Best Heatran Cards to Grade

The Heatran 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: Heatran LV.X (Stormfront) at an expected +$1,326.

Worth grading8

With a gem-rate sample8100%

Positive expected value4

Median gem rate5.5%

PSA fees as of2026-09-26

Ranked by expected profit 8

Heatran cards worth grading, ranked by expected grading profit
#	Card	Raw	PSA 9	PSA 10	Cost	Best case	Gem rate	Expected	Sample
1	Heatran LV.XStormfront #97 · Classic (2004–2010) Expected +$1,326 per submission: 5.2% of 386 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,200), and a PSA 9 ($2,000) still clears the $1,236 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample.	$55	$2,000	$16,200	$1,181	+$14,964	5.2%	+$1,326	386 high
2	HeatranPokémon Rumble #4 · Classic (2004–2010) Expected +$271 per submission: 1.5% of 391 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,550), and a PSA 9 ($1,362) still clears the $485 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample.	$90	$1,362	$2,550	$395	+$2,066	1.5%	+$271	391 high
3	Heatran-EXPlasma Freeze #109 · Modern (2011–2019) Expected +$122 per submission: 3.6% of 475 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($735), and a PSA 9 ($666) still clears the $230 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample.	$143	$666	$735	$87	+$504	3.6%	+$122	475 high
4	Heatran-GXUnified Minds #216 · Modern (2011–2019) Expected +$60 per submission: 35.1% of 205 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$5	$10	$400	$84	+$311	35.1%	+$60	205 high
5	Heatran-GXUnified Minds #238 · Modern (2011–2019) Expected loss −$20 per submission: 49.5% of 277 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$13	$27	$125	$81	+$31	49.5%	−$20	277 high
6	Heatran LV.XDP Black Star Promos #DP31 · Classic (2004–2010) Expected loss −$21 per submission: 0% of 294 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($451), and a PSA 9 ($303) still clears the $133 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample.	$48	$303	$451	$85	+$318	0%	−$21	294 high
7	HeatranLegends Awakened #6 · Classic (2004–2010) Expected loss −$32 per submission: 5.5% of 91 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and a PSA 9 ($100) still clears the $89 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample.	$8	$100	$100	$81	+$11	5.5%	−$32	91 medium
8	Heatran-EXPlasma Freeze #13 · Modern (2011–2019) Expected loss −$74 per submission: 10.3% of 58 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($126), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample.	$26	$40	$126	$81	+$18	10.3%	−$74	58 medium

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.

PSA population 27

Every Heatran card with a PSA population reading, ranked five ways. A historical PSA 10 rate is the share of graded copies that came back a 10 — how hard a 10 has been to earn, not the chance your copy earns one — and it is only quoted on cards with at least 20 graded copies; the PSA 10 tables use the same floor. PSA counts as of 16 Oct 2026. How population is measured.

Most graded 27

The most-submitted cards, by total PSA graded.

Heatran cards by total PSA graded
#	Card	Graded	PSA 10s
1	Radiant Heatran Astral Radiance #27	926	551
2	Heatran-EX Plasma Freeze #109	475	17
3	Heatran Pokémon Rumble #4	391	6
4	Heatran LV.X Stormfront #97	386	20
5	Heatran LV.X DP Black Star Promos #DP31	294	0
6	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #238	277	137
7	Heatran VMAX Astral Radiance #191	223	158
8	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #216	205	72
9	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #25	174	95
10	Heatran VMAX Astral Radiance #26	124	81

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Heatran cards by total PSA graded
#	Card	Graded	PSA 10s
11	Heatran V Astral Radiance #165	119	68
12	Heatran V Astral Radiance #25	118	45
13	Heatran Arceus #3	96	3
14	Heatran Legends Awakened #6	91	5
15	Heatran SM Black Star Promos #SM96	68	9
16	Heatran Darkness Ablaze #25	67	41
17	Heatran-EX Plasma Freeze #13	58	6
18	Heatran POP Series 8 #1	41	0
19	Heatran Twilight Masquerade #123	40	19
20	Heatran Ultra Prism #88	18	10
21	Heatran Celestial Storm #98	15	7
22	Heatran Phantom Forces #63	15	2
23	Heatran Forbidden Light #13	8	5
24	Heatran Legends Awakened #30	7	0
25	Heatran Brilliant Stars #100	4	2

Fewest PSA 10s 19

The smallest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.

Heatran cards with the fewest PSA 10s
#	Card	PSA 10s	Graded
1	Heatran LV.X DP Black Star Promos #DP31	0	294
2	Heatran POP Series 8 #1	0	41
3	Heatran Arceus #3	3	96
4	Heatran Legends Awakened #6	5	91
5	Heatran Pokémon Rumble #4	6	391
6	Heatran-EX Plasma Freeze #13	6	58
7	Heatran SM Black Star Promos #SM96	9	68
8	Heatran-EX Plasma Freeze #109	17	475
9	Heatran Twilight Masquerade #123	19	40
10	Heatran LV.X Stormfront #97	20	386

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Heatran cards with the fewest PSA 10s
#	Card	PSA 10s	Graded
11	Heatran Darkness Ablaze #25	41	67
12	Heatran V Astral Radiance #25	45	118
13	Heatran V Astral Radiance #165	68	119
14	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #216	72	205
15	Heatran VMAX Astral Radiance #26	81	124
16	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #25	95	174
17	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #238	137	277
18	Heatran VMAX Astral Radiance #191	158	223
19	Radiant Heatran Astral Radiance #27	551	926

Most PSA 10s 19

The largest PSA 10 populations among cards with at least 20 graded.

Heatran cards with the most PSA 10s
#	Card	PSA 10s	Graded
1	Radiant Heatran Astral Radiance #27	551	926
2	Heatran VMAX Astral Radiance #191	158	223
3	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #238	137	277
4	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #25	95	174
5	Heatran VMAX Astral Radiance #26	81	124
6	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #216	72	205
7	Heatran V Astral Radiance #165	68	119
8	Heatran V Astral Radiance #25	45	118
9	Heatran Darkness Ablaze #25	41	67
10	Heatran LV.X Stormfront #97	20	386

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Heatran cards with the most PSA 10s
#	Card	PSA 10s	Graded
11	Heatran Twilight Masquerade #123	19	40
12	Heatran-EX Plasma Freeze #109	17	475
13	Heatran SM Black Star Promos #SM96	9	68
14	Heatran-EX Plasma Freeze #13	6	58
15	Heatran Pokémon Rumble #4	6	391
16	Heatran Legends Awakened #6	5	91
17	Heatran Arceus #3	3	96
18	Heatran POP Series 8 #1	0	41
19	Heatran LV.X DP Black Star Promos #DP31	0	294

Hardest to gem 19

The lowest historical PSA 10 rates among cards with at least 20 graded.

Heatran cards with the lowest historical PSA 10 rate
#	Card	Historical PSA 10 rate	Graded
1	Heatran LV.X DP Black Star Promos #DP31	0%	294
2	Heatran POP Series 8 #1	0%	41
3	Heatran Pokémon Rumble #4	1.5%	391
4	Heatran Arceus #3	3.1%	96
5	Heatran-EX Plasma Freeze #109	3.6%	475
6	Heatran LV.X Stormfront #97	5.2%	386
7	Heatran Legends Awakened #6	5.5%	91
8	Heatran-EX Plasma Freeze #13	10%	58
9	Heatran SM Black Star Promos #SM96	13%	68
10	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #216	35%	205

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Heatran cards with the lowest historical PSA 10 rate
#	Card	Historical PSA 10 rate	Graded
11	Heatran V Astral Radiance #25	38%	118
12	Heatran Twilight Masquerade #123	48%	40
13	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #238	49%	277
14	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #25	55%	174
15	Heatran V Astral Radiance #165	57%	119
16	Radiant Heatran Astral Radiance #27	60%	926
17	Heatran Darkness Ablaze #25	61%	67
18	Heatran VMAX Astral Radiance #26	65%	124
19	Heatran VMAX Astral Radiance #191	71%	223

Fastest growing 16

The most copies newly PSA graded over 30 days, between our readings of 24 Aug 2026 and 28 Sept 2026 — weekly readings, never interpolated between.

Heatran cards by PSA copies graded over 30 days
#	Card	New graded	PSA 10s change
1	Heatran Pokémon Rumble #4	+21	0
2	Heatran-EX Plasma Freeze #109	+9	0
3	Heatran LV.X DP Black Star Promos #DP31	+8	0
4	Radiant Heatran Astral Radiance #27	+6	+4
5	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #216	+6	0
6	Heatran LV.X Stormfront #97	+4	0
7	Heatran V Astral Radiance #165	+4	+3
8	Heatran VMAX Astral Radiance #26	+3	+2
9	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #238	+2	0
10	Heatran-GX Unified Minds #25	+2	+1

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Heatran cards by PSA copies graded over 30 days
#	Card	New graded
11	Heatran Arceus #3	+2
12	Heatran Legends Awakened #6	+2
13	Heatran POP Series 8 #1	+2
14	Heatran V Astral Radiance #25	+1
15	Heatran SM Black Star Promos #SM96	+1
16	Heatran Phantom Forces #63	+1

How to read the Heatran ranking

Every Heatran card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 8 Heatran printings pass. 8 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 4 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 Heatran LV.X from Stormfront, gems 5.2% of the time across 386 graded copies: +$1,326 is what a long run of submissions would average, $14,964 is what one lucky copy returns.

The median gem rate across the sampled Heatran cards is 5.5%. Roughly one submitted copy in 18 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 8 ranked cards, 5 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 3 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 6 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.

Before you submit a Heatran 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 Heatran card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.

Heatran grading questions

Which Heatran card is the best to grade?

On current numbers the Heatran LV.X (Stormfront #97): 5.2% of 386 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $1,326 per submission after the $1,181 grading cost, against a best case of $14,964 if it gems.

How many Heatran cards are worth grading?

4 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 8 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. 8 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee.

What gem rate do Heatran cards get at PSA?

The median across the 8 sampled Heatran cards is 5.5%, so about one in 18 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Heatran-GX (Unified Minds #238) at 49.5% of 277.

Does the Heatran 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.

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