Paulownia Mall

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Paulownia Mall is a location in Persona 3. It is a mall located on Tatsumi Port Island and serves as a central hub to purchase new equipment and upgrade the protagonist's stats.

Gameplay

Club Escapade

Main article: Club Escapade

Club Escapade is a club located inside of Paulownia Mall that only opens at night. Mutatsu can be spoken to on the upper level. In Persona 3 Reload, the protagonist can visit a fortune teller at Escapade to get readings that have different effects.

Chagall Cafe

Main article: Chagall Cafe

The Chagall Cafe is a restaurant located inside the mall. In Persona 3 and Persona 3 FES, the protagonist can drink coffee there to get points towards their Charm stat. In Persona 3 Portable and Persona 3 Reload, the protagonists can also work there.

Be blue V

Main article: Be Blue V

Be Blue V is an accessory shop in Persona 3, a part-time job in Persona 3 Portable, and a skill changing service for party members in Persona 3 Reload.

Police Station

Main article: Tatsumi East Police Station

The protagonist can purchase new weapons and armor from Officer Kurosawa at Tatsumi East Police Station. This is the main method that new equipment can be obtained, alongside exploring Tartarus or completing Elizabeth Requests. Buying equipment on certain days will grant a discount. Kurosawa will not be available to sell equipment during evenings.

Bulletin Board

The bulletin board was introduced in Persona 3 Portable and re-appears in Persona 3 Reload. It has quests to rescue people from Tartarus. Not completing these quests will result in the townspeople becoming afflicted with Apathy Syndrome.

Velvet Room

Main article: Velvet Room

The protagonists can enter the Velvet Room to fuse Personas and speak to Elizabeth. In Persona 3 Reload, instead of needing to enter the Velvet Room to access Elizabeth Requests, she now stands outside next to the Velvet Room's entrance.

Mandragora

Mandragora is a karaoke studio located inside the mall. Going to karaoke grants points towards the protagonist's Charm stat and costs ¥800. On certain days, Mandragora will be too crowded to enter.

In Persona 3 Reload, visiting Mandragora costs ¥800 and grants 2 points toward the protagonist's Courage stat.

Mayoido Antiques

Main article: Mayoido Antiques

The protagonist can visit the antiques store to trade for items. In Persona 3 FES, the store added weapon fusion using Personas and Nihil items. In Persona 3 Reload, there are more types of equipment to fuse, and a new type of fusion (in addition to Nihil items) that uses gemstones instead of Personas.

Aohige Pharmacy

Main article: Aohige Pharmacy

Aohige Pharmacy is a location inside Paulownia Mall where the player can purchase recovery and support items that are useful in Tartarus. Items can be bought at a discount here on Saturdays.

Game Parade

Game Panic or Game Parade is an arcade located inside the mall. Game Panic was renamed to Game Parade in Persona 3 Portable and all future releases. In Persona 3 FES and subsequent releases, the games available inside the arcade will change every day, and grant points to either the protagonist's social stats or increases towards their equipped Persona's combat stats.

Game	Price	Stat
Lucky Fortune	¥1500	Persona's Magic
Print Club	¥1500	Charm
Quiz Game	¥1500	Academics
Mole Whackers	¥2000	Persona's Speed
Punching Bag	¥2000	Persona's Strength
Horror House	¥3000	Courage

In Reload, the games were all changed to digital arcade games which give the following stat increases:

Game	Price	Stat	Days
High School of Youth	¥1500	Charm +4	Mon, Wed
House of the Deceased	¥3000	Courage +4	Tue, Fri
You’re the Answer	¥3000	Academics +4	Wed, Sat
?	¥2000	Persona's Str +3	Mon, Thur, Sun
?	¥2000	Persona's Ag +3	Tue, Fri, Sun
?	¥2000	Persona's Ma +3	Wed, Sat, Sun

Crane Machine

In Reload, 1 play costs ¥200 and there is a 30% chance to get a prize. The crane game will always drop a prize after attempting it 5 times.

Crane Machine Schedule
Prize	Days
Ganesha Bank	Monday–Thursday
Jack Frost Doll	Friday–Sunday

Power Records

Power Records, called Kenneth Arnold in Persona 3 Reload, is a music store located inside the mall. It is completely inaccessible. The protagonist can be seen entering Power Records during a cutscene once during the Star Social Link.