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Motoha Arai’s Synergy is one of the first unlockable Synergy Bonds inPersona 5: The Phantom X, as early as Version 1.0. Known as the Phantom Thief Closer, her Synergy provides Nagisa Kamisiro, the Protagonist, access to both Metaverse-related benefits and Urban Life improvements. By improving the Protagonist’s Proficiency Social Stat and raising Closer’s Synergy Rank, players can gain access to Safe Room and All-Out Attack upgrades, as well as Batting Practice and Batting Cages enhancements. In addition to increasing Motoha’s affinity, Wonder can strengthen his relationship with her either as a Close Friend or Soulmate in the game.
This guide covers Motoha Arai’s Synergy Bond inPersona 5: The Phantom X, including her unlock conditions and availability in the real world. This page also discusses Closer’s Synergy Bond abilities, Synergy Rank-Up dialogue choices, and Hangout dialogue options, allowing you to have a close friend or romantic relationship with her. Lastly, this Moko Synergy guide will detail her preferred special and shared gift items forWonderto acquire.
Motoha Arai (Closer) Synergy Overview
Here’s an overview of Motoha Arai’s Synergy, including a summary of her abilities, preferred hangout areas, rank-up conditions, and how to unlock the Synergy Bond in Persona 5: Phantom X:
Synergy Bond
Synergy Availability
Motoha Arai
Version 1.0
After School only.
Synergy Rank Perks
Hangout Locations
How to Unlock
How to Rank-Up
Raise Motoha’s Synergy Rank as quickly as possible to unlock All-Out Attack and Safe Room upgrades immediately.
Motoha Arai (Closer) Synergy Bond Abilities
The following are Motoha Arai’s Synergy Bond abilities, including their unlocked effects for Wonder:
Synergy Rank
Synergy Ability
Synergy Ability Effect
Watch Close!
One More Rep!
We’re All Set!
Bring It On!
You may stop raising Motoha Arai’s Synergy Rank up to Rank 15 to unlock her Metaverse and Mementos upgrades.
Motoha Arai (Closer) Synergy Bond Social Stat Requirements
Here is a breakdown of Motoha Arai’s Social Stat requirements for increasing her Synergy Rank:
Social Stat Requirement
Crafting materials or items at home, working at a Beef Bowl restaurant, playing video games at home, playing arcade games at Shibuya, reading books, and watching movies can all help Wonder improve his Proficiency social stat.
Motoha Arai (Closer) Synergy Bond Rank-Up Dialogue Choices
Here are the dialogue options for each Motoha Arai Synergy Bond Rank-Up event, together with their Synergy Boosts and rank-up rewards:
Make sure you have Motoha’s preferred gift items in your inventory during Synergy Bond events.
Synergy Bond Rank-Up Dialogue Choices
Synergy Rank-Up Rewards
Soulmates (Romance)
For Soulmates route only:
Motoha dialogue options not listed above during rank-up events do not give Synergy Points.
Motoha Arai (Closer) Synergy Bond Hangout Dialogue Choices
The following are the dialogue choices for each Motoha Arai Synergy Hangout event, along with their locations and Synergy Boosts.Wonder and Closer engage in dialogue when visiting a hangout location for the first time, but not when revisiting the area.
Don’t forget to bring Motoha’s favorite items during Synergy Bond hangout events.
Synergy Bond Hangout Dialogue Choices
Inokashira Park
Shimo-Kitazawa
Tsukishima
Motoha’s dialogue choices not listed above during hangout events do not provide Synergy Boosts.
Motoha Arai (Closer) Synergy Bond Best Gift Items
Motoha Arai’s chosen gift items are listed below.Her gifts are divided into two types: exclusive and shared gifts.
Always use different gift items for Motoha in order to gain high Synergy boosts during rank-up or hangout events.
Exclusive Favorite Items
Here are Motoha’s unique gift items, along with their Synergy Boosts, prices, locations, and other methods of obtaining them:
Synergy Boost
Gift Item Cost
How to Get
Cat Hairpin
Protective Sports Gear
Gourmet Food Tour Guide
Sumo Wrestler Stickers
Alloy Baseball Bat
Baseball Gloves
GOAT Uniform
Sports Towel
Heart Ring
Preserved Flower
You can use a plant or flower item, such as Preserved Flower, to raise Motoha Arai’s Synergy Bond.
Shared Favorite Items
Here are Motoha’s common gift items, along with their Synergy Boosts, pricing, locations, and other options for obtaining them:
Raise Miyu Sahara’s Synergy Bond to unlock more gift item selections.
Essential Oils
Aroma Diffuser
Mont Blanc
Limited-Edition Keychain
Snow Globe
Gift items will be available in several locations and stores as the Persona 5: The Phantom X servers progress through version updates. For example, Akihibara, Kichijoji, and Tanaka’s Amazing Commodities store.
Motoha Arai’s or Closer’s Synergy Bond is still an essential Synergy to unlock and level up inPersona 5: The Phantom X. Compared to other Synergy characters such asMerope,Yaoling Li, andYui, Motoha’s Synergy Rank improves both Nagisa’s Thief and Urban Life activities. Her Synergy Rank allows the Protagonist to access extra features and upgrades for the Batting Practice and Batting Cages mini-game, resulting in completed Baseball challenges and rewards.
The Phantom Thief also offers Wonder Safe Room upgrades in the form of Highlight Gauge recovery, as well as All-Out Attack enhancements such as bonus HP recovery for each encounter cleared. Although Closer’s Synergy is not as immediate to rank-up as Merope and Moko’s, increasing her Synergy Rank is still critical for winning the Baseball mini-game and for ensuring your team’s survival in Cognitive Palace infiltrations and Mementos explorations in P5X!
