Persona 5 Phantom X mixes classic Persona mechanics with new mobile features, letting you build strong teams for battles. One big part of making your team powerful is teaching your Personas new skills. If you want Wonder and his Personas to handle any fight, knowing how to unlock and manage new skills is key.
Why Skills Matter in Phantom X
Skills are the heart of every battle in Persona 5 Phantom X. They’re the moves your Personas use, from fire and ice attacks to healing and buffs. Because Wonder can switch between different Personas during combat, you can change up your skill set on the fly. That’s why it’s so important to have good skills on all your favorite Personas.
See also: Persona 5 Phantom X Beginner Guide for helpful starting tips.
How to Teach New Skills Using Persona Seals
The main way to give a Persona new skills is through the Persona Training menu in the Velvet Room. Once you unlock this feature, you’ll be able to pick any Persona you own and teach it new abilities.
Here’s how it works:
- Go into the Velvet Room and choose the Persona you want to upgrade.
- Click on “Teach Skill.”
- Pick one of your Persona Seals from your inventory.
Each Persona Seal has a small set of skills it can teach. When you use a Seal, the game randomly picks one of those skills and adds it to your Persona. You can keep using more Seals to keep trying for different skills, but you can’t choose exactly which skill you’ll get from a single Seal.
This randomness can be a bit frustrating, but it’s also how you discover powerful combos. And remember, your Personas have a limit to how many skills they can hold. So you’ll eventually have to decide which skills to keep and which to replace.
One thing to know: there’s no way to boost the odds of getting a specific skill from a Seal. The only option is trying more Seals with different skills inside.
See Also: How to Link Your Account in Persona 5 Phantom X for tips on securing your progress across devices.
How to Equip and Change Skills
Once your Persona learns a new skill, it doesn’t automatically show up in battle. You’ll have to equip it first. Here’s how:
- Select your Persona in the Velvet Room or from your party menu.
- Choose Change Skills.
- Decide which old skills to remove to make space for the new one.
You only have a limited number of skill slots. Think carefully about which moves you want to keep. A good mix of attacks, healing, buffs, and elemental coverage is the best way to handle tough fights and boss battles.
Learning Skills Through Persona Fusion
Another way to get new skills is by fusing Personas in the Velvet Room. When you fuse two Personas, the new one inherits skills from both of them. But in Phantom X, this works a bit differently than in older Persona games.
Instead of picking any skills from the “parent” Personas, the new Persona learns skills tied to the Persona Seals used in the fusion. That might sound limiting, but it actually helps. Fused Personas often start with strong, pre-set skills, giving you powerful options right away.
So, if you plan your fusions well, you can get new Personas with great skills without spending extra Seals later.
How to Get Persona Seals
Persona Seals are crucial for teaching new skills. You can find them in several ways:
- Fighting enemies in Palaces
- Clearing Velvet Trials, which often reward Seals and Meta Jewels
- Participating in events
- Buying them in certain shops or exchanging Meta Jewels
Velvet Trials are one of the best sources because a single trial can give you over 1,500 Meta Jewels, plus Seals for new skills.
If you’re farming resources for upgrades, see also Konpaku Gems in Persona 5 Phantom X, another key currency for powering up your characters.
Because each Seal teaches different skills, try to collect as many as possible. Having a good mix means you’ll always have options when you want to customize your Personas.
Other Ways to Boost Your Skills
Several systems in Phantom X help make your skills even better:
- Schema Skills: Wonder has a skill tree called the Schema system. Unlocking nodes here boosts your stats like attack power, HP, or critical hit chances. This makes your Persona skills hit harder and cost less SP.
- Wonder Level: The higher your Wonder Level, the higher your Personas’ max levels. This means stronger stats and access to better skills.
- Buffs and Items: Food and items can give temporary boosts in battle, like extra damage or lower SP costs. Use them to patch up weaknesses or boost your best skills in tough fights.
Tips for Building Your Skills
If you’re planning your skill setup, keep these tips in mind:
- Cover multiple elements so you can hit enemy weaknesses.
- Always keep at least one healing or support skill handy.
- Invest in passive skills that lower SP costs or boost critical hits.
- Keep checking your Personas as you progress. Higher-level content might need you to change up your skills.
You can also explore Persona 5 Phantom X’s Weapon Guide if you’re looking to boost your combat power even further.
Persona 5 Phantom X has lots of ways to customize your Personas, and learning new skills is one of the most important. Whether you’re using Seals or fusing new Personas, experimenting with different skills can help you handle any fight the game throws at you.
Take your time collecting Seals, testing combos, and finding the perfect moves for your team. It’s one of the best parts of being a Phantom Thief—and it’s what makes Phantom X so much fun to play.
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