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Best Pokemon Legendary Treasures Cards to Grade

Top 10 Pokemon Legendary Treasures Cards by PSA 10 Payoff, All with Positive Expected Value

Looking for the best Pokemon Legendary Treasures cards to grade? These are the 10 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

1
Charizard [Cosmos Holo] #19

Charizard [Cosmos Holo] #19

Positive EV $254.49
Raw $36.00 → PSA 10 $9,999.00Gem Rate 0.4%ROI 8521%

$9,883.01

if PSA 10

2
Zekrom #115

Zekrom #115

Positive EV $268.19
Raw $196.11 → PSA 10 $9,049.99Gem Rate 2%ROI 3178%

$8,773.89

if PSA 10

3
Reshiram #114

Reshiram #114

Positive EV $243.59
Raw $198.87 → PSA 10 $7,500.00Gem Rate 2.3%ROI 2590%

$7,221.14

if PSA 10

4
Charizard #19

Charizard #19

Positive EV $429.70
Raw $52.00 → PSA 10 $5,422.79Gem Rate 6.4%ROI 4008%

$5,290.80

if PSA 10

5
Lugia EX #102

Lugia EX #102

Positive EV $273.53
Raw $24.74 → PSA 10 $5,075.00Gem Rate 6.1%ROI 4746%

$4,970.27

if PSA 10

6
Darkrai EX #88

Darkrai EX #88

Positive EV $132.13
Raw $21.50 → PSA 10 $2,379.73Gem Rate 7.5%ROI 2245%

$2,278.24

if PSA 10

7
Rayquaza #93

Rayquaza #93

Positive EV $202.45
Raw $40.20 → PSA 10 $2,107.71Gem Rate 5.8%ROI 1654%

$1,987.52

if PSA 10

8
Lucario #80

Lucario #80

Positive EV $134.82
Raw $17.04 → PSA 10 $834.50Gem Rate 12.8%ROI 760%

$737.47

if PSA 10

9
Mewtwo #53

Mewtwo #53

Positive EV $82.52
Raw $17.72 → PSA 10 $777.16Gem Rate 6.9%ROI 695%

$679.45

if PSA 10

10
Charizard [Reverse Holo] #19

Charizard [Reverse Holo] #19

Positive EV $103.40
Raw $50.15 → PSA 10 $761.15Gem Rate 6.4%ROI 485%

$631.01

if PSA 10

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