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Flowey recognizes Chara on the pacifist run too, only later. It is not canon that Chara is evil, only that they can become that through conscious decisions from the player's part. The worst thing said about them is probably that they weren't the best person, coming from Asriel, which isn't exactly marking them as evil. Also, I haven't seen an angelic depiction of Chara, only relatable ones, which is not the same.

So yes, stop getting fanon and canon confused.