In the year 25 ABY, amidst the Yuuzhan Vong War that pitted the Yuuzhan Vong species against the New Republic, the planet of Garqi suffered an invasion at the hands of the Yuuzhan Vong. Lacking the defenses to withstand the assault, the planet swiftly fell under Yuuzhan Vong control. Garqi was devastated, and a large portion of its inhabitants were forced into servitude by the conquering forces, leading to a significant decline in the planet's population. Those who managed to survive formed a resistance movement to oppose the invaders, and the Yuuzhan Vong repurposed the planet as a training ground for their Chazrach warriors. Subsequently, the New Republic dispatched a scout mission to the planet, where they uncovered a vulnerability in the Yuuzhan Vong's Vonduun crab armors when exposed to the pollen of the Ithorian bafforr tree.