Best Pokemon Great Encounters Cards to Grade

Top 15 Pokemon Great Encounters Cards by PSA 10 Payoff, All with Positive Expected Value

Looking for the best Pokemon Great Encounters cards to grade? These are the 15 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

Darkrai LV. X #104

Positive EV $502.30

Raw $66.47 → PSA 10 $8,100.00Gem Rate 3.2%ROI 5431%

$7,953.54

if PSA 10

Mudkip [Reverse Holo] #80

Positive EV $1,536.78

Raw $80.00 → PSA 10 $8,100.00Gem Rate 14.3%ROI 4963%

$7,940.01

if PSA 10

Cresselia LV. X #103

Positive EV $273.83

Raw $40.08 → PSA 10 $5,591.23Gem Rate 4.3%ROI 4557%

$5,471.16

if PSA 10

Latios #23

Positive EV $1,257.32

Raw $4.25 → PSA 10 $4,995.00Gem Rate 26.4%ROI 5829%

$4,910.76

if PSA 10

Dialga #16

Positive EV $3.03

Raw $2.99 → PSA 10 $3,349.09Gem Rate 1.8%ROI 3936%

$3,266.11

if PSA 10

Swampert #9

Positive EV $744.34

Raw $15.00 → PSA 10 $2,525.00Gem Rate 30.4%ROI 2558%

$2,430.01

if PSA 10

Blaziken #1

Positive EV $518.07

Raw $14.57 → PSA 10 $2,463.50Gem Rate 22.9%ROI 2505%

$2,368.94

if PSA 10

Palkia LV. X #106

Positive EV $700.87

Raw $156.27 → PSA 10 $2,137.90Gem Rate 3.4%ROI 805%

$1,901.64

if PSA 10

Sceptile #8

Positive EV $412.38

Raw $20.10 → PSA 10 $1,826.00Gem Rate 25.2%ROI 1724%

$1,725.91

if PSA 10

Dialga LV. X #105

Positive EV $393.23

Raw $200.00 → PSA 10 $1,946.29Gem Rate 3.7%ROI 595%

$1,666.30

if PSA 10

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Porygon-Z #6

Positive EV $249.70

Raw $5.00 → PSA 10 $1,199.47Gem Rate 22.3%ROI 1311%

$1,114.48

if PSA 10

Darkrai #3

Positive EV $251.81

Raw $25.35 → PSA 10 $1,000.00Gem Rate 24.5%ROI 849%

$894.66

if PSA 10

Latios [Reverse Holo] #23

Positive EV $252.58

Raw $10.25 → PSA 10 $952.45Gem Rate 26.4%ROI 955%

$862.21

if PSA 10

Togekiss #11

Positive EV $91.52

Raw $15.49 → PSA 10 $861.24Gem Rate 14.4%ROI 802%

$765.76

if PSA 10

Rotom #7

Positive EV $142.31

Raw $8.82 → PSA 10 $735.69Gem Rate 25%ROI 728%

$646.88

if PSA 10

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