Social Stats

Social stats are a game mechanic appearing in the Persona series.

Appearances

 * Persona 3 | FES | Portable
 * Persona 4 | Golden
 * Persona 5 | Royal

Persona 5
Social Stats dictate the protagonist's accessibility in different parts of their daily life. Increasing them will help the protagonist initiate or resume certain Confidants.

There are 5 different stats: Knowledge, Guts, Proficiency, Kindness, and Charm.

Knowledge
Some ways Knowledge can be boosted is through studying and getting school answers correctly.

Knowledge plays a part in helping the protagonist score better on tests.

Guts
Guts can be obtained through studying in the school library, choosing to spend too long in the bathhouse, spending time with Tae Takemi and taking on the Big Bang Burger Challenge.

Proficiency
Proficiency can be increased by crafting infiltration tools.

Increasing it allows the protagonist to make more infiltration tools at a time.

Kindness
Kindness can be obtained through nurturing the protagonist's plant in their attic, working at the flower shop and spending time with Sojiro Sakura and Shinya Oda.

Charm
Charm can be boosted by spending time in the bathhouse, with Ichiko Ohya and Toranosuke Yoshida.