Best Kyogre Cards to Grade
The Kyogre 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: Kyogre (XY Black Star Promos) at an expected +$8,326.
Ranked by expected profit 18
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$8,326 per submission: 9.1% of 11 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($96,000), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $4,029 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $50 | $500 | $96,000 | $3,979 | +$91,971 | 9.1% | +$8,326 | 11 low |
| 2 | Expected +$8,300 per submission: 4.5% of 1,613 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($156,000), and a PSA 9 ($15,600) still clears the $9,778 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $3,199 | $15,600 | $156,000 | $6,579 | +$146,222 | 4.5% | +$8,300 | 1,613 high |
| 3 | Expected +$7,689 per submission: 2.8% of 864 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($174,000), and a PSA 9 ($14,000) still clears the $7,179 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $420 | $14,000 | $174,000 | $6,759 | +$166,821 | 2.8% | +$7,689 | 864 high |
| 4 | Expected +$2,565 per submission: 15.6% of 884 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,225) still clears the $1,372 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $193 | $1,225 | $16,000 | $1,179 | +$14,628 | 15.6% | +$2,565 | 884 high |
| 5 | Expected +$1,954 per submission: 4.7% of 319 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($18,910), and a PSA 9 ($3,700) still clears the $1,248 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $3,700 | $18,910 | $1,208 | +$17,662 | 4.7% | +$1,954 | 319 high |
| 6 | Expected +$1,868 per submission: 7.1% of 1,006 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,800), and a PSA 9 ($3,500) still clears the $1,347 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $160 | $3,500 | $16,800 | $1,187 | +$15,453 | 7.1% | +$1,868 | 1,006 high |
| 7 | Expected +$1,304 per submission: 7.1% of 439 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,850), and a PSA 9 ($1,000) still clears the $1,263 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $85 | $1,000 | $15,850 | $1,178 | +$14,588 | 7.1% | +$1,304 | 439 high |
| 8 | Expected +$714 per submission: 16.3% of 3,093 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,100), and a PSA 9 ($630) still clears the $945 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $275 | $630 | $5,100 | $670 | +$4,155 | 16.3% | +$714 | 3,093 high |
| 9 | Expected +$646 per submission: 7% of 444 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,200), and a PSA 9 ($675) still clears the $694 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $13 | $675 | $6,200 | $681 | +$5,506 | 7% | +$646 | 444 high |
| 10 | Expected +$555 per submission: 1.5% of 942 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($11,950), and a PSA 9 ($3,435) still clears the $1,249 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $110 | $3,435 | $11,950 | $1,139 | +$10,702 | 1.5% | +$555 | 942 high |
| 11 | Expected +$356 per submission: 2.3% of 784 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,500), and a PSA 9 ($1,530) still clears the $593 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $189 | $1,530 | $3,500 | $404 | +$2,907 | 2.3% | +$356 | 784 high |
| 12 | Expected +$298 per submission: 11.2% of 392 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,250), and a PSA 9 ($96) still clears the $414 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $96 | $3,250 | $402 | +$2,836 | 11.2% | +$298 | 392 high |
| 13 | Expected +$132 per submission: 1% of 1,137 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,713), and a PSA 9 ($1,303) still clears the $550 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $154 | $1,303 | $2,713 | $396 | +$2,163 | 1% | +$132 | 1,137 high |
| 14 | Expected +$98 per submission: 7.9% of 114 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($946), and a PSA 9 ($245) still clears the $124 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $245 | $946 | $89 | +$822 | 7.9% | +$98 | 114 high |
| 15 | Expected +$66 per submission: 41.8% of 91 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($300), and only a PSA 10 covers the $97 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $14 | $90 | $300 | $83 | +$203 | 41.8% | +$66 | 91 medium |
| 16 | Expected +$40 per submission: 7% of 114 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($560), and a PSA 9 ($320) still clears the $140 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $54 | $320 | $560 | $86 | +$420 | 7% | +$40 | 114 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$26 per submission: 1.7% of 238 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,680), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $276 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $200 | $1,680 | $236 | +$1,404 | 1.7% | −$26 | 238 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$46 per submission: 8.3% of 12 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($133), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $8 | $53 | $133 | $81 | +$44 | 8.3% | −$46 | 12 low |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | $141 | — | $55,000 | $3,569 | +$51,290 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 20 | $41 | — | $653 | $87 | +$525 | — | — | 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 Kyogre ranking
Every Kyogre card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 20 Kyogre printings pass. 18 of them (90%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 16 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 Kyogre from XY Black Star Promos, gems 9.1% of the time across 11 graded copies: +$8,326 is what a long run of submissions would average, $91,971 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Kyogre cards is 7.1%. Roughly one submitted copy in 14 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 18 ranked cards, 16 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 2 need a 10 to break even and 2 lose money on expectation. 15 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 Kyogre ex from Nintendo Black Star Promos at +$525.
Before you submit a Kyogre 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 Kyogre card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.