Best Latios Cards to Grade
The Latios 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: Latias & Latios-GX (Team Up) at an expected +$4,178.
Ranked by expected profit 23
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$4,178 per submission: 40.1% of 6,132 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($14,400), and a PSA 9 ($4,980) still clears the $4,313 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $3,150 | $4,980 | $14,400 | $1,163 | +$10,087 | 40.1% | +$4,178 | 6,132 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,449 per submission: 3.6% of 2,161 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($32,100), and a PSA 9 ($2,400) still clears the $2,739 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $399 | $2,400 | $32,100 | $2,340 | +$29,361 | 3.6% | +$1,449 | 2,161 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,126 per submission: 4.8% of 966 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,600), and a PSA 9 ($3,450) still clears the $969 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $254 | $3,450 | $9,600 | $715 | +$8,631 | 4.8% | +$1,126 | 966 high |
| 4 | Expected +$840 per submission: 10.3% of 839 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,000), and a PSA 9 ($783) still clears the $798 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $109 | $783 | $7,000 | $689 | +$6,202 | 10.3% | +$840 | 839 high |
| 5 | Expected +$450 per submission: 1% of 96 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($26,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,260) still clears the $2,495 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $216 | $1,260 | $26,000 | $2,279 | +$23,505 | 1% | +$450 | 96 medium |
| 6 | Expected +$337 per submission: 12% of 485 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,380), and a PSA 9 ($173) still clears the $419 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $173 | $3,380 | $403 | +$2,962 | 12% | +$337 | 485 high |
| 7 | Expected +$333 per submission: 6.8% of 606 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,815), and a PSA 9 ($369) still clears the $517 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $100 | $369 | $4,815 | $417 | +$4,298 | 6.8% | +$333 | 606 high |
| 8 | Expected +$278 per submission: 2.9% of 454 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,500), and a PSA 9 ($861) still clears the $424 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $861 | $4,500 | $414 | +$4,076 | 2.9% | +$278 | 454 high |
| 9 | Expected +$272 per submission: 56.6% of 1,693 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($680), and a PSA 9 ($230) still clears the $196 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $109 | $230 | $680 | $87 | +$484 | 56.6% | +$272 | 1,693 high |
| 10 | Expected +$255 per submission: 3.7% of 1,068 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,500), and a PSA 9 ($290) still clears the $737 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $43 | $290 | $7,500 | $694 | +$6,763 | 3.7% | +$255 | 1,068 high |
| 11 | Expected +$252 per submission: 10.3% of 145 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,240), and only a PSA 10 covers the $420 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $90 | $3,240 | $401 | +$2,819 | 10.3% | +$252 | 145 high |
| 12 | Expected +$252 per submission: 39.3% of 3,564 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($850), and only a PSA 10 covers the $157 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $69 | $133 | $850 | $88 | +$693 | 39.3% | +$252 | 3,564 high |
| 13 | Expected +$243 per submission: 40.9% of 1,759 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($915), and only a PSA 10 covers the $244 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $155 | $216 | $915 | $89 | +$671 | 40.9% | +$243 | 1,759 high |
| 14 | Expected +$141 per submission: 2.7% of 1,189 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,000), and a PSA 9 ($600) still clears the $789 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $100 | $600 | $7,000 | $689 | +$6,211 | 2.7% | +$141 | 1,189 high |
| 15 | Expected +$125 per submission: 44.6% of 780 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($495), and only a PSA 10 covers the $130 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $60 | $495 | $85 | +$365 | 44.6% | +$125 | 780 high |
| 16 | Expected +$118 per submission: 10.4% of 425 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,300), and a PSA 9 ($150) still clears the $127 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $150 | $1,300 | $113 | +$1,173 | 10.4% | +$118 | 425 high |
| 17 | Expected +$49 per submission: 40.1% of 745 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($341), and only a PSA 10 covers the $110 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $27 | $37 | $341 | $83 | +$231 | 40.1% | +$49 | 745 high |
| 18 | Expected +$27 per submission: 6.5% of 199 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($249), and a PSA 9 ($182) still clears the $100 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $182 | $249 | $82 | +$148 | 6.5% | +$27 | 199 high |
| 19 | Expected +$16 per submission: 5% of 868 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and a PSA 9 ($110) still clears the $135 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $110 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,365 | 5% | +$16 | 868 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$7 per submission: 8.9% of 112 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($160), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $64 | $160 | $82 | +$61 | 8.9% | −$7 | 112 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 28.1% of 26,141 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($240), and only a PSA 10 covers the $116 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $43 | $240 | $82 | +$124 | 28.1% | −$19 | 26,141 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$29 per submission: 24.4% of 234 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $30 | $200 | $82 | +$104 | 24.4% | −$29 | 234 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$61 per submission: 5.6% of 18 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($117), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $5 | $40 | $117 | $81 | +$31 | 5.6% | −$61 | 18 low |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | $18 | — | $3,500 | $404 | +$3,078 | — | — | 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 Latios ranking
Every Latios card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 24 Latios printings pass. 23 of them (96%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 19 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 Latias & Latios-GX from Team Up, gems 40.1% of the time across 6,132 graded copies: +$4,178 is what a long run of submissions would average, $10,087 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Latios cards is 10.3%. Roughly one submitted copy in 10 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 23 ranked cards, 14 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 9 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 21 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
1 card sits below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies.
Before you submit a Latios 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 Latios card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.