{"id":585219,"date":"2026-03-17T21:21:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/pokemon-grookey-the-best-gen-8-starter-is-now-available-at-build-a-bear\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T21:21:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:21:03","slug":"pokemon-grookey-the-best-gen-8-starter-is-now-available-at-build-a-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-grookey-the-best-gen-8-starter-is-now-available-at-build-a-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon: Grookey, The Best Gen 8 Starter, Is Now Available At Build-A-Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Pok\u00e9mon:<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note<\/strong>:\u00a0The views of the author of this piece do not reflect the views of the entire Game Informer staff.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Build-A-Bear has revealed that you can now buy a plush of Grookey, the best Generation 8 Pok\u00e9mon starter (easily and undeniably), in a new online exclusive bundle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This news comes by way of the official Build-A-Bear website<\/a>, which reveals Grookey is now available to ship in the U.S. and U.K., as reported by NintendoLife<\/a><\/em>. The bundle, which will cost you $65, includes a\u00a0Grookey plush, of course, with a sound chip that includes the Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s cry, a matching \u201cLeaf Shirt,\u201d and a \u201cLeaf Cape.\u201d It\u2019s basically a Grookey plush with a Hawaiian shirt on, and it looks awesome.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cGet into the groove with Grookey,\u201d the site\u2019s description<\/a> of this bundle reads. \u201cThis friendly Pok\u00e9mon is sure to always stick by your side. The curious Grookey is a Grass-type Pok\u00e9mon with green fur, large eyes and ears, and a curly brown tail. Pok\u00e9mon trainers will love this exclusive Grookey plush toy bundle, which includes Grookey\u2019s leaf print shirt, matching cape, and 5-in-1 sound chip.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a limit of five of these bundles per customer, if you want to get close to having a full team of Grookey plushes, and Grookey as a plush cannot be purchased individually. If you want the plush, you have to buy the bundle online that includes the shirt, cape, and sound chip.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As previously mentioned, Grookey is very much the best starter in Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield, and you can read our thoughts on those games in Game Informer\u2019s<\/em> Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield review<\/a>. After that, read about Gen 9, which was recently revealed as Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Pok\u00e9mon Violet<\/a>. Check out every confirmed Pok\u00e9mon in Scarlet and Violet<\/a> so far after that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

[Source: NintendoLife<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n

Which Pok\u00e9mon do you think is the best starter in Gen 8? Let us know in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Editor’s Note:\u00a0The views of the author of this piece do not reflect the views of the entire Game Informer staff.\u00a0 Build-A-Bear has revealed that you can now buy a plush of Grookey, the best Generation 8 Pok\u00e9mon starter (easily and undeniably), in a new online exclusive bundle.\u00a0 This news comes by way of the official Build-A-Bear website, which reveals Grookey is now available to ship in the U.S. and U.K., as reported by NintendoLife. The bundle, which will cost you $65, includes a\u00a0Grookey plush, of course, with a sound chip that includes the Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s cry, a matching \u201cLeaf Shirt,\u201d and a \u201cLeaf Cape.\u201d It\u2019s basically a Grookey plush with a Hawaiian shirt on, and it looks awesome.\u00a0 \u201cGet into the groove with Grookey,\u201d the site\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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