Best Jolteon Cards to Grade
The Jolteon 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: Jolteon ☆ (Power Keepers) at an expected +$2,585.
Ranked by expected profit 25
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$2,585 per submission: 3.4% of 2,696 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($48,920), and a PSA 9 ($8,700) still clears the $4,365 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,857 | $8,700 | $48,920 | $2,508 | +$44,555 | 3.4% | +$2,585 | 2,696 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,921 per submission: 4.9% of 958 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($35,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,778) still clears the $2,572 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $203 | $1,778 | $35,000 | $2,369 | +$32,428 | 4.9% | +$1,921 | 958 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,796 per submission: 21.6% of 788 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,131), and a PSA 9 ($1,556) still clears the $1,046 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $356 | $1,556 | $7,131 | $690 | +$6,084 | 21.6% | +$1,796 | 788 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,009 per submission: 5.5% of 650 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,200), and a PSA 9 ($745) still clears the $1,340 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $159 | $745 | $16,200 | $1,181 | +$14,860 | 5.5% | +$1,009 | 650 high |
| 5 | Expected +$505 per submission: 17.7% of 525 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,999), and a PSA 9 ($299) still clears the $449 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $299 | $2,999 | $399 | +$2,550 | 17.7% | +$505 | 525 high |
| 6 | Expected +$462 per submission: 2.6% of 853 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($19,200), and a PSA 9 ($275) still clears the $1,271 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $275 | $19,200 | $1,211 | +$17,929 | 2.6% | +$462 | 853 high |
| 7 | Expected +$304 per submission: 12.2% of 847 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($600) still clears the $419 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $175 | $600 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,081 | 12.2% | +$304 | 847 high |
| 8 | Expected +$195 per submission: 41% of 415 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($710), and only a PSA 10 covers the $151 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $64 | $118 | $710 | $87 | +$559 | 41% | +$195 | 415 high |
| 9 | Expected +$114 per submission: 10.3% of 726 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,225), and a PSA 9 ($320) still clears the $187 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $320 | $1,225 | $112 | +$1,038 | 10.3% | +$114 | 726 high |
| 10 | Expected +$85 per submission: 13.5% of 9,776 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,230), and only a PSA 10 covers the $187 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $106 | $1,230 | $112 | +$1,042 | 13.5% | +$85 | 9,776 high |
| 11 | Expected +$76 per submission: 1.2% of 1,050 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,537), and a PSA 9 ($660) still clears the $304 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $660 | $1,537 | $234 | +$1,233 | 1.2% | +$76 | 1,050 high |
| 12 | Expected +$74 per submission: 16.8% of 961 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($765), and only a PSA 10 covers the $113 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $95 | $765 | $88 | +$652 | 16.8% | +$74 | 961 high |
| 13 | Expected +$28 per submission: 28.6% of 9,862 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($630), and only a PSA 10 covers the $266 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $180 | $156 | $630 | $86 | +$364 | 28.6% | +$28 | 9,862 high |
| 14 | Expected +$16 per submission: 22.9% of 5,349 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($400), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $35 | $400 | $84 | +$298 | 22.9% | +$16 | 5,349 high |
| 15 | Expected +$1 per submission: 50.2% of 1,278 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($179), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $21 | $30 | $179 | $82 | +$76 | 50.2% | +$1 | 1,278 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$11 per submission: 24.3% of 74 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($250), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $24 | $250 | $82 | +$162 | 24.3% | −$11 | 74 medium |
| 17 | Expected loss −$12 per submission: 12.1% of 232 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($411), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $60 | $411 | $84 | +$315 | 12.1% | −$12 | 232 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$16 per submission: 12.6% of 494 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($435), and only a PSA 10 covers the $108 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $65 | $435 | $84 | +$327 | 12.6% | −$16 | 494 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$17 per submission: 0.9% of 8,539 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,880), and a PSA 9 ($350) still clears the $478 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $350 | $2,880 | $398 | +$2,402 | 0.9% | −$17 | 8,539 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$23 per submission: 10.8% of 1,280 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($358), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $59 | $358 | $84 | +$259 | 10.8% | −$23 | 1,280 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$31 per submission: 5.7% of 1,017 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($420), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $80 | $420 | $84 | +$326 | 5.7% | −$31 | 1,017 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 17.1% of 76 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($156), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $6 | $31 | $156 | $82 | +$69 | 17.1% | −$37 | 76 medium |
| 23 | Expected loss −$42 per submission: 1.1% of 796 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($539), and a PSA 9 ($216) still clears the $135 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $216 | $539 | $85 | +$404 | 1.1% | −$42 | 796 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$44 per submission: 16.1% of 316 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($182), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $50 | $182 | $82 | +$81 | 16.1% | −$44 | 316 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$52 per submission: 13.2% of 38 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $13 | $42 | $120 | $81 | +$26 | 13.2% | −$52 | 38 medium |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | $74 | — | $810 | $88 | +$648 | — | — | 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 Jolteon ranking
Every Jolteon card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 26 Jolteon printings pass. 25 of them (96%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 15 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 Jolteon ☆ from Power Keepers, gems 3.4% of the time across 2,696 graded copies: +$2,585 is what a long run of submissions would average, $44,555 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Jolteon cards is 12.6%. Roughly one submitted copy in 8 came back PSA 10, and most rows here need that PSA 10 to cover raw price plus fee, so the gem rate decides whether a submission pays. Of the 25 ranked cards, 11 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 14 need a 10 to break even and 10 lose money on expectation. 22 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
1 card sits below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Jolteon VMAX from SWSH Black Star Promos at +$648.
Before you submit a Jolteon 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 Jolteon card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.