>>27526110Pokemon's designing philosophy has slowly changed to a more cartoony, simplistic style. So it's different, but not inherently "bad". Although I'm not entirely sold on Litten's evo, I'm going to wait until I see his ingame model and animations. GF already claimed this is what they were aiming for future gens during Gen VI's launch.
Honestly, I think everyone needs to chill out. You don't have to like every starter, or every pokemon. What makes this franchise great is how varied it is, with different monsters that appeal to different types of people. Even if I still don't like Litten's evo when the game comes out, I'm sure there will be kids who'll find the Rudo tiger appealing, and that's enough for me.