
Poncho-Wearing Pikachu #230/XY-P
Pokemon Japanese Promo · #230 · Aug 1997
Yes — Grade it!
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$3,218.70
Expected Value
$3,879.83
Net Profit
$4,650.14
Gem Rate
53.0%
ROI
+144%
Sales / Yr
287
This card has strong grading potential — $4650.14 profit if PSA 10 with a 53% gem rate and 287 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
$3,218.70
PSA 10
$13,596.20
BGS 10
$11,750.00
SGC 10
$8,158.00
CGC 10
$7,883.84
9
$7,046.56
8
$5,729.23
BGS 9.5
$5,470.89
7
$4,301.50
53.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
91 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 40.0%
Grade Distribution (4,051 total graded)
4,051Total
PSA 102,16453.4%
PSA 91,29932.1%
PSA 82957.3%
PSA 7741.8%
Below 72155.3%
