You take route 25 surf and then fight through the electric plant and ''BOOM'' Zapdos
To obtain Zapdos in Yellow, you must have Surf. Zapdos is located in the Power Plant in Route 10, south of the Pokecenter. You should use Ultra balls.
You actually can. Weaken it with status conditions and weakening its HP. Then use a ultra ball on it.
first trust me I caught zapdos he is well first go to route 10 where the rock tunnel is go up where the water is use surf and go down and you should find the power plant go in and go through the power plant and zapdos is there and he is so EASY to catch I caught it with a poke ball on my second try.
Go to route 223 or Sunnyshore City and use surf
Use the HM Surf to surf southward from the rock tunnel area soon you will find a building this is the power plant inside you can find zapdos.
you go to route 1 where that lake is and surf and use ur super rod
use surf on route 132 and fish using a super rod(AWAY from the currents!!!!!)
I think I used the Super Rod to catch him, and you can get him in Red and Blue on Route 24 & 25, in Cerulean City, Seafoam Island or the Safari Zone. In Yellow, you have to use Surf on Route 6 to catch one.
In Pokémon Platinum, you can catch the legendary birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres by first locating them in specific areas. Articuno is found in the cave on Route 217, Zapdos is located at the Route 225, and Moltres can be found on Mt. Stark. Ensure you have plenty of Ultra Balls and healing items, and save your game before encountering them to avoid missing the chance to catch them. Use status-inducing moves like Sleep or Paralysis to increase your chances of capture.
Zapdos is found in the power plant. Before going there, buy about 20 ultra balls and then head over to the power plant. you get to the power plant by going to the northeast corner of route 9. then go to the river in the corner and use surf. head down the river until you reach land. before going into the power plant you will need to battle someone. when you find zapdos in the power plant, save the game so that if you fail to catch it, you can simply turn off and on again to give it another go. get its health right down and use your ultra balls to try and catch it.
You can't fish up Mantyke. You have to surf to find it. Try Route 223.
Use a master ball on it.