Cattail in Plants vs. Zombies

Cattail is an aquatic recurring plant that the collected database source describes as firing homing spikes from its tail at the nearest zombie on the lawn in the main games. The source set does not confirm one universal unlock condition, cost, range or platform behavior.

This is a draft built from the collected 20 September 2026 material batch. The source set contains both official pages and third-party pages, so each claim must stay inside the scope of the source that supports it. Where the source does not identify a version, this page says Needs confirmation instead of borrowing a value from a neighboring game.

The collected Cattail page places the plant in the aquatic category and describes its attack as homing spikes directed at the nearest zombie. That gives a clear high-level role: Cattail is not simply a forward-only shooter. The database also treats Cattail as a recurring franchise character, so the same name should not be assumed to have identical behavior in every game.

A source description, database summary or community report is evidence of what that source presents. It is not automatically an independent confirmation of the game mechanic. The page keeps that distinction visible so a later reviewer can replace a candidate claim with a version-specific test or official reference.

For a player trying to understand the plant, the key distinction is target selection: the collected description emphasizes homing rather than a fixed lane projectile. The community opinion page mentions PvZ1 and positive player impressions, but it is not a mechanic reference. Use the game’s own Almanac for the version you are playing before deciding where or when to plant it.

Start with the exact game title shown in the store, launcher or in-game menu. Then compare the observed behavior with the source wording before relying on a number, unlock condition or platform statement. If the behavior differs, keep the discrepancy as a review note rather than silently rewriting the source boundary.

The source batch includes a franchise database page and a community discussion specifically labeled PvZ1. They do not together prove that the PvZ1 behavior, later-game appearance and Replanted behavior are identical. This page therefore avoids a universal cost, recharge, unlock level or best placement claim.

The observation date records when the source was collected, not a promise that the source remains current. A later patch, regional store page or separate franchise title can change the answer. The page should be refreshed when an official update, platform listing or reproducible test changes the evidence.

The materials do not confirm the exact water or Lily Pad requirement, projectile behavior under every lane condition, or whether “nearest zombie” is the same targeting rule in all editions. They also do not provide a verified success signal for a particular level. Those details remain Needs confirmation.

Do not use a search-provider position as a Google ranking or a keyword volume as a game fact. Do not use an automatic YouTube transcript, comments or an image caption as the only proof of a mechanism. Those materials remain candidate evidence until an independent source or direct check supports the claim.

To upgrade this draft, the site needs a version-specific source or a reproducible in-game test. Record the target game, platform, unlock point and observed targeting behavior separately. Until then, Cattail can be safely described as an aquatic, homing-spike plant in the collected main-game description, but not as a universal meta choice.

This page is published as an early evidence-bounded reference. Its evidence IDs point back to the project source registry, while the full raw pages remain in the project references directory. Needs confirmation notes remain visible where a version or source review is incomplete.