Social Links are a key mechanic in the Persona series and represents the bonds you've formed with people throughout your journey. In Persona 3 Reload, there are 22 Social Links, with a few that rank up via story progression, but most following a point system (Social Link Points) for ranking up.



Here are all the ways you can earn Social Link Points to rank up your Social Links:

• Spend time with them (rank up events, phone invitations, film festival, etc.)
  
• Choose dialogue responses that make them happy (and gifting items)
  
• Draw a relationship fortune at Naganaki Shrine
  
• Meet them during your evening walks with Koromaru (non-S.E.E.S. only)
  
• Use a Dating Site Note at the Dorm's Shared PC (available starting November 11)

Note: Despite Dorm Hangout Events showing notes that imply Social Link Points are gained, they don't seem to actually provide any points (or very little, as some tests imply they give at most 2 points with max multipliers).

Social Link Points also do not carry over between rank ups, but any points earns during the rank up event are counted towards your next rank's progression. It's therefore important that you choose responses that net you the most points during these events to minimize the amount of time needed to meet the next rank up requirement.

On top of the stated S. Link Points value, there are also a number of ways to boost how many points you earn for the interaction. This is important to keep in mind as it can make the difference between needing to spend only one activity with a S. Link compared to two or more.

These are new, time-sensitive events that are made available during specific times in the story and are effectively Social Links in all but name. They're not exclusive to members of S.E.E.S. either, and watching them will reward with you stat boosts and special persona fusion recipes, so definitely prioritize completing them (They're technically called Linked Episodes because they're linked together, as in you have to watch them as they're made available to you in order to continue future episodes; but I prefer Link Episodes because of the term "Social Link," and because it's called Link Episodes in Japanese).

Link Episodes must be completed before their deadlines, otherwise you'll be locked out of viewing future episodes. In addition, characters will not always remind you about their Link Episodes being available via phone mails, so it's a good idea to pull up your map and look for exclamation mark icons to be certain they haven't unlocked yet.

Each episode's weekly availability somewhat follows a set schedule and will reappear at least a few times (with some exceptions), so plan ahead but don't fret if you're unable to view them for a period of time as long as you're not close to their deadlines.

Junpei Iori (Daytime Events)

Akihiko Sanada (Evening Events)

Koromaru (Daytime Events)

Ken Amada (Evening Events)

Shinjiro Aragaki (Daytime Events)

Ryoji Mochizuki (Daytime Events)

Takaya - Extra Events

ATLUS doesn't consider these Link Episodes because they're mostly forced story-related events, and the final one only affects the confrontation dialogue on Jan 31; but for the sake of having a place to find this information, I will leave it here.

S.E.E.S. (Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad)

Social Link Trigger
Automatic on April 18

Kenji Tomochika

Social Link Trigger
Automatic on April 22

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Tue, Thu, Fri (Excluding the Week Before Exams & During Holidays)
Location: Classroom 2-F



If you failed to earn enough Social Link Points for the next rank up event during a phone invitation event, you'll be prompted with a chance to give him a gift to earn additional points.

Fụuka Yamagishi

Social Link Trigger
Earliest possible on June 19
Requires Fortune Rank 1
Requires Courage Rank 6 (Badass)

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Mon, Fri, Sat (Excluding the Week Before Exams & During Holidays)
Location: 2F Classroom Hallway (Next to Classroom 2-E)


ROMANCE ROUTE

PLATONIC ROUTE



If you failed to earn enough Social Link Points for the next rank up event during a phone invitation event (or if you chose to spend Christmas Eve with Fụuka), you'll be prompted with a chance to give her a gift to earn additional points.

Mitsuru Kirijo

Social Link Trigger
Available starting November 21
Requires Academic Rank 6 (Genius)

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat (Excluding Holidays)
*Also available during Mon & Fri until December 24
Location: 1F Faculty Office Hallway (Outside the Faculty Office)


ROMANCE ROUTE

PLATONIC ROUTE


If you failed to earn enough Social Link Points for the next rank up event during a phone invitation event (or if you chose to spend Christmas Eve with Mitsuru), you'll be prompted with a chance to give her a gift to earn additional points.

Hidetoshi Odagiri

Social Link Trigger
Available starting April 27
After Mitsuru invites you to help out the Student Council, inform Ms Toriumi at the Faculty Office for permission, then head to the Student Council Room to initiate Social Link.

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Mon, Wed, Fri (Excluding the Week Before Exams & During Holidays)
Location: 2F Classroom Hallway (Student Council Room)

Bunkichi and Mitsuko Kitamura

Social Link Trigger
Available starting April 25
Enter Bookworms bookstore to talk to them; retrieve a Persimmon Leaf from Gekkoukan High School, Corridor; then return to initiate Social Link

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Location: Iwatodai Station Strip Mall 1F (Bookworms, Used Bookstore)
*Bunkichi will be one of the victims lost in Tartarus on 9/12. If he is not rescued by 10/4, the Social Link will be permanently locked.

Yukari Takeba

Social Link Trigger
Available starting July 25
Requires Charm Rank 6 (Charismatic)

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat (Excluding the Week Before Exams & During Holidays)
Location: Classroom 2-F

*Lovers Social Link has three Romance Flags, triggering any will result in the Romance Route.

ROMANCE ROUTE

PLATONIC ROUTE



If you failed to earn enough Social Link Points for the next rank up event during a phone invitation event (or if you chose to spend Christmas Eve with Yukari), you'll be prompted with a chance to give her a gift to earn additional points.

Kazushi Miyamoto

Social Link Trigger
Available starting April 23 (Forced Rank 1 on May 28 if not started)
Head to the School's Gym Hallway to start Social Link

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri (Excluding the Week Before Exams & During Holidays)
Location: Classroom 2-F / Gym Hallway



If you failed to earn enough Social Link Points for the next rank up event during a phone invitation event, you'll be prompted with a chance to give him a gift to earn additional points.

Chihiro Fushimi

Social Link Trigger
Earliest possible on May 7
Requires Emperor Rank 1
After joining the Student Council, talk to her across 3 separate days prior to be able to initiate Social Link on the 4th interaction (you must invite her to hang out on the third day, or you have to repeat the third day's invitation talk again)

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Tue, Thu, Sat (Excluding the Week Before Exams & During Holidays)
Location: 2F Classroom Hallway (Outside the Student Council Room)


ROMANCE ROUTE

PLATONIC ROUTE



If you failed to earn enough Social Link Points for the next rank up event during a phone invitation event (or if you chose to spend Christmas Eve with Chihiro), you'll be prompted with a chance to give her a gift to earn additional points.

Maya

Social Link Trigger
Available starting April 29

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Sunday (and Certain Holidays)
Location: Desk in Protagonist's Room (Play the MMORPG)

Exact List of Available Holidays

Keisuke Hiraga

Social Link Trigger
Available starting June 17

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Tue, Wed, Thu (Excluding the Week Before Exams & During Holidays)
Location: 1F Laboratory Hallway (Art Club Room)



If you failed to earn enough Social Link Points for the next rank up event during a phone invitation event, you'll be prompted with a chance to give him a gift to earn additional points.

Yuko Nishiwaki

Social Link Trigger
Earliest possible on April 24
Requires Chariot Rank 2 (Greet & ask to walk home with her after Chariot Rank 1 & 2 events)
*It seems she'll also invite you during later Chariot Ranks if you haven't started her Social Link.

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Wed, Sat (Excluding the Week Before Exams & During Holidays)
Location: 2F Classroom Hallway

*Strength Social Link has three Romance Flags, triggering any will result in the Romance Route.

ROMANCE ROUTE

PLATONIC ROUTE



If you failed to earn enough Social Link Points for the next rank up event during a phone invitation event (or if you chose to spend Christmas Eve with Yuko), you'll be prompted with a chance to give her a gift to earn additional points.

Maiko Oohashi

Social Link Trigger
Earliest possible on May 6
Requires having given her Weird Takoyaki & Mad Bull prior (Weird Takoyaki can be purchased from Octopia at Iwatodai Station Strip Mall 1F, and Mad Bull from the vending machine at Iwatodai Station); and told her that you'll play (otherwise have to spend an extra day making up with her before being able to start the Social Link).

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Mon, Wed, Sat
Location: Naganaki Shrine
*Maiko will be one of the victims lost in Tartarus on 10/21. If she is not rescued by 11/3, the Social Link will be permanently locked.

Pharos

Social Link Trigger
Automatic on June 12

André Laurent Jean "Bebe" Geraux

Social Link Trigger
Earliest possible on May 8
Requires Hierophant Rank 3
Requires Academic Rank 2 (Average)

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Tue, Wed, Fri (Excluding the Week Before Exams & During Holidays)
Location: 2F Classroom Hallway / 1F Laboratory Hallway (Home Economics Room)



If you failed to earn enough Social Link Points for the next rank up event during a phone invitation event, you'll be prompted with a chance to give him a gift to earn additional points.

President Tanaka

Social Link Trigger
Earliest possible on May 16
Requires Hermit Rank 4
Requires Charm Rank 4 (Smooth)
Need to pay him ¥20,000, then ¥10,000 twice more across 3 separate days to initiate Social Link

Time of Day: Evening
Day of Week: Tue, Sat
Location: Paulownia Mall

*Your responses do not matter as the Devil Social Link will always rank up every time.

Mutatsu

Social Link Trigger
Earliest possible on May 23
Requires Strength Rank 4 (Talk after reaching Rank 4 to learn about Unconventional Monk)
Requires Courage Rank 2 (Ordinary)
Speak to bartender at Club Escapade and help take the customers' orders to initiate Social Link.
The drink order is: Margarita, Bloody Mary, Screwdriver, Oolong Tea.

Time of Day: Evening
Day of Week: Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Location: Club Escapade (Paulownia Mall)

Mamoru Hayase

Social Link Trigger
Available starting August 5
Requires Courage Rank 4 (Tough)

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Wed, Fri, Sun
Location: Iwatodai Station Strip Mall 1F

Nozomi Suemitsu

Social Link Trigger
Earliest possible on April 28
Requires Magician Rank 3 (Talk after reaching Rank 3 to learn about Gourmet King)
Requires Charm Rank 2 (Unpolished)
Requires Odd Morsel (Found in Tartarus - 1st Block, Thebel Treasure Chests)
Must Answer His Questions Correctly: Pheromone Coffee, Red, Hagakure Bowl

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Every Day
Location: Paulownia Mall

Akinari Kamiki

Social Link Trigger
Earliest possible on August 9
Requires Hanged-Man Rank 3
Requires Academic Rank 4 (Smart)
Talk to him, retrieve his Red Fountain Pen from Koromaru, and return it to start Social Link

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Sunday
Location: Naganaki Shrine

*Your responses do not matter as the Sun Social Link will always rank up every time.

Nyx Annihilation Team

Social Link Trigger
True Ending Route

Aigis

Social Link Trigger
Available starting January 8

Time of Day: Daytime
Day of Week: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat (Except Jan 25)
Location: Classroom 2-F


ROMANCE ROUTE

PLATONIC ROUTE

Only some Social Links from school will invite you to hang out when it's not a school day, and they all require their S. Link to be at Rank 1/2 ~ Rank 9 (check their corresponding S. Link sections to see if they have an event for that rank).

Non-S.E.E.S. characters will send you an invite as long as you meet their Social Link requirements, but for members of S.E.E.S., you'll need to initiate a conversation with them at the dorm in order to go with them to the film festival. Do note that the S. Link Points listed below are also before multipliers are applied.

*Unlocks an evening walk event with Koromaru on the same day.

Only characters with Social Links that are not part of S.E.E.S. will earn 15 S. Link Points (before applying multipliers) when you meet them during Koromaru's Evening Walks. For walks with members S.E.E.S., Koromaru will instead bring you a random item from the list below.

*Evening walk events that require having gone to the Film Festival during the day.
**Star (Hayase) becomes Chariot (Kazushi) if Star S. Link is max rank.
***Star (Hayase) becomes Fortune (Keisuke) if Star S. Link is max rank.

I hope you find this information helpful in any way. All information found here & in my other guides are based on my knowledge of past versions of Persona 3, as well as countless hours of personal testing since the game's release. There's a lot of conflicting information regarding the mechanics of P3R posted by various sites due to the existence of these prior versions, but I'm confident that what I've posted here is accurate. Please credit this guide if you decide to share any information elsewhere.

If you notice any mistakes or want to suggest information that you would like to see added, please feel free to leave a message below and I'll try to address them.



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