Plants vs Zombies 2 - Penny's Pursuit - Chili Bean - November 2022

This Penny's quest focuses on the CORE plant Chili Bean and was offered between between November 2, 2022 and November 16, 2022

Chili Bean is a member of the Ail-Mint family.
Costs 50 Sun. (25 Sun at level 9)
Any non-mechanical zombie that eats Chili Bean will be stunned for 1.5 seconds before perishing.
Said zombie will also “fart” - stunning all zombies behind it for 7.5 seconds. (+0.5 seconds per level.)
When given plant food, Chili Bean will duplicate itself three (3) times. (Four (4) copies will be created at level 5.)

Commentary:
A single use plant which can eliminate any flesh zombie while stalling all other zombies in a lane? All for a measly 50 Sun? What's not to like?

Bottom Line:
Chili Bean gets lots of love in the early parts of a level when Sun is scarce and one needs to concentrate more on generating Sun rather than eliminating zombies. So Chili Bean makes sense along with other early level plants like Squash, Explode-o-Nut, Potato Mine and Primal Potato Mine.

Chili Bean however is not looked at a viable plant once the mid-level has been reached. This can be a mistake. Chili Bean stalling a lane can be used to set up more Sun-heavy plants like Mega Gatling Pea or Wintermelon. Chili Bean can also be used as an emergency stop for any which managed to get through a player's defenses.

Level 1 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 0 of 2
Survive for 2.5 minutes - Last Stand style
Chosen Perk is Freeze Zombies
Score more than 2,000,000 / 4,000,000 / 6,000,000
Defeat not offered / not offered / 200 zombies
Starting Sun = 1,700 / 1,500 / 1,250

Level 2 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2
Survive the zombie attack
Chosen Perk is Cherry Picker. (Cherry Bomb on conveyors)
There are precious flowers on the lawn which can not be trampled - 3 and 4 / not offered / 3 and 4
Ash zombies not offered / 25 / 25 times

Level 3 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2
Score more than 250,000 / 250,000 / ??????
Chosen Perk is Cherry Picker. (Cherry Bomb on conveyors)
Score more than 350,000 / 750,000 / ???????
Defeat not offered / 10 / Z-Corp Inc Zombies
This is a particularly difficult challenge.

Level 4 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2
Survive the zombie attack
Chosen Perk is Freeze Zombies
There are precious flowers on the lawn which can not be trampled - 3 and 4
Ash zombies not offered / 30 / 40 times

Level 5 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 0 of 2
Survive for three (3) minutes.
Chosen Perk is Freeze Zombies
Score more than 2,000,000 / 4,000,000 / 10,000,000
Survive and protect the endangered plants - a column of Tallnuts on Column 2

+Timestamps
00:00 Level 1 - Difficulty 3
02:38 Level 2 - Difficulty 3
05:40 Level 3 - Difficulty 3
08:18 Level 4 - Difficulty 3
10:52 Level 5 - Difficulty 3