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Complete Social Link Schedule
By HayateButler
This guide provides the schedule for all social link interactions found throughout the game, and is meant to help you plan ahead for prioritizing which social links you want to max. I highly suggest beating the game once beforehand to avoid potentially spoiling important plot points.

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Guide Index
Overview
Understanding the Social Link System 
What Affects Social Link Availability? 
Fool Arcana - 0 
Magician Arcana - I 
Priestess Arcana - II 
Empress Arcana - III 
Emperor Arcana - IV 
Hierophant Arcana - V 
Lovers Arcana - VI 
Chariot Arcana - VII 
Justice Arcana - VIII 
Hermit Arcana - IX 
Fortune Arcana - X 
Strength Arcana - XI 
Hanged Man Arcana - XII 
Death Arcana - XIII 
Temperance Arcana - XIV 
Devil Arcana - XV 
Tower Arcana - XVI 
Star Arcana - XVII 
Moon Arcana - XVIII 
Sun Arcana - XIX 
Jester Arcana - 0 
Aeon Arcana - XX 
Judgement Arcana - XX 
Credits & Notes 
Comments
Understanding the Social Link System
Social links are a key mechanic in the persona series and represents the bonds that you form with people throughout your journey. In Persona 4 Golden, there are 23 social links altogether, with 3 that rank up from progressing the story, 2 from completing quests, and the rest following a point system.



Points for social links can be earned through interactions, which range from a base value of 5-15 points (1-3♪ per individual action) depending on the type of interaction and choices you make, and carrying a matching persona will provide an additional 1.5x multiplier (3♪ is the max shown, but the game will track it internally if it exceeds it). For example, spending time with a social link after school will net you 2♪ (+10), but by bringing a matching persona, you'll see an additional note, totaling 3♪ (+15). So try and bring a matching persona with you if you know that you're going to do something with them. You can also tell if a social link has gained points by seeing if yellow music notes appear over their head (green notes don't seem to do anything).

Here are some ways you can earn points for social links that rank up through the point system:
  • Spend time with them (rank up interaction)
  • Respond to scenes where it makes them happy
  • Hang out during evenings (classmates only, no rank up, and not available if you spent time with them during the day; but it does have cutscene dialogues that give additional points)
  • Sharing your lunch (classmates only, requires making boxed lunch the evening prior)
  • Study together (party members only, available during the week before exams)
  • Do well on exams (If you score well you gain points for all your classmates)
  • Drawing a fortune at the shrine (blessing outcomes: small, mild, great)
  • Maintaining garden (Justice & Hiero depending on if they're at home)
  • Sleeping in the futon (random, would not recommend due to unreliable results)
Social links will usually let you know if they will rank up the next time you hang out with them if a message says your relationship with them will grow closer soon, or if they are your classmates and they talk to you about hanging out during lunchtime. In addition, each time you begin a social link rank up cutscene, your points reset back to 0, but you can make progress towards the next rank during that cutscene. For example...
You enter the Chariot's rank up to Rank 6 cutscene with 30 SLink points. Even though Rank 6 only requires 20 SLink points, the extra 10 SLink points will not carry over at the start of the cutscene. However, let's say you earned 30 SLink points during the Rank 6 cutscene, that will contribute towards getting the rank up to Rank 7 (which requires exactly 30 SLink points, guaranteeing another rank up the next time you spend time with Chie).

Because of this, you don't need a matching persona to start or finish a social link (for finish, this assumes you already have enough SLink points to start the MAX Rank cutscene).

Another important thing to keep in mind is that some social links can be reversed or broken. If that happens, you will need to reconcile with them before you can continue the social link.

The list of social links and the specific interactions that can reverse or break them are as follows...
Fortune SLink
Reverse - Rank up to Rank 5 conversation
- Naoto: "I, er... I think I'll let this play out... And, umm, if possible..."
Response: C - "You're on your own."

Moon SLink
Reverse - Rank up to Rank 3 conversation
- Ai rejected him without a second thought...
Response: C - "That was downright cruel..."

Reverse - Rank up to Rank 5 conversation
- Ai: "All I need you to do is... ask him what's his type. That's it."
Response: B - "Not gonna happen!"

Break - Rank up to Rank 9 (friends route) conversation
- Ai: "Is there any way... that we could just be friends?"
Response: C - "We need time apart."
What Affects Social Link Availability?
Once you start getting more social links, you'll soon realize you won't be able to interact with them every day to rank up. After all they have their own things they need to take care of, and you yourself need to juggle between living your life as a student, while also trying to figure out the murder case. In general, every social link follows a set schedule, with certain variables affecting whether they are available or not.

Weather
You can check the current day's weather by looking at the top right icon of your screen next to the date, and you can see the entire upcoming week's worth of weather forecast by checking your TV at home (it also shows every time a day passes).

Regular Days - These are days where the weather is Sunny, or Cloudy. This is the default, and should not affect any social link schedules.

Rainy Days - These are days where the weather is Raining, or Thunderstorm. On these days, most social links will be unavailable, the ones that tend to be available are those that take place indoors (Sun, Hermit, Fortune, and all Evening Social Links).

Foggy Days - This weather actually uses the cloudy icon, and works very similarly to Exploration Mode (explained below) where some of your team members will be unavailable for hanging out.

Snowy Days - Snowy days use a snowman icon. These days can be treated as regular days.

Murder Case Progress
The other main variable that affects the schedules of your social links, is whether you are currently investigating a person regarding the case, or if you have found the dungeon but have not cleared it yet.

Investigation Mode - These are days where you have to go around town talking to various people to gather clues for your investigation. Until you finish your investigations (need to enter the TV and find their dungeon as well, not just finish talking to people), all Investigation Team SLinks (plus Marie/Aeon) will not be available.
*This also triggers if you choose to call your friends and meet at the food court but decide to return to town instead of spending time by entering the TV.

Exploration Mode - Once you finish your investigations, you will be passing time in exploration mode until you clear the dungeon (can completely skip this if you finish your investigations and clear the dungeon on the same day). During this time, some of your team members will be unavailable for social linking, and will instead ask you to explore the dungeon on that day.
Fool Arcana - 0
Investigation Team
Social Link Trigger
Automatic on April 17

Ranks
Rank Up Requirements
1
(Automatic) April 17
2
(Automatic) April 30
3
(Automatic) May 18
4
(Automatic) June 6
5
(Automatic) July 10
6
(Automatic) July 10
7
(Automatic) July 27
8
(Automatic) October 6
9
(Automatic) November 6
MAX
December 3 Scene
Requires Accomplice/Normal/True/Golden End Route
"What do you want to do... Leader?"
Response: C, A, C, B, C, B
Magician Arcana - I
Yosuke Hanamura
Social Link Trigger
Automatic on April 16

Schedule
Location
  • Weekdays - Classroom Building 2F
  • Holidays & Sundays - Junes
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Never available on Rainy Days, or during Investigation Mode.
Jan 10 is the only Tuesday he is available.
Apr 20, May 4, Dec 14, Dec 21 are the only Wednesdays he is available.
Apr 22, May 6, Dec 9 are the only Fridays he is available.
Feb 5 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "It must be tough." (+15)
10
2→3
  1. "Hmm, you're looking hairier." (+15)
  2. -
15
3→4
  1. "You're incredible." (+10)
  2. "That's the spirit!" (+5)
20
4→5
  1. "Of course." (+15)
  2. "I will soon." (+15)
20
5→6
Receive ¥5,500
  1. "No problem." (+15)
  2. "Man, you're mature." (+15)
30
6→7
  1. -
    (No Points - Option 2/3 require Understanding/Expression Rank 3)

  2. "You were just upset." (+15, recommended)
    (All options give +15, but this one unlocks extra dialogue during Rank 8 event)
30
7→8
  1. -
  2. -
  3. - (Only if you chose "You were just upset." during Rank 7 event)
20
8→9
  1. "Cheer up." (+5)
  2. "You're right." (+15)
40
MAX
  1. -
  2. -
N/A

Evening Hang Out Schedule
Month
Date
April
19, 22, 29
May
3, 20, 24, 27, 31
June
7, 10, 28
July
5, 12, 15
August
2, 5, 9, 23, 26
September
2, 6, 13, 20, 23, 27, 30
October
7, 11, 21, 25
November
1, 8, 15, 22, 25
December
9, 13, 16, 20, 23
January
13, 17, 24, 27, 31
February
1, 3
Priestess Arcana - II
Yukiko Amagi
 Social Link Trigger
Automatic on May 17

Schedule
Location
  • Weekdays - Classroom Building 1F
  • Holidays & Sundays - Shopping District, South
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Holidays
No
Holidays
Never available on Rainy Days, or during Investigation Mode.
Dec 10 is the only Saturday she is available.
Feb 2 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. Any (+5)
  2. "Sounds good." (+10)
10
2→3
  1. Any (+5)
  2. "Good luck." (+10)
  3. "Count me in!" (+15, requires Courage Rank 4)
    • "I don't mind. (+5, alternate choice)
10
3→4
  1. "Let's eat!" (+15, requires Courage Rank 3)
    • Other Choices (+5, alternate choices)
  2. "There's always next time." (+10)
  3. "I'm having fun." (+10)
20
4→5
  1. "What's all this for?" (+5)
  2. -
  3. -
20
5→6
  1. "Gotten any better yet?" (+5)
  2. "Keep practicing." (+5)
  3. "They care about you." (+10)
30
6→7
  1. -
  2. "They're not mistaken." (+15)
35
7→8
  1. -
  2. "You were cool." (+15)
35
8→9
  1. "For you..." (+15)
  2. "I really like you." (Romance Route) / Other Choices (Friendship Route)
40
MAX
Romance Route
  1. -
  2. -
  3. "You'll protect me." (+15)
Friendship Route
  1. -
  2. "Thank you." (+15)
N/A

Evening Hang Out Schedule
Month
Date
May
20, 27, 29
June
5, 10, 12, 26
July
3, 15, 17, 24, 31
August
5, 7, 14, 26, 28
September
2, 4, 11, 18, 23, 25, 30
October
2, 7, 16, 21, 23
November
13, 25, 27
December
9, 11, 16, 18, 23
January
13, 15, 27
February
1, 5
Empress Arcana - III
Margaret
 Social Link Trigger
  • Knowledge - Expert (Lv 3)
  • Enter the Velvet Room any time starting May 19
Margaret's SLink can be completed any time you can access the Velvet Room, and no in-game time will pass when ranking up. You are only required to enter the Velvet Room with the requested persona & skill. If you fused it, you need to leave and re-enter to trigger the rank up conversation.

*Note that Rank 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 are time gated by special fusion, which unlocks on July 20. But if you are playing on New Game+ and already have the required persona & skills registered to your compendium, you can progress the social link without needing to wait until July 20.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Rank Up Requirements
1
Knowledge - Expert (Lv 3)
2
Make an Ippon-datara (Hermit) with Sukukaja
  • Sylph + Archangel
  • Sylph + Cu Sith
3
Make a Matador (Death) with Mahama
  • Power + Oberon + Anzu
  • Unicorn + Yaksini
4
Make a Gdon (Sun) with Rampage
  • Ares + Unicorn
  • Matador + Lamia
5
Make a Neko Shogun (Star) with Bufula (Special Fusion, unlocks 7/20)
6
Make a Black Frost (Fool) with Auto-Sukukaja
7
Make a Yatagarusu (Sun) with Megido
8
Make a Yatsufusa (Hanged-Man) with Mediarama
9
Make a Ganesha (Star) with Tetrakarn
  • Cu Chulainn + Decarabia
MAX
Make a Trumpeter (Judgement) with Mind Charge
Emperor Arcana - IV
Kanji Tatsumi
Social Link Trigger
Available starting on June 9, go to Classroom Building 2F and talk to the female student standing by the stairwell. She'll mention Kanji starting a gang and bullying people, which you then need to go to Practice Building 1F to find Kanji and let him know you need to talk to him.

Schedule
Location
  • Weekdays - Practice Building 1F
  • Holidays & Sundays - Shopping District, North
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Never available on Rainy Days, or during Investigation Mode.
Sep 27, Jan 10 are the only Tuesdays he is available.
Dec 9 is the only Friday he is available.
Feb 5 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "You just need to change." (+10)
10
2→3
  1. -
  2. -
  3. -
0
3→4
  1. "Plenty." (+10)
  2. "I'll go with you." (+15)
  3. "You're giving him a new one?" (+5)
20
4→5
  1. -
  2. "It was pretty amazing." (+15)
30
5→6
  1. -
20
6→7
Cannot occur between Nov 3 & Jan 20
  1. "I want to learn too." (+15)
  2. -
25
7→8
  1. "Kanji didn't do anything." / "You got a warrant?" (+15, requires Courage/Knowledge Rank 4 respectively)
  2. -
  3. "Believe it!" (+15, requires Expression Rank 4)
    • "Tell him, Kanji." (+10, alternate choice)
30
8→9
  1. "How was it?" (+10)
  2. "Good for you." (+15)
30
MAX
N/A

Evening Hang Out Schedule
Month
Date
June
13, 16, 20, 27, 30
July
4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 25
August
1, 4, 8, 22, 25, 29
September
1, 5, 19, 22, 29
October
3, 6, 13, 24, 27
November
3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24
December
8, 12, 15, 19, 22
January
12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30
February
1, 5
Hierophant Arcana - V
Ryoutarou Dojima
Social Link Trigger
Talk to Dojima any time starting on May 6

Schedule (Evening Only)
Location
Home

Dojima's schedule is preset and does not seem to follow a specific pattern. When he is around, you cannot spend time with Nanako, and he sometimes invites you to go to Junes instead where you are given various consumables for free.
Feb 2 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
Expression - Eloquent (Lv 2)
  1. "Working." (+15)
  2. "Tell me about yourself." (+10)
  3. "That's stretching it." (+15)
20
2→3
  1. -
  2. "Fit or not, you're family." / "I don't get it." (+10)
20
3→4
  1. "With cream." / "Surprise me." (+15)
  2. "You don't have to do that." (+10)
30
4→5
Expression - Persuasive (Lv 3)
  1. "Can I help?" (+10)
  2. "Are you okay?" / "But Nanako..." (+10)
30
5→6
Expression - Touching (Lv 4)
  1. "Then let's go outside." (+10)
  2. -
25
6→7
  1. "This is more important, huh?" (+5)
25
7→8
  1. "Want some coffee?" (+10)
  2. "Because you're a coward." (+15, requires Courage Rank 5)
    • Other Choices (+5, alternate choices)
30
8→9
  1. "It was fun." (+10)
  2. "Was it hard?" (+15)
40
MAX
  1. "My name? That's okay..." (+15)
  2. Any (+15)
N/A
Lovers Arcana - VI
Rise Kujikawa
 Social Link Trigger
Automatic on July 23

Schedule
Location
  • Weekdays - Classroom Building 1F
  • Holidays & Sundays - Shopping District, South
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Never available on Rainy Days, or during Investigation Mode.
Aug 9, Jan 10 are the only Tuesdays she is available.
Feb 5 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "Just order takeout." (+10)
10
2→3
  1. "What are you looking for?" (+15)
20
3→4
  1. Grab her hand and run (+15)
  2. Go along with her (+15)
  3. "I don't mind." (+15)
30
4→5
  1. "All the time." (+15)
  2. "I don't know..." (+15)
30
5→6
  1. -
  2. -
  3. "Having second thoughts?" / She'll understand." (+5, second option requires Understanding Rank 3)
  4. "If you're serious..." (+15)
30
6→7
  1. -
  2. "I'm happy." / "That part doesn't matter." (+5)
  3. "Laugh it off" (+15, requires Courage Rank 5)
    • Other Choices (+5, alternate choices)
30
7→8
  1. -
  2. Hold her (Romance Route) / Stand there (Friendship Route)
30
8→9
  1. ""Risette" is Rise, too." (+15)
45
MAX
N/A

Evening Hang Out Schedule
July
25
August
1, 4, 8, 22, 25, 29
September
1, 5, 19, 22, 29
October
3, 6, 13, 24, 27
November
3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24
December
8, 12, 15, 19, 22
January
12, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30
February
2, 3
Chariot Arcana - VII
Chie Satonaka
 Social Link Trigger
Automatic on April 18

Schedule
Location
  • Weekdays - School Roof
  • Holidays - Shopping District, South
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Never available on Rainy Days, or during Investigation Mode.
May 4 is the only Wednesday she is available.
May 6, July 15, Aug 5, Sept 30 are the only Fridays she is available.
Jun 5, Aug 28, Sep 4, Oct 2, Oct 16 are the only Sundays she is available.
Feb 4 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "Right." (+15)
  2. "I'm cool with it." (+10)
15
2→3
Before November 8
  1. "It's cute." (+15, requires Courage Rank 3)
    • "It's very feminine." (+10, alternate choice)
Different event starting November 8
  1. Take it off (Tolerance +3) / Watch her (Courage +3)
15
3→4
  1. "Quit bagging on her." (+15, requires Courage Rank 3)
    • "None of your business." (+5, alternate choice)
  2. Hold Chie's hand (+15, requires Courage Rank 3)
    • Crack a joke (+10, alternate choice)
20
4→5
  1. "You look so happy." (+15)
  2. "I'll look out for her." (+15)
    • "I worry more for you." (+10 & Understanding +3, alternate choice)
20
5→6
  1. "Exactly." (+15)
  2. "Of course." (+15)
30
6→7
  1. -
  2. "It's no trouble." (+5)
25
7→8
  1. "That's the first step." / "It's hard to face yourself." (+10)
30
8→9
  1. -
  2. "You protected that kid." (+15)
  3. "Will you be my girlfriend?" (Romance Route) / "I'm counting on you." (Friendship Route)
50
MAX
Romance Route
  1. "It was messier." (+10)
  2. "That sounds good." (+15)
  3. Hug her (+0)
  4. - (dialogue choice only if you chose "Hug her")
Friendship Route
  1. -
N/A

Evening Hang Out Schedule
Month
Date
April
20, 24
May
1, 4, 25, 29
June
1, 5, 12, 26, 29
July
3, 6, 13, 17, 24, 31
August
3, 7, 10, 14, 24, 28
September
4, 11, 18, 21, 25, 28
October
2, 12, 16, 23, 26
November
2, 9, 13, 16, 23, 27
December
11, 14, 18, 21
January
11, 15, 18, 25, 29
February
2, 5
Justice Arcana - VIII
Nanako Dojima
 Social Link Trigger
Automatic on May 3

Schedule (Evening Only)
Location
Home

Nanako's schedule is preset and does not seem to follow a specific pattern. Dojima must not be around for you to spend time with her.
Feb 1 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
0→1
15
1→2
  1. "Go ahead and ask." (+10)
  2. "That's right." (+10)
  3. "I have you." (+15)
30
2→3
  1. "I'll go buy some." / "Let's go buy some together." (+15)
  2. "It's not Nanako's fault." (+15, requires Courage Rank 3)
45
3→4
Expression - Persuasive (Lv 3)
  1. "Is there anything else?" (+10)
  2. "They go to heaven." (+15)
  3. "I don't know." (+5)
  4. "He's protecting you." (+5)
50
4→5
  1. "A person you love a lot." (+15)
  2. "Did he say that?" (+15)
  3. Listen to her talk (+15, requires Understanding Rank 3)
    • Talk with her (+10, alternate choice)
60
5→6
Expression - Enthralling (Lv 5)
  1. Swear to it (+5)
  2. "I'll ask him with you." (+15)
45
6→7
  1. "Let's go look for her." (Hierophant +10)
  2. -
  3. "Let's go home." (+15)
  4. -
30
7→8
  1. "I'll help you look for it." (+15)
  2. Any (+15)
50
8→9
  1. "He loves you, too." (+15)
  2. Any (+10)
  3. Play with her (+15)
60
MAX
  1. "Sure thing." (+10)
  2. "Let's do it." (+15)
N/A
Hermit Arcana - IX
Fox
 Social Link Trigger
Automatic on May 5

This is the only social link that is available every day (daytime) throughout your journey. Take advantage of this and try to spend time with the fox when most other social links are unavailable (rainy days or investigation days).

*Note that accepting the fox's request does not use up time, only reporting the quest will.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Rank Up Requirements
1
None
2
Accept & Clear Quest 7: I Wish for Love
3
Accept & Clear Quest 8: I Wish I Didn't Crave Snacks
4
Accept & Clear Quest 9: We Wish Our Dog Would Return
5
Accept & Clear Quest 10: I Wish I Had Friends
6
Accept & Clear Quest 11: I Wish My Life Had Meaning Again
7
Accept & Clear Quest 12: I Wish I Was Better at Speaking
8
Accept & Clear Quest 13: I Wish I Didn't Fear Cats
9
Accept & Clear Quest 14: I Wish My Wallet Would Return
MAX
Accept & Clear Quest 15: I Wish to See the Samegawa's Guardian
Fortune Arcana - X
Naoto Shirogane
 Social Link Trigger
  • Knowledge - Sage (Lv 5)
  • Courage - Heroic (Lv 5)
  • Available starting on October 21, start by talking to Naoto. Go to Shopping District, North and talk to the man in black near Aiya. After he gives you the white card, return to Naoto.
Schedule
Location
  • Weekdays - Classroom Building 1F
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Available on Rainy Days, but never available during Investigation Mode.
Nov 10, Nov 17, Dec 15 are the only Thursdays she is available.
Nov 25, Dec 9 are the only Fridays she is available.
Feb 4 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "That's no fun." (+5)
  2. -
  3. "Remember that card...?" (+10)
0
2→3
  1. "A challenge for a duel?" (+10)
  2. -
15
3→4
  1. "That 'card' again?" (+10)
  2. -
  3. "Let's catch him together." (+10)
25
4→5
  1. "Burn it." (+5)
  2. "A mailbox." (+5)
  3. "Good, you got it back." (+5, requires Understanding Rank 5)
  4. "Let's do it." (+10)
30
5→6
  1. "Because I look reliable." / "Because I looked useless." (+5)
  2. "The numbers are important." (+10)
  3. "I'm glad you're a girl." (Romance Flag) / "Your gender doesn't matter." (+15 Friendship Route)
40
6→7
  1. "Subtract '40' and '4'?" (+5)
  2. "Don't be afraid." (+10)
35
7→8
  1. "I feel kinda sad." (+10)
  2. Protect Naoto (+0 Romance Flag)
  3. "Because I love you." (Romance Route) / "Because we're friends." (Friendship Route)
    This dialogue choice only occurs if you triggered both romance flags
20
8→9
  1. "Somewhere high." (+10)
  2. "Throwing things away." (+10)
40
MAX
Romance Route
  1. "Is it that interesting?" (+15)
  2. "I like it higher." (+0, spend Christmas with her after this choice to unlock her female uniform outfit)
Friendship Route
  1. "It was exciting." (+15)
  2. "I want to be your partner." / "You're MY assistant." (+15)
N/A

Evening Hang Out Schedule
October
26
November
2, 9, 12, 16, 23, 26
December
10, 14, 17, 21
January
11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28
February
1, 5
Strength Arcana - XI
Kou Ichijou / Daisuke Nagase
 Social Link Trigger
Available starting on April 19, you can join either the soccer (Daisuke) or basketball (Kou) club by going to the Emergency Exit on Classroom Building 1F.

Schedule
Location
Weekdays - Classroom Building 2F (or Classroom Building 1F - Emergency Exit)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Never available on Rainy Days, or the week before Exams. If there are prolonged periods of no meetings, or limited numbers of meetings, they will occasionally meet on Wednesdays as well (still requires no rain).
Jan 28 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Basketball Club (Kou Ichijou)
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "Aiya." / "Junes." (+15)
  2. "I'm jealous." (+5)
  3. Any (+5)
30
2→3
  1. "Just tell me how." (+15)
  2. "But it's just a sport..." / "I can see that." (+5)
  3. "Leave it to me." (+15)
30
3→4
  1. Any (+5)
  2. "That's good for you." / "Cheer up, man." (+5)
30
4→5
  1. "You've got some nerve..." / "Something wrong?" (+5)
  2. "You just need a rest." / "Let's go do something fun." (+5)
20
5→6
  1. -
  2. "You're right." (+10)
  3. Any (+5)
0
6→7
  1. -
  2. -
  3. -
25
7→8
  1. "Let's catch up to him." (+15)
  2. Any (+15)
  3. -
35
8→9
  1. "Don't jump to conclusions." (+5)
  2. It was written recently? (+5)
  3. -
30
MAX
  • -
  • -
N/A

Soccer Club (Daisuke Nagase)
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "Got it." (Tolerance +3)
  2. "Thanks for the help." (+15)
20
2→3
10
3→4
  1. "Right on." (+5)
15
4→5
  1. "I'm just getting warmed up." (+15)
10
5→6
  1. "Anything for you guys." (+15, requires Understanding Rank 4)
    • "No problem." (+5, alternate choice)
20
6→7
  1. -
  2. "You treated last time." (Expression +3, alternate choice)
    • "Sounds good." (+5, alternate choice - note next rank up requires no points)
  3. "Could be..." (+5)
  4. "We've got a problem." (+5)
  5. -
0
7→8
  1. Stop them (+5)
  2. -
  3. "That's his charm." (+15)
30
8→9
  1. "Could be." / "I don't know." (+10)
30
MAX
N/A

Evening Hang Out Schedule
Month
Date
April
25
May
2, 23, 30
June
6, 13, 20, 27
July
4, 11
August
1, 8, 22, 29
September
5
October
3, 24
November
7, 14, 21
December
12, 19
January
16, 23, 30
February
1, 2, 4
*May not appear on the evenings listed depending on who you chose, and their SLink rank.
Hanged Man Arcana - XII
Naoki Konishi
 Social Link Trigger
  • Understanding - Generous (Lv 3)
  • Starting on June 7 you will have a cutscene where you meet Naoki for the first time. After that, he will show up at Classroom Building 1F in front of Class 1-1. Talk to him 3 separate times to trigger his social link.
Schedule
Location
  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Holidays - Shopping District, North
  • Flag Triggers - Classroom Building 1F
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Available on Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu when not Raining.
Jun 24, Sep 16, Oct 21, Dec 9, Dec 16, Jan 13 are the only Fridays he is available.
Feb 3 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "Tired of the food?" (+10)
  2. "Making your parents happy." / "I don't know." (+10)
0
2→3
  1. Tell your own tale of failure (+15)
  2. "I'll go tell them off." / "Let the gossipers gossip." (+15)
20
3→4
  1. Talk back to the lady (+15 requires, Courage Rank 4) / Flatter the lady (+15, requires Expression Rank 4)
  2. "It's not your fault." (+10)
20
4→5
  1. "That's a good idea." (+15)
  2. -
20
5→6
  1. -
  2. "You're not the only one." (+15)
20
6→7
  1. "I don't mind." (+15)
  2. "Take action." (+5)
20
7→8
  1. -
  2. "We can't just ignore you." (+15)
30
8→9
  1. "People are different." (+15)
  2. -
  3. "Just let it all out, Naoki." (+15, requires Tolerance Rank 5)
30
MAX
  1. "I didn't do anything." (+15)
N/A

Evening Hang Out Schedule
June
26
July
2, 16, 30
August
27
September
3, 17, 24
October
8, 22
November
12, 26
December
10, 17
January
14, 21, 28
February
2, 3, 4
Death Arcana - XIII
Hisano Kuroda
 Social Link Trigger
Available after reaching Devil's Social Link Rank 4.

Schedule
Location
Samegawa Flood Plain, Riverbank
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Holidays
Holidays
Holidays
Holidays
Holidays
Holidays
Yes
Available on Sundays & Holidays, but not on Rainy Days.
Feb 5 is the last available date.

Ranks
Rank Up Requirements
1
None
2
None
3
None
4
None
5
None
6
None
7
Talk to Old Man Daidara at Daidara Metalworks for Husband's Letters
8
Talk to Old Man Daidara at Daidara Metalworks for Hisano's Letters
9
None
MAX
None
Temperance Arcana - XIV
Eri Minami
 Social Link Trigger
Available starting on April 23, apply for the Assistance Daycare Caretaker job on the bulletin board at Shopping District, North. Requires working there twice before triggering the social link.

Schedule
Location
Bus Stop at Shopping District, South
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Available on Mon, Fri, Sat when not Raining.
Feb 4 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "I hate kids." (+15)
  2. -
10
2→3
  1. Any (+5)
  2. -
10
3→4
  1. -
  2. "You're right..." (+15)
  3. "Just let it go." (+5)
  4. -
20
4→5
  1. -
  2. -
15
5→6
  1. -
  2. -
  3. -
  4. "Featherman R." (+15)
20
6→7
  1. -
  2. -
  3. "You're both afraid." (+10)
  4. "That's not true." (+10)
30
7→8
  1. -
  2. -
15
8→9
  1. Any (+15)
  2. -
  3. Any (+15)
  4. Any (+15)
65
MAX
  1. Any (+15)
N/A
Devil Arcana - XV
Sayoko Uehara
 Social Link Trigger
  • Diligence - Strong (Lv 3)
  • Available starting on May 25, apply for the Hosptial Janitor job on the bulletin board at Shopping District, North. Requires working there twice before triggering the social link.

Schedule (Evening Only)
Location
Bus Stop at Shopping District, South
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Always available on Wed, Thu, Fri.
Feb 3 is the last available date.

Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "What do you mean?" / "I'm not interested." (+5)
0
2→3
  1. "For the money." (+10)
  2. "I do." / "Right in front of me." (+5)
  3. "Stop it!" (+10)
15
3→4
  1. -
  2. -
  3. Any (+5)
  4. -
15
4→5
  1. "It's like a soap opera." (+5)
  2. -
  3. Comfort her (+15, requires Understanding Rank 5)
    • Cheer her up (+5, alternate choice)
20
5→6
  1. -
  2. -
  3. -
10
6→7
  1. "Hang in there." (+10)
30
7→8
30
8→9
  1. -
  2. -
  3. -
  4. -
15
MAX
  1. -
N/A
Tower Arcana - XVI
Shu Nakajimi
 Social Link Trigger
  • Understanding - Saintly (Lv 5)
  • Available starting on May 25, apply for the Tutor job on the bulletin board at Shopping District, North.

Schedule (Evening Only)
Location
Bus Stop at Shopping District, South
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Always available on Tue, Thu, Sat.
Feb 4 is the last available date.

Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
0→1
Understanding - Saintly (Lv 5)
  1. -
  2. PE (Diligence +3)
0
1→2
  1. -
  2. "Sure I do." (+5, requires Knowledge Rank 4)
  3. "I'll stay and help you." (+5, requires Diligence Rank 5)
10
2→3
  1. "It's boring." (+10)
  2. "Well, it is the countryside." (+10)
30
3→4
  1. "That's just how it is." (+5)
  2. "You're not the only one!" (+10 & Courage +3, requires Courage Rank 4)
15
4→5
  1. "No, there isn't." (+5)
  2. "Leave it to me." (+10)
  3. "I don't mind." (+5 & Understanding +3)
25
5→6
  1. -
  2. -
  3. "That's not it." (+15)
25
6→7
  1. -
  2. "What I like in a girl is..." (+10 & Courage +3)
    • "The other day on TV, I saw..." (+5 & Expression +3, alternate choice)
20
7→8
  1. "This guy." (+10)

  3. Cheer him up (+10, requires Expression Rank 5)
    • Ask what he's worried about (+5, alternate choice)
20
8→9
  1. -
  2. -
  3. -
  4. -
  5. Kindly reason with him (Diligence +3)
0
MAX
  1. Any (+15)
N/A
Star Arcana - XVII
Teddie
 Social Link Trigger
Automatic on June 24

Ranks
Rank Up Requirements
1
(Automatic) June 24
2
(Automatic) June 25 ~ July 7 (Clear Marukyu Striptease)
3
(Automatic) July 26
4
(Automatic) July 29 ~ August 12 (Clear Void Quest)
5
(Automatic) September 8
6
(Automatic) October 7
7
(Automatic) October 11
8
(Automatic) October 30
9
(Automatic) November 6 ~ November 20 (Clear Heaven)
MAX
December 5 Scene (Requires Normal/True/Golden End Route)
Moon Arcana - XVIII
Ai Ebihara
 Social Link Trigger
  • Courage - Brave (Lv 3)
  • Available after reaching Strength's Social Link Rank 4.
  • Must talk to Ai once and select the option "Ask her out." She'll then ask you to ditch afternoon classes some day later (May 13 earliest), and you need to accept it to trigger the social link.
Schedule
Location
Classroom Building 1F
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Never available on Rainy Days.
No longer available on Fridays after December 16.
Feb 2 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. "We'll have to come back." (+5)
  2. "Let's split one." (+10)
  3. -
20
2→3
  1. "Come shopping with me." / "Let's just chill." (+5)
  2. "Not exactly..." (+10)
  3. Any (except "That was downright cruel..." dialogue choice)
20
3→4
  1. Stop them (Strength +5)
  2. Any (+15, dialogue choice only available if you choose "Stop them")
20
4→5
  1. Any (+5)
  2. "Have a little confidence." / "......" (+5)
  3. No problem. (+0, other choice reverses S. Link)
0
5→6
  1. -
  2. -
  3. "I'll be your boyfriend." (Romance Route) / "......" (leads to 4th dialogue choice)
  4. "Sounds good." (Romance Route) / "Are you sure about that?" (Friendship Route)
Note: Friendship Route still allows you to romance her later during the S. Link.
20
6→7
Romance Route
  1. "Cute clothes." (+15)
  2. "Yep." (+5)
  3. "Of course you are." (+15)
Friendship Route
  1. "I don't mind." (+15)
  2. Any (+15)
40
7→8
Romance Route
  1. "Of course..." (+15)
  2. "Naturally..." (+15)
Friendship Route
  1. "Happens all the time." / "You can be so cruel." (+15)
40
8→9
Romance Route
  1. -
  2. Any (+5)
  3. -
  4. "Sure." / "I knew the whole time." (+15)
Friendship Route
  1. -
  2. "Thank you." (+15)
30
MAX
Romance Route
  1. -
Friendship Route
  1. Accept her (Romance)
  2. Reject her (Friendship)
N/A

Evening Hang Out Schedule
Month
Date
May
24, 31
June
7, 28
July
5, 12
August
2, 9, 23
September
6, 13, 20, 27
October
11, 25
November
1, 8, 15, 22
December
13, 20
January
10, 17, 24, 31
February
1, 3, 4
Sun Arcana - XIX
Yumi Ozawa / Ayane Matsunaga
 Social Link Trigger
Available starting on April 25, you can join either the drama (Yumi) or band (Ayane) club by going to Practice Building 1F.

Schedule
Location
Classroom Building 2F (or Practice Building 1F - Club Room)
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Always available on Mon, Tue, Thu, except for when Exams happen the following week.
*Note that this social link is available during daytime rainy days where you cannot interact with most other social links, take advantage of this and plan ahead on spending time with them when it's raining.
Jan 26 is the last available date.

Rank Up Progression
Drama Club (Yumi Ozawa)
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. -
  2. - (Only if "What craze me is not..." dialogue choice was picked)
  3. "I'll give it my all!" (+15)
10
2→3
  1. -
  2. -
  3. -
0
3→4
  1. "No." / "It was how you said it." (+5)
  2. "Is something wrong?" / "I'll help." (+5)
  3. "I can't forget." (+10)
30
4→5
  1. Any (+5)
  2. -
  3. "Take care of yourself, too." (+5)
  4. "Yes I do." (+10)
40
5→6
  1. "How is your mother?" (+5)
  2. -
30
6→7
  1. "He's a kind father." (+15)
35
7→8
  1. "Gently encourage her." / "Cry together." (+15)
0
8→9
  1. -
  2. -
  3. "Think about it slowly." / "You're always cheerful." (+15)
25
MAX
  1. Hug her. (Romance Route)
  2. -
N/A

Band Club (Ayane Matsunaga)
Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
0→1
  1. -
  2. -
  3. Help out (Understanding +3)
0
1→2
  1. "You do have talent." (+10, requires Understanding Rank 3)
    • "Effort is what matters." (+5, alternate choice)
    • "Maybe you should give up." (Courage +3, alternate choice)
  2. Help out (+10 & Understanding +3)
    • Watch (+5 & Diligence +3, alternate choice)
10
2→3
  1. "Forget about it today." (+10)
  2. -
  3. "That's a great attitude." (+5)
10
3→4
  1. "Why don't you give up?" (+15, requires Courage Rank 3)
  2. "Alright, follow me!" (+15, requires Courage Rank 3)
    • "Want me to help out?" (+10 & Diligence +3, alternate choice)
  3. "No, you're not." (+10, requires Understanding Rank 3)
    • "Just hang in there." (+5 & Diligence +3)
20
4→5
  1. -
  2. "It's okay to mess up." (+15, requires Understanding Rank 5)
    • "Don't worry, you can do it!" (+5 & Expression +3, alternate choice)
20
5→6
30
6→7
  1. Stick up for Ayane (Expression +3)
  2. Hold her (+15, requires Courage Rank 3)
30
7→8
  1. Reveal your feelings for her (+15, Romance Route) / Change the subject (+0, Friendship Route)
20
8→9
Only Romance Route has dialogue choices
  1. "Wanna come to my house?" (+15, requires Courage Rank 5)
    • "Wanna go grab some food?" (+10, alternate choice)
30
MAX
N/A

Evening Hang Out Schedule
Month
Date
May
20, 27
June
10, 24
July
15, 29
August
5, 26
September
2, 16, 30
October
7, 21
November
25
December
9, 16
January
13, 20, 27
February
2, 3, 4
Jester Arcana - 0
Tohru Adachi
 Social Link Trigger
Available starting on May 13, you can talk to Adachi to build your social link with him.

*Note that Adachi doesn't have a fixed schedule, and his rank up is only available during the daytime or evening depending your social link rank (though spending time with him before rank up is daytime only).

Schedule
Location
  • Daytime - Junes
  • Evening - Shopping District, South
Month
Date
May
13 (Fri), 20 (Fri), 23 (Mon), 25 (Wed), 27 (Fri), 30 (Mon)
June
5 (Sun), 10 (Fri), 11 (Sat), 15 (Wed - Evening), 26 (Sun), 28 (Tues)
July
2 (Sat), 4 (Mon), 5 (Tue), 12 (Tue), 14 (Thu), 24 (Sun), 25 (Mon)
August
23 (Tue), 25 (Thu - Daytime)
September
1 (Sat - Evening), 19 (Mon), 20 (Tue), 21 (Wed), 23 (Fri - Evening), 24 (Sat), 27 (Tue), 30 (Fri)
October
6 (Thu - Evening), 12 (Wed), 21 (Fri), 24 (Mon), 26 (Wed)
November
1 (Tue) *Last Available Date

Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
0→1
Daytime
0
1→2
Daytime
  1. -
  2. -
  3. "That does sound annoying." (+10)
10
2→3
Evening
  1. "Why don’t you come over for real?" (+5)
  2. "I’m a good cook." (+10)
  3. -
  4. -
15
3→4
Evening
  1. "Nope." (+5)
  2. "That was a surprise." (+15)
20
4→5
Evening
  1. "You’re right." (+15)
  2. -
  3. -
30
5→6
Daytime
  1. -
  2. -
  3. "That’s true." (+15)
N/A
7
(Automatic) Clear Heaven
N/A
8
Accomplice/Normal/True/Golden End Route
N/A
9, MAX
Accomplice Ending
N/A


Hunger Arcana - XI (Jester Arcana change)
Ranks
Rank Up Requirements
8
December 7 Evening Scene
Go see Adachi alone (Normal/True/Golden End)
9
(Automatic) Defeat Ame-no-Sagiri (Normal/True/Golden End)
MAX
March 20 Scene
Requires True/Golden End Route
"You should return to your house to prepare for tomorrow..."
Response: A

*Note regarding Hunger Arcana's Rank 8:
If you are on the True/Golden End Route and do not go see Adachi alone on the evening of December 7, the Jester Arcana will not become the Hunger Arcana. This also prevents you from acquiring MAX Rank because you did not get the rank up from confronting Adachi on that day.
Aeon Arcana - XX
Marie
 Social Link Trigger
Available starting on April 18, visit the Velvet Room (may need to re-enter to trigger).

Schedule
Location
Shopping District, South - Velvet Room
  • If you accidentally entered the Velvet Room, just select "Check on Dwellers," followed by "Listen to Marie's request"
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Holidays
Holidays
Yes
Holidays
Holidays
Yes
Yes
Never available on Rainy Days, or during Investigation Mode.
Dec 23 is the last available date.

Rank
Requirements / Dialogue Choices
Next Pts
1→2
  1. -
  2. -
  3. -
  4. -
  5. -
10
2→3
  1. "Play around." / "There's nothing to do." (+10)
  2. -
  3. -
  4. -
  5. -
  6. -
  7. "Let's hurry." (+10)
15
3→4
  1. "It's fun." (+10)
  2. -
  3. -
  4. -
15
4→5
  1. -
  2. -
  3. -
  4. -
0
5→6
Spend time with her 2x (two cutscenes before rank up)
  1. -
  2. Any (+15)
  3. -
  4. -
  5. -
  6. -
0
6→7
  1. -
  2. Any (+15)
  3. -
  4. -
  5. -
  6. -
  7. -
  8. -
0
7→8
  1. -
  2. -
0
8→9
  1. -
  2. Any (+15)
  3. "Because I love you." (Romance Route, leads to next dialogue choice) / "Because you're my friend." (Friendship Route)
  4. Hug her (Romance Route) / Don't hug her (Friendship Route)
30
MAX
Spend time with her 2x
Romance Route
  1. "Don't snoop around." (+15)
  2. Any (+15)
Friendship Route
  1. Any (+15)
N/A
Judgement Arcana - XX
Seekers of Truth
 Social Link Trigger
Accomplice/Normal/True/Golden Ending Route

Ranks
Rank Up Requirements
1
(Automatic) December 3
2
(Automatic) December 4
3
(Automatic) December 4
4
December 5 Scene (Requires Normal/True/Golden End Route)
5
December 5 Scene (Requires Normal/True/Golden End Route)
6
December 6 Scene (Requires Normal/True/Golden End Route)
7
December 7 Scene (Requires Normal/True/Golden End Route)
8
December 7 Scene (Requires Normal/True/Golden End Route)
9
Clear Magatsu Town (Requires Normal/True/Golden End Route)
MAX
Clear Magatsu Town (Requires Normal/True/Golden End Route)
Credits & Notes
Big thanks to the Persona 4 the Golden: The Complete Guide book by ASCII MEDIA WORKS (ISBN 978-4048866637) for containing a lot of the information I used to cross reference availability dates during my testing.

Check out my other guides for getting every ending, or collecting skill cards for your personas.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2157901068 https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2172991467
24 Comments
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justacer 15 Jul @ 2:25pm 
I see. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity, and so quickly at that. Also thank you so much for making this guide and the spreadsheet in the first place, they were a huge help to me. For what it's worth, I don't remember encountering any mistakes during my playthrough.
HayateButler  [author] 15 Jul @ 2:17pm 
There were some mistakes on the spreadsheet I created which require some thorough checking to ensure are correct. I decided to take it down for now and may revisit it in the future after validating it. This reflects the changes made to the credits section as well.
justacer 15 Jul @ 2:06pm 
If you don't mind my asking, could you please tell me what happened to your spreadsheet and the credits section? I've been trying to come up with a possible reason you'd want to remove them but couldn't think of anything plausible.
Hakkaobake 20 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00pm 
Your Guide says Chie is never around on rainy days, but i've spent time with her on rainy days. On rainy days during the week she can be found on the rooftop with her umbrella. Is it possible she's not around during thunderstorms instead? Being scared of thunder and all.
HayateButler  [author] 3 Feb, 2022 @ 9:25pm 
Thanks for the help. I had spent a lot of time triple checking the social link availability dates, but apparently I made the mistake of not double checking against my notes on one of the more important social link event triggers :p4g_sweat:

Updated Aeon Arcana and Jester Arcana section to accurately reflect their rank up requirements.
Arifufu 2 Feb, 2022 @ 8:55pm 
Sorry i don't mean to do spam (i thought my previous comment can be edited), Adachi see alone is december 7 not 3, also that choice appear on evening. I was freak out to find out i can't get that option in december 3, but actually it's on 7.
Arifufu 2 Feb, 2022 @ 8:46pm 
About this one i want to inform that in order to get Marie's Max social link (from rank 9 to 10) needed spend time with her twice just like rank 5 to 6, so there's no need to get 5 points first before maxing her out (because u will end up spend time with her twice even getting 5 points first from shrine fortune in the night, i have tried this and i regret it), just spend time her twice.
Brandyparty 23 Aug, 2021 @ 5:25pm 
Alright thanks :)
HayateButler  [author] 23 Aug, 2021 @ 11:45am 
It's the total amount of points you need for that rank before being able to rank up again. This doesn't include any of the potential points you can earn during the rank up cutscenes, or the bonus from carrying a matching persona.
Brandyparty 23 Aug, 2021 @ 11:00am 
Do they points stand for the total amount of points you need for that rank or the amount you need after giving the best answers and carrying a matching persona?