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Persona 5 Royal walkthrough covering Normal and Battle Routes, confidant maxing, Mementos requests, and stat gains.

Normal Route Walkthrough:

1. Max all social stats.
2. Max all confidants.
3. Finish all Strength confidant dates.
4. Finish all Mementos requests.
5. Unlock all trophies.
6. Unlock all NG+ Thieves Den awards.
7. Free up as much time as possible for endgame experiments.
8. This route is left for backwards compatibility; switching to the Battle Route is recommended if still possible.
9. Activities that must be done to adhere to the Normal Route schedule are labeled with [Normal Route].

Battle Route Walkthrough:

1. Same goals as Normal Route with additional battle benefits.
2. Quickly rank up Technical Level through billiards.
3. Quickly rank up Baton Pass through darts.
4. Teach Charge to Yusuke and Concentrate to Makoto through Jazz Club.
5. Delay Devil progression in order to see Empress confidant hangout in Asakusa on 11/6.
6. Activities that must be done to adhere to the Battle Route schedule are labeled with [Battle Route].

Settings Used to Make This Walkthrough:

• Hard Difficulty

Save Rotation:

• Rotate through all 16 save slots so you can backtrack if you make a scheduling mistake.
• When infiltrating a palace (a dangerous area within the game world), save right before you enter the Metaverse (the digital world where battles occur) and right before you leave.

Stat Levels:

• Knowledge: Lv. 1 (0), Lv. 2 (34), Lv. 3 (82), Lv. 4 (126), Lv. 5 (192)
• Guts: Lv. 1 (0), Lv. 2 (11), Lv. 3 (38), Lv. 4 (68), Lv. 5 (113)
• Proficiency: Lv. 1 (0), Lv. 2 (12), Lv. 3 (34), Lv. 4 (60), Lv. 5 (87)
• Kindness: Lv. 1 (0), Lv. 2 (14), Lv. 3 (47), Lv. 4 (94), Lv. 5 (136)
• Charm: Lv. 1 (0), Lv. 2 (6), Lv. 3 (52), Lv. 4 (92), Lv. 5 (132)

Musical Notes for Stats:

• Actual Stat Gains of 2 result in 1 displayed note.
• Actual Stat Gains of 3 or 4 result in 2 displayed notes.
• Actual Stat Gains of 5, 7, or 10 result in 3 displayed notes.

Reloading for Crafting:

• At the end of a crafting session, you normally receive (Proficiency +3).
• During an attempt, you may randomly craft twice as many tools using the same amount of materials.
• If this happens at least once during a session, you receive an additional (Proficiency +2).
• You must reload (restart from a previous save) starting with the second crafting session until this happens.
• Chances of this occurring are tied to your Proficiency, making it easier to occur later on.
• The days when you must get the crafting bonus are noted on 4/21, 5/2, 5/7 [Battle Route], 6/18, 6/19, 6/20 [Normal Route], 6/21, 7/20, and 7/25.
• Recommended crafting tools include Lockpick, Treasure Trap, Eternal Lockpick, and Element attack items for Spaceport Palace boss.

Reloading for Chalk Dodge:

• On set days, Mr. Ushimaru will throw chalk at you during his class.
• At times, you may randomly dodge and receive (Charm +3).
• You must reload starting with the second chalk throw until this happens.
• Chances of this occurring are tied to your Proficiency, making it easier to occur later on.
• The days when you must dodge the chalk are noted on 5/6, 6/21 [Battle Route], and 7/11.

Crossword Rotation:

• On set evenings, you can complete a crossword in Leblanc (a cafe and your hideout) and receive (Knowledge +2).
• Completing a crossword does not take time.
• Crossword answers will carry over to the next crossword evening unless completed.
• If the answer does not match the guide, you have missed a day.

Aojiru Rotation:

• On Sundays, you can drink aojiru (a green juice) for Y5000 from the Shibuya underground walkway and receive (Social Stat +2).
• Drinking aojiru does not take time.
• The stat type received from aojiru works off a set rotation and will carry over to the next Sunday unless purchased.
• If the stat gain does not match the guide, you have missed a day.

Random Stats from Billiards:

• Playing billiards will grant a (Random Stat +3) except for Kindness.
• These random stat gains are excluded from the [Battle Route] stat progression.
• If you are behind on social stats for the [Battle Route], you can use this opportunity to reload for the stat you need.

Metaverse Progress:

• All palaces were cleared on Hard using the minimum number of in-game days.
• Similarly, you can clear palaces however you wish as long as you adhere to the schedule.
• When infiltrating Mementos (a dungeon containing various requests), you must finish all listed requests to proceed with the confidant schedule.
• Helpful suggestions are listed under the Palace Tips section.

Mementos Requests:

• Requests are unlocked by ranking up confidants (special relationships with characters) and reading messages from Mishima.
• Your phone holds only the last 50 messages, making some permanently missable if not read.
• Always read all your messages, fast-forward through them if you wish.
• Some requests lack a target and must be investigated in the overworld (the main game map) to identify them.

Confidant Rank Up Points:

• You normally acquire enough points to unlock a confidant's next rank up event by giving positive responses to their prompts during conversations.
• When you give a correct response, you get 1 to 3 confidant points that are represented as blue musical notes that fly offscreen.
• The sparkles that accompany the notes also show if you have enough points to rank up.
• If the sparkles remain over the confidant's head, you do not have enough points.
• If the sparkles fly offscreen with the notes, the next hangout will be a rank up event.
• This guide notes the optimal answers along with their position, tentative translation, and expected confidant points.

Omitted Confidant Answers:

• All prompts where no response gives confidant points.
• Ranks 1 and 10, which are always followed by a rank up event.
• Fool, Magician, and Judgement confidants, which rank up automatically.
• Moon confidant, which solely ranks up based on completing Mementos requests.
• Sun confidant, which ranks up every meeting regardless of answers.

Ranking Up Strength:

• Strength confidant solely ranks up based on completing fusion requests.
• You can complete their requests at your own pace as long as you finish before the 12/24 deadline.
• See the Strength Confidant section for suggested fusion pathways.

Carrying Matching Arcana:

• Carrying a persona (a manifestation of a character's psyche) of the same arcana (a tarot card suit representing a group of personas) while talking to a confidant gives an extra confidant point +1 for every response that normally gives confidant points.