Best Dialga Cards to Grade
The Dialga cards worth grading, ranked by expected profit per submission — every grade outcome weighted by how often the card actually receives it — after current grading fees. The PSA 10 best case is shown on every row but does not decide the order. Top pick: Dialga LV.X (Great Encounters) at an expected +$3,728.
Ranked by expected profit 30
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$3,728 per submission: 4% of 373 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($66,000), and a PSA 9 ($4,680) still clears the $3,808 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $129 | $4,680 | $66,000 | $3,679 | +$62,192 | 4% | +$3,728 | 373 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,760 per submission: 0.9% of 686 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($28,800), and a PSA 9 ($9,000) still clears the $2,462 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $155 | $9,000 | $28,800 | $2,307 | +$26,338 | 0.9% | +$1,760 | 686 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,627 per submission: 3.4% of 594 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,500), and a PSA 9 ($5,760) still clears the $1,234 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $550 | $5,760 | $6,500 | $684 | +$5,266 | 3.4% | +$1,627 | 594 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,546 per submission: 1.9% of 2,933 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($65,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,900) still clears the $4,291 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $622 | $3,900 | $65,000 | $3,669 | +$60,709 | 1.9% | +$1,546 | 2,933 high |
| 5 | Expected +$1,047 per submission: 36% of 4,541 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,840), and a PSA 9 ($880) still clears the $1,017 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $610 | $880 | $3,840 | $407 | +$2,823 | 36% | +$1,047 | 4,541 high |
| 6 | Expected +$903 per submission: 1.1% of 89 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,100), and a PSA 9 ($4,500) still clears the $2,618 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $298 | $4,500 | $30,100 | $2,320 | +$27,482 | 1.1% | +$903 | 89 medium |
| 7 | Expected +$718 per submission: 6.8% of 161 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,592), and a PSA 9 ($694) still clears the $737 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $694 | $8,592 | $705 | +$7,855 | 6.8% | +$718 | 161 high |
| 8 | Expected +$664 per submission: 10.7% of 1,247 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,350), and a PSA 9 ($450) still clears the $839 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $156 | $450 | $6,350 | $683 | +$5,511 | 10.7% | +$664 | 1,247 high |
| 9 | Expected +$631 per submission: 1.6% of 127 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($33,600), and a PSA 9 ($800) still clears the $2,374 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $800 | $33,600 | $2,355 | +$31,226 | 1.6% | +$631 | 127 high |
| 10 | Expected +$574 per submission: 6.4% of 203 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,407), and a PSA 9 ($248) still clears the $741 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $28 | $248 | $9,407 | $713 | +$8,666 | 6.4% | +$574 | 203 high |
| 11 | Expected +$445 per submission: 0% of 259 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($18,900), and a PSA 9 ($7,500) still clears the $1,343 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $135 | $7,500 | $18,900 | $1,208 | +$17,557 | 0% | +$445 | 259 high |
| 12 | Expected +$334 per submission: 10.3% of 204 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,080), and only a PSA 10 covers the $418 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $72 | $4,080 | $410 | +$3,662 | 10.3% | +$334 | 204 high |
| 13 | Expected +$212 per submission: 6.2% of 1,237 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,720), and a PSA 9 ($400) still clears the $551 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $145 | $400 | $3,720 | $406 | +$3,169 | 6.2% | +$212 | 1,237 high |
| 14 | Expected +$198 per submission: 0.5% of 554 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,027), and a PSA 9 ($1,725) still clears the $304 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $65 | $1,725 | $2,027 | $239 | +$1,723 | 0.5% | +$198 | 554 high |
| 15 | Expected +$178 per submission: 40.9% of 467 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($738), and only a PSA 10 covers the $169 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $82 | $81 | $738 | $87 | +$568 | 40.9% | +$178 | 467 high |
| 16 | Expected +$170 per submission: 43.4% of 876 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($583), and only a PSA 10 covers the $129 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $43 | $82 | $583 | $86 | +$454 | 43.4% | +$170 | 876 high |
| 17 | Expected +$166 per submission: 3.7% of 162 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,500), and a PSA 9 ($379) still clears the $421 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $379 | $3,500 | $404 | +$3,079 | 3.7% | +$166 | 162 high |
| 18 | Expected +$145 per submission: 44.3% of 1,680 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($560), and only a PSA 10 covers the $166 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $130 | $560 | $86 | +$394 | 44.3% | +$145 | 1,680 high |
| 19 | Expected +$132 per submission: 3.8% of 211 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,075), and a PSA 9 ($511) still clears the $310 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $511 | $2,075 | $240 | +$1,765 | 3.8% | +$132 | 211 high |
| 20 | Expected +$127 per submission: 41.1% of 470 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($528), and only a PSA 10 covers the $122 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $58 | $528 | $85 | +$406 | 41.1% | +$127 | 470 high |
| 21 | Expected +$95 per submission: 41.1% of 419 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $23 | $70 | $400 | $84 | +$294 | 41.1% | +$95 | 419 high |
| 22 | Expected +$92 per submission: 43.9% of 1,326 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($434), and only a PSA 10 covers the $144 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $91 | $434 | $84 | +$290 | 43.9% | +$92 | 1,326 high |
| 23 | Expected +$83 per submission: 6.4% of 187 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($543), and a PSA 9 ($350) still clears the $105 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $350 | $543 | $85 | +$438 | 6.4% | +$83 | 187 high |
| 24 | Expected +$14 per submission: 41.3% of 5,633 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($237), and only a PSA 10 covers the $112 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $52 | $237 | $82 | +$125 | 41.3% | +$14 | 5,633 high |
| 25 | Expected +$10 per submission: 56.4% of 29,401 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($276), and only a PSA 10 covers the $193 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $110 | $108 | $276 | $83 | +$83 | 56.4% | +$10 | 29,401 high |
| 26 | Expected +$0 per submission: 47.9% of 426 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $11 | $45 | $150 | $81 | +$58 | 47.9% | +$0 | 426 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$5 per submission: 49.8% of 215 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $56 | $125 | $81 | +$35 | 49.8% | −$5 | 215 high |
| 28 | Expected loss −$15 per submission: 52.5% of 10,446 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($174), and only a PSA 10 covers the $137 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $65 | $174 | $82 | +$37 | 52.5% | −$15 | 10,446 high |
| 29 | Expected loss −$24 per submission: 4.6% of 109 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $152 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $80 | $1,200 | $112 | +$1,048 | 4.6% | −$24 | 109 high |
| 30 | Expected loss −$45 per submission: 2.3% of 309 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($485), and only a PSA 10 covers the $114 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $29 | $80 | $485 | $85 | +$371 | 2.3% | −$45 | 309 high |
Expected = every grade outcome weighted by its share of the card's graded population, minus the raw price and the grading cost (PSA tier fee for the graded value plus ~$20 round-trip shipping, fees as of 2026-09-26). Best case is the PSA 10 leg alone. Gem rates come from a self-selected population — collectors grade their cleanest copies — so read them as an upper bound. Raw is a blended market price, not a sale of your copy. Full method and filters on the grading index.
How to read the Dialga ranking
Every Dialga card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 30 Dialga printings pass. 30 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 25 of those keep a positive expected value once every grade outcome is weighted by how often the card actually receives it.
The order is expected profit, not the PSA 10 best case, which rewards the widest raw-to-gem gap whether the card gems one time in two or one in fifty. Here the top row, the Dialga LV.X from Great Encounters, gems 4% of the time across 373 graded copies: +$3,728 is what a long run of submissions would average, $62,192 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Dialga cards is 6.8%. Roughly one submitted copy in 15 came back PSA 10, and most rows here still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, so the PSA 9 price does most of the work. Of the 30 ranked cards, 16 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 14 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 29 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Dialga card
Grading pays on condition. The four things every grader scores — centering, corners, edges and surface — can be checked at home before paying a fee, and a copy that is visibly off-centre or has a whitened corner will not gem whatever the population says. Those gem rates come from a self-selected population of clean copies, so a random copy does worse.
The cost column assumes a PSA submission at the tier covering the card's PSA 10 value, fees as of 2026-09-26, and raw is CardTrack's blended near-mint price, not a sale of your copy: pay more, or hold a lighter copy, and the break-even moves against you. Test a card with your own numbers in the ROI calculator, see the printings that fail the bar on the Dialga card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.