
Poncho-Wearing Pikachu #231/XY-P
Pokemon Japanese Promo · #231 · Aug 1997
Yes — Grade it!
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$3,442.98
Expected Value
$3,119.78
Net Profit
$2,942.02
Gem Rate
47.0%
ROI
+85%
Sales / Yr
199
This card has strong grading potential — $2942.02 profit if PSA 10 with a 47% gem rate and 199 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.
Price by Grade
Raw
$3,442.98
BGS 10
$16,224.99
PSA 10
$15,659.97
SGC 10
$9,396.00
9
$7,334.50
CGC 10
$6,400.00
8
$6,100.00
BGS 9.5
$5,350.00
7
$3,075.00
47.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
93 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 37.0%
Grade Distribution (4,319 total graded)
4,319Total
PSA 102,01246.6%
PSA 91,64238.0%
PSA 83688.5%
PSA 7841.9%
Below 72124.9%
