[quote=Sen]
That's actually cool to know. I get the lower stats, but for some reason the fact that their initial personas don't get all of their moves weirds me out. What happens if you're past the levels you learn the moves and then you get your ultimate persona? Still though, I am excrutiatingly confident that P4's initial personas have the same moves learned as their ultimate personas, for the obvious reason that everyone has a social link and can therefore not get the ultimate persona.
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...Why the hell did this post.

Anyways, now that I can actually get something written, the skills are automatically replaced with upgrades once the evolution happens, so you don't lose anything from level grinding early. Except time. And sanity.