Portageist - Normal/Ghost Dorgarde - Normal/Ghost Inspirations: Munshin, Korean guardian deity of doors. Portageist also somewhat resembles the Mirra enemy from Kirby and the Amazing Mirror.
Gityke - Steel/Electric Jeonjoul - Steel/Electric Inspirations: Seoul subway train, scooty car toy, bendy bus; the gangway connection between the two halves of Jeonjoul's body also calls to mind an earthworm.
Pikachu Clone Taekkira - Electric/Fighting Inspirations: Long-tailed birch mouse, fighting game characters such as Ryu, Pikachu
Eevee evolutions for the newly introduced Light & Sound typings Luceon - Light Sonareon - Sound Inspirations: Luceon: Bioluminescent organisms, anglerfish, other deep-sea fish, Eevee Sonareon: Metronome, headphones, bat, Eevee Eeveelutions are an easy way to introduce new types through gameplay.
Lotad-Joseon - Grass/Light Lombre-Joseon - Grass/Light Ludicolo-Joseon - Grass/Light Inspirations: Lotus plant, kappa, Korean nobility (yangban). Yangban were considered the exemplary "scholarly official" in Joseon dynastic aristocracy, though they were often ridiculed by the common folk.
Gurutle - Water/Psychic Toracle - Water/Psychic Inspirations: Chinese palm turtle + wise sage/diviner. It's a play on the combined ideas of the palm turtle and palm reading, which is a form of divination.
I'll post the Pokemon first, and then once I finish doing so I'll go back and add the Ability descriptions!
Early Bug Padbug - Bug/Poison Hawshield - Bug/Poison Inspirations: Hawthorn shield bug, birch shield bug, pauldron, Joseon-era military armor.
Cheepers - Sound/Flying Warbuli - Sound/Flying Inspirations: canary, bulbul; the chestnut-eared bulbul is a songbird that can be found in South Korea and Japan. This line also serves as an early introduction to the new Sound typing.
