Best Houndoom Cards to Grade
The Houndoom 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: Houndoom (Aquapolis) at an expected +$5,319.
Ranked by expected profit 26
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$5,319 per submission: 4.6% of 1,284 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($84,000), and a PSA 9 ($11,200) still clears the $5,358 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,499 | $11,200 | $84,000 | $3,859 | +$78,642 | 4.6% | +$5,319 | 1,284 high |
| 2 | Expected +$2,474 per submission: 7.4% of 1,019 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,575) still clears the $3,368 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,049 | $2,575 | $30,000 | $2,319 | +$26,632 | 7.4% | +$2,474 | 1,019 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,390 per submission: 1.2% of 1,050 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($68,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,900) still clears the $3,966 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $267 | $2,900 | $68,000 | $3,699 | +$64,034 | 1.2% | +$1,390 | 1,050 high |
| 4 | Expected +$890 per submission: 4.2% of 577 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($14,575), and a PSA 9 ($1,800) still clears the $1,385 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $220 | $1,800 | $14,575 | $1,165 | +$13,190 | 4.2% | +$890 | 577 high |
| 5 | Expected +$635 per submission: 8.4% of 226 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,039), and a PSA 9 ($639) still clears the $726 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $47 | $639 | $6,039 | $679 | +$5,313 | 8.4% | +$635 | 226 high |
| 6 | Expected +$523 per submission: 33.1% of 124 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $311 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $72 | $150 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,689 | 33.1% | +$523 | 124 high |
| 7 | Expected +$383 per submission: 10.7% of 895 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,100), and a PSA 9 ($203) still clears the $449 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $39 | $203 | $4,100 | $410 | +$3,651 | 10.7% | +$383 | 895 high |
| 8 | Expected +$364 per submission: 8.9% of 550 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,250), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $516 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $104 | $300 | $4,250 | $412 | +$3,735 | 8.9% | +$364 | 550 high |
| 9 | Expected +$306 per submission: 3.9% of 1,205 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,000), and a PSA 9 ($702) still clears the $826 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $147 | $702 | $6,000 | $679 | +$5,174 | 3.9% | +$306 | 1,205 high |
| 10 | Expected +$285 per submission: 31.6% of 266 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,110), and a PSA 9 ($180) still clears the $188 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $77 | $180 | $1,110 | $111 | +$922 | 31.6% | +$285 | 266 high |
| 11 | Expected +$223 per submission: 4.9% of 225 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($450) still clears the $419 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $450 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,581 | 4.9% | +$223 | 225 high |
| 12 | Expected +$214 per submission: 9% of 300 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $312 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $68 | $300 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,188 | 9% | +$214 | 300 high |
| 13 | Expected +$200 per submission: 32.4% of 170 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($675), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $107 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $200 | $675 | $87 | +$569 | 32.4% | +$200 | 170 high |
| 14 | Expected +$137 per submission: 18.1% of 1,793 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,190), and only a PSA 10 covers the $167 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $55 | $120 | $1,190 | $112 | +$1,023 | 18.1% | +$137 | 1,793 high |
| 15 | Expected +$91 per submission: 39.6% of 308 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($410), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $184 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $100 | $250 | $410 | $84 | +$226 | 39.6% | +$91 | 308 high |
| 16 | Expected +$68 per submission: 5.2% of 153 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,825), and a PSA 9 ($159) still clears the $245 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $159 | $1,825 | $237 | +$1,580 | 5.2% | +$68 | 153 high |
| 17 | Expected +$34 per submission: 23.4% of 920 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($423), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $78 | $423 | $84 | +$318 | 23.4% | +$34 | 920 high |
| 18 | Expected +$21 per submission: 31.1% of 61 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($204), and a PSA 9 ($119) still clears the $92 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $10 | $119 | $204 | $82 | +$112 | 31.1% | +$21 | 61 medium |
| 19 | Expected +$19 per submission: 0.8% of 2,121 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,850), and a PSA 9 ($400) still clears the $509 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $91 | $400 | $4,850 | $418 | +$4,342 | 0.8% | +$19 | 2,121 high |
| 20 | Expected +$9 per submission: 0.4% of 2,697 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($14,688), and a PSA 9 ($1,609) still clears the $1,635 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $469 | $1,609 | $14,688 | $1,166 | +$13,053 | 0.4% | +$9 | 2,697 high |
| 21 | Expected +$7 per submission: 22.2% of 288 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $8 | $400 | $84 | +$310 | 22.2% | +$7 | 288 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$2 per submission: 14.6% of 213 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($432), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $50 | $432 | $84 | +$332 | 14.6% | −$2 | 213 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$12 per submission: 37.2% of 8,039 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($221), and only a PSA 10 covers the $128 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $46 | $54 | $221 | $82 | +$94 | 37.2% | −$12 | 8,039 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 58.3% of 2,580 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($130), and only a PSA 10 covers the $106 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $27 | $130 | $81 | +$24 | 58.3% | −$19 | 2,580 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$32 per submission: 29.2% of 10,718 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($142), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $25 | $142 | $81 | +$51 | 29.2% | −$32 | 10,718 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$63 per submission: 8.3% of 12 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($91), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $5 | $33 | $91 | $81 | +$4 | 8.3% | −$63 | 12 low |
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 Houndoom ranking
Every Houndoom card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 26 Houndoom printings pass. 26 of them (100%) 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 Houndoom from Aquapolis, gems 4.6% of the time across 1,284 graded copies: +$5,319 is what a long run of submissions would average, $78,642 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Houndoom cards is 10.7%. Roughly one submitted copy in 9 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 26 ranked cards, 17 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 9 need a 10 to break even and 5 lose money on expectation. 24 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Houndoom 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 Houndoom card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.