>>33069986Dawn was a full-on deuteragonist (she got just as much focus as Ash himself), while the others are more like supporting characters, so it makes sense that she's the only companion to get a full team
And half of Dawn's team are Gen 2/evolutions of Gen 2 mons, so that probably played a part too
Serena's showcases didn't involve any battling, so she didn't need six Pokemon