In the Persona series, Social Stats are a recurring gameplay mechanic. While they have no effect in battle, certain social stats must be at a certain rank in order to max out certain Confidants. There are five Social Stats in Persona 5 Royal: Knowledge, Guts, Charm, Kindness, and Proficiency. The game gives you plenty of time to improve these stats, but some are more important than others.
Joker has new ways to level up Social Stats with some quality-of-life changes that came to Persona 5 Royal, and by the end of your first run, they should have most, if not all, of the stats maxed out. With Social Stats controlling over half of the Confidants, it’s critical to understand how to level them up and which Confidants are worth maxing out on the first playthrough.
This guide will definitely help you in quickly leveling up all of the Persona 5 Royal stats, as well as understanding what each social stat is useful for. This guide is specifically written for P5R, but it is also largely applicable to the vanilla Persona 5 though some details will differ slightly, but not significantly.
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What Are Social Stats In Persona 5 Royal?
In Persona 5, there are 5 social stats available to you to rank up. Those social stats include:
- Knowledge
- Guts
- Charm
- Kindness
- Proficiency
Each social rank has its own importance. Unlike EXP, which tends to increase when fighting Shadows and investigating dungeons, these gradually increase one-by-one based on which characters you interact with, or food or media you utilize on your narrow time schedule, and thus increase your battle effectiveness.
While it is usually possible to do almost anything at any moment, some activities can be more beneficial if done at specific times, so it is important to know how things work.
Why Are Social Stats Important In Persona 5 Royal?
Social Stats, an out-of-battle role-playing game progression mechanic, determines your self-named protagonist’s social standing outside of battle, and it’s actually crucial to your progress through the story. Persona 5 Royal stats influence your Confidant relationship choices, which part-time jobs you could get, and various dialogue options across the story. In short, efficiently increasing your stats is critical.
It will take the majority of your free time in the game to max out each social stat, but the game is full of activities that can assist you. Reading specific books, watching specific DVDs, and playing video games will all increase the stat specified in the item’s description. Aside from these, here are some of the quickest ways for less-experienced players to max out their individual social stats.
For example, Some of your Confidants and Social Links will require a certain level in one of your overworld stats to advance past Rank 5, and the Untouchables shop has some better gear for sale if you have enough Guts rank (Social Rank Upgrade) to ask about it, so effectively increasing the stats you need will be very important.
How To Increase Social Stats In Persona 5 Royal?
You’ll have to do a variety of activities in between Phantom Thief adventures to improve your Knowledge, Charm, Kindness, Guts, and Proficiency – the five Social Stats of Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal. This section of the guide contains a number of methods for quickly increasing social stat levels.
It’s worth noting that some activities will give your social stats a random boost. Participating in the Big Bang Burger challenge by eating at that restaurant will put your social stats to the test, but it will also give you stat boosts at random, even if you fail. Similarly, playing Billiards boosts stats at random, as do a few other activities.
Below, we will list in detail on how you can upgrade/increase each social rank in Persona 5 Royal in the most effective and repeated ways possible. In addition to increasing your rank with the help of the core ways that are mostly repeatable, we will also discuss some ways you might miss if you do not pay too much attention, so make sure to keep on reading!
Best Ways To Increase Knowledge
Knowledge is one of the easiest stats to level up because you get frequent chances to do so during your mandatory unmissable story sequences in school. However, some extracurricular activities can help you raise it faster.
Here are the best ways to learn more about Persona 5 Royal:
1. Correctly Answering Your Questions:
On school days, teachers will sometimes ask you to answer their trivia questions. If you get the answer right, you’ll get one knowledge point. Though that might not sound like much, these events happen automatically and don’t take up a time slot, so they’re essentially freebies.
You don’t have to look up a guide to get the right answer, either. If your game is connected online, you’ll be able to see which answers other players chose. The answer with the highest percentage is always the right one.
2. Studying:
Just as in real life, studying in Persona 5 Royal broadens your horizons. But there are several ways to study, and not all of them award the same number of Knowledge points. Studying in the school library will earn you one Knowledge point and occasionally a bonus Guts point. Studying in Leblanc at night earns you two points, and studying while it’s raining earns you three.
When you study at the diner, you get two Knowledge points, and three if you go on rainy days. Depending on what you order, it may also award you points for other Social Stats. In addition, when exams are approaching, your friends will invite you to study sessions. Going to them grants you three Knowledge points and two Confidant points.
3. Hifumi’s Confidant:
Hifumi will require you to be at rank five Knowledge at some point in order for her Confidant to continue. The good news is that each time you spend time with her, you gain a Knowledge point on top of the Confidant.
Her Confidant grants you some of the best abilities in the game, such as the ability to switch party members during battle, escape ambushes, and earn double the money after battles if you beat them quickly enough. So the Knowledge boost is like a bonus on top of all the other awesome battle perks you get.
4. Gaining Knowledge In Leblanc:
Leblanc offers two unique ways to earn Knowledge points: solving crossword puzzles and correctly answering TV quiz shows. They’re both completely optional and easy to overlook, but doing them is a good idea because neither takes up any time. They only award one Knowledge point per person, but free is free!
On some nights in Leblanc, the crossword puzzle book will be on a table, and you can watch TV quiz shows every week after a certain date, so make sure to check both of those before doing anything else.
5. Reading Books:
There are numerous places where you can read. During the evening, you can read books at the school library or at Leblanc. If you get a seat, you might be able to read on the way to school, so keeping an unfinished book on you is a good idea.
The Great Thief can be borrowed from the library, and Medjed Menace and Wise Men’s Words can be purchased at the Shibuya Bookstore. After finishing any of these books, you will receive three Knowledge points.
6. Watching Movies:
Going to the movies is a good way to kill two birds with one stone because you can raise a social stat while also gaining Confidant points if a friend joins you. If you watch a movie for the first time, you will receive three points towards specific social stats, while watching it again will only give you one, unless someone joins you.
Three Knowledge points are awarded for watching Soraemon in Shinjuku and Back to the Ninja in Yongen-Jaya. You can also invite Futaba to join you in watching Back to the Ninja. You’ll get an extra Knowledge point if you’ve already finished reading Cinema Treasures.
7. The Big Bang Burger Challenge:
Big Bang Burger can be found on Shibuya’s Central Street. You can take on the Big Bang Burger Challenge, but only if you succeed will you earn Knowledge points as well as points for Guts, Proficiency, and Charm. For the first burger, you must have at least rank two in Guts, Knowledge, and Proficiency. If you succeed, you will receive one point for each social stat except Kindness.
The second burger requires a minimum of rank three Guts, Knowledge, and Proficiency and awards two points in all categories except Kindness. The final burger requires them at rank four and awards three points. If you succeed, you’ll also receive a cool accessory and some burgers.
8. Drinking Special Juice:
On Sundays, you can purchase juice to drink from the juice stand in Shibuya’s Underground Walkway. The good news is that it does not take up any time. The bad news is that the social stat you gain from the juice is completely unpredictable. Furthermore, it is only one point.
Basically, if you have the money, and most of your other social stats aren’t already maxed out, the juice method is useful. Otherwise, you might be better off spending your money on something that will produce more predictable results. That juice is not inexpensive.
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Best Ways To Increase Proficiency
Proficiency is required not only to advance certain party members’ Confidants, such as Yusuke’s and Haru’s, but also to create more infiltration tools for use in Palaces and Mementos. Knowing the best ways to improve it can free up a significant amount of time to work on other social stats.
Persona 5 Royal proficiency can be improved by watching specific DVDs or ordering specific foods. Certain skill activities are only available during specific times and seasons, whereas others are always available. It is recommended to invest in proficiency early because the higher it is, the more activities become available.
Following are the best ways to increase proficiency in Persona 5 Royal:
1. Iwai’s Confidant:
Certain Confidants boost one of your social stats when you spend time with them, which is fantastic because it’s like killing two birds with one stone. Even if the Confidant does not level up during that visit, spending time with Iwai grants Joker two Proficiency points.
However, starting Iwai’s Confidant requires your Guts to be at rank four, or nearly maxed out. As a result, this method of increasing Proficiency will not be effective until later in the game. Nonetheless, it can be a good way to boost Proficiency without devoting time to another social stat-focused activity.
2. Part-time Jobs:
Proficiency points are awarded at two job locations: the Beef Bowl Shop and Crossroads. To work at the former, you must already have rank two Proficiency, whereas the latter requires a whopping rank four Proficiency, along with rank three Kindness and Guts, just to get started.
The Proficiency requirement for the Beef Bowl Shop isn’t difficult to meet, and gaining two or three points of Proficiency (depending on how well you remember orders) while earning money isn’t a bad way to spend your time. Though the bar at Crossroads is higher, it does provide good pay and more than one social stat to choose from, not just Proficiency.
3. Reading Books:
There are many books to read and many places to read them. Reading at the school library or in Leblanc late at night is worthwhile. You may also be able to read a book on the way to school, so keep at least one book you haven’t finished reading on hand at all times.
When you finish Tidying the Heart and Woman in the Dark, you will receive three points of Proficiency. Tidying the Heart can be purchased at Shibuya, and Woman in the Dark can be found in the library after Haru joins the Phantom Thieves.
4. Watching Movies And DVDs:
You can spend time watching movies at the theater, and friends will occasionally invite you there. If you accept their invitation, you will gain Confidant points as well as social stat points, depending on who you invite and what movie you watch.
The same is true for watching DVDs in your room after purchasing a television and DVDs. Watching March of the Sheeples and Admission Possible in the theater will earn you three Proficiency points each, while watching Guy McVer in your room will earn you two. Unlike books, DVDs award points even if you haven’t finished watching them.
5. Playing Video Games:
The old shop owner in Yongen-Jaya sells retro game consoles. Its games can be found at Akihabara’s Retro Game Shop. They can be pricey, with most of them costing at least 5,000 yen, but they’re worth it, especially when you consider that completing them also earns you a card.
This card can be exchanged for special Palace accessories. Playing these games, of course, improves your social stats. When you play Golfer Sarutahiko, you gain two Proficiency points per session.
6. The Big Bang Challenge And Totem Pole:
Studying isn’t limited to the library. You can also study in the diner to prepare for tests, and doing so allows you to order something to eat or drink in the meantime. When you order the Totem Pole, you gain one Proficiency point. It also grants you two Knowledge points if the skies are clear, and three if it is raining.
Participating in the Big Bang Burger Challenge, on the other hand, will award you one to three Proficiency points depending on which phase of the challenge you are in. It also awards the same number of points for each social stat except Kindness. Keep in mind, however, that participating in and succeeding in these challenges necessitates at least rank two Proficiency, Knowledge, and Guts.
7. The Batting Cage:
Another thing you can do is practice your batting skills at the Yongen-Jaya Batting Cage. At the end of the session, you’ll receive one Proficiency point, or two if you don’t miss a single ball. Because this is an interactive activity, the outcomes are determined by your ability.
The good news is that there are no prerequisites for participating in this activity; the bad news is that it isn’t always the most generous in terms of Proficiency points. On the plus side, you get nice bonuses and rewards if you hit a home run or all five balls.
8. Fishing:
Fishing is another activity that awards points and items based on the catch. Fishing will grant you one Proficiency point and possibly some other items if you have a successful session. Despite the fact that it only grants one Proficiency point, this activity appears fairly early in the game and has no prerequisites.
Participation is not free, but going fishing in the evening gets you a discount. Take advantage of this if you want to improve your Proficiency while keeping some money on hand.
9. Billiards:
This activity is one of Persona 5 Royal’s new features. Playing billiards improves the power of your technical attacks in Palaces and Mementos, not just your social stats. Playing will give you a single point towards any social stat except Kindness at random. It also requires different levels of Proficiency to advance to the following levels.
If you only want to improve your Proficiency, billiards isn’t the best option. However, if you want to improve multiple social stats, including Proficiency, this is a viable option.
10. Drinking Special Juice:
On Sundays, there is a drink stand in the Shibuya Underground Walkway that sells juice. The juice, like billiards, grants you a point to any social stat at random. This is only worthwhile if you need to improve most social stats, not just Proficiency.
On the plus side, drinking this juice does not require any time commitment. So, if you remember to visit the stall on Sundays, this can be a valuable way to gradually increase your social stats without taking up any time.
11. Crafting Infiltration Tools:
Unless you enjoy unlocking special chests, you’ll be crafting lockpicks and other Metaverse tools on a regular basis. This earns you at least two points of Proficiency, and sometimes three if Morgana thinks you did an especially good job.
This is usually only possible in the evenings, but you can do it during class if you raise Kawakami’s Confidant sufficiently. The proficiency points are essentially a bonus in this activity because crafting lockpicks is required at the very least to obtain some valuable items.
12. Fixing The Broken Computer:
This is a one-time task that must be completed in order to gain access to a certain shady shopping website. It does, however, grant you two points of Proficiency. Even if you don’t intend to shop, it might be worth repairing.
Yongen-Jaya sells broken computers, and Akihabara sells repair tools. Tanaka sells rare items, accessories, and armor, so it’s worth checking out what he has to offer. Aside from that, you won’t get any social stat boosts after the first two Proficiency points.
Best Ways To Increase Guts
There aren’t many other ways to boost Joker’s Guts, but spending time with Tae Takemi is a good start (the Death confidant). Participating in her medical trials will also provide Joker with access to additional healing items, which he will eventually be able to purchase at a reduced price. You can also get some Guts by ordering hot coffee at the diner while studying.
The Big Bang Burger challenge, on the other hand, is the most consistent way to earn Guts. Even if you don’t complete the challenge, simply participating will earn you some Guts. Winning will earn you even more points, as well as a small boost to every other stat except Kindness.
Guts is the hardest social rank to level up, as there aren’t many ways to do that. Following are the ways you can go about to increase the Guts rank for Joker:
1. Playing Video Games:
The old shop owner in Yongen-Jaya sells retro game consoles. Its games can be found at Akihabara’s Retro Game Shop. They can be pricey, with most of them costing at least 5,000 yen, but they’re worth it, especially when you consider that completing them also earns you a card.
This card can be exchanged for special Palace accessories. Playing these games, of course, improves your social stats. When you play Star Forneus and Power Intuition, you gain two Guts points per session.
2. Tae Takami Clinical Trials:
Spending time with Tae Takemi is another effective method (the Death confidant). Tae Takemi is the only confidant with whom Joker can gain Guts. Participating in her medical trials will also provide Joker with access to additional healing items, which he will eventually be able to purchase at a reduced price.
She is also a useful confidant, so players will want to rank her up to gain access to more medicines, Guts or no Guts. Unless it is raining, she is usually available during the day and not at night.
3. Watching Movies And DVDs:
You can spend time watching movies at the theater, and friends will occasionally invite you there. If you accept their invitation, you will gain Confidant points as well as social stat points, depending on who you invite and what movie you watch.
The same is true for watching DVDs in your room after purchasing a television and DVDs. Watching Like a Dragon (July), Pach Saw (November), Fight Kebab (January), Marry Christmess (December), or Tanktop Millionaire (April) in the theater will earn you three Proficiency points each, while watching X Folders and Running Dead and Green in your room on the TV will earn you two. Unlike books, DVDs award points even if you haven’t finished watching them.
4. Reading Books:
There are many books to read and many places to read them. Reading at the school library or in Leblanc late at night is worthwhile. You may also be able to read a book on the way to school, so keep at least one book you haven’t finished reading on hand at all times.
When you finish Pirate Legend, The Gallant Rogue, Cry of Cthulhu, Ghost Encounters, Master Swordsman, or The Hero with a Book, you will receive points for Guts. These can either be rented from the school library or purchased from the different bookstores.
5. The Big Bang Burger Challenge:
Four of the five social stats, including Guts, are boosted by the Big Bang Burger challenge. You earn more guts depending on how big the burger is. However, unlike the other stats, you do not need to complete the challenge to earn the Guts points.
For example, for the knowledge stat, you need to completely finish the burger and win the challenge to earn the points. But for increasing your Guts points, you do not need to win the challenge. You can rather simply earn the points even if you fail the challenge!
6. Ordering Food At Shibuya Central Street diner:
+1 points for Guts can be obtained by ordering hot coffee or surprise sandwiches at the Shibuya Central Street diner. Depending on whether the weather is clear or rainy, you may also gain a Knowledge bonus which we have discussed above.
7. Part TIme Job:
Finally, Joker can get a part-time job at the Shinjuku Crossroads bar. He will already need high ranks in social stats such as Proficiency, Charm, and Guts, but he can gain +2 Guts if he speaks to the “scary looking man” while working.
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Best Ways To Increase Kindness:
Kindness is the social stat that will determine your level of confidant progression. Most acts of kindness involve having a green thumb, such as caring for a plant in your room or working part-time as a florist. Spending time with confidants like Sojiro, Oda, and the downcast woman at the bar can also earn you kindness.
Invest in Kindness early on so that these confidants will eventually warm up to you. Other confidants, such as Futaba and Ann, require a higher level of Kindness to progress. Futaba, in particular, can provide some useful support skills when the party is in need, so make sure to increase your Kindness for a better chance of gaining battle insurance.
Following are the ways you can increase the Kindness social stat for Joker in Persona 5 Royal.
1. Confidants:
Joker’s Kindness can be increased by two confidants. Sojiro Sakura is one such confidant, bestowing +3 Kindness on Joker for spending time with them. He is the Hierophant Confidant and is usually available at night in Leblanc. As the story progresses, he will be unlocked as a confidant.
Shinya Oda, the Tower Confidant, is another character who can boost Joker’s Kindness. Unlike Sojiro, he is optional and must be unlocked after completing Futaba’s palace. Joker must complete the quest “Winners Don’t Use Cheats.” Shinya can then be found in the Akihabara Arcade, where she can give Joker +3 Kindness when they hang out.
2. Part Time Job:
If Joker has his Charm rank upgraded to level 2, he can work at the Shibuya Underground Mall’s Rafflesia Flower Shop. This can boost Joker’s Kindness by +2 per shift. He can gain +3 Kindness if he selects the appropriate flowers when customers request a specific bouquet.
Working at the Crossroads bar in Shinjuku is another job that can boost Kindness. Joker must speak to the downcast woman at that job to gain +2 Kindness. To get this job, Joker must have a four in Proficiency, three in Charm, and three in Guts.
3. Maid Cafe In Akihabara:
If Joker visits the Maid Cafe in Akihabara, he can gain Kindness in addition to the Charm social stat. When you visit the maid cafe and order food, the maid at the cafe will make a small mistake. It’s up to you to make a choice of forgiving her or telling her to fix it. There are 2 ways this scenario can go.
If you forgive the maid for making the mistake, you will gain +1 Kindness. In addition to gaining +1 kindness, you will also earn +2 charm while doing this. On the contrary, if you do not forgive the maid and tell her to fix it, you will gain +2 Guts for doing that. So it’s up to you to decide what you want to gain.
4. Ordering Food At Shibuya Central Street diner:
The Shibuya Central Street diner is best known for a way to increase knowledge. It’s one of the easiest ways to gain knowledge in fact, but in addition to knowledge, Joker can also gain other social points at the diner.
Joker can study at the diner to gain Knowledge the best, but he can also gain Kindness based on the food he orders while studying. He will receive +1 Kindness if he orders nostalgic steak. If the weather is clear, he will gain +2 Knowledge; if it is raining, he will gain +3 Knowledge.
5. Watching Movies And DVDs:
You can spend time watching movies at the theater, and friends will occasionally invite you there. If you accept their invitation, you will gain Confidant points as well as social stat points, depending on who you invite and what movie you watch.
The same is true for watching DVDs in your room after purchasing a television and DVDs. Watching Wraith will earn you +2 points of kindness while watching ICU will earn you +3 points of kindness. For watching movies in theater, you can watch the following:
- “The Cake Knight Rises,” a movie that premieres in Shibuya in May for +3 Kindness points.
- “Mes Miserables,” a movie that premieres in Shibuya in August for +3 Kindness points.
- “Clean Hard,” a movie that premieres in Shibuya in December for +3 Kindness points.
- “The Duhvengers,” a movie that premieres in Shinjuku in October for +3 Kindness points.
- “Popo’s Nest,” a movie that premieres in Yongen-Jaya in November for +3 Kindness points.
- “The Good Father,” a movie that premieres in Yongen-Jaya in February for +3 Kindness points.
All these free time activities can raise kindness for Joker pretty easily, but you have to make sure you watch them in their specified time. Missing them would mean you missed your chance to gain those points entirely!
6. Reading Books:
There are many books to read and many places to read them. Reading at the school library or in Leblanc late at night is worthwhile. You may also be able to read a book on the way to school, so keep at least one book you haven’t finished reading on hand at all times.
You can read the following books to increase your Kindness social stat in Persona 5 Royal.
- Zorro, The Outlaw, which is borrowable from the Shujin Academy Library. It grants you with +3 Kindness points.
- The Illusory Popess, which is rentable from the Shujin Academy Library after Makoto Nijima joins the Phantom Thieves. It grants you with +3 Kindness points.
- Buchiko’s Story, which is purchasable from the Taiheido Bookstore in Shibuya Central Street. It grants you with +3 Kindness points.
- Call Me Chief, which is buyable at Jinbocho (unlocked through Star Confidant or by reading Musty Pages). It grants you with +3 Kindness points.
7. Playing Video Games:
The old shop owner in Yongen-Jaya sells retro game consoles. Its games can be found at Akihabara’s Retro Game Shop. They can be pricey, with most of them costing at least 5,000 yen, but they’re worth it, especially when you consider that completing them also earns you a card.
This card can be exchanged for special Palace accessories. Playing these games, of course, improves your social stats. When you play Train of Life (rentable at the Akihabara Retro Game Shop), each level in that game will give you +2 Kindness points.
8. Looking After Your Plant:
Both of the best ways to rack up as many Kindness points as possible involve plants. Joker’s bedroom has a potted plant, and simply tending to it will earn Joker some easy points that don’t even require the passage of time.
Joker has a plant at his home in LeBlanc, and you can buy various plant nutrients to feed it from a variety of locations, including flower shops. The more expensive the nutrient fed to the plant, the higher your Kindness stat will be. The flower shop in Shinjuku has the best plant nutrients, but Shibuya and the Underground Mall have cheaper options.
Joker can also get a part-time job at the Underground Mall flower shop, where he can complete customer requests and earn even more Kindness points.
Best Ways To Increase Charm
In Persona 5 Royal, one of Joker’s five social stats is charm. Increasing it, like other social stats, is required to get close to specific confidants, such as the Death and Priestess confidants. It is closely related to academic performance and, like others, can be improved by reading specific books, watching specific movies, and spending time with specific confidants.
Persona 5 Royal’s Charm stat can also be increased by using certain items and engaging in certain activities during Joker’s free time. The bathhouse is especially beneficial for those looking to increase their Charm. There are also some opportunities that are time-sensitive.
Following are the best ways you can increase your Charm social stat in Persona 5 Royal.
1. At School:
There are a few ways to boost your Charm stat while at school, but these are not the things you can do whenever you want. Acing your school exams will grant you +3 Charm points, but you must be rank 4 in knowledge to do so.
You can also earn +2 Charm by dodging the chalk thrown at you on three occasions. This occurs on 4/16, 10/15, and 10/24 and requires a high Proficiency rank to complete successfully.
2. At Leblanc:
There are a few things you can do at Leblanc to boost your Charm stat, and considering Morgana sometimes makes you stay in because it’s late, this is a great way to pass the time.
You must first purchase the TV and retro game console from Yumenoshima, a second-hand store located in Yongen-Jaya. You will have more options once you have obtained these items.
To begin, you’ll be able to watch DVDs, which you can rent from Shibuya’s Central Street. The following DVDs will boost your Charm: Bubbly Hills, 90210, and Not-so-hot Betsy all add +2 charm. You can also play video games, with the following games increasing your Charm by +2: Gambla Goemon and Punch Out.
3. Part-time Jobs:
Two part-time jobs can help you increase your Kindness stat. To be hired as a bartender at the Crossroads Bar, you must have rank 4 in Proficiency, rank 3 in Charm, and rank 3 in Guts. If you choose to speak to the woman in the evening gown during your Sunday shifts, your Charm will increase by +2.
The other job is at the Triple Seven Convenience Store, where you can increase your Charm by giving the correct answer about where to find an item’s barcode location on any date that includes a “7”, 7th, 17th, and 27th. If you answer correctly, your Charm will increase by +2, or +3.
4. Leisure Activities:
Using the bathhouse in Yongen-Jaya will boost your Charm, but you can’t earn bonus points every day, so plan your visits carefully. A normal visit will give you +2 Charm, but if you go on a Monday or Thursday, you will get an extra +1 Charm.
Furthermore, visiting during the rain adds +1 Charm, or +1 Guts if you stay too long. Visiting the Maid Cafe in Akihabara will always give you +2 Charm, as well as +1 Guts or +1 Kindness depending on how you react to the maid making a mistake.
In July, ordering Fruit Tea while studying at the diner will give you +1 Charm, +2 Knowledge on a clear day, and +3 Knowledge on a rainy day.
Furthermore, watching certain movies in various theaters will boost your Charm. The films Like a Showtime Tiger (Yongen-Jaya in September), Fighting Friends (Shibuya in January), and Love Possibly all add +3 Charm.
Visiting the Big Bang Burger restaurant and participating in their burger challenges will boost your Charm stat, but you’ll also need ranks in Proficiency, Knowledge, and Guts to succeed. The Comet Burger gives you +1 Charm, the Gravity Burger gives you +2 Charm, and the Cosmic Tower Burger gives you +3 Charm. These challenges also raise other social statistics.
5. Toranosuke Yoshida:
Toranosuke Yoshida is Joker’s Sun arcana confidant, which gives him more options when negotiating with shadows as it rises in rank. Every time you spend time with this confidant, your Charm social stat will increase by 3.
To gain access to this confidant, you must first start working at the Beef Bowl shop, where Yoshida will eventually notice you after working there twice in the evenings. He will then invite you to listen to his speeches; he is available in the evenings on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays when it is not raining.
6. Ichiko Ohya:
Ichiko Ohya is the Devil arcana confidant, which reduces security presence in palaces, with a greater effect as this social link is ranked higher. Meet her at the Crossroads Bar in Shinjuku to gain access to this confidant.
Spending time with Ohya increases your Charm by +3. She is available every evening, regardless of the weather.
7. Miscellaneous Activities:
There are a few other activities that boost your Charm social stat. One of these is reading, which you can do while sitting on the stool in Leblanc, in the school library, or while seated on the train.
When you finish the following books, your Charm will increase by +3: The Alluring Dancer, Playing the Game, and Reckless Casanova. It takes more than one session to finish a book, so reading the Speed Reader book can make this process more efficient by increasing the number of chapters read at one time from one to two.
Furthermore, every Sunday, you can buy a juice drink from the Shibuya Underground Walkway, which will randomly increase one of your social stats by +1. Another way to get a random stat boost is to play billiards at the Kichijoji bar.
What Are The EXP Requirements For Social Stats In Persona 5 Royal?
Each of the Persona 5 Royal social stats can have a value between 1 and 5. Each rank up generally requires a certain amount of ‘EXP’ in that category, though the EXP numbers are hidden and not visible to the player.
The exact level up stat gates vary by stat and are also different in P5R and regular Persona 5, as they are balanced based on how many opportunities you have to raise each stat. The following are the Persona 5 Royal stats and EXP requirements:
1. Knowledge:
- Rank 1: Oblivious. Requires 0-33 EXP.
- Rank 2: Learned. Requires 34-81 EXP
- Rank 3: Scholarly. Requires 82-125 EXP
- Rank 4: Encyclopedic. Requires 126-191 EXP
- Rank 5: Erudite. Requires 192+ EXP
2. Charm:
- Rank 1: Existent. Requires 0-5 EXP.
- Rank 2: Head-turning. Requires 6-51 EXP.
- Rank 3: Suave. Requires 52-91 EXP.
- Rank 4: Charismatic. Requires 92-131 EXP.
- Rank 5: Debonair. Requires 132+ EXP.
4. Kindness:
- Rank 1: Inoffensive. Requires 0-13 EXP.
- Rank 2: Considerate. Requires 14-46 EXP.
- Rank 3: Empathetic. Requires 47-93 EXP.
- Rank 4: Selfless. Requires 94-135 EXP.
- Rank 5: Angelic. Requires 136+ EXP.
5. Guts:
- Rank 1: Milquetoast, requires 0-10 EXP.
- Rank 2: Bold, requires 11-37 EXP.
- Rank 3: Staunch, requires 38-67 EXP.
- Rank 4: Dauntless, requires 68-112 EXP.
- Rank 5: Lionhearted, requires 113+ EXP.
6. Proficiency:
- Rank 1: Bumbling, requires 0-11 EXP.
- Rank 2: Decent, requires 11-37 EXP.
- Rank 3: Skilled, requires 34-59 EXP.
- Rank 4: Masterful, requires 60-86 EXP.
- Rank 5: Transcendent, requires 87+ EXP.
Why Do You Need To Upgrade Social Stats In Persona 5 Royal?
There are many benefits of raising your social stats in Persona 5 Royal. They are crucial to your progression as well, and allow you to do a plethora of things. Here’s a few advantages of raising your social stats in Persona 5 Royal.
1. Story Dialogues:
You’ll be able to choose what your protagonist says at various points throughout the P5R story. In some cases, the dialogue options will be limited based on your social stats.
2. Confidant Relationships:
Several Confidants representing important Arcana will only engage with you or advance your relationship if you have a certain social stat at a certain level. Akechi (Justice), Ann (Lovers), Yusuke (Emperor), Makoto (Priestess), Futaba (Hermit), Haru (Empress), Hifumi (Star), Takemi (Death), Iwai (Hanged Man), Kawakami (Temperance), and Sojiro (Hirophant) are included in this.
3. Part Time Jobs:
A stat check for several of the social stats is required for several of the Persona 5 Royal part-time jobs. You won’t even be able to apply for the job unless you have the required stat.
4. Exams:
Your final exam performance is determined by a mix of your given answers and the rank of your Knowledge stat.
5. Shop:
A street vendor in Shibuya will only sell you items if you have a certain Charm rank.
6. Miscellaneous Stuff:
Crafting Infiltration Tools, going fishing, or engaging in other mini-game activities are frequently restricted or have their success based on your social stats.
Also Check Out: How To Unlock 3rd Semester In Persona 5 Royal?
Conclusion
That is everything that you need to know about social stats in Persona 5 Royal. We made this extensive guide for you so that you can use it anytime and have no problems relating to social stats in the future.
By making good use of our guide, we guarantee you that you can level up your social stats efficiently in as less time as possible and succeed in getting the extra dialogues, jobs, shopping items and confidants in Persona 5 Royal!
FAQs
How do you level up social stats in Persona 5? ›
- 10/10 Knowledge: Answer Questions In Class Correctly.
- 9/10 Kindness: Nurture Your Plant.
- 8/10 Charm: Visit The Bathhouse.
- 7/10 All Stats: Watch Some Movies.
- 6/10 All Stats: Play Some Video Games.
- 5/10 Guts: Participate In Clinical Trials.
Charm can be increased by taking a bath in the bathhouse, and if you save that for a Monday or Thursday you'll gain 3 points of charm instead of 2. The Shibuya Diner will start serving Frui-Tea when the heatwave hits in August, and that will earn you a point of Charm (in addition to two or three points of Knowledge).
Is it possible to rank up all confidants Persona 5 Royal? ›Once you've unlocked confidant rank 1 with a character — many of these occur automatically during the story — you'll then be able to meet up with them at certain times and hang out. By spending time with confidants, their rank will gradually increase. The maximum confidant rank for all confidants is 10.
Which confidants give charm? ›There are two optional confidants that can give Joker more Charm through spending free time with them. The first is Toranosuke Yoshida, the Sun Confidant. He appears on May 6 and will meet Joker a second time if Joker works part-time at the beef bowl shop. His confidant will unlock when Joker helps him out.
How do you level up fast in Persona 5 Royal? ›Mementos: Increase EXP Gain
In the Cognition menu of Jose's Shop, players have the option of increasing EXP, Money Rewards, or Item Rewards, but only in Mementos. Increasing the EXP from battle to 110% will cost 5 Stamps, while getting the EXP Up to 200% (max) will cost 12 Stamps.
Who was the pirate who said that he hid his treasure in a certain place just before he was executed? William Kidd.
How long does it take to 100% Persona? ›If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 173 Hours to obtain 100% completion.
What is the fastest way to level up personas? ›Combat. One of the more obvious ways to increase levels in P5 is combat experience. The level difference affects the experience you receive after a battle. The higher the enemy's level is relative to yours, the higher the XP you will get after winning a fight and vice versa.
How do you get level 10 maruki? ›Maruki can be leveled from rank 2 to 5 soon after meeting him. His later ranks, 5-10, will be locked until September 20. You'll need to level up Maruki to rank 9 prior to November 18. If you can do that, he'll automatically hit rank 10 on November 18.
Do persona stats matter? ›Aside from the overall level scaling, your personas stats determine how you do in battle. So your persona's LU (luck) determines how likely you are to get a crit, your persona's AG (agility) determines who likely you are to dodge, magic damage is scaled by MA, etc.
How do you level up socially? ›
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How can I enhance my social skills?
- Improve your emotional intelligence. ...
- Look inwards. ...
- Practice effective communication skills. ...
- Fake it 'till you make it. ...
- Ask more than you speak.
- 8/10 Trumpeter.
- 7/10 Izanagi No Okami.
- 6/10 Odin.
- 5/10 Siegfried.
- 4/10 Messiah.
- 3/10 Helel.
- 2/10 Yoshitsune.
- 1/10 Satanael.
In order to unlock Satanael players must first complete the game, achieving either the true ending of the original Persona 5 or one of the two new endings added in Royal.
What is the max level in Persona 5 Royal? ›A battle unit's level serves as a general indicator of how strong they are, as higher levels indicate a higher stat total. For most games the level cap is 99, but some bosses (most commonly final bosses) can have a level that surpasses that cap as an indicator of how strong they are.
What should you not do in Persona 5 Royal? ›- Don't purchase gear.
- Don't go to bed unless forced. ...
- Don't ghost Mishima. ...
- Don't ignore any NPCs. ...
- Don't go anywhere without a book. Buying books, taking names. ...
- Don't intentionally read books until July. Reading Atlus/Sega. ...
The Secret Boss fight of Persona 5 is against Caroline and Justine. This fight cannot be done on your first playthrough and can only be fought on New Game Plus. In order to initiate it, go to Mementos and talk to Caroline next to the Velvet Room on the top floor.
Should I spend time with confidants? ›Building relationships with your confidants will give you more abilities, bonuses, and items as you progress and they are a cornerstone of the Persona series. Spending time with your confidants will be your primary source of game time outside of Palaces. Use your time well as you don't have forever.
Is there a time limit for confidants? ›2/10 Confidants Have Deadlines
If players get the third semester, they'll have until February 1st to complete Confidants (excluding Yoshizawa, Maruki, and Akechi).
- Reach Confidant rank 9 with Takuto Maruki (Councillor) by Nov. ...
- Reach Confidant rank 8 with Goro Akechi (Justice) by Nov. ...
- Reach Confidant rank 5 with Kasumi Yoshizawa (Faith) by Dec.
To enter into a relationship with the staunch Makoto, you'll first need to level up her Social Link to level 9 (which in itself can be pretty tricky if you have less charm), and only after this will you be presented with a very clear relationship option with the character.
What is the strongest move in Persona 5 Royal? ›
- 8/10 Brave Blade.
- 7/10 Cross Slash.
- 6/10 Sword Dance.
- 5/10 Riot Gun.
- 4/10 Hassou Tobi.
- 3/10 Gigantomachia.
- 2/10 One-Shot Kill.
- 1/10 Masquerade.
While fairly easy to achieve, the Persona 5 Royal Platinum trophy is far from a cakewalk; after all, the game is a 100+ hour RPG. The high Platinum completion rate of the game does imply that the game's players are a dedicated bunch.
Does difficulty affect XP in Persona 5 Royal? ›Normal Difficulty in Persona 5 Royal doesn't change anything as it provides the baseline experience. Normal Difficulty is recommended for players who are confident in their abilities. You won't get any bonus experience points or money, and tougher enemies are capable of dealing big damage if you're not careful.
What is Joker's Canon name Persona? ›While the player can freely name Joker in the game, he is canonically named Ren Amamiya in most appearances and Akira Kurusu in the manga adaptation.
Who is the god in Persona 5? ›Yaldabaoth, also known as the God of Control, Holy Grail, Malevolent God, Prison Master, and Warden, is the overarching antagonist of Persona 5. He is the manifestation of humanity's wish for order and control, considers himself to be a god, and represents all of the deadly sins.
Did Kamoshida assault Ann? ›It is heavily implied she was raped by Kamoshida, and used as a cat's paw to blackmail Ann into playing along with Kamoshida's lustful intentions towards her.
Which is the longest Persona game? ›- Revelations: Persona — 37 Hours.
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona — 38 Hours.
- Persona 2: Innocent Sin — 40 Hours.
- Persona 2: Eternal Punishment — 60 Hours.
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 — 87 Hours.
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES — 92.5 Hours + 33 Hours for The Answer.
Reaching the Persona 5 Royal true ending means making the right choices at the right time, planning your activities carefully, and meeting some strict deadlines. It takes a bit of effort, but the reward is more than just seeing some new ending scenes.
Is Persona 5 longer than 4? ›However, 2019 re-release Persona 5 Royal tops its predecessors with quality of life upgrades, entirely new characters, and a playable third semester of school. For completionists, Persona 5 Royal's play time may exceed that of Persona 4 Golden by approximately 20 hours.
Can I fuse a Persona higher level than me? ›Now, this does come with a caveat: You are unable to fuse Personas that have a higher level than you are currently. This means that you may have to pick and choose what you want to do — or, if you are patient, you can hold off on fusing two Personas together until you are a higher level.
Can I use a Persona higher level than me? ›
Personas can no longer be summoned or equipped if their level is higher than the protagonist's.
Is Persona 5 a difficult game? ›But the important thing is to step back, take a deep breath and know that you don't need to do it all. There is a tendency among gamers in general (and RPG players in particular) to be pretty completionist. Persona 5 is a game that makes that really difficult, at least especially on a first playthrough.
What rank does Akechi need? ›Akechi confidant key dates
In order to initiate this interaction, the protagonist must have at least rank three in knowledge and charm. Once you reach rank five with Akechi, you will not be able to progress to rank 6 until 9/3.
Unlocking Persona 5 Royal's true ending is pretty straightforward once you've reached the Third Semester. You must reject both offers on January 9 and February 2, secure a route to the final Palace's treasure, and beat the boss.
Can you beat Maruki's palace a day? ›This Palace is the largest one in the game and exploring it requires at least two days alongside an exploration to a new area in Mementos to its true bottom in order to remove a roadblock at the Palace's heart, making it a total of three days.
How do you get max SS? ›Who is eligible for the maximum benefit? People whose earnings equaled or exceeded Social Security's maximum taxable income — the amount of your earnings on which you pay Social Security taxes — for at least 35 years of their working lives. The maximum taxable income in 2022 is $147,000.
How do you max out social links in Persona 5? ›First of all, you'll need to clear Futaba's dungeon in the game to get past Rank 4 in this Social Link. Then, you'll need to get to Kindness Rank 5 to go to Social Link Rank 6. Next, you'll need to dive into the Mementos Dungeon to get past Rank 8.
Do social stats carry over Persona 5 Royal? ›Social Stats
They include Knowledge, Guts, Proficiency, Kindness, and Charm. In New Game +, all of your progress in these areas carries forward, meaning that if you managed to max all of them out, you won't have to spend time growing your stats in your New Game + playthrough.
Yes, you can have more than one girlfriend in Persona 5 Royal. In fact, you can date every single romance option if you want — but it's not necessarily recommended.
How much SS will I get if I make 100k? ›| Current Age | Current Salary | Estimated Benefit at FRA |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | $100,000 | $2,780 |
| 40 | $100,000 | $2,750 |
| 45 | $100,000 | $2,760 |
| 50 | $100,000 | $2,649 |
Can you retire at 62? ›
A worker can choose to retire as early as age 62, but doing so may result in a reduction of as much as 30 percent. Starting to receive benefits after normal retirement age may result in larger benefits.
What is the largest SS increase? ›The 8.7 percent cost-of-living increase to Social Security payments for 2023 will be the largest jump in more than 40 years. Graphic by Jenna Cohen and Megan McGrew. The COLA for 2023 is the largest increase since 1981 – when inflation was even higher than it is today – and is the fourth-largest jump ever.
Which Persona has best Social Links? ›- 5/10 Worst: P5's Devil Arcana: Ichiko Ohya.
- 4/10 Best: P5's Hanged Man Arcana: Munehisa Iwai.
- 3/10 Worst: P4's Tower Arcana: Shu Nakajima.
- 2/10 Best: P3's Star Arcana: Mamoru Hayase.
- 1/10 Worst: P5's Moon Arcana: Yuuki Mishima.
2/10 Confidants Have Deadlines
If players get the third semester, they'll have until February 1st to complete Confidants (excluding Yoshizawa, Maruki, and Akechi).
Ren Amamiya, better known as Joker or The Phantom, is the main protagonist and player character of the video game Persona 5.
Who is Joker's Canon girlfriend? ›Kasumi met Joker, fell in love with him, and became Sumire.
Who is the most popular girl in Persona 5 Royal? ›1st Place: Makoto Niijima (391 Votes) Third-year student council president at Shujin Academy, Makoto (code name: Queen) first appeared in Persona 5. Makoto received 391 votes, or 16.7% of the total votes cast.
Who is the best girl in Persona 5 Royal? ›Out of all the potential romances, the standout is the one with Hifumi Togo. While there are some requirements to even start getting to know her, Hifumi's story is well worth the work.