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its in the power plant
trade for one
Zapdos is not available in Emerald you will need to trade one from Firered, Leafgreen, or Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness.
there are only 8 rare Pokemon in soul silver (articuno,zapdose,lugia,entay,hoho,rioku,moltress,suikune)
After beating all the Kanto gyms Go to the power plant and it is standing right outside
You can't get one at all in Gold. You'd have to trade one from Red/Blue/Yellow.
Theres raiku,enti,suicune,articuno,zapdose,moletres,mewtwo,jiratchi,deyoxes, rayquaza.
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Power Plant
you go to the the powerplant east of cerreleun city
you have to get the national pokedex and then talk to professer in eterna city last house on the lower left . he will tell you that zapdos, moltres and articuno are travelling throughout sinnoh, like mesprit, and cresselia.