Best Gyarados Cards to Grade
The Gyarados 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: Gyarados ☆ δ (Holon Phantoms) at an expected +$5,188.
Worth grading42
With a gem-rate sample42100%
Positive expected value32
Median gem rate10.4%
PSA fees as of2026-09-26
Ranked by expected profit 42
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$5,188 per submission: 1.8% of 2,108 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($80,520), and a PSA 9 ($36,000) still clears the $8,913 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $5,089 | $36,000 | $80,520 | $3,824 | +$71,607 | 1.8% | +$5,188 | 2,108 high |
| 2 | Expected +$4,254 per submission: 11.3% of 1,190 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($29,999), and a PSA 9 ($7,000) still clears the $4,255 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,936 | $7,000 | $29,999 | $2,319 | +$25,744 | 11.3% | +$4,254 | 1,190 high |
| 3 | Expected +$2,051 per submission: 10.4% of 1,468 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($14,400), and a PSA 9 ($2,850) still clears the $1,438 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $275 | $2,850 | $14,400 | $1,163 | +$12,962 | 10.4% | +$2,051 | 1,468 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,694 per submission: 4.8% of 481 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,000), and a PSA 9 ($4,951) still clears the $1,053 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $344 | $4,951 | $9,000 | $709 | +$7,947 | 4.8% | +$1,694 | 481 high |
| 5 | Expected +$1,455 per submission: 2% of 614 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,700), and a PSA 9 ($6,500) still clears the $903 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $217 | $6,500 | $6,700 | $686 | +$5,797 | 2% | +$1,455 | 614 high |
| 6 | Expected +$1,103 per submission: 3.3% of 540 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($25,011), and a PSA 9 ($2,018) still clears the $2,369 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $100 | $2,018 | $25,011 | $2,269 | +$22,642 | 3.3% | +$1,103 | 540 high |
| 7 | Expected +$789 per submission: 4.7% of 1,770 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,064) still clears the $1,529 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $350 | $1,064 | $16,000 | $1,179 | +$14,471 | 4.7% | +$789 | 1,770 high |
| 8 | Expected +$726 per submission: 3.8% of 533 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($17,301), and a PSA 9 ($703) still clears the $1,323 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $131 | $703 | $17,301 | $1,192 | +$15,978 | 3.8% | +$726 | 533 high |
| 9 | Expected +$681 per submission: 5.2% of 576 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,100) still clears the $782 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $63 | $1,100 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,218 | 5.2% | +$681 | 576 high |
| 10 | Expected +$536 per submission: 29.6% of 439 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and a PSA 9 ($575) still clears the $439 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $200 | $575 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,561 | 29.6% | +$536 | 439 high |
| 11 | Expected +$475 per submission: 4.3% of 818 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $763 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $44 | $500 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,237 | 4.3% | +$475 | 818 high |
| 12 | Expected +$475 per submission: 16.3% of 8,921 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,480), and a PSA 9 ($445) still clears the $605 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $201 | $445 | $3,480 | $404 | +$2,875 | 16.3% | +$475 | 8,921 high |
| 13 | Expected +$381 per submission: 18.9% of 2,863 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,449), and a PSA 9 ($189) still clears the $321 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $78 | $189 | $2,449 | $243 | +$2,128 | 18.9% | +$381 | 2,863 high |
| 14 | Expected +$334 per submission: 1.4% of 8,106 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($36,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,400) still clears the $3,678 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,299 | $2,400 | $36,000 | $2,379 | +$32,322 | 1.4% | +$334 | 8,106 high |
| 15 | Expected +$278 per submission: 21.2% of 3,720 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,826), and a PSA 9 ($229) still clears the $357 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $229 | $1,826 | $237 | +$1,469 | 21.2% | +$278 | 3,720 high |
| 16 | Expected +$236 per submission: 0.3% of 590 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,239), and a PSA 9 ($2,500) still clears the $910 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $499 | $2,500 | $4,239 | $411 | +$3,328 | 0.3% | +$236 | 590 high |
| 17 | Expected +$230 per submission: 6% of 2,380 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,400), and a PSA 9 ($350) still clears the $458 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $350 | $3,400 | $403 | +$2,942 | 6% | +$230 | 2,380 high |
| 18 | Expected +$228 per submission: 22.5% of 1,421 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,225), and a PSA 9 ($125) still clears the $130 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $125 | $1,225 | $112 | +$1,095 | 22.5% | +$228 | 1,421 high |
| 19 | Expected +$217 per submission: 38% of 1,020 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($720), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $93 | $720 | $87 | +$613 | 38% | +$217 | 1,020 high |
| 20 | Expected +$207 per submission: 4.4% of 3,715 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,000), and a PSA 9 ($365) still clears the $831 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $152 | $365 | $6,000 | $679 | +$5,169 | 4.4% | +$207 | 3,715 high |
| 21 | Expected +$164 per submission: 18.5% of 335 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,000), and a PSA 9 ($186) still clears the $128 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $38 | $186 | $1,000 | $90 | +$873 | 18.5% | +$164 | 335 high |
| 22 | Expected +$134 per submission: 2.2% of 24,481 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,320), and a PSA 9 ($662) still clears the $292 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $662 | $2,320 | $242 | +$2,028 | 2.2% | +$134 | 24,481 high |
| 23 | Expected +$127 per submission: 33.6% of 1,886 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($650), and only a PSA 10 covers the $161 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $125 | $650 | $86 | +$489 | 33.6% | +$127 | 1,886 high |
| 24 | Expected +$115 per submission: 26.6% of 188 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($610), and a PSA 9 ($130) still clears the $106 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $130 | $610 | $86 | +$504 | 26.6% | +$115 | 188 high |
| 25 | Expected +$100 per submission: 34.9% of 1,118 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($525), and only a PSA 10 covers the $114 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $29 | $54 | $525 | $85 | +$411 | 34.9% | +$100 | 1,118 high |
| 26 | Expected +$72 per submission: 9.7% of 650 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $145 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $80 | $1,400 | $114 | +$1,255 | 9.7% | +$72 | 650 high |
| 27 | Expected +$66 per submission: 1.9% of 4,203 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,375), and a PSA 9 ($215) still clears the $713 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $215 | $5,375 | $673 | +$4,662 | 1.9% | +$66 | 4,203 high |
| 28 | Expected +$66 per submission: 28.6% of 189 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($406), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $75 | $406 | $84 | +$310 | 28.6% | +$66 | 189 high |
| 29 | Expected +$50 per submission: 5.3% of 5,996 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $249 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $38 | $2,150 | $241 | +$1,901 | 5.3% | +$50 | 5,996 high |
| 30 | Expected +$14 per submission: 2.5% of 4,191 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,027), and a PSA 9 ($170) still clears the $287 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $48 | $170 | $2,027 | $239 | +$1,740 | 2.5% | +$14 | 4,191 high |
| 31 | Expected +$14 per submission: 17.4% of 46 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($271), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $13 | $93 | $271 | $83 | +$175 | 17.4% | +$14 | 46 medium |
| 32 | Expected +$5 per submission: 54.4% of 926 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($164), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $40 | $164 | $82 | +$62 | 54.4% | +$5 | 926 high |
| 33 | Expected +$0 per submission: 2% of 3,493 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,562), and a PSA 9 ($330) still clears the $537 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $142 | $330 | $2,562 | $395 | +$2,026 | 2% | +$0 | 3,493 high |
| 34 | Expected +$-0 per submission: 60.4% of 1,079 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($128), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $53 | $128 | $81 | +$31 | 60.4% | +$0 | 1,079 high |
| 35 | Expected loss −$4 per submission: 20% of 30 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($375), and only a PSA 10 covers the $108 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $24 | $57 | $375 | $84 | +$268 | 20% | −$4 | 30 medium |
| 36 | Expected loss −$7 per submission: 65.5% of 1,848 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($110), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $40 | $110 | $81 | +$19 | 65.5% | −$7 | 1,848 high |
| 37 | Expected loss −$8 per submission: 72.9% of 3,594 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($142), and only a PSA 10 covers the $124 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $43 | $57 | $142 | $81 | +$18 | 72.9% | −$8 | 3,594 high |
| 38 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 60.9% of 3,546 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($96), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $26 | $96 | $81 | +$9 | 60.9% | −$19 | 3,546 high |
| 39 | Expected loss −$20 per submission: 43.6% of 5,339 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($118), and only a PSA 10 covers the $91 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $36 | $118 | $81 | +$27 | 43.6% | −$20 | 5,339 high |
| 40 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 3% of 367 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,250), and only a PSA 10 covers the $161 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $49 | $130 | $1,250 | $112 | +$1,089 | 3% | −$29 | 367 high |
| 41 | Expected loss −$44 per submission: 5.8% of 774 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($410), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $46 | $410 | $84 | +$306 | 5.8% | −$44 | 774 high |
| 42 | Expected loss −$55 per submission: 1.9% of 158 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $60 | $150 | $81 | +$49 | 1.9% | −$55 | 158 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 Gyarados ranking
Every Gyarados card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 42 Gyarados printings pass. 42 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 32 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 Gyarados ☆ δ from Holon Phantoms, gems 1.8% of the time across 2,108 graded copies: +$5,188 is what a long run of submissions would average, $71,607 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Gyarados cards is 10.4%. Roughly one submitted copy in 10 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 42 ranked cards, 25 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 17 need a 10 to break even and 8 lose money on expectation. 40 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Gyarados 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 Gyarados card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.
Gyarados grading questions
Which Gyarados card is the best to grade?
On current numbers the Gyarados ☆ δ (Holon Phantoms #102): 1.8% of 2,108 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $5,188 per submission after the $3,824 grading cost, against a best case of $71,607 if it gems.
How many Gyarados cards are worth grading?
32 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 42 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. 42 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee.
What gem rate do Gyarados cards get at PSA?
The median across the 42 sampled Gyarados cards is 10.4%, so about one in 10 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Gyarados VMAX (Evolving Skies #207) at 72.9% of 3,594.
Does the Gyarados ranking apply to CGC or Beckett?
Not directly. The cost column is PSA's fee as of 2026-09-26 and the graded columns are PSA slab prices; the gem-rate sample falls back to CGC's population only when PSA has fewer than ten copies. A CGC or Beckett submission has its own fee and resale price.