Hey, OP, guess what?
This is the thing with Pokemon; whatever they implement, somebody is going to hate it, and stupid bandwagoners are going to agree with that guy, and then most everybody will hate it.
Chances are, the thing that you are bitching about is most likely a rumor, if not, oh well.
And stop being a nostalgiacigarette. Nintendo is trying to add things that people will like a lot. They've realized remakes are typically a bad idea, since they have everyone raving about how the original was better.
EDIT: I like the new caterpie-like pokemon. 'tis be cute.
dubbre edit: The third evolutions might be real. Notice in the second evolution Smugleaf loses his arms. Then in the third evolution, he has no arms. If not the other two, Smugleaf's is most likely, real.