Plants vs Zombies 2 - Penny's Pursuit - Seedium Showcase - Jalapeño - July/Aug 2024

Plant of the Week - Jalapeño - was offered between July 27, 2024 through August 4, 2024.

Jalapeño is a member of the Pepper-Mint family.
Jalapeño costs 125 Sun. (-25 Sun at levels 4, and 7.)
Jalapeño deals 1,800 damage to all zombies in a lane. (+100 damage per level until level 7.)
Jalapeño has a 35 second recharge. (-1 second per level. An additional -1 second at level 10.)

Commentary:
It's easy to see why this plant is so valuable. Every zombie in the lane can get burned. Seriously, what's not to like?

Bottom Line:
Players receive Jalapeño early in their journey and this plant fails to disappoint. It's a solid plant. Does good damage. Reasonable cost. It may not be the sexiest plant around, but if you see our videos, you do notice that Jalapeño is still selected often. That's really all the endorsement you need.

Level 1 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2.
Survive the zombie attack.
Chosen Perk is Knock-back.
Survive and protect the endangered plants - Red Stringer on R135C5 / R15C6 R3C5 / C6
Score to beat not offered / 500,000 / 500,000

Level 2 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2
Survive for 3 minutes - Last Stand style.
Chosen Perk is Sun Perk - Sun drops from the Sky.
Survive and protect the endangered plants - Sweet Potato on R3C5
Defeat Cardio zombie 1 / 2 / 3 time(s).
Starting Sun = 1,200 / 1,000 / 750

Level 3 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 0 of 1
Survive for 1.5 minutes - Last Stand Style
Chosen Perk is Score Increase.
Score to beat 750,000 / 2,500,000 / 20,000,000
Starting Sun = 2,200 / 2,000 / 1,750

Level 4 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2
Survive the zombie attack.
Chosen Perk is Sun Perk - Sun drops from the Sky.
Survive and protect the endangered plants - Coconut Cannon on R3C3 / R3C5 / R3C6
Never have more than not offered / 19 / 12 plants.

Level 5 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2
Survive for two (2) minutes.
Chosen Perk is Sun Perk - Sun falls from the sky.
Score more than 500,000 / 750,000 / 1,000,000
Poison zombies not offered / 30 / 50 times.
Zombies poisoned by the poison perk do count - but there may not be enough zombies to get the bonus objective.