Achievements (PvZ)


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In Plants vs. Zombies, the player can earn achievements by completing their respective actions. Because of this, some achievements cannot be achieved on certain levels or modes of the game. Achievements appear in almost all versions of the game, with the only exceptions being the original PC version and the online version.

Audio
The sound when earning an achievement (except in the Nintendo DS and DSiWare versions).

PC achievements
On May 8, 2009, Plants vs. Zombies on Steam was given twelve Achievements. On August 8, 2010, with the Game of the Year Edition's release, the game was given an update, including nine extra achievements, boosting the total of twenty-one (the Physical and non-Steam Game of the Year version has twenty of these achievements, but with a few small changes to them).
 * Ask Me About Mustache Mode/Mustache Mode - Enable Mustache Mode (the non-Steam Game of the Year version simply calls this Mustache Mode)
 * Better Off Dead - Get to a streak of 10 in I, Zombie Endless.Achievement.png
 * China Shop - Get to a streak of 15 in Vasebreaker Endless.
 * Cryptozombologist - Discover the Yeti Zombie (the non-Steam Game of the Year Edition calls this Zombologist).
 * Disco is Undead (formerly "Walk This Way") - Hypnotize a Dancing Zombie (not in the non-Steam Game of the Year Edition).
 * Explodonator - Blow up 10 full sized zombies with a single Cherry Bomb.
 * Home Lawn Security - Complete Adventure Mode.
 * Immortal - Survive 20 waves of pure zombie ferocity.
 * Morticulturalist - Collect all 49 plants, including plants from Crazy Dave's shop.
 * Nobel Peas Prize - Get the Gold Sunflower Trophy.
 * SPUDOW! - Blow up a zombie using a Potato Mine.
 * Towering Wisdom - Grow the Tree of Wisdom to 100 feet.

Scrapped Achievements
These achievements were originally going to be added to the PC version of the game, but got scrapped.
 * No-Cob-No-Explode - Play Last Stand without planting any Cob Cannons.
 * Sultan of Spin - Upgrade all of your plants in Beghouled Twist.

Added in the Game of the Year Edition
These Achievements were added to the Game of the Year Edition.
 * Beyond the Grave - Beat all the 20 Mini-games.
 * Don't Pea in the Pool - Complete a daytime pool level without using Peashooters of any kind.
 * Good Morning - Complete a daytime level by planting only mushrooms and Coffee Beans.
 * Grounded - Complete a normal Roof level without using any catapult plants.
 * No Fungus Among Us - Complete a nighttime level without planting any mushrooms.
 * Penny Pincher - Pick up 30 coins in a row on a single level without letting any disappear.
 * Popcorn Party - Defeat 2 Gargantuars with corn cob missiles in a single level.
 * Roll Some Heads - Bowl over 5 zombies or more with a single Wall-nut.
 * Sunny Days - Get 8000 sun during a single level. 

iOS achievements

 * Home Lawn Security - Complete Adventure Mode for the first time.
 * SPUDOW! - Blow up a zombie using a Potato Mine.
 * Explodonator - Blow up 10 full sized zombies with a single Cherry Bomb.
 * Morticulturalist - Collect all 49 plants (including plants from Crazy Dave).
 * Don't Pea in the Pool - Complete a daytime pool level without using Peashooters of any kind.
 * Roll Some Heads - Bowl over 5 zombies with a single Wall-nut.
 * Grounded - Defeat a normal Roof level without using any catapult plants.
 * Zombologist - Discover the Zombie Yeti.
 * Penny Pincher - Pick up 30 coins on a single level without letting any disappear.
 * Sunny Days - Accumulate 8000 sun during a single level.
 * Popcorn Party - Defeat two Gargantuars with corn cob missiles in a single level.
 * Good Morning - Complete a Daytime Level by planting only mushrooms and Coffee Beans.
 * No Fungus Among Us - Complete a Nighttime Level without planting any mushrooms.
 * Last Mown Standing - Defeat the last zombie in a level with a Lawn Mower.
 * 20 Below Zero - Immobilize 20 full-sized zombies with a single Ice-shroom.Photo May 01, 5 20 34 PM.png
 * Flower Power - Keep 10 Twin Sunflowers alive in a single level.
 * Pyromaniac - Complete a level using only explosive plants to kill zombies.
 * Lawn Mower Man - Kill 10 zombies with a single Lawn Mower.
 * Chill Out - Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, you've one level to destroy 3 bobsleds, it's Jalapeno time!
 * Defcorn 5 - Build 5 Cob Cannons in a single level.
 * Monster Mash - Crush 5 zombies with a single Squash.
 * Achievemets.jpg Faith - Complete an extremely foggy level without using Planterns or Blovers.
 * Pool's Closed - Complete a Pool level without using water plants.
 * Melon-y Lane - Plant a Winter Melon in every lane.
 * Second Life - Complete Adventure Mode a second time.
 * Beyond the Grave - Beat all of the Mini-games.
 * Lucky Spin - Get 3 diamonds in Slot Machine.
 * Chilli Free - Complete Column Like You See 'Em without using Jalapenos.
 * Enlightened - Collect all Zen Garden, Mushroom Garden, and Aquarium Garden plants.
 * Diamond Beghouler - Upgrade all your plants in Beghouled.
 * Greenfingers - Grow 10 Zen Garden plants to full size.
 * Wall-Not Attack - Complete ZomBotany without using Wall-nuts, Tall-nuts, or Pumpkins.
 * Peking Express - How fast can you dig your way to China?
 * Shooting Star - Complete Seeing Stars before the first Flag Zombie arrives.
 * Sproing! Sproing! - Complete Pogo Party without using Tall-nuts or Magnet-shrooms.
 * Better Off Dead - Get to a streak of 10 in I, Zombie Endless.
 * Sol Invictus - Complete Last Stand with 2000 or more sun remaining.
 * I, Win - Win all 9 I, Zombie trophies.
 * Where the Sun Don't Shine - Complete the first "I, Zombie" level with 1000 sun remaining.
 * Undead Space - Grow your pile of zombies into outer space.
 * Disco is Undead - Hypnotize a Dancing Zombie . (formerly Thrilling the Zombies)
 * China Shop - Get to a streak of 15 in Vasebreaker Endless.
 * Smashing! - Win all 9 Vasebreaker trophies.
 * Gotcha! - Find a Gargantuar in its vase using a Plantern in a game of Vasebreaker.
 * Still Standing - Complete all 5 Last Stand levels.
 * The Stuff of Legends - Complete 15 flags in Last Stand: Endless.
 * Hammer Time! - Kill a total of 10 Gargantuars using mallets in Last Stand: Endless.
 * Alive and Planting - Get 40 flags in Survival Endless. (iPad only)

Update history
There are a total of forty-seven (forty-eight in the iPad version) achievements for the iOS versions of the game.
 * February 15, 2010, There were 12 achievements for iPhone.
 * March 31, 2010, there were 17 achievements for iPad.
 * April 5, 2010, one extra achievement was added to the iPhone version, making it thirteen achievements.
 * July 27, 2010, 12 extra achievements were added to the iPhone and iPad, making it 25 (29 in the iPad version) achievements.
 * February 20, 2011, one achievement was added and one removed.
 * June 15, 2011, 6 extra achievements were added to both iPhone and iPad versions, making it 31 (35 in the iPad version) achievements.
 * September 11, 2011, one extra achievement was added, making it 32 (36 in the iPad version) achievements.
 * September 17, 2011, 3 extra achievements were added, making it 35 (39 in the iPad version) achievements.
 * September 21, 2011, one extra achievement was added, making it 36 (40 in the iPad version) achievements.
 * December 16, 2011, two extra achievements were added, making it 38 (42 in the iPad version) achievements.
 * December 17, 2011, two achievements were added, making it 40 (44 in the iPad version) achievements.
 * January 21, 2012, one achievement was removed, making it 40 (43 in the iPad version) achievements.
 * April 19, 2012, 3 (2 for the iPad version) extra achievements were added, making it 43 (45 in the iPad version) achievements.
 * September 6, 2012, 3 extra achievements were added, making it 47 (48 in the iPad version) achievements.

Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PlayStation Vita achievements
There are a total of twelve achievements on the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network versions. On the leaderboards screen, one will see that Crazy Dave puts lawn ornaments on the lawn of his or her leaderboard house upon obtaining each achievement of the game.
 * Home Lawn Security - Complete Adventure Mode.
 * Master of Morticulture - Collect all 49 plants in the game.
 * Smarty Branches - Grow the Tree of Wisdom to at least 100 feet.
 * Crash of the Titan - Defeat your first Gargantuar.
 * ZFF's 4 Evr - Bowl a winner with a friend in Co-op Bowling. (not for PlayStation Vita)
 * Alive and Planting - Survive 40 waves of pure zombie ferocity.
 * Soil Your Plants - Plant your first 10 Peashooters.
 * Versus vs. Versus - Go on a 5 game winning streak in Versus Mode. (not for PlayStation Vita)
 * Explodonator - Blast 10 full sized zombies at once with a Cherry Bomb.
 * Close Shave - Win any level after all 5 Lawn Mowers have been used.
 * Shopaholic - Go trunk diving and spend at least $25,000 on Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies.
 * Nom Nom Nom - Stop the horde using only the Sunflower, Wall-nut, and Chomper on any level.
 * The Complete Zombie - You've won every trophy, climbed every mountain, defeated every zombie, planted every plant. Congratulations! (not in the Xbox Live Arcade version)

PlayStation Vita only
The PlayStation Vita version of the game has most of the achievements from the PlayStation 3 version, plus a lot more.
 * Don't Pea in the Pool - Complete a Pool level without using Peashooters of any kind.
 * Pool's Closed - Complete a Pool level without using aquatic plants.
 * Roll Some Heads - Bowl over 5 zombies with a single Wall-nut.
 * Grounded - Complete a Roof level without using catapult plants.
 * Zombologist - Discover the Yeti Zombie.
 * Diamond Beghouler - Upgrade all your plants in Beghouled.
 * Lucky Spin - Get 3 diamonds in Slot Machine.
 * Chilli Free - Complete Column Like You See 'Em without using Jalapenos.
 * 20 Below Zero - Freeze 20 full-sized zombies with a single Ice-shroom.
 * Pyromaniac - Complete a level using only explosive plants to kill zombies.
 * Wall-Not Attack - Complete ZomBotany without using Wall-nuts, Tall-nuts, or Pumpkins.
 * Sproing! Sproing! - Complete Pogo Party without using Tall-nuts or Magnet-shrooms.
 * Sol Invictus - Complete Last Stand with 2000 or more sun remaining.
 * Monster Mash - Crush 5 Zombies with a single Squash.
 * No Fungus Among Us - Complete a Night level without using mushrooms.
 * Good Morning - Complete a Day level using only mushrooms and Coffee Beans.
 * SPUDOW! - Blow up a zombie with a Potato Mine.
 * Shooting Star - Complete Seeing Stars before the first Flag Zombie comes.
 * Beyond the Grave - Complete all 20 Minigames.
 * Greenfingers - Grow 10 Zen Garden plants to full size.
 * Enlightened - Collect all Zen Garden, Mushroom Garden, and Aquarium Garden plants.
 * Defcorn 5 - Build 5 Cob Cannons on a single level.
 * Popcorn Party - Kill 2 Gargantuars with Corn Cob Missiles on any level.
 * Flower Power - Keep 10 Twin Sunflowers alive in a single level.
 * Chill Out - Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, you've got one level to destroy three bobsleds, it's Jalapeno time!
 * Blind Faith - Complete an extremely foggy level without using Planterns or Blovers.

Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSiWare achievements
The Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSiWare versions have their own set of achievements. There are fourteen total. Note that many of the Nintendo DS achievement are identical to other achievements of different names. The only difference is the names of these achievements.
 * Resolute Homeowner - Complete Adventure Mode.
 * Shopping Spree - Spend 25,000 coins in Crazy Dave's store.
 * Nebulaphile - Beat an extremely foggy level without disturbing any fog.
 * Don't Drink the Water - Beat a Pool level without using any aquatic plants.
 * Unsiege Mentality - Complete a Roof level without using any catapult plants.
 * Book Learner - Fill out the Almanac.
 * Demolitioner - Blow up 10 full sized zombies at once with a single Cherry Bomb.
 * Photosensitive - Beat a Night level without picking up any sun.
 * Attention Deficit - Earn a trophy in each mini-game.

Added in the Nintendo DS version only

 * Tough Beans - Get a trophy in each Survival Mode.
 * Greenhouser - Raise 10 plants to full growth in the Zen Garden.
 * Street Team - Play Download-Play; Multiplayer at least once.
 * Think Hard - Earn a trophy in each Puzzle Mode.
 * Cerebral Canopy - Grow the Tree of Wisdom to 100 ft.

Android and Nook Achievements
There are a total of forty-eight achievements for the Android version. The Nook version only includes ten achievements.
 * Home Lawn Security - Complete Adventure Mode for the first time.
 * SPUDOW! - Blow up a zombie using a Potato Mine.
 * Explodonator - Blow up 10 zombies with a single Cherry Bomb.
 * Morticulturalist - Collect all 49 plants (including plants from Crazy Dave).
 * Don't Pea in the Pool - Complete a daytime pool level without using Peashooters of any kind.
 * Roll Some Heads - Bowl over 5 zombies with a single Wall-nut.
 * Grounded - Defeat a normal Roof level without using any catapult plants.
 * Zombologist - Discover the Zombie Yeti.
 * Penny Pincher - Pick up 30 coins on a single level without letting any disappear.
 * Sunny Days - Accumulate 8000 sun during a single level.
 * Popcorn Party - Defeat two Gargantuars with corn cob missiles in a single level.
 * Good Morning - Complete a Daytime Level by planting only mushrooms and Coffee Beans.
 * No Fungus Among Us - Complete a Nighttime Level without planting any mushrooms.
 * Last Mown Standing - Defeat the last Zombies in a level with a Lawn Mower.
 * 20 Below Zero - Immobilize 20 full-sized zombies with a single Ice-shroom.
 * Flower Power - Keep 10 Twin Sunflowers alive in a single level.
 * Pyromaniac - Complete a level using only explosive plants to kill zombies.
 * Lawn Mower Man - Kill 10 zombies with a single Lawn Mower.
 * Chill Out - Feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme, you've one level to destroy 3 bobsleds, it's Jalapeno time!
 * Defcorn 5 - Build 5 Cob Cannons in a single level.
 * Monster Mash - Crush 5 zombies with a single Squash.


 * Blind Faith - Complete an extremely foggy level without using Planterns or Blovers.
 * Pool's Closed - Complete a Pool level without using water plants.
 * Melon-y Lane - Plant a Winter Melon in every lane.
 * Second Life - Complete Adventure Mode a second time.

Android and Kindle Fire only

 * Beyond the Grave - Beat all of the Mini-games.
 * Lucky Spin - Get 3 diamonds in Slot Machine.
 * Alive and Planting - Get 40 flags in Survival Endless.
 * Chilli Free - Complete Column Like You See 'Em without using Jalapenos.
 * Enlightened - Collect all Zen Garden, Mushroom Garden, and Aquarium Garden plants.
 * Diamond Beghouler - Upgrade all your plants in Beghouled.
 * Greenfingers - Grow 10 Zen Garden plants to full size.
 * Wall-Not Attack - Complete ZomBotany without using Wall-nuts, Tall-nuts, or Pumpkins.
 * Peking Express - How fast can you dig your way to China?
 * Shooting Star - Complete Seeing Stars before the first Flag Zombie arrives.
 * Sproing! Sproing! - Complete Pogo Party without using Tall-nuts or Magnet-shrooms.
 * Better Off Dead - Get to a streak of 10 in I, Zombie Endless.
 * Sol Invictus - Complete Last Stand with 2000 or more sun remaining.
 * I, Win - Win all 9 I, Zombie trophies.
 * Where the Sun Don't Shine - Complete the first "I, Zombie" level with 1000 sun remaining.
 * Undead Space - Grow your pile of zombies into outer space.
 * Disco is Undead - Hypnotize a Dancing Zombie. (formerly Thrilling the Zombies)
 * China Shop - Get to a streak of 15 in Vasebreaker Endless.
 * Smashing! - Win all 9 Vasebreaker trophies.
 * Gotcha! - Find a Gargantuar in its vase using a Plantern in a game of Vasebreaker.
 * Still Standing - Complete all 5 Last Stand Levels.
 * The Stuff of Legends - Complete 15 flags in Last Stand: Endless.
 * Hammer Time! - Kill a total of 10 Gargantuars using mallets in Last Stand Endless.

Trivia

 * When the player gets an achievement, they will hear a significant sound.
 * In the Game of the Year, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, PlayBook, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSiWare versions of Plants vs. Zombies, Chinese zombies are found at the bottom of the achievements page, although there are some very slight variations between each of the different versions. To see them:
 * For the PC version, scroll the mouse down or press arrow down key.
 * For the other versions, such as iPad and Android, slide down the screen.
 * They are there because of the phrase "digging to China".
 * The only hidden achievement is Peking Express.
 * Also, in it's description, the game will set the player a record for scrolling to China in the shortest time. When he or she beats their record, it will say the number of seconds the player has dug their way to China.
 * The Nintendo DSiWare version of Plants vs. Zombies has the least achievements, with nine.
 * In the Game of the Year version of the game, the Silver Sunflower Trophy and Gold Sunflower Trophy sit on top the achievement button.
 * Penny Pincher and Lucky Spin are the only achievements that include getting coins.