toughness enemies whose scaled damage output helps the most.
2
Protect Captivator Pumpkin with Wall-nuts and slowing plants to maximize how long captured zombies persist.
3
Prioritize capturing zombies with the highest max toughness to deal the most damage per second from the conversion effect.
4
Use in Odyssey runs where multiple non-miniboss hypnotized zombies appear simultaneously for maximum effect.
QHow does Captivator Pumpkin deal damage?
It captures a hypnotized zombie and deals 0.1 times that zombie's maximum toughness as damage per second.
QCan it capture miniboss or flying zombies?
No, it can only capture non-flying, non-miniboss hypnotized zombies.
QIs Captivator Pumpkin available in standard adventure mode?
No, it is an Odyssey-exclusive fusion plant.
