Itchy Balm

Itchy Balm is a plant for Plants vs. Zombies 2. It is based on the balm plant, Melissa officinalis, and its name it a pun on "itchy palm".

Itchy Balm is a single-and-instant-use plant. When placed next to a zombie, it will scrape against it and give it an itch. Only one zombie can be infected, and it is always the zombie closest to Itchy Balm. The zombie will start manically scratching itself and walking backwards simultaneously, damaging zombies behind it at the same time. If it stays alive during the whole time, it will simply exit the lawn and will be treated by the game as if it were killed.

Infected zombies can still be damaged by other plants, which considered a weakness of this plant.

Almanac entry
RECHARGE: Mediocre

Usage: single use, instant

Itchy Balms infect a zombie with itch, causing it to damage other zombies.

Itchy Balm is fed up with complaints from the plants of him giving them itch. He says, "I didn't choose what to be in life, and I don't choose who I will put in agony." What a team player!

Trivia

 * It cannot infect mech zombies, but it will instantly kill them by destroying the machine.