Plants vs Zombies 2 - Penny's Pursuit - Seedium Showcase - Fila-Mint - May 2024

Plant of the Week - Fila-Mint - was offered between May 12, 2024 through May 19, 2024.

Fila-Mint is a member of the Fila-Mint family. mint.
Fila-Mint costs 0 Sun.
Fila-Mint does 150 damage to each zombie on the lawn. (+150 damage per level.)
Fila-Mint's bolts will bounce two times. (+1 bounce at levels 4 and 7.)
Each bounce only does 50% damage. (+25% on levels 5 and 8.)
Fila-Mint plants will be boosted for six (6) seconds. (+1 second per level.)

Commentary:
Fila-Mint doesn't sound all that impressive. The damage is fairly weak and Fila-Mint feels more like a softener than a zombie eliminator. But that's only at lower levels. Once Fila-Mint levels up, the damage becomes respectable and if there are a lot of zombies on the lawn when Fila-Mine is planted, there is a good chance most, if not all, of the zombies will be eliminated. Isn't that what we want from our mints?

Bottom Line:
It's not a sexy mint. It's not a tier 1 mint. This mint won't wow anyone with its effects when first obtained. However, on those levels where Fila-Mint plants are required or where other plants are banned, Fila-Mint and its family of plants make for a solid backup plan.

Level 1 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2
Survive for 2.5 minutes - Last Stand Style.
Chosen Perk is Sun Bean - some zombies drop Sun when defeated.
Protect the endangered plants: 2 Electric Blueberries on mine carts on columns 3 and 4
Ash zombies not offered / 45 / 65 times
Starting Sun = 2,450 / 2,250 / 2,000

Level 2 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 0 of 2
Survive the zombie attack - Last Stand Style.
Chosen Perk is Sun Bean - some zombies drop Sun when defeated.
Never have more than 10 / 10 / plants
There are precious flowers on the lawn which can not be trampled - not offered / 3 & 4 / 4 & 5
Starting Sun = 2,000 / 1,800 / 1,550

Level 3 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 2 of 2
Survive the zombie attack - Last Stand Style.
Chosen Perk is Score increase.
Score to beat = 350,000 / 850,000 / 1,000,000
Apply Sap not offered / 85 / 100 times.

Level 4 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 0 of 2
Survive for three (3) minutes.
Chosen Perk is JALAPEÑO. 🌶️🌶️🌶️.
Defeat Caesar zombie 1 / 1 / time(s).
Chill zombies not offered / 50 / 60 times.

Level 5 - Difficulty 🌶️🌶️🌶️ - Bonus 1 of 2
Survive the zombie attack.
Chosen Perk is JALAPEÑO. 🌶️🌶️🌶️.
Fill a horizontal row with plants. (All 9 tiles must have a plant on it.)
There are precious flowers on the lawn which can not be trampled - not offered / 3 & 4 / 5 & 6

+Timestamps
00:00 Level 1 - Difficulty 3
01:31 Level 2 - Difficulty 3
02:51 Level 3 - Difficulty 3
05:13 Level 4 - Difficulty 3
07:17 Level 5 - Difficulty 3