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While Junpei has taken a shining to her, Chidori Yoshino has been causing more than a few problems for you so far inPersona 3 Portable. And after months of checking on her in the hospital and listening to her wax poetic about death, the time has finally come to take her on yourself.
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But this battle will hardly be what you’re expecting – it pops up out of the blue and is a bit peculiar in its difficulty. If you need a bit of help with the battle against Chidori Yoshino in Persona 3 Portable, our guide’s got you covered.
This guide will contain spoilers for elements of Persona 3 Portable.
Chidori Battle Setup
The battle against Chidori sort of crops up suddenly, so you’ll want to be prepared. She engages the team in battle on11/22.
Recommended Party
Though it’s odd for what feels like a major boss fight, we don’t have a specific team setup for you in this battle. However, note thatJunpei is not present to join the team.
Chidori is a relatively easy boss, without a lot of HP to deplete before she goes down. Therefore, if you justbring whoever on your team is strongest, you’ll be in good shape.
Anyone with a -dyne level skillwill come in handy here, regardless of your game difficulty.
Recommended Level And Personas
Chidori is aLv. 54boss, so entering the fightbetween Lv. 50-55will be more than sufficient to handle what’s ahead.
As for specific Personas, you may have access toultimate Personasby now as you max out your social links. If you have access toOdin,who is the ultimate Persona of the Emperor arcana, you’ll be in great shape.
Thunder Reignis Odin’s signature move, which helearns at Lv. 63.
This move not only dishes outsevere electric damageto whatever it hits, but it’s alsoguaranteed to inflict shockif the attack lands.
Between the damage done by the move itself and the shock leaving her open for crit-hits,Thunder Reign is a fast way to end the fight.
But if you don’t have Odin yet, don’t worry. Since Chidori doesn’t have much HP,any strong Persona with heavy-level attackswill be fine here.
Chidori’s Affinity Chart In P3P
When you face Chidori in battle, we’ve got all the info you’ll need to anticipate her affinities and attacks. The fight may come as a bit of a surprise, but Chidori’s moves don’t have to.
Explanation
Str
This shadow is strong against this element, and attacks of this element dealless damage.
Wk
This shadow is weak against this element, and attacks of this element dealmore damage.
Rep
This shadow will repel attacks of this element,reversing the damageonto you.
Nul
This shadow will nullify attacks of this element, and as such, they dealno damage.
Drn
This shadow will gain health from attacks of this element, so attacks of thisheal the shadow.
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Affinities and Weaknesses
Skills and Attacks
Medium fire damage to one foe
Heavy fire damage to one foe
Heavy fire damage to all foes
40% chance to insta-kill one foe using dark magic
Mamudoon
35% chance to insta-kill each foe on the field using dark magic
Standard attack dealing slash damage
40% chance to charm one foe
40% chance to charm each foe on the field
40% chance to poison one foe
The user’s next magic attack deals double damage
Erects a barrier that reflects one physical attack per ally
Decreases all foes' attack stats
Decreases all foes' defense stats
Decreases all foes' accuracy and evasion rates
Spring of Life
Passive skill that restores 8% of the user’s HP per turn in battle
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Chidori Yoshino Battle Strategy
It feels a little unfair to Chidori, but the battle against her ismore of a plot point than an actual fight.
The heavy implication throughout P3P is that the members Strega aren’t as strong as SEES, since they didn’t awaken to their Personas naturally.
Between that and her general disinterest in fighting the group,players often defeat Chidori before she even gets a turn in battle, regardless of your difficulty setting.
Starting with a max of only1,200HP(strikingly low, considering that your last boss,Arcana Hanged Man, had5,500), Chidori won’t put up much of a fight.
Whether she’s meant to tide players over with thelack of a Full Moon Operation comingor to just pluck at your heartstrings, you won’t be in this battle for long.
If you elect tostart with your strongest attacksofany element except fire, it’s likely that Chidori will go down before she gets to fight back.
If you haveThunder Reignalready, you’re able toinflict shock on your first turn, which opens Chidori up forcritical hitswhile she’s out of commission.
If you perform an All-Out Attack even once to follow it, it’s entirely likely that you’lldefeat Chidori ina single move.
How To Save Chidori
While it’s in a similar vein to another character you can sort of save from their fate in P3P, you’re able to canonicallystop Chidori from dyingafter the fight with SEES.
However, doing so requires planning aheadbyspeaking to Junpeion set dates. You’ll encourage him to go see her at the hospital during these conversations.
You mustspeak to Junpei oneachof these datesin order to revive Chidori:
If Junpei goes to the hospital to see Chidori onall four occasions, the fight will still proceed as intended with the fusion of Hermes and Medea as it is in the standard game.
However, if you’ve sent Junpei to see Chidori those four times,Chidori will be revived later in the game on 1/21.
Beware that if you do elect to revive Chidori, you willlose 1/21 as a social link day. It falls on aThursday.
In the final stretch of the game, this may be adeal-breaker for you if you’re trying to finish a social linkat the last minute.
