They already changed the battle mechanics for the better. I for one, think that they should at least keep the starter types as WFG since that has been tradition since game one. However, if they do change the starters, then i will judge by looks.
fire,grass,water should stay the same!!!!!F/P/D doesnt really seem as elemental as F/W/G
If the starters are new types,lets hope its not ugly as the fake starter pic
I'm glad that they might be doing different starter types for the next generation. The combo of grass, fire, and water may be good for beginning trainers, but admittedly it's pretty boring to keep having the same types all the time one generation of games after another.