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Pole Vaulting Zombie

GamesUndeadRuns2000 to 2009

The first special zombie of Plants vs. Zombies' Adventure Mode. It runs at the defences and vaults over the first plant it meets, then drops the pole and continues at normal speed. A Tall-nut is too high for it to clear.12

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First appeared
2009
Plants vs. Zombies (2009)
Source work
Plants vs. Zombies (2009)
PopCap Games
Age rating
ESRB E10+
Made in
USA
What causes it
Never explained
The game does not explain where the zombies come from; Dr. Zomboss is described as the scientist who animates them.
How it moves
Runs
Runs fast with its pole, then slows to normal speed once it has jumped.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • Tall-nut (too tall to jump)
  • cheap plants that waste its jump
  • Snow Pea

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2009

Plants vs. Zombies (2009)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Dressed like a track athlete in a red jersey with a sweatband12

2

Vaults over the first plant it reaches and then drops the pole12

3

Cannot jump over a Tall-nut12

4

It is the first special zombie in Adventure Mode12

5

The dolphin-riding zombie is its swimming-pool cousin12

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (runs), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
Pole Vaulting Zombie about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Pole Vaulting Zombie - Plants vs. Zombies Wiki (Fandom)
  2. Plants vs. Zombies (video game) - Wikipedia

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