Ooh, hadn't seen several of the newest ones yet.
I like Tsutaja and its evos the best out of the starter trio, I think. I like Pokabu in its first form, but the evos kill it for me. Mijumaru is the opposite, with the evos being a marked improvement over the first form, imo. Looks like the new water starter might not let me down after all (though I may still try Tsutaja first, regardless).