The "break" between "easy" and 'not so much" in the Cessna tricycle product line, for abinitio training, comes at the 100 to 200 break in my opinion.
The 206 is a pussycat - just a slightly bigger 182 to fly. I know of several pilots who trained on it in Africa where it is the workhorse of choice.
I would rather have the 210 than the 182RG, it is just better in so many ways but both too complex for a beginner.
The 208 OTOH is an entirely different proposition.