The nobility of medieval Kalos have long cultivated Florges, ostensibly for the sake of their gardens. But although Florges are indeed capable of making gardens bloom, they are not much better at this task than Floette, and even the famously opulent Kalosian nobility would rarely value their gardens enough to obtain the rare and expensive stones needed to evolve these pokemon – despite what they told the peasantry. As writings from the period make clear, and peasant folktales rarely note, the true purpose of the Florges "gardeners" was to guard against dragon attacks. Kalos is home to many powerful dragon species, from worldwide terrors like Salamence and Garchomp to fearsome locals like Noivern, all of whom are capable of attacking castles and carrying away peasants, or in many cases setting them aflame. Fairy pokemon are natural dragon-slayers, immune to dragon techniques and capable of striking back with extra powerful attacks of their own. Florges in particular have the defenses to protect themselves from whatever ranged attacks a dragon may try, along with the strength to often end the battle before the dragons land. Yet despite their power, dragon battles could be a dangerous affair, and no level of confidence in the pokemon of one's lord was sufficient to avoid the panic of a dragon on the loose. And dragon panics could be even worse than actual attacks, for fields would lie fallow as peasants huddled indoors, and the impending end of their lives could drive people to madness. Dragons have long caused a fear in the human heart which is difficult to overcome, even when they are actually outmatched. Therefore, Kalos' nobles have long concealed their preparations for dragon wars, and the few peasants who realized what they were doing were similarly inclined to keep their secret.
