I usually reset my town until I get at least some good starters and then slowly but surely, let the ones that I don't want move away. I sometimes use my other cartridge as a cycle town to get someone I like, but lately I've just been using my amiibo cards to quickly replace the villagers that I...
I love a a lot of the squirrels, but Blaire, even though I find that she's one of the cutest, never makes it into the list of villagers i want for a town. Same with Willow, with the sheep, which are my favourite species in the game :)