I still want Green to use me in battles if we ever go back to Kanto, so I figure it oughta be something that won't look too outta place on a Charizard.

[His smile gets a bit shy, caught between being embarrassed about how completely nerdish it is to be this into Pokemon history and how proud he is of his species.]

A way longass time ago before Charizards were domesticated, our hides used to have stripes. I figured I could get somethin' like that. It'd be dark enough to cover this friggin' thing up, but it wouldn't look too unnatural on a dragon, y'know?