Best Aqua Cards to Grade

The Aqua cards where grading pays off most — ranked by net profit from raw to PSA 10 after real grading costs, with each card's estimated gem rate and risk-adjusted return. Top pick: Team Aqua's Kyogre-EX (Double Crisis) at +$4,062 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit

#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	Team Aqua's Kyogre-EXDouble Crisis #6 · 0% gem rate	$504	$4,809	$243	+$4,062	−$194
2	Team Aqua's SharpedoTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #5 · 6.2% gem rate	$62	$2,206	$127	+$2,018	+$25
3	Team Aqua's KyogreTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #3	$6	$1,725	$122	+$1,596	—
4	Team Aqua's WalreinTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #6 · 8.8% gem rate	$11	$750	$87	+$652	−$2
5	Team Aqua's ManectricTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #4 · 15.5% gem rate	$14	$683	$87	+$582	+$45
6	Team Aqua's CrawdauntTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #2 · 14.6% gem rate	$14	$563	$86	+$463	+$29
7	Team Aqua's CacturneTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #1 · 19.7% gem rate	$27	$500	$75	+$398	+$52

Net (best) = PSA 10 value − raw value − grading cost (PSA fees as of 2026-06-28). Risk-adjusted weights every grade by its estimated likelihood from PSA population (cumulative and biased toward nicer copies — a guide, not a guarantee).

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