Best Pokemon Silver Tempest Cards to Grade

Top 15 Pokemon Silver Tempest Cards by PSA 10 Payoff, All with Positive Expected Value

Looking for the best Pokemon Silver Tempest 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 6, 2026

Lugia V #186

Positive EV $383.19

Raw $448.19 → PSA 10 $1,267.00Gem Rate 54.6%ROI 140%

$738.82

if PSA 10

Lugia V [Prize Pack] #138

Positive EV $151.44

Raw $47.25 → PSA 10 $449.00Gem Rate 55.6%ROI 253%

$321.76

if PSA 10

Dragonite [Holo] #131

Positive EV $11.68

Raw $1.74 → PSA 10 $299.94Gem Rate 25.6%ROI 267%

$218.21

if PSA 10

Lugia VSTAR [Jumbo] #139

Positive EV $129.29

Raw $25.48 → PSA 10 $285.00Gem Rate 73%ROI 170%

$179.53

if PSA 10

Dreepy [Reverse Holo] #87

Positive EV $35.14

Raw $0.81 → PSA 10 $225.00Gem Rate 50%ROI 178%

$144.20

if PSA 10

Lugia V #138

Positive EV $23.85

Raw $14.19 → PSA 10 $213.08Gem Rate 46.9%ROI 126%

$118.90

if PSA 10

Lugia VSTAR [Prize Pack] #139

Positive EV $20.71

Raw $21.99 → PSA 10 $220.00Gem Rate 37.9%ROI 116%

$118.02

if PSA 10

Rayquaza VMAX #TG20

Positive EV $53.04

Raw $180.00 → PSA 10 $355.00Gem Rate 73.8%ROI 37%

$95.01

if PSA 10

Ho-oh V #140

Positive EV $6.10

Raw $3.84 → PSA 10 $175.00Gem Rate 45.2%ROI 109%

$91.17

if PSA 10

Lugia V #185

Positive EV $8.51

Raw $16.99 → PSA 10 $168.73Gem Rate 53.2%ROI 74%

$71.75

if PSA 10

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Radiant Jirachi [Holo] #120

Positive EV $10.59

Raw $2.74 → PSA 10 $152.80Gem Rate 56.8%ROI 85%

$70.07

if PSA 10

Ponyta #21

Positive EV $40.46

Raw $0.55 → PSA 10 $139.00Gem Rate 85.7%ROI 73%

$58.46

if PSA 10

Lugia VSTAR #211

Positive EV $11.84

Raw $24.82 → PSA 10 $157.15Gem Rate 66.2%ROI 50%

$52.34

if PSA 10

Rayquaza VMAX #TG29

Positive EV $16.81

Raw $28.32 → PSA 10 $148.50Gem Rate 76.7%ROI 37%

$40.19

if PSA 10

Dragonite [Prize Pack] #131

Positive EV $29.26

Raw $3.25 → PSA 10 $112.50Gem Rate 100%ROI 35%

$29.26

if PSA 10

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