TheGamer's Persona 5 Royal 100% Completion Walkthrough: April

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Welcome to TheGamer’s Persona 5 Royal walkthrough. Here, we’re gonna be guiding you through all ten playable months of the game, making sure you’ll make it to the true ending with all confidant ranks and social stats maxed out— not to mention popping that shiny platinum on your first run of the game.

Updated December 15, 2022 by Meg Pelliccio: This guide has been updated with more accurate information and more in-depth instructions as to what to do each day. Now included are the recommended conversational options to choose from during confidant and job events to ensure you reach maximum stats by the end of your playthrough. We've also added a video guide that breaks down everything you need to know.

This series of walkthroughs is currently being updated as there were flaws in the original. It is currently updated until the month of November.

Going month by month, this guide will include:

Month overview
Notes on restricted/limited-time events
Daily activity guide
Mementos and Palace notes
Recommendations/tips for combat optimization.

We're starting with April, but if you're looking for other months, here they are:

A few things to note going into this walkthrough:

This walkthrough is a modified version of this guide, optimized for further efficiency and combat effectiveness.
All confidant rank-ups are dependent on you bringing a persona of a matching arcana when spending time with them. With the exception of Rank 1 and Rank 10, if you forget to do this even once it’ll set your schedule back— sometimes catastrophically, depending on the confidant. We will note which personas you should have equipped — this means just having them in Joker's stock of on-hand personas, rather than actually currently equipped as the active persona. (However, the Sun and Moon confidants do not require matching personas.)
This walkthrough is based on normal difficulty — you might find yourself having a hard time keeping up on higher difficulty modes.
As it’s not possible to 100% the Thieves Den achievements on your first run, we’ll be guiding you through popping as many of them as possible, but it will not be a main focus like the PS4 trophies.
This guide will be running on the assumption that you’re choosing a platonic route with all the romanceable characters to accommodate everyone — if you find yourself progressing faster with your romanced confidant than the guide plans for, use the extra day as a free slot. (However, we recommend romancing at least one teammate to acquire the PS4 trophy, even if you decide to reload and proceed with the platonic route.)
The number of music notes that appear for social stat increases is not the number of points earned. For example, one music note means you have earned two points, two music notes mean you have earned three or four points, and three music notes mean you have earned between five and ten points.

All set? Let’s get started.

Persona 5 Royal April Walkthrough

Persona 5 Royal begining the game, Joker in the streets

Those of you who’ve played the original Persona 5 will know that April is the month of cutscenes. The game will ease you into the flow of things slowly, which means you won’t have as much freedom of choice/movement until the first palace infiltration starts in earnest.

There’s not much to keep in mind for April — you’re mostly going to be focusing on starting all the available confidants and starting to rank up your social stats.

4/9 Saturday

Automatic

4/10 Sunday

Automatic

4/11 Monday

Automatic

4/12 Tuesday

Class answer: "Villains". (Knowledge +2)

Daytime:

Automatic palace infiltration
"Spirit of Rebellion" trophy unlocked.

Evening:

Chariot Confidant: Rank 1 (Automatic)
Fool Confidant: Rank 1 (Automatic)

4/13 Wednesday

Automatic

4/14 Thursday

Automatic

4/15 Friday

Daytime:

Automatic palace infiltration
"I am Thou..." trophy unlocked.
Make sure you leave the palace with at least ¥4,400, as you'll need this for later purchases.
Lovers Confidant: Rank 1 (Automatic)

Evening:

Magician Confidant: Rank 1 (Automatic)

4/16 Saturday

Automatic

4/17 Sunday

Daytime:

Automatic

Evening:

Automatic tools crafting tutorial. (Proficiency +3)

4/18 Monday

Daytime:

Borrow "Pirate Legend" from the school library.
Buy Bio Nutrients (¥1,200) from the Underground Mall at Shibuya.
Buy Silk Yarn(¥1,150) and Tin Clasp(¥2,050) for crafting lockpicks from the secondhand shop in Yongen-Jaya.
(Optional) Buy SP recovery items from the vending machines.
Head to the clinic to talk to Takemi. Death Confidant: Rank 1. (Guts +2)

Persona 5 Royal talking to Takemi in the clinic

Evening:

Complete crossword on the first-floor table in Leblanc. The answer is "Semesters". (Knowledge +2).
Clean your room (find Yoncha Walker and Social Thought books).

4/19 Tuesday

Class answer: "They're the same." (Knowledge +2)

Daytime:

Hang out with Ryuji. (If you do not have a Chariot arcana Persona equipped, you will receive one less point per answer).
Choose "I'm counting on you."
Choose either choice.
Choose "Do you want to go back?"
Chariot Confidant: Rank 2
Phone response, choose: "It's never too late, man."

Evening:

Examine your bedroom plant and use Bio Nutrients. (Kindness +3).
Craft lockpicks (Proficiency +3)

(Note: If you bought extra crafting materials to make two lockpicks, It’s possible for you to save before crafting, and then reload and craft until you get a bonus lockpick, at which you’ll have enough to open every locked chest in the palace as well as getting a bonus proficiency point.)

4/20 Wednesday

Read "Pirate Legend" on the train.

Daytime:

(Optional) Buy as many healing supplies as you can from Takemi's Clinic.
Go to the Hideout (Rooftop) and secure the infiltration route to the treasure in Kamoshida’s palace.
Fool Confidant: Rank 2 (Automatic)
Make sure you leave the palace with the following Personas: Pixie (Lovers), Berith (Hierophant), Agathion (Chariot), and Mandrake (Death).
"Tactical Teamwork" and "You Better Hang On!" trophies should naturally unlock at this point.
Ensure you get a Technical attack in to unlock the "Technician" trophy at some point.
"Let's Blow It Up" trophy can be unlocked by killing other shadows by causing a Disaster Shadow to explode. Mona will give you a tutorial on these, but essentially the explosion needs to kill another shadow. Feel free to take some HP away from the other shadows before engaging the Disaster Shadow to ensure the blast will kill them.
"A Deadly Debut" trophy can be unlocked by performing a guillotine fusion in the Velvet Room (the tutorial one does not count). If you don't actually want to fuse at this point, you can always save beforehand, fuse to get the trophy, then reload.

(Note: It might be a bit hard trying to secure the infiltration route in one go at this point — but it is essential to the schedule. If you’re having trouble achieving this, go ahead and turn down the game difficulty.)

Evening: Study at Leblanc in the middle booth. (Knowledge +5)

4/21 Thursday

Daytime:

Study at the Study Corner in the library. (Knowledge +5)

Evening:

Talk to Sojiro.
Choose "I'm not."
Agree to help out and then choose "Sounds interesting."
Choose "Got it."
Hierophant Confidant: Rank 1

4/22 Friday

Daytime:

Apply for the Triple Seven convenience store part-time job at the Underground Walkway in Shibuya.
Work at the convenience store on Central Street and choose "Near the company logo." when asked where the cow's milk barcode is. (Charm +3)
"Punch That Clock!" trophy unlocked.

Persona 5 Strikers Punch That Clock trophy unlock

Evening:

Talk to Sojiro (with Berith equipped).
Choose "Making coffee."
Choose "That guy seemed suspicious."
Choose "I want the ladies to love me."
Hierophant Confidant: Rank 2 and (Kindness +3)
On the Phone: Choose "Got it."

(Note: Yongen-Jaya at night is now unlocked.)

4/23 Saturday

Class answer: "All of them." (Knowledge +2)

Daytime:

Study at the Study Corner in the library. (Guts +2 and Knowledge +2)

Evening:

Make coffee with the Coffee Siphon in Leblanc. (Charm +2)

4/24 Sunday

(Optional) Home shopping — Share of Spring Set (¥5,980) recommended.

Daytime:

Purchase Beauty Aojiru (¥5,000) from the drink stand in the Underground Walkway in Shibuya. (Charm +2 > Charm Rank 2).
Apply for the Rafflesia flower shop part-time job at the Underground Walkway in Shibuya.
Work at the Rafflesia flower shop in the Underground Mall. (Kindness +3)

Evening:

Go to the bathhouse in Yongen-Jaya. (Charm +5)

4/25 Monday

Finish reading "Pirate Legend" on the train. (Guts +5)
Class answer: "You unquestionably support it." then "You have a duty to correct it." (Charm +2)

Daytime:

Return "Pirate Legend" to the school library and borrow "The Alluring Dancer".
Buy the DVD Player (¥2,800) from the Yongen-Jaya secondhand shop.
Sign up for the annual membership (¥4,800) at DVD Rental Stop on Shibuya Central Street.
Borrow the DVD "The X Folders" from the Rental Shop.
Work at the flower shop. The customer wants "large, brightly-colored flowers" so choose: Venerable Chrysanthemum, Gold Gerbera, and Scarlet Rose. (Kindness +3 > Kindness Rank 2).

Evening:

Talk to Sojiro (with Berith equipped).
Choose "Medium-fine."
Choose "Is it trouble?"
Hierophant Confidant: Rank 3.
On the Phone: Choose "Thank you in advance."

4/26 Tuesday

Daytime:

Study at the Study Corner in the library. (Guts + 2 > Guts Rank 2 and Knowledge +2)

Evening:

Watch "The X Folders" DVD in your room. (Guts +3)

4/27 Wednesday

Class answer: "Four color theorem." (Knowledge +2)

Daytime:

(Optional): Stock up on supplies and upgrade gear from the Airsoft Shop.)
Go to the Hideout and send the calling card.

Persona 5 Royal sending the calling card from the hideout

Evening:

Complete crossword on the first-floor table in Leblanc. The answer is "Blossom". (Knowledge +2)
Craft infiltration tools. (Proficiency +3)

4/28 Thursday

Daytime:

Enter Kamoshida’s palace.
If you haven't already, track down all three Will Seeds in Kamoshida's Palace. You can follow our guide right here.
Defeat Kamoshida.

(Note: You shouldn’t have any real problems with the boss fight; just have Mona healing everyone periodically and follow the game’s instructions. Don’t send Panther on the stealth mission, as she’ll get caught immediately.)

Evening:

Watch "The X Folders" DVD. (Guts +3)

4/29 Friday

Daytime:

Return "The X Folders" to the DVD rental shop in Shibuya Central Street and rent "Wraith".
Go and spend time with Ryuji, you'll have a message on your phone (with Agathion equipped).
Choose "Let's not fight."
Choose "Calm down, Ryuji."
Chariot Confidant: Rank 3.
On the Phone: Choose "I can't exactly blame you."