Best Raichu Cards to Grade
The Raichu 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: Raichu (Skyridge) at an expected +$2,795.
Worth grading42
With a gem-rate sample4095%
Positive expected value30
Median gem rate10.8%
PSA fees as of2026-09-26
Ranked by expected profit 40
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$2,795 per submission: 19.2% of 704 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,861) still clears the $1,825 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $656 | $1,861 | $15,000 | $1,169 | +$13,175 | 19.2% | +$2,795 | 704 high |
| 2 | Expected +$2,060 per submission: 5.2% of 1,316 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($36,000), and a PSA 9 ($1,126) still clears the $2,576 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $197 | $1,126 | $36,000 | $2,379 | +$33,424 | 5.2% | +$2,060 | 1,316 high |
| 3 | Expected +$1,635 per submission: 4.6% of 605 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,900), and a PSA 9 ($4,351) still clears the $856 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $138 | $4,351 | $9,900 | $718 | +$9,044 | 4.6% | +$1,635 | 605 high |
| 4 | Expected +$1,555 per submission: 3.9% of 879 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,200), and a PSA 9 ($1,950) still clears the $2,526 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $205 | $1,950 | $30,200 | $2,321 | +$27,674 | 3.9% | +$1,555 | 879 high |
| 5 | Expected +$1,095 per submission: 5.3% of 511 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($14,640), and a PSA 9 ($1,399) still clears the $1,344 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $179 | $1,399 | $14,640 | $1,165 | +$13,296 | 5.3% | +$1,095 | 511 high |
| 6 | Expected +$1,078 per submission: 5.4% of 1,947 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($14,590), and a PSA 9 ($3,000) still clears the $1,656 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $491 | $3,000 | $14,590 | $1,165 | +$12,935 | 5.4% | +$1,078 | 1,947 high |
| 7 | Expected +$887 per submission: 14.2% of 485 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,868), and a PSA 9 ($215) still clears the $727 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $39 | $215 | $6,868 | $688 | +$6,141 | 14.2% | +$887 | 485 high |
| 8 | Expected +$831 per submission: 40% of 4,041 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $849 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $449 | $445 | $3,100 | $400 | +$2,251 | 40% | +$831 | 4,041 high |
| 9 | Expected +$569 per submission: 7.8% of 256 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,200), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $710 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $300 | $7,200 | $691 | +$6,490 | 7.8% | +$569 | 256 high |
| 10 | Expected +$525 per submission: 6.2% of 678 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,600), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $761 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $66 | $500 | $7,600 | $695 | +$6,839 | 6.2% | +$525 | 678 high |
| 11 | Expected +$290 per submission: 0.9% of 900 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,300), and a PSA 9 ($305) still clears the $2,345 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $23 | $305 | $30,300 | $2,322 | +$27,956 | 0.9% | +$290 | 900 high |
| 12 | Expected +$284 per submission: 7% of 4,180 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($6,600), and a PSA 9 ($2,000) still clears the $1,585 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $900 | $2,000 | $6,600 | $685 | +$5,015 | 7% | +$284 | 4,180 high |
| 13 | Expected +$187 per submission: 41% of 261 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($681), and only a PSA 10 covers the $172 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $85 | $160 | $681 | $87 | +$509 | 41% | +$187 | 261 high |
| 14 | Expected +$170 per submission: 29% of 338 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($854), and only a PSA 10 covers the $104 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $38 | $854 | $89 | +$750 | 29% | +$170 | 338 high |
| 15 | Expected +$157 per submission: 17.7% of 429 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,170), and a PSA 9 ($177) still clears the $172 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $60 | $177 | $1,170 | $112 | +$998 | 17.7% | +$157 | 429 high |
| 16 | Expected +$155 per submission: 3.6% of 138 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,287), and a PSA 9 ($600) still clears the $262 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $600 | $2,287 | $242 | +$2,025 | 3.6% | +$155 | 138 high |
| 17 | Expected +$124 per submission: 3.2% of 312 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,176), and a PSA 9 ($283) still clears the $127 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $15 | $283 | $1,176 | $112 | +$1,049 | 3.2% | +$124 | 312 high |
| 18 | Expected +$118 per submission: 23.5% of 85 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($387), and a PSA 9 ($216) still clears the $96 you have in it. Confidence medium on that sample. | $12 | $216 | $387 | $84 | +$291 | 23.5% | +$118 | 85 medium |
| 19 | Expected +$115 per submission: 43.2% of 1,217 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($481), and only a PSA 10 covers the $146 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $61 | $106 | $481 | $85 | +$336 | 43.2% | +$115 | 1,217 high |
| 20 | Expected +$105 per submission: 23.7% of 486 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($680), and only a PSA 10 covers the $116 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $29 | $105 | $680 | $87 | +$564 | 23.7% | +$105 | 486 high |
| 21 | Expected +$92 per submission: 34.7% of 1,022 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($550), and only a PSA 10 covers the $181 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $96 | $130 | $550 | $85 | +$368 | 34.7% | +$92 | 1,022 high |
| 22 | Expected +$74 per submission: 5.8% of 137 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,320), and a PSA 9 ($500) still clears the $144 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $500 | $1,320 | $113 | +$1,176 | 5.8% | +$74 | 137 high |
| 23 | Expected +$71 per submission: 6.6% of 2,585 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and only a PSA 10 covers the $319 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $80 | $150 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,681 | 6.6% | +$71 | 2,585 high |
| 24 | Expected +$66 per submission: 19% of 8,394 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($856), and only a PSA 10 covers the $179 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $90 | $98 | $856 | $89 | +$677 | 19% | +$66 | 8,394 high |
| 25 | Expected +$65 per submission: 57.7% of 1,417 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($265), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $35 | $265 | $83 | +$162 | 57.7% | +$65 | 1,417 high |
| 26 | Expected +$55 per submission: 0.9% of 3,376 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($8,100), and a PSA 9 ($415) still clears the $735 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $415 | $8,100 | $700 | +$7,365 | 0.9% | +$55 | 3,376 high |
| 27 | Expected +$33 per submission: 40.3% of 1,636 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($273), and only a PSA 10 covers the $121 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $38 | $84 | $273 | $83 | +$152 | 40.3% | +$33 | 1,636 high |
| 28 | Expected +$24 per submission: 1.5% of 16,742 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,999), and a PSA 9 ($275) still clears the $472 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $63 | $275 | $3,999 | $409 | +$3,527 | 1.5% | +$24 | 16,742 high |
| 29 | Expected +$23 per submission: 25.6% of 219 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($350), and only a PSA 10 covers the $99 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $16 | $65 | $350 | $83 | +$251 | 25.6% | +$23 | 219 high |
| 30 | Expected +$2 per submission: 5.1% of 156 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and a PSA 9 ($130) still clears the $98 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $130 | $600 | $86 | +$502 | 5.1% | +$2 | 156 high |
| 31 | Expected loss −$3 per submission: 0.5% of 7,293 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($7,878), and a PSA 9 ($428) still clears the $818 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $120 | $428 | $7,878 | $698 | +$7,060 | 0.5% | −$3 | 7,293 high |
| 32 | Expected loss −$4 per submission: 0.7% of 7,267 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,888), and a PSA 9 ($265) still clears the $442 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $265 | $3,888 | $408 | +$3,446 | 0.7% | −$4 | 7,267 high |
| 33 | Expected loss −$4 per submission: 55.2% of 956 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $6 | $34 | $125 | $81 | +$38 | 55.2% | −$4 | 956 high |
| 34 | Expected loss −$11 per submission: 25% of 812 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($288), and only a PSA 10 covers the $117 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $34 | $52 | $288 | $83 | +$171 | 25% | −$11 | 812 high |
| 35 | Expected loss −$18 per submission: 11.1% of 1,266 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($406), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $37 | $406 | $84 | +$314 | 11.1% | −$18 | 1,266 high |
| 36 | Expected loss −$33 per submission: 26% of 96 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($156), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $20 | $156 | $82 | +$67 | 26% | −$33 | 96 medium |
| 37 | Expected loss −$34 per submission: 10.8% of 333 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($165), and only a PSA 10 covers the $105 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $23 | $99 | $165 | $82 | +$60 | 10.8% | −$34 | 333 high |
| 38 | Expected loss −$37 per submission: 0.4% of 4,449 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,428), and only a PSA 10 covers the $681 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $40 | $5,428 | $673 | +$4,746 | 0.4% | −$37 | 4,449 high |
| 39 | Expected loss −$52 per submission: 2.6% of 38 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($143), and only a PSA 10 covers the $89 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $47 | $143 | $81 | +$54 | 2.6% | −$52 | 38 medium |
| 40 | Expected loss −$53 per submission: 11.8% of 51 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($98), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $44 | $98 | $81 | +$10 | 11.8% | −$53 | 51 medium |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | $9 | — | $950 | $89 | +$852 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 42 | $11 | — | $141 | $81 | +$49 | — | — | 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 Raichu ranking
Every Raichu card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 42 Raichu printings pass. 40 of them (95%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 30 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 Raichu from Skyridge, gems 19.2% of the time across 704 graded copies: +$2,795 is what a long run of submissions would average, $13,175 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Raichu cards is 10.8%. Roughly one submitted copy in 9 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 40 ranked cards, 21 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 19 need a 10 to break even and 10 lose money on expectation. 36 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
2 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Raichu-GX from SM Black Star Promos at +$49.
Before you submit a Raichu 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 Raichu card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.
Raichu grading questions
Which Raichu card is the best to grade?
On current numbers the Raichu (Skyridge #H25): 19.2% of 704 graded copies came back PSA 10, an expected profit of $2,795 per submission after the $1,169 grading cost, against a best case of $13,175 if it gems.
How many Raichu cards are worth grading?
30 keep a positive expected value after the fee, out of the 40 with a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies. The best case is broader: 42 cards on this page have a PSA 10 price that beats the raw price by more than the grading fee. The other 2 are best case only.
What gem rate do Raichu cards get at PSA?
The median across the 40 sampled Raichu cards is 10.8%, so about one in 9 of the copies collectors chose to submit came back PSA 10. The strongest rate with a sample of thirty or more is the Raichu (Paldean Fates #132) at 57.7% of 1,417.
Does the Raichu 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.