So it pulled a Slowpoke. Whoop de doo. Quadruped, bipedal, does it really matter? Complaining about the looks is so childish. Like complaining that a food you never tasted tastes bad because you don't like how it looks.
Lets look at past Fire Staters Game wise.
Charizard. When first released I think it was possibly one of the most popular starters. Since then, its become even more epic.
Typhlosion. Really I don't need to say it. This thing was rape in a can.
Blazken. Ok, this one was kinda funny at first, but people soon loved it for it's "unique" typing.
Infernape. People whined about it being a Blazekin clone. And it really felt like it was. But really once you got to a certain point people started to STFU and started using Infernape more than Blazekin.
Pokabu3. Really, its going to be Infernape all over again. We already know it has two new attacks. Nitro Charge and Fire Oath. How about we wait until its done updating so we can see its final info like all its attacks and stats cause if they follow past Fire Starters, this thing is going to be the epitome of epic.