Best Entei Cards to Grade
The Entei 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: Entei ☆ (Unseen Forces) at an expected +$3,200.
Ranked by expected profit 20
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$3,200 per submission: 7.5% of 3,989 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($33,254), and a PSA 9 ($3,979) still clears the $3,413 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,061 | $3,979 | $33,254 | $2,352 | +$29,842 | 7.5% | +$3,200 | 3,989 high |
| 2 | Expected +$2,492 per submission: 3.3% of 632 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($25,000), and a PSA 9 ($7,500) still clears the $1,623 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $354 | $7,500 | $25,000 | $1,269 | +$23,377 | 3.3% | +$2,492 | 632 high |
| 3 | Expected +$2,286 per submission: 8% of 990 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($25,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,984) still clears the $1,617 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $348 | $1,984 | $25,000 | $1,269 | +$23,383 | 8% | +$2,286 | 990 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,870 per submission: 8.5% of 1,024 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($21,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,589) still clears the $1,778 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $549 | $1,589 | $21,000 | $1,229 | +$19,222 | 8.5% | +$1,870 | 1,024 high |
| 5 | Expected +$874 per submission: 2.9% of 1,042 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,500), and a PSA 9 ($3,000) still clears the $1,528 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $344 | $3,000 | $16,500 | $1,184 | +$14,972 | 2.9% | +$874 | 1,042 high |
| 6 | Expected +$745 per submission: 6.6% of 715 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,250) still clears the $854 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $145 | $1,250 | $9,000 | $709 | +$8,146 | 6.6% | +$745 | 715 high |
| 7 | Expected +$356 per submission: 10.8% of 500 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,500), and a PSA 9 ($205) still clears the $414 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $205 | $3,500 | $404 | +$3,086 | 10.8% | +$356 | 500 high |
| 8 | Expected +$277 per submission: 5% of 662 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,535), and a PSA 9 ($1,020) still clears the $524 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $1,020 | $3,535 | $404 | +$3,011 | 5% | +$277 | 662 high |
| 9 | Expected +$228 per submission: 0% of 59 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($40,000), and a PSA 9 ($4,500) still clears the $2,682 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $263 | $4,500 | $40,000 | $2,419 | +$37,318 | 0% | +$228 | 59 medium |
| 10 | Expected +$128 per submission: 2.9% of 680 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,130), and a PSA 9 ($700) still clears the $385 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $145 | $700 | $2,130 | $240 | +$1,745 | 2.9% | +$128 | 680 high |
| 11 | Expected +$122 per submission: 2.1% of 725 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,520), and a PSA 9 ($870) still clears the $529 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $135 | $870 | $2,520 | $394 | +$1,991 | 2.1% | +$122 | 725 high |
| 12 | Expected +$65 per submission: 31.6% of 190 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $150 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $65 | $103 | $500 | $85 | +$350 | 31.6% | +$65 | 190 high |
| 13 | Expected +$47 per submission: 26.6% of 64 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($238), and a PSA 9 ($198) still clears the $122 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $40 | $198 | $238 | $82 | +$116 | 26.6% | +$47 | 64 medium |
| 14 | Expected +$44 per submission: 9.2% of 120 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($181), and a PSA 9 ($170) still clears the $112 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $170 | $181 | $82 | +$69 | 9.2% | +$44 | 120 high |
| 15 | Expected +$21 per submission: 49.5% of 920 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $39 | $200 | $82 | +$103 | 49.5% | +$21 | 920 high |
| 16 | Expected +$12 per submission: 36.7% of 1,453 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($252), and only a PSA 10 covers the $113 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $53 | $252 | $83 | +$139 | 36.7% | +$12 | 1,453 high |
| 17 | Expected +$10 per submission: 25.1% of 1,604 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($300), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $40 | $300 | $83 | +$207 | 25.1% | +$10 | 1,604 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$3 per submission: 62.2% of 26,155 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($171), and only a PSA 10 covers the $132 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $60 | $171 | $82 | +$39 | 62.2% | −$3 | 26,155 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$24 per submission: 18.8% of 335 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $75 | $180 | $82 | +$79 | 18.8% | −$24 | 335 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$25 per submission: 22.2% of 135 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($176), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $60 | $176 | $82 | +$87 | 22.2% | −$25 | 135 high |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 1
Fewer than 10 graded copies in the PSA and CGC population reports. They clear the grading cost if they gem — that is all the numbers support.
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | $28 | — | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,357 | — | — | none <10 |
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 Entei ranking
Every Entei card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 21 Entei printings pass. 20 of them (95%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 17 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 Entei ☆ from Unseen Forces, gems 7.5% of the time across 3,989 graded copies: +$3,200 is what a long run of submissions would average, $29,842 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Entei cards is 9.2%. Roughly one submitted copy in 11 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 20 ranked cards, 13 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 7 need a 10 to break even and 3 lose money on expectation. 18 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
1 card sits below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Entei from Wizards Black Star Promos at +$1,357.
Before you submit a Entei 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 Entei card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.