Best Palkia Cards to Grade
The Palkia 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: Palkia LV.X (Great Encounters) at an expected +$6,240.
Ranked by expected profit 26
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$6,240 per submission: 3.7% of 347 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($108,000), and a PSA 9 ($7,500) still clears the $6,349 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $250 | $7,500 | $108,000 | $6,099 | +$101,651 | 3.7% | +$6,240 | 347 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,684 per submission: 7.2% of 152 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($21,600), and a PSA 9 ($753) still clears the $1,255 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $753 | $21,600 | $1,235 | +$20,345 | 7.2% | +$1,684 | 152 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,451 per submission: 2.8% of 641 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($35,420), and a PSA 9 ($1,700) still clears the $2,683 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $310 | $1,700 | $35,420 | $2,373 | +$32,737 | 2.8% | +$1,451 | 641 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,366 per submission: 3% of 1,020 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($43,200), and a PSA 9 ($665) still clears the $2,538 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $87 | $665 | $43,200 | $2,451 | +$40,662 | 3% | +$1,366 | 1,020 high |
| 5 | Expected +$1,047 per submission: 36% of 4,541 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,840), and a PSA 9 ($880) still clears the $1,017 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $610 | $880 | $3,840 | $407 | +$2,823 | 36% | +$1,047 | 4,541 high |
| 6 | Expected +$884 per submission: 3.5% of 231 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($23,900), and a PSA 9 ($510) still clears the $1,299 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $41 | $510 | $23,900 | $1,258 | +$22,601 | 3.5% | +$884 | 231 high |
| 7 | Expected +$797 per submission: 10.9% of 202 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,040), and a PSA 9 ($1,226) still clears the $694 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $1,226 | $5,040 | $669 | +$4,346 | 10.9% | +$797 | 202 high |
| 8 | Expected +$664 per submission: 10.7% of 1,247 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,350), and a PSA 9 ($450) still clears the $839 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $156 | $450 | $6,350 | $683 | +$5,511 | 10.7% | +$664 | 1,247 high |
| 9 | Expected +$452 per submission: 0.7% of 958 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($38,400), and a PSA 9 ($1,600) still clears the $2,449 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $46 | $1,600 | $38,400 | $2,403 | +$35,951 | 0.7% | +$452 | 958 high |
| 10 | Expected +$347 per submission: 2.9% of 310 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,500), and a PSA 9 ($630) still clears the $712 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $630 | $7,500 | $694 | +$6,788 | 2.9% | +$347 | 310 high |
| 11 | Expected +$325 per submission: 2.2% of 93 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,750), and a PSA 9 ($2,000) still clears the $1,187 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $500 | $2,000 | $6,750 | $687 | +$5,564 | 2.2% | +$325 | 93 medium |
| 12 | Expected +$212 per submission: 6.2% of 1,237 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,720), and a PSA 9 ($400) still clears the $551 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $145 | $400 | $3,720 | $406 | +$3,169 | 6.2% | +$212 | 1,237 high |
| 13 | Expected +$210 per submission: 18.8% of 154 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $122 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $34 | $1,500 | $115 | +$1,378 | 18.8% | +$210 | 154 high |
| 14 | Expected +$146 per submission: 45.2% of 429 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($530), and only a PSA 10 covers the $130 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $74 | $530 | $85 | +$400 | 45.2% | +$146 | 429 high |
| 15 | Expected +$145 per submission: 44.3% of 1,680 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($560), and only a PSA 10 covers the $166 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $130 | $560 | $86 | +$394 | 44.3% | +$145 | 1,680 high |
| 16 | Expected +$134 per submission: 40.4% of 737 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($540), and only a PSA 10 covers the $132 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $47 | $97 | $540 | $85 | +$407 | 40.4% | +$134 | 737 high |
| 17 | Expected +$98 per submission: 40.2% of 356 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($415), and only a PSA 10 covers the $107 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $23 | $81 | $415 | $84 | +$308 | 40.2% | +$98 | 356 high |
| 18 | Expected +$92 per submission: 43.9% of 1,326 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($434), and only a PSA 10 covers the $144 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $91 | $434 | $84 | +$290 | 43.9% | +$92 | 1,326 high |
| 19 | Expected +$72 per submission: 47.7% of 386 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($300), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $21 | $72 | $300 | $83 | +$196 | 47.7% | +$72 | 386 high |
| 20 | Expected +$35 per submission: 0.6% of 156 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and a PSA 9 ($450) still clears the $105 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $450 | $500 | $85 | +$395 | 0.6% | +$35 | 156 high |
| 21 | Expected +$30 per submission: 50.6% of 340 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $40 | $200 | $82 | +$111 | 50.6% | +$30 | 340 high |
| 22 | Expected +$17 per submission: 6.3% of 144 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $127 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $52 | $1,200 | $112 | +$1,073 | 6.3% | +$17 | 144 high |
| 23 | Expected +$15 per submission: 45.5% of 165 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($195), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $33 | $195 | $82 | +$106 | 45.5% | +$15 | 165 high |
| 24 | Expected +$14 per submission: 41.3% of 5,633 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($237), and only a PSA 10 covers the $112 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $52 | $237 | $82 | +$125 | 41.3% | +$14 | 5,633 high |
| 25 | Expected +$13 per submission: 52.2% of 10,835 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($288), and only a PSA 10 covers the $173 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $90 | $85 | $288 | $83 | +$115 | 52.2% | +$13 | 10,835 high |
| 26 | Expected +$7 per submission: 53.7% of 29,538 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($288), and only a PSA 10 covers the $196 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $113 | $104 | $288 | $83 | +$92 | 53.7% | +$7 | 29,538 high |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | $12 | — | $98 | $81 | +$5 | — | — | 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 Palkia ranking
Every Palkia card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 27 Palkia printings pass. 26 of them (96%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 26 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 Palkia LV.X from Great Encounters, gems 3.7% of the time across 347 graded copies: +$6,240 is what a long run of submissions would average, $101,651 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Palkia cards is 18.8%. Roughly one submitted copy in 5 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 26 ranked cards, 13 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9 and 13 need a 10 to break even. 25 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 Palkia LV.X from 30th Celebration: Classic Collection at +$5.
Before you submit a Palkia 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 Palkia card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.