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While the protagonist ofPersona 4 Goldenis able to wield multiple Personas at once, his teammates aren’t as lucky. However, when equipped with the right gear and Skills, their Persona can provide the backup that players will need in battle.
Like mostPersonagames, the only way to get the strongest Personas in-game is by maxing out Social Links.Persona 4 Goldenhas third-tier Ultimate Personas for each of the Investigation Team members, but they can only be obtained if Yu completes their Social Link before the final dungeon. The IT learns many Skills upon leveling up, so knowing which ones should be kept and discarded is important if players want a balanced team.
Updated on June 15, 2025 by Renri Seong: Setting up your skills inPersona 4 Goldenwill ensure you won’t run into any trouble in the latter half of the campaign. The obvious way to learn Skills is to level up, but you’ll unlock exclusive Skills for your teammates if you rank up their Social Links. The best way to balance your team is to make note of their strengths and weaknesses, filtering out Skills you don’t need for a specific teammate.Persona 4 Goldenalso has third-tier Personas, which you get en route to the True Endingandif you’ve maxed out your team’s respective Social Link. However, not every exclusive skill is worth learning. The following guide has been updated to include images and explanations for each recommended Skill per party member.
The Protagonist (Yu Narukami/Souji Seta)
Ultimate Persona: Izanagi-no-Okami
Yu Narukami is a special caseinPersona 4 Goldenin that he doesn’t get his Ultimate Persona until NG+, andonlyif players get the True Ending. To top it off, Izanagi-no-Okami is part of a Dodecagon Fusion.
Despite Izanagi-no-Okami’s impressive stat spread and lacking Affinity-weaknesses, he has better Passive Skills than Attack/Magic Skills. However, his Agility means he’ll usually be able to strike first, and most likely 1HKO the enemy. An example of an Izanagi-no-Okami build includes these Skills:
Mind Charge
Mabufudyne
The -dyne Skills can be swapped out depending on whichPersona 4party members the player likes to usein battle. For example, if the player likes to use Kanji, who learns Zio-spells, then it’s safe to swap out Izanagi-no-Okami’s Maziodyne forAgidyneorGarudyneinstead.
Yu is going to make the most out of his Personas by getting Skill Cards from the Chagall Cafe in Okina City.Other Personas worth gettingareYoshitsune (Tower), Alice (Death), Surt (Magician), Loki (Fool),andBeezlebub (Devil).
Again, since Izanagi-no-Okami is locked behind NG+, it’s a good idea to do as many Social Links as possible to have an array of Strong Personas by the last few dungeons in a first playthrough.
Yosuke Hanamura
Ultimate Persona: Takehaya Suano-o
Yosuke’s best Persona is Takehaya Susano-o, which players will get in the 3rd semester as long as Yosuke’s Confidant is maxed. The following skills are recommended for Yosuke:
Evade Elec
Magarudyne
Stat-wise, Yosuke’s pretty all-around, but he’s the fastest party member that isn’t Yu. He’ll be targeting enemies that have Wind Affinity weaknesses while providing support.
Chie Satonaka
Ultimate Persona: Haraedo-no-Okami
Chie relies more on Physical attacks than Magicin battle, but she gains some goodSupport and Passive skillsthat are worth keeping on her Persona. However, remember her low SP when casting spells with her.
Yukiko Amagi
Ultimate Persona: Suemo-Okami
The complete opposite of Chie,Yukiko is magic based and the team’s Red Mage. She has powerful Magic and gets the best Healing skills out of all the party members upon leveling up. Her SP is also significantly high, meaning she can throw out spell after spell without needing to replenish SP.
Kanji Tatsumi
Ultimate Persona: Takeji Zaiten
Kanji has the highest Strength stat out of the IT by the time he reaches level 99. He also has the best Endurance and decent Agility. However, between Chie and Kanji, players may choose Chiebecause she has higher SP. Kanji is good if players need a Zio-user on their team and want raw attack power.
Rise Kujikawa
Ultimate Persona: Kouzeon
Rise gains some amazing Support Skills as a Navigator, even with her second-tier Persona. Since Rise’s Skills willbe replaced when a stronger Skill is learned,players won’t need to worry about fiddling with her Skill set as much.
However,it’s best to prioritize her Social Link. Unlike the other IT members, Rise has a chance of shielding all allies in battle andreviving Yu once per battle(Social Link Rank 10) without wasting the player’s turn. When fighting stronger enemies, Rise’s abilities will prove to be extremely helpful.
Teddie
Ultimate Persona: Kamui-Moshiri
Poor Teddie’s unique Skill, Kamui Miracle, isn’t worth keeping and can be a hindrance in battle if RNG decides to be difficult with the player.While Teddie isn’t a bad teammateand learns some decent Skills, he’s easily outclassed by Yukiko and Yosuke. However, if players are looking for a magic-based Bufu user, Teddie may be worth making room for on the front lines.
Naoto Shirogane
Ultimate Persona: Yamato Sumeragi
Naoto’s join time may hinder some people from fully using her like the rest of the team. Players will bescrambling to finish her Social Linkjust to get her third-tier Persona (or to romance her).
By the time Naoto joins, players may already have a solid team. However, Naoto’s Persona-line repels Hama and Mudo spells and nullifies Agi. Unlike the rest of the IT, she has no weaknesses.
