Hey, Dento did little of note in this episode, in fact, when Ash and the Larvitar were fighting, Dento was doing something in the BUSHES!
You mean when they suggested throwing a pokeball? Ash wanted to throw a pokeball himself instead of Chris? Or afterwards before the Beartic walked away?
I personally found that the second episode, the one redebuting Dawn was the worst. I did not really enjoy this, but it had its moments.
The Onix episode is still the best, because it made for quite some unexpected moments.
I really liked Pignite vs. Mamoswine. It kinda proved that Pignite is ready for the league if it can hold its own against Mamoswine. Sure, Mamoswine is a 'contest'-pokemon, but its still a beast in its own right. It also made me realize though, that Pignite is one of the strongest members of Ash' team, and his rivals all have fully evolved starters.. -.-
Meaning that, outside of general plotpower moment, most of his team is quite 'underleveled'. I mean Scraggy had troube again using fricking Focus Blast, and almost lost to a wild Larvitar because of this... -.-