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While everyone’s favorite sidekick bear is usually your friend inPersona 4 Golden, you do end up needing to fight Teddie’s Shadow before long. In fact, for as prevalent as Teddie has been to the beginning of the game, he won’t join your battle squad until you take out his shadow.
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But the fight in P4G can be tricky for a number of reasons, between when it takes place and Teddie’s weaknesses (or lack thereof). For some help getting through the battle of attrition that is the fight with Shadow Teddie in Persona 4 Golden, you’ve come to the right place.
While we focus on combat in our boss shadow guides, this guide may contain story spoilers for Persona 4 Golden.
Updated Jul 21, 2025:We’ve updated this article to include a video guide of how to take down Shadow Teddie.
Shadow Teddie Stats And Attacks
With the right amount of planning ahead of time, the fight against Teddie’s Shadow can very easily turn into something ofa waiting game.
Recommended Level And How To Get Ready
Shadow Teddie enters the fight atLv. 35, so we’d recommend being of a comparable level.
You won’t have time to grind between the fight with Shadow Rise and the one against Shadow Teddie, so be prepared ahead of time.
Below, you’ll find a full affinity chart for Teddie’s Shadow in P4G, including his moveset and the pattern in which he uses them.
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 ice damage to all foes
Medium physical damage to all foes
Nullity Guidance
Moderate almighty damage and dizziness to one enemy, which grants the user an extra turn
Nihil Hand
Heavy almighty damage and dizziness to all enemies, which insta-kills anyone already dizzy
Two-turn charging move for Nihil Hand
Nullifies stat boosts given to all foes
Nullifies stat decreases on all allies
Decreases all enemies' defenses for three turns
The next magic attack will deal 250 percent damage
Negates a foe’s ice resistance for three turns
30 percent chance to inflict silence to all foes
Recommended Party Setup
You’ll likely take a good amount of damage in this fight, so it’s a good idea to have somehealing and revival items.
To conserve yen and items,Yukiko is a great healer, so be sure to make ample use of herDia, Media,andDiaramaskills that she’ll have learnedby Lv. 33.
Yukiko learnsRecarmas well, whichrevives a fallen allyto half their health.
Because of this combination of moves, along with the remaining party members having a ton of powerfulphysical skillsthatrequire HPto use,Yukiko isinvaluableto this fight.
Without any weaknesses you can exploit during the battle, Shadow Teddie can take damage fromalmostany element Yu and your party can use by now, regardless ofyour current party setup.
The only hiccup with this is withChie, who specializes inice magic, which Shadow Teddiedrains. Chie also has several goodphysical attacks, so it’s wise to conserve her SP and have her play the role of astrikerin the battle against Shadow Teddie if she’s in battle.
Thankfully, Shadow Teddie is damaged normally by physical, fire, electric, and wind moves, and between Yu and the party, you’ll have ample access.
However, this is the first dungeon where you’ve had somechoice in party setup, a benefit you’ll want to use again to be ready for the fight against Teddie’s Shadow.
If you’re able toswap Kanji for Chie,at least for this particular fight, you’ll avoid having to deal with her ice weakness altogether. Kanji useselectric magic,which can still damage Shadow Teddie normally, and has awide selection of physical attacksas well.
If you do want to bring Chie along, have herfocus on physical moves.
And while your team and their affinities are pretty set in stone,Yu’s weaknesses change with his Persona.
Because of this, if you canuse a Persona with ice resistance, Shadow Teddie can only hurt Yu with his physical moves.
Watch out, however, for which of the Personas in your stock have aweakness to physical or ice damage, as these are Shadow Teddie’s bread and butter in the fight. Don’t give him any more weak spots to exploit!
As long as you keep everyone alive and in decent health, the fight is a matter of simply exchanging damage and being the first to do the most.
Shadow Teddie Battle Strategy
Shadow Teddie’s Attack Pattern
While Teddie’s Shadow is indeed capable of dealing massive amounts of damage to your party, he’s nothing if notpredictable. While he won’talwaysattack in a pattern, he’s infamous forpairing attacks in something of a pattern.
The only thing that stops these patterns is if Shadow Teddie’s sequence isinterrupted by dialoguethat triggers at certain points in the battle, such as getting him below a percentage of HP.
The good thing about Teddie attacking in something of a predictable pattern in P4G is that you cananticipate his moves. Since you won’t have many party setups, it’s wise to know what’s coming, so you can protect the appropriate teammate.
The real problem you may face here is withYukiko, who has aweakness to ice magicthat Shadow Teddie can and will exploit. However, without many options to reorganize the party, she’s coming into the battle with you.
Cover Yukikowhen you knowMabufulais coming to prevent Teddie’s Shadow from gaining a free move with a One More.
How To Deal With Silence
One of the most irritating attacks in Shadow Teddie’s arsenal isFoolish Whisper, which can and regularly will inflict your team withSilence.
Silence is amassiveinconvenience mid-battle, as itprevents you from changing Personas. And while that issue is really only for the protagonist, silence alsoprevents the use of your Persona, meaning that even those who can’t use your wildcard ability will be impacted if afflicted.
If you have anyone who knowsAmrita, when someone is silenced is the time to use it. And if you’re without any skills to cure silence,Mouthwashwill also do the trick.
Mouthwash can be obtained fromTrance Twinenemiesin Yukiko’s Castle, or purchased from Tanaka’s Amazing Commodities on television on5/22.
Be sure to cure silence as soon as possible, so the battle can proceed! Thankfully, Shadow Teddie does take damage from physical attacks, meaning it’s not the end of the fight if someone is without their Persona, but it’s definitely not ideal.
Cure your silence and lay on the damage, and the fight against Shadow Teddie will be over in no time.
