Squirtle on the Central line! 23 Pokémon we've spotted in London

'Pokémon Go' has taken over the world. Fact. You can't walk down the street without someone jabbing at their phone and doing a not-so-inconspicuous happy dance when they get their hands on a Jigglypuff.

The augmented-reality, GPS-enabled app has officially launched in the UK today, and it's so popular that people seem to have forgotten about taking selfies and moved on to snapping up pictures of their Pokémon instead. We don't know if we should call them #goies, #pokees or #catchems, but we do know that they're taking over our Twitter and Instagram feeds. And if you've not seen them, then here are some pics of Pokémon in their natural environment: the streets of London, obviously.

From famous landmarks:

When you're sitting outside St Paul's and a pokemon appears 😰😂 #PokemonGO #london pic.twitter.com/dRNXhFte4s

— Deejay (@DJSinghx) July 13, 2016

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— Vincent Delorme (@delormev) July 13, 2016

 

A photo posted by Pascu Diaz (@pascudiaz) on Jul 14, 2016 at 2:33am PDT

To the backstreets of Chinatown:

 

  

In theatres:

 

Outside cinemas:

They've even joined the queue at Bao:

 

Even @Pokemon's are required to queue at the new @bao_london 😂📸🐲💫🎉 #BAOfitz #Doortrait #ThisIsLondon Anyone else addicted to *PokemonGO* ??? 👻🐊💛

A photo posted by Clerkenwell_Boy 🌞🌴🌊 (@clerkenwellboyec1) on Jul 13, 2016 at 2:19pm PDT

 

Pokemon are everywhere! Some choose to stay with their own:

When a Pigeon gets in the way while you are trying to capture a Pidgey. #kmt #ffs #PokemonGO #Pidgey #London pic.twitter.com/qx5Eq1b7Pw

— Jesal Parshotam (@therealjesal) July 13, 2016

When you find Psyduck with the other ducks #PokemonGO #London pic.twitter.com/ufEGza7eTS

— Farah AlAnsari (@FarahAlAnsari) July 13, 2016

Caught a Goldeen swimming in the Thames. #PokemonGO #London pic.twitter.com/CbzHvu5FPg

— Simon Howlett (@UncleSi) July 10, 2016

And others are just hanging out on public transport:

Drowzee found in Kensington High Street Tube Station 😂🚉 #pokemon #pokemongo #london pic.twitter.com/D71Xg1zkW1

— abi (@aabbii__) July 9, 2016

Trying to capture Pokémon on the tube adds another level of difficulty. Gotta catch 'em before the train moves off pic.twitter.com/4QcJtxrUug

— Calvin Robinson (@calvinrobinson) July 12, 2016

 

But the Ratatas are unsurprisingly everywhere:

 

 

And this is just the start of it. With the weekend coming up, we're predicting those Pokémon will be hitting the streets and posing for some #catchem-worthy pictures, so send us yours to add to our collection.

Here's everything you need to know about 'Pokémon Go'