Best Giratina Cards to Grade
The Giratina 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: Giratina LV.X (Platinum) at an expected +$2,771.
Ranked by expected profit 25
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$2,771 per submission: 1.9% of 668 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($108,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,300) still clears the $6,349 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $250 | $3,300 | $108,000 | $6,099 | +$101,651 | 1.9% | +$2,771 | 668 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,670 per submission: 3.4% of 410 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($31,800), and a PSA 9 ($3,300) still clears the $2,486 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $149 | $3,300 | $31,800 | $2,337 | +$29,314 | 3.4% | +$1,670 | 410 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,403 per submission: 5.5% of 328 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($25,000), and a PSA 9 ($650) still clears the $1,285 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $650 | $25,000 | $1,269 | +$23,715 | 5.5% | +$1,403 | 328 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,169 per submission: 4.5% of 224 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,400), and a PSA 9 ($2,999) still clears the $1,183 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $2,999 | $11,400 | $1,133 | +$10,217 | 4.5% | +$1,169 | 224 high |
| 5 | Expected +$1,088 per submission: 23.5% of 1,407 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,900), and a PSA 9 ($431) still clears the $513 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $95 | $431 | $4,900 | $418 | +$4,387 | 23.5% | +$1,088 | 1,407 high |
| 6 | Expected +$808 per submission: 40.9% of 23,288 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,360), and only a PSA 10 covers the $1,203 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $800 | $810 | $3,360 | $403 | +$2,157 | 40.9% | +$808 | 23,288 high |
| 7 | Expected +$476 per submission: 4.2% of 264 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,802), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $762 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $500 | $9,802 | $717 | +$9,040 | 4.2% | +$476 | 264 high |
| 8 | Expected +$439 per submission: 19.5% of 487 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,099), and a PSA 9 ($270) still clears the $265 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $270 | $2,099 | $240 | +$1,835 | 19.5% | +$439 | 487 high |
| 9 | Expected +$248 per submission: 0.4% of 715 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,573), and a PSA 9 ($2,550) still clears the $580 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $175 | $2,550 | $3,573 | $405 | +$2,993 | 0.4% | +$248 | 715 high |
| 10 | Expected +$205 per submission: 51.2% of 8,997 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($645), and only a PSA 10 covers the $187 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $101 | $138 | $645 | $86 | +$457 | 51.2% | +$205 | 8,997 high |
| 11 | Expected +$189 per submission: 0% of 91 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,400), and a PSA 9 ($6,756) still clears the $1,480 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $307 | $6,756 | $15,400 | $1,173 | +$13,920 | 0% | +$189 | 91 medium |
| 12 | Expected +$113 per submission: 8.5% of 142 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($711), and a PSA 9 ($223) still clears the $127 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $223 | $711 | $87 | +$584 | 8.5% | +$113 | 142 high |
| 13 | Expected +$93 per submission: 45% of 1,084 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($450), and only a PSA 10 covers the $154 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $86 | $450 | $84 | +$295 | 45% | +$93 | 1,084 high |
| 14 | Expected +$78 per submission: 44.8% of 1,071 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($506), and only a PSA 10 covers the $205 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $129 | $506 | $85 | +$301 | 44.8% | +$78 | 1,071 high |
| 15 | Expected +$64 per submission: 16.5% of 188 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($800), and only a PSA 10 covers the $105 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $69 | $800 | $88 | +$695 | 16.5% | +$64 | 188 high |
| 16 | Expected +$57 per submission: 19% of 58 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($475), and a PSA 9 ($113) still clears the $91 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $113 | $475 | $85 | +$384 | 19% | +$57 | 58 medium |
| 17 | Expected +$56 per submission: 12.2% of 82 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($918), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $12 | $66 | $918 | $89 | +$816 | 12.2% | +$56 | 82 medium |
| 18 | Expected +$47 per submission: 40.5% of 3,440 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($350), and only a PSA 10 covers the $133 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $70 | $350 | $83 | +$217 | 40.5% | +$47 | 3,440 high |
| 19 | Expected +$25 per submission: 54.4% of 43,060 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($552), and only a PSA 10 covers the $391 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $305 | $258 | $552 | $86 | +$161 | 54.4% | +$25 | 43,060 high |
| 20 | Expected +$14 per submission: 53.9% of 2,364 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $40 | $180 | $82 | +$80 | 53.9% | +$14 | 2,364 high |
| 21 | Expected +$3 per submission: 2.9% of 276 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $429 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $96 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,571 | 2.9% | +$3 | 276 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$2 per submission: 55.8% of 2,437 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($155), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $22 | $38 | $155 | $82 | +$51 | 55.8% | −$2 | 2,437 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$7 per submission: 6.8% of 59 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($455), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $94 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $9 | $200 | $455 | $85 | +$362 | 6.8% | −$7 | 59 medium |
| 24 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 53.6% of 3,394 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $38 | $120 | $81 | +$20 | 53.6% | −$19 | 3,394 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 0% of 51 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,075), and a PSA 9 ($132) still clears the $118 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $132 | $1,075 | $111 | +$957 | 0% | −$37 | 51 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 | $425 | — | $175,930 | $6,778 | +$168,727 | — | — | 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 Giratina ranking
Every Giratina card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 26 Giratina printings pass. 25 of them (96%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 21 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 Giratina LV.X from Platinum, gems 1.9% of the time across 668 graded copies: +$2,771 is what a long run of submissions would average, $101,651 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Giratina cards is 16.5%. Roughly one submitted copy in 6 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, 13 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 12 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 20 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
1 card sits below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies.
Before you submit a Giratina 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 Giratina card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.