Best Jirachi Cards to Grade
The Jirachi 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: Jirachi ex (Crystal Guardians) at an expected +$1,709.
Ranked by expected profit 19
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$1,709 per submission: 8.2% of 1,001 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,200), and a PSA 9 ($2,538) still clears the $1,415 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $234 | $2,538 | $16,200 | $1,181 | +$14,785 | 8.2% | +$1,709 | 1,001 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,290 per submission: 10.1% of 749 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,525), and a PSA 9 ($1,333) still clears the $1,275 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $151 | $1,333 | $10,525 | $1,124 | +$9,250 | 10.1% | +$1,290 | 749 high |
| 3 | Expected +$973 per submission: 4.8% of 273 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($19,520), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $1,244 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $500 | $19,520 | $1,214 | +$18,276 | 4.8% | +$973 | 273 high |
| 4 | Expected +$849 per submission: 5.5% of 1,303 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,000), and a PSA 9 ($870) still clears the $1,465 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $296 | $870 | $15,000 | $1,169 | +$13,535 | 5.5% | +$849 | 1,303 high |
| 5 | Expected +$711 per submission: 6.2% of 370 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($13,100), and a PSA 9 ($600) still clears the $1,400 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $250 | $600 | $13,100 | $1,150 | +$11,700 | 6.2% | +$711 | 370 high |
| 6 | Expected +$627 per submission: 8.9% of 180 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,600), and a PSA 9 ($1,175) still clears the $427 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $1,175 | $4,600 | $415 | +$4,173 | 8.9% | +$627 | 180 high |
| 7 | Expected +$593 per submission: 8.7% of 932 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,425), and a PSA 9 ($485) still clears the $718 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $485 | $6,425 | $683 | +$5,707 | 8.7% | +$593 | 932 high |
| 8 | Expected +$413 per submission: 6.6% of 182 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,880), and a PSA 9 ($420) still clears the $715 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $37 | $420 | $5,880 | $678 | +$5,165 | 6.6% | +$413 | 182 high |
| 9 | Expected +$341 per submission: 16.8% of 376 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,100), and a PSA 9 ($215) still clears the $256 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $215 | $2,100 | $240 | +$1,844 | 16.8% | +$341 | 376 high |
| 10 | Expected +$308 per submission: 15.5% of 181 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,400), and a PSA 9 ($96) still clears the $253 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $96 | $2,400 | $243 | +$2,147 | 15.5% | +$308 | 181 high |
| 11 | Expected +$203 per submission: 2.8% of 1,067 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,500), and a PSA 9 ($379) still clears the $765 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $71 | $379 | $7,500 | $694 | +$6,735 | 2.8% | +$203 | 1,067 high |
| 12 | Expected +$188 per submission: 3.3% of 842 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,000), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $698 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $250 | $6,000 | $679 | +$5,302 | 3.3% | +$188 | 842 high |
| 13 | Expected +$73 per submission: 58.6% of 741 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($270), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $47 | $270 | $83 | +$167 | 58.6% | +$73 | 741 high |
| 14 | Expected +$71 per submission: 32.9% of 6,043 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($450), and only a PSA 10 covers the $116 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $32 | $60 | $450 | $84 | +$334 | 32.9% | +$71 | 6,043 high |
| 15 | Expected +$57 per submission: 0% of 85 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($17,100), and a PSA 9 ($1,077) still clears the $1,314 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $124 | $1,077 | $17,100 | $1,190 | +$15,786 | 0% | +$57 | 85 medium |
| 16 | Expected +$6 per submission: 16.1% of 1,496 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($475), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $37 | $475 | $85 | +$375 | 16.1% | +$6 | 1,496 high |
| 17 | Expected +$3 per submission: 24.4% of 201 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($311), and only a PSA 10 covers the $98 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $43 | $311 | $83 | +$213 | 24.4% | +$3 | 201 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$55 per submission: 0% of 15 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($133), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $6 | $66 | $133 | $81 | +$45 | 0% | −$55 | 15 low |
| 19 | Expected loss −$58 per submission: 0% of 68 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,000), and a PSA 9 ($184) still clears the $446 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $27 | $184 | $5,000 | $419 | +$4,554 | 0% | −$58 | 68 medium |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $33 | — | $2,750 | $397 | +$2,321 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 21 | $72 | — | $423 | $84 | +$267 | — | — | 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 Jirachi ranking
Every Jirachi card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 21 Jirachi printings pass. 19 of them (90%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 17 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 Jirachi ex from Crystal Guardians, gems 8.2% of the time across 1,001 graded copies: +$1,709 is what a long run of submissions would average, $14,785 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Jirachi cards is 8.2%. Roughly one submitted copy in 12 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 19 ranked cards, 14 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 5 need a 10 to break even and 2 lose money on expectation. 16 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
2 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Jirachi from Nintendo Black Star Promos at +$2,321.
Before you submit a Jirachi 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 Jirachi card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.