Best Pikachu Cards to Grade
The Pikachu 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: Pikachu (Poké Card Creator Pack) at an expected +$11,093.
Worth grading133
With a gem-rate sample10780%
Positive expected value84
Median gem rate20.1%
PSA fees as of2026-09-26
Ranked by expected profit 50
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$11,093 per submission: 3.5% of 339 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($154,999), and a PSA 9 ($19,800) still clears the $7,049 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $480 | $19,800 | $154,999 | $6,569 | +$147,950 | 3.5% | +$11,093 | 339 high |
| 2 | Expected +$9,991 per submission: 4.8% of 2,498 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($135,000), and a PSA 9 ($26,915) still clears the $13,463 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $7,094 | $26,915 | $135,000 | $6,369 | +$121,537 | 4.8% | +$9,991 | 2,498 high |
| 3 | Expected +$4,578 per submission: 2.7% of 767 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($55,000), and a PSA 9 ($16,200) still clears the $4,508 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $939 | $16,200 | $55,000 | $3,569 | +$50,492 | 2.7% | +$4,578 | 767 high |
| 4 | Expected +$3,247 per submission: 7.6% of 1,041 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($33,900), and a PSA 9 ($3,500) still clears the $2,708 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $350 | $3,500 | $33,900 | $2,358 | +$31,192 | 7.6% | +$3,247 | 1,041 high |
| 5 | Expected +$2,421 per submission: 69.6% of 1,271 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,960), and a PSA 9 ($432) still clears the $526 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $117 | $432 | $3,960 | $409 | +$3,435 | 69.6% | +$2,421 | 1,271 high |
| 6 | Expected +$953 per submission: 16.3% of 1,289 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,000), and a PSA 9 ($525) still clears the $801 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $122 | $525 | $6,000 | $679 | +$5,199 | 16.3% | +$953 | 1,289 high |
| 7 | Expected +$802 per submission: 2.4% of 1,459 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,000), and a PSA 9 ($990) still clears the $2,354 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $990 | $30,000 | $2,319 | +$27,646 | 2.4% | +$802 | 1,459 high |
| 8 | Expected +$779 per submission: 7.8% of 346 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,500), and a PSA 9 ($357) still clears the $748 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $357 | $9,500 | $714 | +$8,752 | 7.8% | +$779 | 346 high |
| 9 | Expected +$771 per submission: 10.7% of 298 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,160), and a PSA 9 ($940) still clears the $721 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $940 | $5,160 | $671 | +$4,439 | 10.7% | +$771 | 298 high |
| 10 | Expected +$660 per submission: 38.3% of 13,406 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,225), and a PSA 9 ($312) still clears the $461 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $220 | $312 | $2,225 | $241 | +$1,764 | 38.3% | +$660 | 13,406 high |
| 11 | Expected +$629 per submission: 1.6% of 681 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,500), and a PSA 9 ($3,000) still clears the $1,399 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $275 | $3,000 | $10,500 | $1,124 | +$9,101 | 1.6% | +$629 | 681 high |
| 12 | Expected +$613 per submission: 16.5% of 490 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $454 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $72 | $4,500 | $414 | +$4,046 | 16.5% | +$613 | 490 high |
| 13 | Expected +$520 per submission: 31.7% of 461 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,800), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $312 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $300 | $1,800 | $237 | +$1,488 | 31.7% | +$520 | 461 high |
| 14 | Expected +$517 per submission: 64.5% of 6,111 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,070), and only a PSA 10 covers the $1,175 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $935 | $860 | $2,070 | $240 | +$895 | 64.5% | +$517 | 6,111 high |
| 15 | Expected +$492 per submission: 43.4% of 112,880 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,760), and only a PSA 10 covers the $1,347 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $950 | $885 | $2,760 | $397 | +$1,413 | 43.4% | +$492 | 112,880 high |
| 16 | Expected +$453 per submission: 4.4% of 1,828 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,300), and a PSA 9 ($808) still clears the $815 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $103 | $808 | $9,300 | $712 | +$8,486 | 4.4% | +$453 | 1,828 high |
| 17 | Expected +$425 per submission: 2.5% of 1,241 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($16,500), and a PSA 9 ($838) still clears the $1,320 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $136 | $838 | $16,500 | $1,184 | +$15,180 | 2.5% | +$425 | 1,241 high |
| 18 | Expected +$420 per submission: 4.9% of 9,211 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,150), and a PSA 9 ($420) still clears the $841 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $130 | $420 | $9,150 | $711 | +$8,310 | 4.9% | +$420 | 9,211 high |
| 19 | Expected +$387 per submission: 22.5% of 258 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and a PSA 9 ($138) still clears the $259 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $138 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,741 | 22.5% | +$387 | 258 high |
| 20 | Expected +$359 per submission: 9.9% of 192 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,901), and a PSA 9 ($122) still clears the $416 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $122 | $3,901 | $408 | +$3,485 | 9.9% | +$359 | 192 high |
| 21 | Expected +$344 per submission: 43.7% of 1,618 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($840), and a PSA 9 ($255) still clears the $159 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $71 | $255 | $840 | $88 | +$681 | 43.7% | +$344 | 1,618 high |
| 22 | Expected +$338 per submission: 24.2% of 15,287 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,905), and a PSA 9 ($290) still clears the $436 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $198 | $290 | $1,905 | $238 | +$1,469 | 24.2% | +$338 | 15,287 high |
| 23 | Expected +$327 per submission: 15.1% of 611 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,475), and a PSA 9 ($170) still clears the $268 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $170 | $2,475 | $244 | +$2,207 | 15.1% | +$327 | 611 high |
| 24 | Expected +$326 per submission: 3.8% of 186 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,988), and a PSA 9 ($375) still clears the $1,167 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $38 | $375 | $10,988 | $1,129 | +$9,821 | 3.8% | +$326 | 186 high |
| 25 | Expected +$320 per submission: 52.1% of 1,790 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($855), and a PSA 9 ($250) still clears the $227 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $138 | $250 | $855 | $89 | +$629 | 52.1% | +$320 | 1,790 high |
| 26 | Expected +$319 per submission: 2% of 596 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,500), and a PSA 9 ($1,150) still clears the $494 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $250 | $1,150 | $2,500 | $244 | +$2,006 | 2% | +$319 | 596 high |
| 27 | Expected +$318 per submission: 31.3% of 393 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,319), and a PSA 9 ($132) still clears the $153 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $40 | $132 | $1,319 | $113 | +$1,166 | 31.3% | +$318 | 393 high |
| 28 | Expected +$257 per submission: 18% of 311 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,700), and a PSA 9 ($128) still clears the $248 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $128 | $1,700 | $236 | +$1,452 | 18% | +$257 | 311 high |
| 29 | Expected +$255 per submission: 29.3% of 644 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($890), and a PSA 9 ($515) still clears the $299 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $210 | $515 | $890 | $89 | +$592 | 29.3% | +$255 | 644 high |
| 30 | Expected +$247 per submission: 18.1% of 1,039 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,559), and a PSA 9 ($158) still clears the $260 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $158 | $1,559 | $235 | +$1,299 | 18.1% | +$247 | 1,039 high |
| 31 | Expected +$247 per submission: 29.3% of 375 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($749), and a PSA 9 ($299) still clears the $102 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $299 | $749 | $87 | +$647 | 29.3% | +$247 | 375 high |
| 32 | Expected +$237 per submission: 16.4% of 11,572 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,988), and a PSA 9 ($240) still clears the $384 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $145 | $240 | $1,988 | $239 | +$1,604 | 16.4% | +$237 | 11,572 high |
| 33 | Expected +$236 per submission: 30% of 709 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($880), and a PSA 9 ($140) still clears the $97 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $140 | $880 | $89 | +$784 | 30% | +$236 | 709 high |
| 34 | Expected +$233 per submission: 29.8% of 1,268 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($880), and a PSA 9 ($150) still clears the $109 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $150 | $880 | $89 | +$771 | 29.8% | +$233 | 1,268 high |
| 35 | Expected +$223 per submission: 4.6% of 610 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,040), and a PSA 9 ($289) still clears the $752 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $83 | $289 | $5,040 | $669 | +$4,287 | 4.6% | +$223 | 610 high |
| 36 | Expected +$214 per submission: 4.3% of 346 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,081), and a PSA 9 ($212) still clears the $688 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $212 | $5,081 | $670 | +$4,394 | 4.3% | +$214 | 346 high |
| 37 | Expected +$213 per submission: 59.5% of 3,079 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($870), and only a PSA 10 covers the $435 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $346 | $315 | $870 | $89 | +$435 | 59.5% | +$213 | 3,079 high |
| 38 | Expected +$195 per submission: 11.8% of 178 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and a PSA 9 ($157) still clears the $259 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $157 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,741 | 11.8% | +$195 | 178 high |
| 39 | Expected +$193 per submission: 25.1% of 406 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($912), and a PSA 9 ($120) still clears the $104 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $120 | $912 | $89 | +$808 | 25.1% | +$193 | 406 high |
| 40 | Expected +$184 per submission: 19.3% of 379 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,094), and a PSA 9 ($130) still clears the $125 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $130 | $1,094 | $111 | +$969 | 19.3% | +$184 | 379 high |
| 41 | Expected +$170 per submission: 36.3% of 366 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and a PSA 9 ($94) still clears the $92 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $94 | $600 | $86 | +$508 | 36.3% | +$170 | 366 high |
| 42 | Expected +$155 per submission: 21.9% of 1,519 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($800), and a PSA 9 ($119) still clears the $98 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $119 | $800 | $88 | +$702 | 21.9% | +$155 | 1,519 high |
| 43 | Expected +$135 per submission: 15.2% of 1,107 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,127), and a PSA 9 ($135) still clears the $131 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $135 | $1,127 | $111 | +$996 | 15.2% | +$135 | 1,107 high |
| 44 | Expected +$129 per submission: 40.5% of 6,131 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($750), and only a PSA 10 covers the $257 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $170 | $144 | $750 | $87 | +$493 | 40.5% | +$129 | 6,131 high |
| 45 | Expected +$126 per submission: 0% of 164 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,520), and a PSA 9 ($1,008) still clears the $572 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $178 | $1,008 | $2,520 | $394 | +$1,948 | 0% | +$126 | 164 high |
| 46 | Expected +$126 per submission: 13.3% of 1,177 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,360), and only a PSA 10 covers the $138 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $24 | $100 | $1,360 | $114 | +$1,223 | 13.3% | +$126 | 1,177 high |
| 47 | Expected +$125 per submission: 37.5% of 152 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($618), and only a PSA 10 covers the $142 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $56 | $53 | $618 | $86 | +$476 | 37.5% | +$125 | 152 high |
| 48 | Expected +$123 per submission: 20.1% of 149 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($800), and a PSA 9 ($107) still clears the $96 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $107 | $800 | $88 | +$704 | 20.1% | +$123 | 149 high |
| 49 | Expected +$118 per submission: 52.5% of 15,153 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($492), and only a PSA 10 covers the $203 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $118 | $137 | $492 | $85 | +$290 | 52.5% | +$118 | 15,153 high |
| 50 | Expected +$118 per submission: 64.9% of 8,870 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($300), and only a PSA 10 covers the $98 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $71 | $300 | $83 | +$202 | 64.9% | +$118 | 8,870 high |
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 Pikachu ranking
Every Pikachu card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 133 Pikachu printings pass. 107 of them (80%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 84 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 Pikachu from Poké Card Creator Pack, gems 3.5% of the time across 339 graded copies: +$11,093 is what a long run of submissions would average, $147,950 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Pikachu cards is 20.1%. 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 50 ranked cards, 41 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9 and 9 need a 10 to break even. 50 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Pikachu 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 Pikachu card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.
Pikachu grading questions
Which Pikachu card is the best to grade?
On current numbers the Pikachu (Poké Card Creator Pack #5): 3.5% of 339 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $11,093 per submission after the $6,569 grading cost, against a best case of $147,950 if it gems.
How many Pikachu cards are worth grading?
84 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 107 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. The best case is broader: 133 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee.
What gem rate do Pikachu cards get at PSA?
The median across the 107 sampled Pikachu cards is 20.1%, so about one in 5 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Pikachu (Wizards Black Star Promos #26) at 69.6% of 1,271.
Does the Pikachu ranking apply to CGC or Beckett?
Not directly. The cost column is PSA's fee as of 2026-09-26 and the graded columns are PSA slab prices; the gem-rate sample falls back to CGC's population only when PSA has fewer than ten copies. A CGC or Beckett submission has its own fee and resale price.