Best Flareon Cards to Grade
The Flareon 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: Flareon (Skyridge) at an expected +$4,538.
Ranked by expected profit 25
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$4,538 per submission: 10.1% of 986 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($37,092), and a PSA 9 ($4,250) still clears the $3,192 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $802 | $4,250 | $37,092 | $2,390 | +$33,900 | 10.1% | +$4,538 | 986 high |
| 2 | Expected +$3,265 per submission: 3.4% of 2,790 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($66,000), and a PSA 9 ($9,300) still clears the $5,562 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,883 | $9,300 | $66,000 | $3,679 | +$60,438 | 3.4% | +$3,265 | 2,790 high |
| 3 | Expected +$2,401 per submission: 3.9% of 1,045 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($45,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,900) still clears the $2,794 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $325 | $3,900 | $45,000 | $2,469 | +$42,206 | 3.9% | +$2,401 | 1,045 high |
| 4 | Expected +$782 per submission: 10% of 948 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,000), and a PSA 9 ($750) still clears the $814 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $125 | $750 | $7,000 | $689 | +$6,186 | 10% | +$782 | 948 high |
| 5 | Expected +$778 per submission: 8.7% of 630 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,808), and a PSA 9 ($430) still clears the $897 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $180 | $430 | $9,808 | $717 | +$8,911 | 8.7% | +$778 | 630 high |
| 6 | Expected +$691 per submission: 2.1% of 974 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,305), and a PSA 9 ($700) still clears the $2,373 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $51 | $700 | $30,305 | $2,322 | +$27,932 | 2.1% | +$691 | 974 high |
| 7 | Expected +$409 per submission: 6% of 588 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,000), and a PSA 9 ($593) still clears the $505 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $86 | $593 | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,495 | 6% | +$409 | 588 high |
| 8 | Expected +$245 per submission: 2.5% of 890 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,000), and a PSA 9 ($535) still clears the $739 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $535 | $8,000 | $699 | +$7,261 | 2.5% | +$245 | 890 high |
| 9 | Expected +$228 per submission: 2.8% of 10,941 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,700), and a PSA 9 ($560) still clears the $1,376 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $240 | $560 | $11,700 | $1,136 | +$10,324 | 2.8% | +$228 | 10,941 high |
| 10 | Expected +$224 per submission: 19.5% of 82 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $123 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $54 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,377 | 19.5% | +$224 | 82 medium |
| 11 | Expected +$215 per submission: 38% of 476 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($710), and a PSA 9 ($203) still clears the $153 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $66 | $203 | $710 | $87 | +$557 | 38% | +$215 | 476 high |
| 12 | Expected +$156 per submission: 3.8% of 5,087 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,000), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $489 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $300 | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,511 | 3.8% | +$156 | 5,087 high |
| 13 | Expected +$148 per submission: 5% of 943 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,120), and a PSA 9 ($335) still clears the $466 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $66 | $335 | $3,120 | $400 | +$2,653 | 5% | +$148 | 943 high |
| 14 | Expected +$79 per submission: 14.3% of 421 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $114 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $78 | $1,000 | $90 | +$886 | 14.3% | +$79 | 421 high |
| 15 | Expected +$69 per submission: 14.2% of 10,587 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,050), and only a PSA 10 covers the $185 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $105 | $1,050 | $110 | +$865 | 14.2% | +$69 | 10,587 high |
| 16 | Expected +$25 per submission: 1.3% of 8,984 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,000), and a PSA 9 ($269) still clears the $489 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $269 | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,511 | 1.3% | +$25 | 8,984 high |
| 17 | Expected +$25 per submission: 18.9% of 625 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($504), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $30 | $504 | $85 | +$411 | 18.9% | +$25 | 625 high |
| 18 | Expected +$14 per submission: 20.9% of 6,368 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($420), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $40 | $420 | $84 | +$316 | 20.9% | +$14 | 6,368 high |
| 19 | Expected +$9 per submission: 31.4% of 9,721 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $296 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $210 | $165 | $600 | $86 | +$304 | 31.4% | +$9 | 9,721 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$2 per submission: 16.3% of 282 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($450), and only a PSA 10 covers the $98 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $41 | $450 | $84 | +$352 | 16.3% | −$2 | 282 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$4 per submission: 10.7% of 1,498 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($360), and a PSA 9 ($97) still clears the $100 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $97 | $360 | $84 | +$260 | 10.7% | −$4 | 1,498 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$22 per submission: 53.5% of 1,422 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $27 | $125 | $81 | +$24 | 53.5% | −$22 | 1,422 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$46 per submission: 2.5% of 118 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and a PSA 9 ($93) still clears the $90 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $93 | $100 | $81 | +$10 | 2.5% | −$46 | 118 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$47 per submission: 4.9% of 906 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($330), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $68 | $330 | $83 | +$238 | 4.9% | −$47 | 906 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$52 per submission: 5.7% of 70 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($235), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $12 | $40 | $235 | $82 | +$141 | 5.7% | −$52 | 70 medium |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | $51 | — | $600 | $86 | +$463 | — | — | 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 Flareon ranking
Every Flareon card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 26 Flareon printings pass. 25 of them (96%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 19 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 Flareon from Skyridge, gems 10.1% of the time across 986 graded copies: +$4,538 is what a long run of submissions would average, $33,900 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Flareon cards is 8.7%. 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 25 ranked cards, 15 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 10 need a 10 to break even and 6 lose money on expectation. 23 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 Flareon VMAX from SWSH Black Star Promos at +$463.
Before you submit a Flareon 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 Flareon card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.