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Best Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt Cards to Grade

Top 20 Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt Cards by PSA 10 Payoff, All with Positive Expected Value

Looking for the best Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt 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 $25.00 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 September 5, 2026

Zekrom ex #174

Positive EV $269.77

Raw $260.44 → PSA 10 $617.71Gem Rate 80.3%ROI 116%

$332.27

if PSA 10

Carracosta #111

Positive EV $102.04

Raw $6.09 → PSA 10 $148.32Gem Rate 88.6%ROI 377%

$117.23

if PSA 10

Timburr #131

Positive EV $82.80

Raw $6.57 → PSA 10 $124.42Gem Rate 91.1%ROI 294%

$92.85

if PSA 10

Victini [Master Ball] #12

Positive EV $57.47

Raw $43.91 → PSA 10 $144.86Gem Rate 84.5%ROI 110%

$75.95

if PSA 10

Seismitoad #109

Positive EV $47.97

Raw $66.46 → PSA 10 $148.34Gem Rate 87.9%ROI 62%

$56.88

if PSA 10

Zekrom Ex #169

Positive EV $34.68

Raw $152.75 → PSA 10 $220.00Gem Rate 90.8%ROI 24%

$42.25

if PSA 10

Servine #88

Positive EV $36.50

Raw $10.99 → PSA 10 $76.54Gem Rate 92.1%ROI 113%

$40.55

if PSA 10

Zekrom ex #37

Positive EV $25.93

Raw $1.53 → PSA 10 $60.60Gem Rate 85.3%ROI 128%

$34.07

if PSA 10

Cubchoo #113

Positive EV $20.50

Raw $8.84 → PSA 10 $67.14Gem Rate 73.8%ROI 98%

$33.30

if PSA 10

Dwebble #135

Positive EV $23.54

Raw $19.99 → PSA 10 $77.96Gem Rate 81.6%ROI 73%

$32.97

if PSA 10

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Haxorus #152

Positive EV $26.70

Raw $11.56 → PSA 10 $69.26Gem Rate 88.3%ROI 89%

$32.70

if PSA 10

Snivy #87

Positive EV $27.55

Raw $15.00 → PSA 10 $71.93Gem Rate 91%ROI 80%

$31.93

if PSA 10

Minccino #157

Positive EV $25.03

Raw $14.28 → PSA 10 $69.82Gem Rate 89.7%ROI 78%

$30.54

if PSA 10

Karrablast #94

Positive EV $26.25

Raw $9.81 → PSA 10 $65.00Gem Rate 91.2%ROI 87%

$30.19

if PSA 10

Snivy [Master Ball] #1

Positive EV $18.38

Raw $5.70 → PSA 10 $60.60Gem Rate 77.7%ROI 97%

$29.90

if PSA 10

Volcarona #104

Positive EV $24.93

Raw $15.40 → PSA 10 $70.28Gem Rate 90.5%ROI 74%

$29.88

if PSA 10

Victini #97

Positive EV $22.00

Raw $17.99 → PSA 10 $72.10Gem Rate 83.5%ROI 68%

$29.11

if PSA 10

Pidove #153

Positive EV $24.89

Raw $12.75 → PSA 10 $66.25Gem Rate 89.6%ROI 76%

$28.50

if PSA 10

Tirtouga #110

Positive EV $20.02

Raw $12.63 → PSA 10 $65.00Gem Rate 82%ROI 73%

$27.37

if PSA 10

Sandile #141

Positive EV $19.74

Raw $5.63 → PSA 10 $58.00Gem Rate 83.8%ROI 89%

$27.37

if PSA 10

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