Honestly, I don't think characters are braindead in any game that I've played. Even the most spam characters are able to be countered, else the game doesn't really have much competitive value; if the player goes "braindead", then they're much more susceptible to counterattack.

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That being said, there are some characters who are quite unfair due to extreme low-risk/high-reward tactics. One such character would be Cloud in Smash 4. His hitboxes are large, his smash attacks are fast and strong at the same time (plus some of them hit multiple times), his Limit Break moves come out extremely quickly (especially for their power and knockback), and his aerials linger for such a long time. It's insane how versatile, speedy, and powerful he is. His recovery may be somewhat poor, but his air game is still strong (unlike Little Mac, who has awesome ground game but abysmal air game).

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I will either give you a short, snarky answer full of sass and/or wordplay, or I will give a miniature essay. There is rarely any deviation from those two forms of answers. Of course, there does tend to be a method of determining what sort of answer a question will receive. If the question pokes at my passions (music, character studies, et cetera), then the answer will most likely be an essay due to how much I might have to say about the subject. Of course, if I've answered the given type of question before, the lengh of the answer would be significantly reduced.

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If I'm given a joke question, I will most likely reply with a joke answer. That's usually the spirit of things. Also, if I receive a question that refers to something that I don't think about much, then my answer will be short; if I don't have anything to say about a subject, I don't try more often than not. I'm not a fan of talking out of my butt.

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Legendary Pokémon tend to be Pokémon equivalents of real-life myths and legends, I could understand that a poison-based myth could be somewhat difficult to come by. However, considering that there are now birds of death, legendaries involved with the environment, and quite a few references to alchemy, I can see something involving poison being more than possible.

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Though I know that Ultra Beasts aren't viewed as legendaries, I believe that Nihilego is a pretty good idea for what a poison legendary could be like. Or it could be something similar to being the Cthulhu of the Pokémon world. That'd be pretty cool. A Pokémon that seeks to control (this idea could be a Psychic/Poison type, which would give it a unique typing as well). I could also see it representing decay or entropy, which would be pretty cool to see as well.

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You mean other than the two dragonflies that we have that are somehow not Bug/Dragon? (Yanmega is Bug/Flying, and Flygon is Ground/Dragon with a Bug egg group.) Maybe something like that, except with a few more draconic features. Oh! It could possibly take some inspiration from scorpions, wyverns, or something else like that.

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If it's particularly physical, I could possibly see something like Compound Eyes working, giving things like Dragon Rush more viability. Or it could be safe and go with something like Guts or Moxie. And then a dragon type with the move Fell Stinger would be SCARY to deal with. Plus, a STAB U-Turn to go with it would also be frightening.

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And of course, giving a special-based dragon type Quiver Dance or Tail Glow would be equally as frightening. Though there aren't as many special-based Bug type attacks, there are still quite a few other options (especially considering the dragon type's sense of versatility with coverage).

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Other possibilities could be Adaptability (imagine a 100BP Fell Stinger due to STAB), Berserk (since dragons can usually take one or two non-supereffective hits), Contrary (perfect for Draco Meteor spamming), Hustle (for the added strength), Infiltrator (because bugs tend to be good at getting into places, and dragons are generally relentless), Levitate (which is probably the… safest (?) option), Multiscale (which would help with survivability), Sheer Force (though, that'd probably be not as good for the bug attacks), Tinted Lens (which would be perfect for a powerful attacker who might otherwise get walled by certain types), or Tough Claws (which is definitely good for physical attackers).

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The possibility are amazing. They really are. I want one. I really, really want one.

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There has already been a sunflower Pokémon, there are already grass type Pokémon that transform in the sun, and there are a lot of fire types involve taking something and setting it on fire (Birds on fire! Ponies on fire! Rocks on fire! Lizards on fire!), so having a Pokémon that's the living embodiment of a forest fire could work. Or (and I would like to thank the random person on Serebii forums for reminding me of this) something like Swampfire from Ben 10 could also work.

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As for abilities, Chlorophyll, Solar Power, or Flower Gift would probably be the best. Something along the lines of Flash Fire, a special attack version of Moxie, Infiltrator, or Adaptability might also be useful. As for the style of battle, I think that it should play more to the strengths of a fire type: powerful solar-powered nuclear bomb set to incinerate everything in it's path. But with access to powerful Grass type attacks like Solarbeam (which would also be benefited in the Sun just like its STAB fire attacks), Leaf Storm, Energy Ball, Petal Blizzard, and Giga Drain, this Pokémon will have less to fear from Water, Rock, and Ground types.

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Come on, Pokémon Company. This is literally the only type that Grass hasn't been paired with yet. Give some love!

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