Best Palkia Cards to Grade

The Palkia cards where grading pays off most — ranked by net profit from raw to PSA 10 after real grading costs, with each card's estimated gem rate and risk-adjusted return. Top pick: Palkia G (Platinum) at +$15,609 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit

#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	Palkia GPlatinum #12	$9	$16,200	$582	+$15,609	—
2	Palkia G LV.XPlatinum #125	$27	$7,000	$490	+$6,483	—
3	PalkiaCall of Legends #SL8 · 2.8% gem rate	$295	$5,680	$477	+$4,908	−$46
4	PalkiaCall of Legends #19	$19	$5,040	$470	+$4,551	—
5	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GXCosmic Eclipse #221 · 36% gem rate	$560	$4,560	$241	+$3,759	+$1,238
6	Palkia & Dialga LEGENDHS—Triumphant #102 · 6.2% gem rate	$131	$3,850	$233	+$3,485	+$52
7	Palkia & Dialga LEGENDHS—Triumphant #101 · 10.7% gem rate	$132	$3,840	$233	+$3,474	+$249
8	Palkia-EXPlasma Blast #100 · 2.3% gem rate	$276	$3,498	$230	+$2,993	+$48
9	Palkia LV.XGreat Encounters #106 · 3.7% gem rate	$92	$2,063	$126	+$1,845	+$83
10	PalkiaXY Black Star Promos #XY75 · 0.7% gem rate	$32	$674	$87	+$555	−$28
11	PalkiaDP Black Star Promos #DP27 · 0.6% gem rate	$18	$500	$75	+$407	+$28
12	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GXCosmic Eclipse #258 · 44.3% gem rate	$92	$504	$85	+$327	+$101
13	Palkia-GXUltra Prism #165 · 40.4% gem rate	$52	$400	$74	+$275	+$75
14	Palkia-GXForbidden Light #132 · 45.2% gem rate	$42	$385	$74	+$269	+$91
15	Palkia-GXForbidden Light #119 · 47.7% gem rate	$19	$300	$73	+$208	+$76
16	Palkia-GXUltra Prism #147 · 40.2% gem rate	$24	$299	$73	+$202	+$52
17	Origin Forme Palkia VAstral Radiance #167 · 52.2% gem rate	$93	$360	$74	+$193	+$69
18	PalkiaDiamond & Pearl #11 · 2.9% gem rate	$7	$257	$73	+$177	−$44
19	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GXCosmic Eclipse #220 · 43.9% gem rate	$59	$302	$73	+$170	+$38
20	Origin Forme Palkia VSTARCrown Zenith Galarian Gallery #GG67 · 53.7% gem rate	$129	$320	$73	+$118	+$30
21	Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GXCosmic Eclipse #156 · 41.3% gem rate	$31	$209	$72	+$106	+$6
22	Palkia-EXPlasma Blast #66 · 6.3% gem rate	$21	$147	$71	+$54	−$52
23	Palkia-GXForbidden Light #20 · 45.5% gem rate	$6	$117	$71	+$40	−$11
24	Palkia-GXUltra Prism #101 · 50.6% gem rate	$6	$100	$71	+$23	−$10
25	Palkia-EXBREAKpoint #31 · 18.8% gem rate	$7	$98	$71	+$21	−$46

Net (best) = PSA 10 value − raw value − grading cost (PSA fees as of 2026-06-28). Risk-adjusted weights every grade by its estimated likelihood from PSA population (cumulative and biased toward nicer copies — a guide, not a guarantee).

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