steel-rock-fire is one that's almost perfect. each is x2 against one type and .5 against the other. fire v. fire is .5 and steel v. steel is .5, so the only anomaly is rock v. rock is x1.
I don't like the types that don't mean anything tangible. This is where the classic RPG elemental types (fire, rock, water, etc.) excel, but what the hell is dark? Or normal? Bah!
fire one looks cool but i'll probably go with the water one this time. will be the first gen where i don't pick the grass. i can see the water one looking bad ass when it's done evolving.
Those don't look anything like the silhouettes Serebii posted yesterday. These three look like a panda-esque creature, a dolphin-esque creature, and a fire ant/scorpion to me.
If these are the real deal, I'm likely going with the water one since I love dolphins. Then I'd probably go with the panda one since I like those too, even if that means I leave the fire type (My starter of choice 3 out of 4 generations for my first go around) for last. And I agree with you Ark, the water type could end up being really cool once it's done, although I can say the same thing about the fire type at least.
Edit: Out of curiosity, what magazine are these pictures from?
The scorpion looks like it would take shit from no-one. I'm not sure if it's good that they're fake or not. The silhouettes on Serebii make the Diamond gen look good.