After staring at this CoroCoro for a long time, I've come to accept these new Pokemon. Some of them REALLY remind me of the simpler days with Pokemon. Especially Mr. Pokeball Mushroom. :P The afro bull looks amazing as well, and I'm happy that it doesn't evolve from Tauros.
I adore the monkey trio, and I'd say that the water monkey is my favorite of the 3 because of its adorable pose and expression. <3 It looks so happy. x3 And someone said this earlier, I can't remember who... But that pre-evolution of Gigaisu (sp?) DOES look like a rock version of a bob-omb. xD
The puppy and the cat (don't feel like searching the names) are adorable. The dog is cuter though, and if it is a White version exclusive, then that makes me happier, since I hated Rankurusu (no offense to Ran lovers), and I always wanted Gochiruzeru. But I'm getting White for Zekrom and White Forest. ;)
Even with there being so many nice Pokemon here, there's some that I really hate. Tabunne isn't even cute, IMO. That thing is hideous, and its legs confuse me... Those weird cotton grass things also bother me because they don't really look like Pokemon at all. They look more like the many smiley faced creatures in the Mario games. xD
I don't hate Shikijika's evolution, but it looking so masculine is what bothers me. It went from a girly little pink doe, to a macho deer. And its different forms seem exaggerated. Like the humongous bush on its head in Fall and Summer form. I like its Spring and Winter forms however. :>
I'm also glad that I can FINALLY see what some of the Pokemon look like in their Sugimori artwork. Ononokusu looks WAY better in its Sugimori artwork than its sprite. And finally we can see Desukan's face. It looks much better than some of the fan art I've seen... no offense. :x Denchura looks adorable, surprisingly. Those huge eyes... And I love its unique typing.
Also, I think what Game Freak is trying to do is make similar species of Pokemon from previous generations, but not have them linked evolution wise. I very much believe the rumor that there will be no evolutions or pre-evolutions for previous generation Pokemon. Especially considering that Isshu is very far away from the other regions.
And with the whole starter thing... I guess I have no choice but to accept them. The fact that only Pokabu will be dual typed and is once again repeating the Fire/Fighting combo, and Mijumaru's evolution isn't the samurai otter I've been hoping for just saddens me. I'll just do what I did with Piplup in Pearl to Pokabu. Never let it evolve. ._.
W00T, long post. :B