>>55850388NTA but it's the way they use champions in the anime, they have a full team, possibly a bunch of backup pokemon like Cynthia's Kommo-o or Iris's Goodra, but 90% of the time you're only going to see them with a single Pokemon.
I should also clarify that this is considering Ash as a supporting character or a simple cameo since I don't think they will use him as a main character for a long time.
