Best Lucario Cards to Grade
The Lucario 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: Lucario LV.X (Mysterious Treasures) at an expected +$2,681.
Ranked by expected profit 29
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$2,681 per submission: 4.4% of 755 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($50,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,200) still clears the $2,719 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $200 | $3,200 | $50,000 | $2,519 | +$47,281 | 4.4% | +$2,681 | 755 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,475 per submission: 2.7% of 262 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($38,000), and a PSA 9 ($3,500) still clears the $2,447 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $48 | $3,500 | $38,000 | $2,399 | +$35,553 | 2.7% | +$1,475 | 262 high |
| 3 | Expected +$868 per submission: 4.1% of 410 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,750) still clears the $1,019 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $320 | $2,750 | $8,000 | $699 | +$6,981 | 4.1% | +$868 | 410 high |
| 4 | Expected +$392 per submission: 0% of 665 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,441), and a PSA 9 ($5,350) still clears the $768 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $95 | $5,350 | $5,441 | $673 | +$4,673 | 0% | +$392 | 665 high |
| 5 | Expected +$287 per submission: 11.6% of 533 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($128) still clears the $408 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $128 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,592 | 11.6% | +$287 | 533 high |
| 6 | Expected +$235 per submission: 1.8% of 984 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,581) still clears the $484 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $85 | $1,581 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,516 | 1.8% | +$235 | 984 high |
| 7 | Expected +$218 per submission: 43.8% of 381 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($730), and only a PSA 10 covers the $127 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $53 | $730 | $87 | +$603 | 43.8% | +$218 | 381 high |
| 8 | Expected +$167 per submission: 0% of 14 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($634), and a PSA 9 ($528) still clears the $104 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $18 | $528 | $634 | $86 | +$530 | 0% | +$167 | 14 low |
| 9 | Expected +$153 per submission: 6.7% of 765 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,741), and a PSA 9 ($299) still clears the $468 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $72 | $299 | $2,741 | $396 | +$2,273 | 6.7% | +$153 | 765 high |
| 10 | Expected +$110 per submission: 2.5% of 160 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,441), and a PSA 9 ($484) still clears the $273 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $484 | $2,441 | $243 | +$2,168 | 2.5% | +$110 | 160 high |
| 11 | Expected +$102 per submission: 9.7% of 689 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,900), and only a PSA 10 covers the $272 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $104 | $1,900 | $238 | +$1,628 | 9.7% | +$102 | 689 high |
| 12 | Expected +$102 per submission: 17.7% of 558 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($985), and only a PSA 10 covers the $140 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $106 | $985 | $90 | +$845 | 17.7% | +$102 | 558 high |
| 13 | Expected +$102 per submission: 55.5% of 847 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($425), and only a PSA 10 covers the $170 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $86 | $88 | $425 | $84 | +$255 | 55.5% | +$102 | 847 high |
| 14 | Expected +$94 per submission: 59.1% of 6,724 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($319), and only a PSA 10 covers the $133 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $105 | $319 | $83 | +$186 | 59.1% | +$94 | 6,724 high |
| 15 | Expected +$77 per submission: 39.5% of 711 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $222 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $136 | $123 | $600 | $86 | +$378 | 39.5% | +$77 | 711 high |
| 16 | Expected +$48 per submission: 2.8% of 36 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,000), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $419 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $20 | $200 | $3,000 | $399 | +$2,581 | 2.8% | +$48 | 36 medium |
| 17 | Expected +$45 per submission: 50.2% of 638 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($254), and only a PSA 10 covers the $108 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $50 | $254 | $83 | +$146 | 50.2% | +$45 | 638 high |
| 18 | Expected +$42 per submission: 45.9% of 333 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($246), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $34 | $246 | $82 | +$157 | 45.9% | +$42 | 333 high |
| 19 | Expected +$23 per submission: 64.1% of 16,540 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($360), and only a PSA 10 covers the $269 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $185 | $168 | $360 | $84 | +$91 | 64.1% | +$23 | 16,540 high |
| 20 | Expected +$16 per submission: 53% of 1,015 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($222), and only a PSA 10 covers the $127 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $58 | $222 | $82 | +$95 | 53% | +$16 | 1,015 high |
| 21 | Expected +$2 per submission: 50.9% of 2,625 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($192), and only a PSA 10 covers the $117 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $46 | $192 | $82 | +$75 | 50.9% | +$2 | 2,625 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$1 per submission: 28.3% of 8,807 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($645), and only a PSA 10 covers the $326 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $240 | $198 | $645 | $86 | +$319 | 28.3% | −$1 | 8,807 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$6 per submission: 57.8% of 40,870 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $28 | $125 | $81 | +$35 | 57.8% | −$6 | 40,870 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$8 per submission: 58.4% of 7,632 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($192), and only a PSA 10 covers the $150 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $68 | $71 | $192 | $82 | +$42 | 58.4% | −$8 | 7,632 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$11 per submission: 2.3% of 43 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,561), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $278 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $43 | $250 | $1,561 | $235 | +$1,283 | 2.3% | −$11 | 43 medium |
| 26 | Expected loss −$23 per submission: 66.3% of 3,313 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($102), and only a PSA 10 covers the $101 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $32 | $102 | $81 | +$1 | 66.3% | −$23 | 3,313 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 4.1% of 73 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($753), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $14 | $60 | $753 | $88 | +$651 | 4.1% | −$38 | 73 medium |
| 28 | Expected loss −$39 per submission: 0% of 13 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($115), and a PSA 9 ($106) still clears the $90 you have in it. Confidence low on that sample. | $9 | $106 | $115 | $81 | +$25 | 0% | −$39 | 13 low |
| 29 | Expected loss −$42 per submission: 4.3% of 93 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($129), and only a PSA 10 covers the $119 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $38 | $85 | $129 | $81 | +$10 | 4.3% | −$42 | 93 medium |
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 Lucario ranking
Every Lucario card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 29 Lucario printings pass. 29 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 Lucario LV.X from Mysterious Treasures, gems 4.4% of the time across 755 graded copies: +$2,681 is what a long run of submissions would average, $47,281 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Lucario cards is 11.6%. Roughly one submitted copy in 9 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 29 ranked cards, 12 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 17 need a 10 to break even and 8 lose money on expectation. 23 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Lucario 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 Lucario card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.