Charge being cast in Shin Megami Tensei V.
Focus (気合い, Kiai)?, Charge (チャージ, Chāji)? or Power Charge (パワーチャージ, Pawā Chāji)? is a Support skill.
Effect
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This topic is in need of research for the following reason: * How does Charge interact with Baton Pass? Can the user make use of it if they're the recipient of Baton Pass right after? This can be discussed on the article's talk page. |
Charge increases the attack power for the user's Strength-based attacks (or in simplified cases, Physical) for the next turn by x2 or x2.5, depending on the game.
In Shin Megami Tensei IV, Charge boosts the user's next Physical attack by x2.5.
In Shin Megami Tensei V, Charge roughly increases the damage of the user's next Strength-based attack by x1.8. The effects of Charge do not wear off over time, and remain until the user casts a Strength-based attack, or when the battle is over. Charge cannot stack with Concentrate or other charging effects, and overrides their effect if used afterward. Counter and similar skills do not activate Charge.
| Game | Effect | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne | Multiplies user's next physical attack damage by 2.5. | 5 MP |
| Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux |
Phys and Gun attack damage more than doubled for the next turn. | 5 MP |
| Shin Megami Tensei V | Increases the damage of the next Strength attack for self. | 10 MP |
| Persona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable |
Doubles power of physical attacks next turn. | 15 SP |
| Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden |
Doubles damage of next Physical Attack. (2.5x multiplier) | 15 SP |
| Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal |
Multiply user's next physical attack damage by 2.5. | 15 SP |
Skillset
Magatama
| Magatama | Level |
|---|---|
| Kamudo | 23 |
Party Members
By leveling up
| Character | Game | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shinjiro Aragaki | Persona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable |
50 |
|
Metis | Persona 3 FES | 40 |
|
Chie Satonaka | Persona 4 Persona 4 Golden |
52 |
|
Ryuji Sakamoto | Persona 5 Persona 5 Royal |
63 |
| Persona 5 Strikers | 68 | ||
By special means
| Character | Game | Method | Criteria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kanji Tatsumi | Persona 4 Golden | Social Link | Rank 6 |
|
Morgana | Persona 5 Royal | Jazz Jin | September 4th |
|
|
Ryuji Sakamoto | |||
|
Ann Takamaki | |||
|
Yusuke Kitagawa | |||
|
Makoto Niijima | |||
Demons
Persona 3 / FES / Portable
By leveling up
| Persona | Arcana | Level | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | P3F | P3P | P3 | P3F | P3P | |
| Scathach | Priestess | 65 | 69 | |||
| Setanta | Emperor | 29 | ||||
| Narasimha | Strength | 48 | ||||
| Siegfried | Strength | Innate | ||||
| Ganesha | Star | Innate | ||||
| Cu Chulainn | Tower | 43 | ||||
| Masakado | Tower | - | Innate | |||
| Mara | Tower | - | 80 | |||
With Skill Cards
In Persona 3 Portable, the protagonist can use a Skill Card to teach Power Charge to his Personas. It can only be obtained through certain means:
| Persona |
|---|
| Narasimha |
| Setanta |
Persona 4 / Golden
By leveling up
| Persona | Arcana | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P4 | P4G | ||
| Ose | Fool | Innate | |
| Setanta | Emperor | 38 | |
| Ares | Chariot | 30 | |
| Triglav | Chariot | 49 | |
| Kin-Ki | Chariot | 60 | |
| Futsunushi | Chariot | Innate | |
| Sraosha | Justice | Innate | |
| Rakshasa | Strength | 28 | |
| Oni | Strength | 35 | |
| Hanuman | Strength | 48 | |
| Kali | Strength | 55 | |
| Siegfried | Strength | Innate | |
| Zaou-Gongen | Strength | Innate | |
| Yatsufusa | Hanged Man | 52 | |
| Taowu | Hanged Man | 60 | |
| Mahakala | Death | Innate | |
| Vishnu | Temperance | 78 | |
| Mara | Tower | 63 | |
| Yoshitsune | Tower | Innate | |
| Ganesha | Star | 52 | |
| Girimehkala | Moon | Innate | |
| Sui-Ki | Moon | Innate | |
| Tam Lin | Sun | 55 | |
| Magatsu-Izanagi | Hunger | - | 82 |
With Skill Cards
In Persona 4 Golden, the protagonist can use a Skill Card to teach Power Charge to his Personas. It can only be obtained through certain means:
| Persona | Method |
|---|---|
| Yoshitsune | Chagall Café |
Persona 5 / Royal
By leveling up
| Persona | Arcana | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P5 | P5R | P5 | P5R | |
| Ose | Fool | - | Innate | |
| Vishnu | Fool | 86 | - | |
| Futsunushi | Magician | 78 | 88 | |
| Kali | Empress | - | 65 | |
| Setanta | Emperor | 34 | 27 | |
| Baal | Emperor | 79 | 86 | |
| Raphael | Lovers | Innate | ||
| Ariadne | Fortune | 36 | ||
| Ariadne Picaro | Fortune | 48 | ||
| Siegfried | Strength | 70 | 85 | |
| Hecatoncheires | Hanged Man | 48 | - | |
| Mara | Tower | 74 | ||
| Yoshitsune | Tower | Innate | ||
| Cu Chulainn | Star | Faith | 71 | 80 |
| Ganesha | Sun | 60 | ||
With Skill Cards
The protagonist can use a Skill Card to teach Charge to his Personas. It can only be obtained through certain means:
| Persona | Method |
|---|---|
| Cu Chulainn | Electric Chair Execution |
| - | Reward for completing the request "Who's Been Assaulting People?" |
Enemies
Encounters
Persona 5 / Royal
| Shadow | Persona | Arcana | Games | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P5 | P5R | P5 | P5R | ||
| Demonic Warlord Samurai Killer |
Kin-Ki | Chariot | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Cruel Leopard | Ose | Fool | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Blood-thirsty Demoness | Dakini | Empress | ✘ | ✔ | |
| Thunder Emperor | Thor | Chariot | ✘ | ✔ | |
| Missionary of Depravity | Belial | Devil | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Abyssal King of Avarice | Abaddon | Judgement | ✘ | ✔ | |
| Reviled Dictator | Baal | Emperor | ✔ | ✔ | |
| The Blackened Fury | Kali | Empress | ✘ | ✔ | |
