Best Pokemon Go Cards to Grade

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

Looking for the best Pokemon Go 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 4, 2026

Spinarak [Reverse Holo] #6

Positive EV $62.03

Raw $1.79 → PSA 10 $1,394.69Gem Rate 9%ROI 1605%

$1,312.91

if PSA 10

Bidoof [Ditto] #59

Positive EV $63.58

Raw $17.55 → PSA 10 $1,295.00Gem Rate 7.8%ROI 1228%

$1,197.46

if PSA 10

Numel [Ditto] #13

Positive EV $114.66

Raw $16.07 → PSA 10 $1,282.50Gem Rate 13.1%ROI 1235%

$1,186.44

if PSA 10

Bidoof [Reverse Holo] #59

Positive EV $432.92

Raw $1.89 → PSA 10 $1,266.54Gem Rate 37%ROI 1447%

$1,184.66

if PSA 10

Spinarak [Ditto] #6

Positive EV $83.29

Raw $15.00 → PSA 10 $1,200.00Gem Rate 12%ROI 1163%

$1,105.01

if PSA 10

Snorlax [Reverse Holo] #55

Positive EV $1.80

Raw $2.46 → PSA 10 $936.46Gem Rate 6%ROI 1036%

$854.01

if PSA 10

Charizard [Reverse Holo] #10

Positive EV $52.24

Raw $5.11 → PSA 10 $778.22Gem Rate 15%ROI 814%

$693.12

if PSA 10

Snorlax [Cosmos Holo] #55

Positive EV $7.40

Raw $4.98 → PSA 10 $600.00Gem Rate 11.6%ROI 606%

$515.03

if PSA 10

Pikachu [Cosmos Holo] #27

Positive EV $33.26

Raw $0.88 → PSA 10 $592.06Gem Rate 15.4%ROI 632%

$511.19

if PSA 10

Magikarp [Reverse Holo] #21

Positive EV $168.31

Raw $1.90 → PSA 10 $499.99Gem Rate 47%ROI 511%

$418.10

if PSA 10

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Mewtwo VSTAR [Prize Pack] #31

Positive EV $84.34

Raw $107.70 → PSA 10 $500.01Gem Rate 44.4%ROI 166%

$312.32

if PSA 10

Numel [Ditto Reverse Holo] #13

Positive EV $16.68

Raw $10.36 → PSA 10 $398.02Gem Rate 22%ROI 341%

$307.67

if PSA 10

Pikachu [Holo] #28

Positive EV $13.41

Raw $2.14 → PSA 10 $380.00Gem Rate 19%ROI 363%

$297.87

if PSA 10

Mewtwo V #72

Positive EV $58.17

Raw $56.99 → PSA 10 $317.00Gem Rate 50%ROI 131%

$180.02

if PSA 10

Pikachu #27

Positive EV $0.54

Raw $1.00 → PSA 10 $157.70Gem Rate 45.1%ROI 95%

$76.71

if PSA 10

Radiant Charizard #11

Positive EV $11.79

Raw $19.79 → PSA 10 $168.75Gem Rate 57%ROI 69%

$68.97

if PSA 10

Bulbasaur [Reverse Holo] #1

Positive EV $4.81

Raw $1.00 → PSA 10 $141.11Gem Rate 51%ROI 74%

$60.12

if PSA 10

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