Best Psyduck Cards to Grade
The Psyduck 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: Psyduck (Aquapolis) at an expected +$1,330.
Ranked by expected profit 24
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$1,330 per submission: 12.5% of 455 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,546), and a PSA 9 ($1,165) still clears the $904 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $200 | $1,165 | $8,546 | $704 | +$7,642 | 12.5% | +$1,330 | 455 high |
| 2 | Expected +$1,161 per submission: 18.3% of 120 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,000), and a PSA 9 ($200) still clears the $709 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $200 | $7,000 | $689 | +$6,291 | 18.3% | +$1,161 | 120 high |
| 3 | Expected +$672 per submission: 41.7% of 3,523 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,100), and a PSA 9 ($538) still clears the $572 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $332 | $538 | $2,100 | $240 | +$1,528 | 41.7% | +$672 | 3,523 high |
| 4 | Expected +$482 per submission: 31.2% of 141 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,800), and a PSA 9 ($143) still clears the $263 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $26 | $143 | $1,800 | $237 | +$1,537 | 31.2% | +$482 | 141 high |
| 5 | Expected +$335 per submission: 37.5% of 2,970 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,050), and a PSA 9 ($213) still clears the $195 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $85 | $213 | $1,050 | $110 | +$855 | 37.5% | +$335 | 2,970 high |
| 6 | Expected +$258 per submission: 36.8% of 999 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,075), and a PSA 9 ($332) still clears the $331 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $220 | $332 | $1,075 | $111 | +$744 | 36.8% | +$258 | 999 high |
| 7 | Expected +$206 per submission: 37.5% of 1,601 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($840), and only a PSA 10 covers the $238 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $150 | $213 | $840 | $88 | +$602 | 37.5% | +$206 | 1,601 high |
| 8 | Expected +$195 per submission: 20.2% of 109 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,450), and only a PSA 10 covers the $133 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $11 | $1,450 | $114 | +$1,317 | 20.2% | +$195 | 109 high |
| 9 | Expected +$186 per submission: 28.9% of 83 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($590), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $116 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $30 | $300 | $590 | $86 | +$474 | 28.9% | +$186 | 83 medium |
| 10 | Expected +$175 per submission: 40.4% of 136 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $45 | $600 | $86 | +$507 | 40.4% | +$175 | 136 high |
| 11 | Expected +$171 per submission: 38.9% of 4,049 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($724), and only a PSA 10 covers the $216 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $129 | $190 | $724 | $87 | +$509 | 38.9% | +$171 | 4,049 high |
| 12 | Expected +$137 per submission: 2.4% of 41 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,750), and a PSA 9 ($299) still clears the $248 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $11 | $299 | $1,750 | $237 | +$1,503 | 2.4% | +$137 | 41 medium |
| 13 | Expected +$132 per submission: 19.1% of 152 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $119 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $29 | $83 | $1,000 | $90 | +$881 | 19.1% | +$132 | 152 high |
| 14 | Expected +$79 per submission: 28.2% of 103 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($527), and only a PSA 10 covers the $115 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $82 | $527 | $85 | +$412 | 28.2% | +$79 | 103 high |
| 15 | Expected +$62 per submission: 17.5% of 194 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($678), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $7 | $58 | $678 | $87 | +$584 | 17.5% | +$62 | 194 high |
| 16 | Expected +$50 per submission: 14.2% of 197 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($670), and a PSA 9 ($90) still clears the $95 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $90 | $670 | $87 | +$575 | 14.2% | +$50 | 197 high |
| 17 | Expected +$40 per submission: 63.2% of 3,636 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($250), and only a PSA 10 covers the $144 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $62 | $74 | $250 | $82 | +$106 | 63.2% | +$40 | 3,636 high |
| 18 | Expected +$36 per submission: 21.2% of 156 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($354), and a PSA 9 ($130) still clears the $93 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $130 | $354 | $84 | +$262 | 21.2% | +$36 | 156 high |
| 19 | Expected +$34 per submission: 30.8% of 16,823 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($426), and only a PSA 10 covers the $146 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $62 | $70 | $426 | $84 | +$280 | 30.8% | +$34 | 16,823 high |
| 20 | Expected +$12 per submission: 20.2% of 2,828 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($391), and only a PSA 10 covers the $93 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $34 | $391 | $84 | +$298 | 20.2% | +$12 | 2,828 high |
| 21 | Expected +$5 per submission: 29.6% of 25,281 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($351), and only a PSA 10 covers the $144 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $63 | $351 | $84 | +$208 | 29.6% | +$5 | 25,281 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$13 per submission: 3.8% of 52 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($423), and a PSA 9 ($109) still clears the $104 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $20 | $109 | $423 | $84 | +$320 | 3.8% | −$13 | 52 medium |
| 23 | Expected loss −$49 per submission: 6.7% of 15 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($188), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $18 | $61 | $188 | $82 | +$89 | 6.7% | −$49 | 15 low |
| 24 | Expected loss −$63 per submission: 0% of 12 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($174), and only a PSA 10 covers the $94 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $12 | $34 | $174 | $82 | +$80 | 0% | −$63 | 12 low |
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 Psyduck ranking
Every Psyduck card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 24 Psyduck printings pass. 24 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 Psyduck from Aquapolis, gems 12.5% of the time across 455 graded copies: +$1,330 is what a long run of submissions would average, $7,642 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Psyduck cards is 28.2%. Roughly one submitted copy in 4 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 24 ranked cards, 11 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 13 need a 10 to break even and 3 lose money on expectation. 19 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Psyduck 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 Psyduck card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.