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Best Ho Oh Cards to Grade

The Ho Oh cards where grading pays off most — ranked by net profit from raw to PSA 10 after real grading costs, with each card's estimated gem rate and risk-adjusted return. Top pick: Ho-Oh ex (Unseen Forces) at +$24,191 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#CardRawPSA 10CostNet (best)Risk-adj.
1Ho-Oh exHo-Oh exUnseen Forces #104$139$25,000$670+$24,191—
2Ho-ohHo-ohSkyridge #149 · 8.3% gem rate$1,600$20,883$629+$18,654+$2,093
3Ho-OhHo-OhCall of Legends #SL5 · 3.1% gem rate$320$9,750$518+$8,913+$110
4Ho-OhHo-OhCall of Legends #9$14$8,500$505+$7,981—
5Ho-Oh LEGENDHo-Oh LEGENDHeartGold & SoulSilver #111 · 3.2% gem rate$90$5,600$476+$5,034−$215
6Ho-Oh exHo-Oh exPOP Series 3 #17$72$2,242$127+$2,042—
7Ho-ohHo-ohNeo Revelation #7 · 1.4% gem rate$270$1,863$124+$1,469−$52
8Ho-Oh-EXHo-Oh-EXBREAKpoint #121 · 26% gem rate$44$930$89+$797+$175
9Ho-Oh-EXHo-Oh-EXDragons Exalted #119 · 1% gem rate$96$782$88+$599−$68
10Shining Ho-OhShining Ho-OhSM Black Star Promos #SM70$29$538$85+$424—
11Ho-Oh-GXHo-Oh-GXSM Black Star Promos #SM80$18$527$85+$424—
12Ho-Oh-GXHo-Oh-GXBurning Shadows #131 · 17.3% gem rate$19$515$85+$410+$12
13Ho-Oh LEGENDHo-Oh LEGENDHeartGold & SoulSilver #112 · 3.1% gem rate$132$550$85+$333−$20
14Ho-ohHo-ohWizards Black Star Promos #52$45$450$74+$331—
15Ho-OhHo-OhSecret Wonders #10 · 2.2% gem rate$44$443$74+$325+$27
16Ho-ohHo-ohNeo Revelation #18 · 17.9% gem rate$25$375$74+$276+$2
17Ho-OhHo-OhXY Black Star Promos #XY153 · 4.8% gem rate$12$300$73+$215−$28
18Ethan's Ho-Oh exEthan's Ho-Oh exDestined Rivals #230 · 57.7% gem rate$156$415$74+$185+$85
19Ho-Oh-EXHo-Oh-EXDragons Exalted #22 · 3.6% gem rate$6$250$72+$171−$60
20Ho-Oh-GXHo-Oh-GXSM Black Star Promos #SM57$10$229$72+$147—
21Ho-Oh BREAKHo-Oh BREAKXY Black Star Promos #XY154$22$218$72+$124—
22Ho-Oh-GXHo-Oh-GXBurning Shadows #21 · 28.8% gem rate$6$180$72+$103−$14
23Ho-OhHo-OhUnseen Forces #27 · 9.3% gem rate$9$160$72+$80−$42
24Ho-Oh-GXHo-Oh-GXHidden Fates Shiny Vault #SV50 · 61.5% gem rate$39$135$71+$24−$12
25Ho-Oh-EXHo-Oh-EXBREAKpoint #92 · 7.6% gem rate$6$100$71+$23−$46
26Ho-Oh VHo-Oh VSilver Tempest #187 · 59.7% gem rate$8$85$71+$6−$18

Net (best) = PSA 10 value − raw value − grading cost (PSA fees as of 2026-06-28). Risk-adjusted weights every grade by its estimated likelihood from PSA population (cumulative and biased toward nicer copies — a guide, not a guarantee).

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