Edit: also why are you guys so judgmental on the starters? It's not like you're forced to use them after you've caught another Pokemon .-.
I think people are just mildly blinded by nostalgia and nostalgic moments due to them being used to the older, more defined and long-lasting Pokemon just because again, they are much, much older, and they were introduced to those over these newer versions of Pokemon.
As I stated before, I don't really care what they looked like originally, as it's normally just not one form, but how you connect with the Pokemon as you go through the game, as they are, if this were real-life essentially, your life-long companions whom you for the most part spend every waking moment with, although they are normally in their Pokeballs.
I enjoy that feeling, and though I wish my Pokemon would look a certain way over another, but I don't fully care about.
They look a certain way for a reason.
The judging is basically people juding the Pokmeon, like a book, "by it's cover."
Let the people get used to these new pokemon, because honestly, they are growing on me.
I probably will be picking the water Pokemon this round; He seems like he'll become a unique Pokemon further down the line.
But in terms of not using them...
Honestly, I always try to keep the starters, no matter what; they must always be apart of my team.
I find it more engrossing, because again, they were your original partners from the beginning of your journey.
There should be some invisible bond between you.
Although they may not be as useful in your initial team of 6 Pokemon, and you could probably find a better one suited for the same tasks,
I dislike that. And for the most part, the Starters end up being better than a lot of Pokemon anyways in their later stages.
I am probably going to put my bets that everyone here and anyone else who has also seen this trailer PROBABLY are judging them terribly as starter pokemon, and not really getting a better look at em' and judging them by how someone could judge a book, again, by their initial appearance.