3rd Gen Help catching Zapdos!

I had it down to one HP using Leech Seed and it was asleep and it broke ot of an Ultra Ball after two shakes, plese help.

Thanks in advance! :classic:

don't use leech seed, it will kill it ^^; instead just use sleep and get its HP down with attacks. false swipe will get it to 1 HP and no lower, so if you can, try to use that.

and then put it to sleep and throw ball after ball until one of them works. o_o

I would have to put it too sleep last because legnendarys don't stay asleep for long.

Paralyze or sleep him, then use False Swipe. For some reason, Zapdos always seems to be the hardest to catch.

*nods* I had a easier time catching all the other legendaries combined. In the RBY games and FRLG, I tossed the Master Ball at it. I know it's not recommended but I just find it easier. Even finding the dogs were easier...

Any Pokemon that's very powerful and has False Swipe is your best friend.

What Pokemon can learn False Swipe?

Erm...

Fearow, Sneasel, Parasect, Marowak, Farfetch'd, Scyther, Pinsir, Scizor, Heracross, Sudowoodo, Smeargle, Groyle, Sceptile, Shiftry, Breloom, Shedinja, Ninjask, Mawile, Swablu, Altaria, Zangoose.

What level does Fearow learn it at?

It learns it as an egg move. Most of them learn it as an egg move. Farfetch'd and Sneasel are the only ones I can think of that learn it by leveling up. More of them learn it by leveling up, I just can't remember which.

fearow cant learn false swipe, however, against zapdos, a level 47 marowak with false swipe and a lot of ultra balls were my key (lvl 46 cubone found around seven island)

demonchaos916 said:

It learns it as an egg move. Most of them learn it as an egg move. Farfetch'd and Sneasel are the only ones I can think of that learn it by leveling up. More of them learn it by leveling up, I just can't remember which.

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Don't forget Scyther/Scizor, the original False Swipers...

I remember catching and raising one of them in Crystal just cuz someone told me they were the best swipers...

Sceptile's the best, since it's the quickest, and (apart from Altaria) has the best Special Defense. Use False Swipe continuously, then switch for a Pokemon with Sleep/Paralysis, then throw Ultra Balls until it's caught. Worked for me. It's the only reason I chose Treecko in Ruby ^_^

I don't have R/S. So I need a Pokemon that can learn it quickly.

i think someone above said use a scyther
i agree, scyther learns false swipe so try that
and good luck ^^
oh scyther is found in the safari zone (fushia city)

Or, you could also get him in the game corner if you don't want to destroy your gameboy in frustration.

*Has had "issues" catching Scyther*

I got him down to about 3 HP or lower put him to sleep and then through Ultra Balls and Great Balls (the Great Balls seemed to do better sometimes) and still couldn't capture the darn thing!

I was lucky,i used Golem on him and used rockthrow,got him down to barely any life,threw an Ultraball,and caught.So try that XD.

use the master ball if you really want a electric pokemon like i did in my previous game (but I made a new one) also you can save him till you meet that girl in 2nd island that sells timer balls which get better the more you use them!

I've had him like that (only with a different Pokemon) but he is stubborn in my game!