Penny Pursuit Carnie Zomboss Flinch

Hello all,

I was playing the newest round of Penny's Pursuit (starting 20 July 2022), where they've introduced the Carnie Zomboss (Backyard Big Top). On one hand I was super delighted to find the "new" Zomboss in Penny's Pursuit.

Encountering him in battles though; I was a bit surprised. Normally, in 2/3 of the Zomboss variants, he pounds his feet and prepares for a charge, which is normally unstoppable unless a certain plant is in the way - meaning a mint, a plant that is being boosted, a "timed" plant (blover, cherry bomb, tile turnip, squash). Also: if his current energy level is depleted, but just to be clear: this was not the case in these instances.

I was using a combination of Pea Pods (maxed to 5) with boosted Torchwoods, and I noticed that Zomboss - despite beginning to stomp his feet - never charged, but instead ultimately flinching and jumping to new tiles.

Is this new? Has anyone seen anything similar to other ZB variations, or is this flinching new to Carnie-ZB? I haven't tested this with other variables (meaning, Torchwood non-boosted, a non-maxed Pea Pod, maybe it's just due to an overall damage effect?).