Best Pokemon Expedition Cards to Grade

Top 20 Pokemon Expedition Cards by PSA 10 Payoff, All with Positive Expected Value

Looking for the best Pokemon Expedition cards to grade? These are the 20 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 1, 2026

Mew #19

Positive EV $4,020.43

Raw $449.03 → PSA 10 $150,000.00Gem Rate 1.4%ROI 28254%

$149,470.98

if PSA 10

Charizard #6

Positive EV $1,901.67

Raw $426.94 → PSA 10 $85,484.50Gem Rate 1.2%ROI 16763%

$84,977.57

if PSA 10

Dragonite #9

Positive EV $1,561.90

Raw $490.47 → PSA 10 $55,244.04Gem Rate 1.5%ROI 9584%

$54,673.58

if PSA 10

Skarmory #27

Positive EV $660.69

Raw $70.00 → PSA 10 $53,121.12Gem Rate 1%ROI 35316%

$52,971.13

if PSA 10

Pichu #22

Positive EV $2,005.37

Raw $186.10 → PSA 10 $40,000.00Gem Rate 3.8%ROI 14933%

$39,733.91

if PSA 10

Ampharos #2

Positive EV $994.21

Raw $150.32 → PSA 10 $34,936.00Gem Rate 2.5%ROI 15069%

$34,705.69

if PSA 10

Gengar #13

Positive EV $2,216.54

Raw $425.00 → PSA 10 $33,890.00Gem Rate 3.3%ROI 6611%

$33,385.01

if PSA 10

Mewtwo #20

Positive EV $2,047.60

Raw $292.50 → PSA 10 $30,145.00Gem Rate 3.2%ROI 7993%

$29,772.51

if PSA 10

Butterfree #5

Positive EV $914.18

Raw $111.76 → PSA 10 $25,750.00Gem Rate 2.3%ROI 13329%

$25,558.25

if PSA 10

Charizard [Reverse Holo] #6

Positive EV $1,172.59

Raw $224.68 → PSA 10 $25,239.32Gem Rate 4.3%ROI 8184%

$24,934.65

if PSA 10

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Poliwrath #24

Positive EV $594.32

Raw $100.00 → PSA 10 $23,162.50Gem Rate 1.6%ROI 12769%

$22,982.51

if PSA 10

Magby #17

Positive EV $688.08

Raw $70.35 → PSA 10 $15,000.00Gem Rate 4.2%ROI 9877%

$14,849.66

if PSA 10

Tyranitar #29

Positive EV $880.75

Raw $245.46 → PSA 10 $15,000.00Gem Rate 3.4%ROI 4509%

$14,674.55

if PSA 10

Blastoise #4

Positive EV $1,083.65

Raw $300.64 → PSA 10 $14,072.13Gem Rate 4.7%ROI 3597%

$13,691.50

if PSA 10

Alakazam #1

Positive EV $857.36

Raw $173.13 → PSA 10 $9,999.99Gem Rate 5.9%ROI 3851%

$9,746.87

if PSA 10

Clefable #7

Positive EV $577.52

Raw $95.00 → PSA 10 $8,540.00Gem Rate 5%ROI 4780%

$8,365.01

if PSA 10

Gengar [Reverse Holo] #13

Positive EV $474.27

Raw $320.55 → PSA 10 $7,869.57Gem Rate 4.2%ROI 1865%

$7,469.03

if PSA 10

Machamp #16

Positive EV $730.94

Raw $88.18 → PSA 10 $7,000.00Gem Rate 9.5%ROI 4062%

$6,831.83

if PSA 10

Typhlosion #28

Positive EV $393.05

Raw $103.49 → PSA 10 $6,605.77Gem Rate 3.7%ROI 3500%

$6,422.29

if PSA 10

Ninetales #21

Positive EV $595.58

Raw $80.02 → PSA 10 $5,494.50Gem Rate 9.1%ROI 3334%

$5,334.49

if PSA 10

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