Best Espeon Cards to Grade
The Espeon 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: Espeon ☆ (POP Series 5) at an expected +$16,626.
Ranked by expected profit 27
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$16,626 per submission: 7.7% of 91 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($204,000), and a PSA 9 ($31,800) still clears the $15,931 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8,872 | $31,800 | $204,000 | $7,059 | +$188,069 | 7.7% | +$16,626 | 91 medium |
| 2 | Expected +$5,439 per submission: 8.7% of 1,209 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($57,600), and a PSA 9 ($2,640) still clears the $4,077 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $482 | $2,640 | $57,600 | $3,595 | +$53,523 | 8.7% | +$5,439 | 1,209 high |
| 3 | Expected +$3,914 per submission: 3% of 1,493 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($96,000), and a PSA 9 ($13,999) still clears the $6,129 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $2,150 | $13,999 | $96,000 | $3,979 | +$89,871 | 3% | +$3,914 | 1,493 high |
| 4 | Expected +$2,506 per submission: 6.1% of 608 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($31,250), and a PSA 9 ($3,000) still clears the $2,402 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $3,000 | $31,250 | $2,332 | +$28,849 | 6.1% | +$2,506 | 608 high |
| 5 | Expected +$2,060 per submission: 1.7% of 3,155 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($72,000), and a PSA 9 ($5,750) still clears the $4,189 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $450 | $5,750 | $72,000 | $3,739 | +$67,811 | 1.7% | +$2,060 | 3,155 high |
| 6 | Expected +$1,100 per submission: 10.7% of 1,126 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,750), and a PSA 9 ($1,252) still clears the $947 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $230 | $1,252 | $9,750 | $717 | +$8,804 | 10.7% | +$1,100 | 1,126 high |
| 7 | Expected +$673 per submission: 3.7% of 457 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,700), and a PSA 9 ($1,403) still clears the $735 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $29 | $1,403 | $8,700 | $706 | +$7,965 | 3.7% | +$673 | 457 high |
| 8 | Expected +$535 per submission: 2% of 2,255 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($23,606), and a PSA 9 ($1,625) still clears the $1,680 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $425 | $1,625 | $23,606 | $1,255 | +$21,926 | 2% | +$535 | 2,255 high |
| 9 | Expected +$491 per submission: 20.8% of 2,872 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,648), and a PSA 9 ($325) still clears the $465 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $325 | $2,648 | $395 | +$2,182 | 20.8% | +$491 | 2,872 high |
| 10 | Expected +$353 per submission: 24.1% of 286 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($931), and a PSA 9 ($900) still clears the $213 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $124 | $900 | $931 | $89 | +$718 | 24.1% | +$353 | 286 high |
| 11 | Expected +$313 per submission: 0.8% of 1,323 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,831), and a PSA 9 ($2,395) still clears the $472 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $2,395 | $2,831 | $397 | +$2,359 | 0.8% | +$313 | 1,323 high |
| 12 | Expected +$236 per submission: 2.1% of 4,767 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($13,200), and a PSA 9 ($847) still clears the $1,462 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $311 | $847 | $13,200 | $1,151 | +$11,738 | 2.1% | +$236 | 4,767 high |
| 13 | Expected +$137 per submission: 60.1% of 20,294 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($630), and only a PSA 10 covers the $356 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $270 | $294 | $630 | $86 | +$274 | 60.1% | +$137 | 20,294 high |
| 14 | Expected +$107 per submission: 16.4% of 354 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($910), and a PSA 9 ($110) still clears the $109 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $110 | $910 | $89 | +$801 | 16.4% | +$107 | 354 high |
| 15 | Expected +$81 per submission: 25.1% of 570 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($645), and only a PSA 10 covers the $141 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $90 | $645 | $86 | +$504 | 25.1% | +$81 | 570 high |
| 16 | Expected +$76 per submission: 28.3% of 10,847 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($990), and only a PSA 10 covers the $379 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $289 | $237 | $990 | $90 | +$611 | 28.3% | +$76 | 10,847 high |
| 17 | Expected +$75 per submission: 24.4% of 2,852 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($685), and only a PSA 10 covers the $151 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $64 | $85 | $685 | $87 | +$534 | 24.4% | +$75 | 2,852 high |
| 18 | Expected +$73 per submission: 30.6% of 2,310 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($495), and only a PSA 10 covers the $117 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $65 | $495 | $85 | +$378 | 30.6% | +$73 | 2,310 high |
| 19 | Expected +$39 per submission: 50.3% of 13,268 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($474), and only a PSA 10 covers the $302 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $217 | $222 | $474 | $85 | +$172 | 50.3% | +$39 | 13,268 high |
| 20 | Expected +$33 per submission: 6.8% of 1,719 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $129 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $90 | $1,200 | $112 | +$1,071 | 6.8% | +$33 | 1,719 high |
| 21 | Expected +$23 per submission: 62.2% of 9,439 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($288), and only a PSA 10 covers the $203 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $130 | $288 | $83 | +$85 | 62.2% | +$23 | 9,439 high |
| 22 | Expected +$22 per submission: 11.1% of 849 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($612), and a PSA 9 ($110) still clears the $109 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $23 | $110 | $612 | $86 | +$502 | 11.1% | +$22 | 849 high |
| 23 | Expected +$3 per submission: 3.5% of 85 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,920), and only a PSA 10 covers the $248 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $10 | $67 | $1,920 | $238 | +$1,672 | 3.5% | +$3 | 85 medium |
| 24 | Expected +$3 per submission: 58.8% of 1,736 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($160), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $40 | $160 | $82 | +$53 | 58.8% | +$3 | 1,736 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$2 per submission: 28.7% of 1,841 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($250), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $30 | $250 | $82 | +$158 | 28.7% | −$2 | 1,841 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$31 per submission: 2.7% of 225 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,230), and only a PSA 10 covers the $137 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $90 | $1,230 | $112 | +$1,093 | 2.7% | −$31 | 225 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$31 per submission: 4.4% of 225 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($119), and a PSA 9 ($100) still clears the $87 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $100 | $119 | $81 | +$32 | 4.4% | −$31 | 225 high |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | $130 | — | $4,500 | $414 | +$3,956 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 29 | $24 | — | $3,150 | $401 | +$2,726 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 30 | $13 | — | $1,869 | $238 | +$1,618 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 31 | $8 | — | $172 | $82 | +$82 | — | — | 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 Espeon ranking
Every Espeon card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 31 Espeon printings pass. 27 of them (87%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 24 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 Espeon ☆ from POP Series 5, gems 7.7% of the time across 91 graded copies: +$16,626 is what a long run of submissions would average, $188,069 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Espeon cards is 10.7%. Roughly one submitted copy in 9 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 27 ranked cards, 15 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 12 need a 10 to break even and 3 lose money on expectation. 25 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
4 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Espeon & Deoxys-GX from SM Black Star Promos at +$3,956.
Before you submit a Espeon 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 Espeon card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.