I disagree about the Grass starter evolutions. Their not brilliant, but their completely horrible either (IMO) but they could have been better. Generally I thought the first were ok, although this will be the only the second time since Blue that I do an original playthrough on a new series and dont chose the water starter.
The water starter's evolutions are strange, the final form seems completely messed up. Im not sure if its still suppose to be an otter or a werid walking walrus.
The fire starter is the worst. A fat blob as a second form which looks like the first form but with its face squashed into its body. It then has a werid evolution into its final form, where its body seems to evolve but its head reverts back to that of its first form which leaves it mismatched.
Im seriously hoping this are fake. The worst starter evolutions there are (I like the first forms)(I seem to be part of the minority that liked the 3rd Gen starters) and are continuing to dissuade me for getting the game, having been with Pokemon since Blue, and it being pretty my sole non-xbox series.