Shine Gourd

Shine Gourd is a premium plant that was released in the 5.5.1 update in Plants vs. Zombies 2. Similar to Wall-nut, he is a defensive plant that damages zombies whilst giving the player 5 sun at once.

Origins
Shine Gourd is based on the Momordica dioica, commonly known as a spine gourd, a gourd in the genus Momordica, referencing his appearance.

His name is a portmanteau of "shine", referencing his ability to generate sun when bitten, and "spine gourd", the real-life gourd he's based on.

Almanac entry
SUN COST: 200

RECHARGE: 15

TOUGHNESS: 3000

DAMAGE: 20

RANGE: Touch

FAMILY: Reinforce-mint

Shine Gourds are defensive plants that attack zombies that are close to them while generating sun at the same time.

Special: Generates sun and attacks zombies at once

Shine Gourd may be crabby and impertinent to you, but deep inside of him, he still enjoys eating light and excreting sun out, while most Sunflowers find it exceptionally bizarre.

Plant Food effect
When Shine Gourd is fed with Plant Food, he gains armor that gives him the ability to gain more health and deal extra damage, and gives the player 150 sun. The armor absorbs an additional 6000 damage per shot or one Gargantuar smash.

Reinforce-mint effect
When boosted by Reinforce-mint, Shine Gourd will absorb up to an additional 5000 damage per shot, his damage is increased by 80, and his Plant Food effect will activate.