Pokémon

Pokémon were the titular characters of the game Pokémon Go. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio)

Robert Zierath was a fan of Pokémon as a child. (PROSE: The Schoolboy's Story)

While infiltrating the Tokyo branch of Harmony Shoal, the Twelfth Doctor created a distraction by flooding the downstairs floor with the creatures. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio)

Behind the scenes
Pokémon (short for "Pocket Monster") is a Japanese video game franchise. The series primarily revolves around the task of capturing the titular monsters and having them battle each other.

Pokémon Go, a free-to-play augmented reality game that allowed players to effectively capture Pokémon in "real life", was launched in 2016.

Arguably the most famous Pokémon creature is Pikachu, who acts as the mascot of the franchise.

Coincidentally, Ms Delphox, the character featured in 2014's Time Heist, shares her name with a Pokémon introduced almost a year prior in.

The long-running anime series currently airs on Disney XD in the United States. It also previously aired on the UK version of the channel.

A live-action Pokémon film, titled, was released in 2019. The film featured Bill Nighy as Howard Clifford, and Josette Simon made a brief appearance as Tim Goodman's grandmother.