Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-39447774-20190514202810/@comment-35806478-20190621165036

Flowey wouldn’t have gone to the surface because Flowey COULDN’T go to the surface. It’s made very clear that Flowey’s main goal in the game is to get the SOULs from Asgore so he can get out the barrier. Remember that? The thing that prevents anyone without a human SOUL (for example, Flowey) from getting out?