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Best Pokemon BREAKpoint Cards to Grade

Top 17 Pokemon BREAKpoint Cards by PSA 10 Payoff, All with Positive Expected Value

Looking for the best Pokemon BREAKpoint cards to grade? These are the 17 picks with the highest payoff if the card comes back a PSA 10. Every card here also has positive expected value once every grade outcome is weighted by its real gem rate, so the ranking never recommends a card the math says to skip.

How these numbers work. Expected value weights every PSA grade by how often this card actually earns it, then subtracts the raw price and the $79.99 grading fee. If PSA 10 is the single best-case outcome: PSA 10 price minus raw price minus the grading fee. Selling fees, shipping, and insurance are not deducted — set your own selling fee on any card page.

Prices updated weekly · Last updated October 5, 2026

1
Gyarados EX #123

Gyarados EX #123

Positive EV $682.36
Raw $130.61 → PSA 10 $4,212.64Gem Rate 15.6%ROI 1900%

$4,002.04

if PSA 10

2
Espeon EX #117

Espeon EX #117

Positive EV $447.05
Raw $57.16 → PSA 10 $2,172.67Gem Rate 20.2%ROI 1484%

$2,035.52

if PSA 10

3
Gyarados EX #114

Gyarados EX #114

Positive EV $325.14
Raw $62.21 → PSA 10 $1,963.88Gem Rate 18%ROI 1281%

$1,821.68

if PSA 10

4
M Gyarados EX #115

M Gyarados EX #115

Positive EV $337.75
Raw $88.24 → PSA 10 $1,857.10Gem Rate 20.5%ROI 1004%

$1,688.87

if PSA 10

5
Darkrai EX #118

Darkrai EX #118

Positive EV $356.25
Raw $35.50 → PSA 10 $1,757.13Gem Rate 21.6%ROI 1421%

$1,641.64

if PSA 10

6
Ho-Oh EX #121

Ho-Oh EX #121

Positive EV $289.83
Raw $32.03 → PSA 10 $1,259.52Gem Rate 25.6%ROI 1024%

$1,147.50

if PSA 10

7
M Gyarados EX #27

M Gyarados EX #27

Positive EV $76.26
Raw $26.88 → PSA 10 $1,079.43Gem Rate 10.8%ROI 910%

$972.56

if PSA 10

8
Greninja BREAK #41

Greninja BREAK #41

Positive EV $158.03
Raw $15.34 → PSA 10 $976.26Gem Rate 21.6%ROI 924%

$880.93

if PSA 10

9
Golduck BREAK #18

Golduck BREAK #18

Positive EV $158.36
Raw $6.47 → PSA 10 $952.62Gem Rate 24%ROI 1002%

$866.16

if PSA 10

10
Scizor EX #119

Scizor EX #119

Positive EV $132.67
Raw $21.70 → PSA 10 $909.41Gem Rate 20.9%ROI 794%

$807.72

if PSA 10

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11
Slowking #21

Slowking #21

Positive EV $52.73
Raw $2.17 → PSA 10 $880.00Gem Rate 12.2%ROI 971%

$797.84

if PSA 10

12
Gyarados EX #26

Gyarados EX #26

Positive EV $34.48
Raw $16.00 → PSA 10 $870.52Gem Rate 9.6%ROI 807%

$774.53

if PSA 10

13
Manaphy EX #116

Manaphy EX #116

Positive EV $128.89
Raw $17.49 → PSA 10 $849.50Gem Rate 22.7%ROI 771%

$752.02

if PSA 10

14
Greninja [Cracked Ice Holo] #40

Greninja [Cracked Ice Holo] #40

Positive EV $15.34
Raw $4.71 → PSA 10 $795.00Gem Rate 7.4%ROI 839%

$710.30

if PSA 10

15
Suicune #30

Suicune #30

Positive EV $15.54
Raw $3.99 → PSA 10 $697.09Gem Rate 9.8%ROI 730%

$613.11

if PSA 10

16
M Scizor EX #120

M Scizor EX #120

Positive EV $145.89
Raw $29.81 → PSA 10 $643.92Gem Rate 32.5%ROI 486%

$534.12

if PSA 10

17
Skyla #122

Skyla #122

Positive EV $34.09
Raw $45.48 → PSA 10 $415.00Gem Rate 26.2%ROI 231%

$289.53

if PSA 10

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