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Best Pokemon Base Set Cards to Grade

Top 20 Most Profitable Pokemon Base Set Cards, Ranked by Net Profit

Looking for the best Pokemon Base Set cards to grade? These are the 20 most profitable picks right now, ranked by net profit after PSA grading and eBay fees. Every card uses real gem rate data, live market prices, and full expected value calculations — no guesswork.

Updated weekly with live market data · Last updated August 22, 2026

1
Charizard [1st Edition] #4

Charizard [1st Edition] #4

Raw $5,500.00 → PSA 10 $343,098.00Gem Rate 2.2%EV $17,539.48ROI 6110%

$337,573.00

net profit

2
Chansey [1st Edition] #3

Chansey [1st Edition] #3

Raw $399.88 → PSA 10 $102,500.00Gem Rate 1.7%EV $2,487.64ROI 24024%

$102,075.12

net profit

3
Blastoise [1st Edition] #2

Blastoise [1st Edition] #2

Raw $1,293.16 → PSA 10 $73,810.00Gem Rate 2.5%EV $4,050.44ROI 5499%

$72,491.84

net profit

4
Mewtwo [1st Edition] #10

Mewtwo [1st Edition] #10

Raw $839.50 → PSA 10 $54,069.56Gem Rate 3%EV $3,369.43ROI 6154%

$53,205.06

net profit

5
Venusaur [1st Edition] #15

Venusaur [1st Edition] #15

Raw $1,112.30 → PSA 10 $37,210.00Gem Rate 3.9%EV $2,944.38ROI 3172%

$36,072.70

net profit

6
Charizard [Shadowless] #4

Charizard [Shadowless] #4

Raw $988.43 → PSA 10 $30,100.00Gem Rate 0.4%EV $1,323.86ROI 2870%

$29,086.57

net profit

7
Charizard #4

Charizard #4

Raw $462.36 → PSA 10 $28,144.52Gem Rate 0.5%EV $515.15ROI 5675%

$27,657.16

net profit

8
Gyarados [1st Edition] #6

Gyarados [1st Edition] #6

Raw $528.03 → PSA 10 $26,241.35Gem Rate 3.4%EV $1,945.68ROI 4645%

$25,688.32

net profit

9
Charizard [1999-2000] #4

Charizard [1999-2000] #4

Raw $564.81 → PSA 10 $25,101.53Gem Rate 0.9%EV $786.15ROI 4156%

$24,511.72

net profit

10
Ninetales [1st Edition] #12

Ninetales [1st Edition] #12

Raw $441.10 → PSA 10 $22,621.12Gem Rate 3%EV $1,408.09ROI 4753%

$22,155.02

net profit

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11
Raichu [1st Edition] #14

Raichu [1st Edition] #14

Raw $420.89 → PSA 10 $20,740.00Gem Rate 3%EV $1,451.27ROI 4551%

$20,294.11

net profit

12
Blastoise [Shadowless] #2

Blastoise [Shadowless] #2

Raw $223.13 → PSA 10 $20,250.00Gem Rate 0.6%EV $507.04ROI 8061%

$20,001.87

net profit

13
Hitmonchan [1st Edition] #7

Hitmonchan [1st Edition] #7

Raw $308.16 → PSA 10 $19,778.48Gem Rate 2.6%EV $1,069.48ROI 5837%

$19,445.32

net profit

14
Venusaur [1999-2000] #15

Venusaur [1999-2000] #15

Raw $61.22 → PSA 10 $19,500.00Gem Rate 2.3%EV $731.36ROI 22517%

$19,413.78

net profit

15
Pikachu [1st Edition Red Cheeks] #58

Pikachu [1st Edition Red Cheeks] #58

Raw $269.94 → PSA 10 $18,969.50Gem Rate 12.8%EV $3,266.21ROI 6332%

$18,674.56

net profit

16
Alakazam [1st Edition] #1

Alakazam [1st Edition] #1

Raw $664.13 → PSA 10 $18,264.94Gem Rate 3.5%EV $1,720.05ROI 2550%

$17,575.81

net profit

17
Nidoking [1st Edition] #11

Nidoking [1st Edition] #11

Raw $365.63 → PSA 10 $14,514.75Gem Rate 3.5%EV $1,128.14ROI 3616%

$14,124.12

net profit

18
Mewtwo [Shadowless] #10

Mewtwo [Shadowless] #10

Raw $81.80 → PSA 10 $12,600.00Gem Rate 1.1%EV $337.96ROI 11698%

$12,493.20

net profit

19
Poliwrath [1st Edition] #13

Poliwrath [1st Edition] #13

Raw $370.00 → PSA 10 $12,785.85Gem Rate 4.3%EV $1,131.56ROI 3137%

$12,390.85

net profit

20
Magneton [1st Edition] #9

Magneton [1st Edition] #9

Raw $235.46 → PSA 10 $10,454.58Gem Rate 2.8%EV $778.64ROI 3914%

$10,194.12

net profit

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