Best Reshiram Cards to Grade
The Reshiram 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: Reshiram (Black & White) at an expected +$850.
Ranked by expected profit 23
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$850 per submission: 10.1% of 612 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,143), and a PSA 9 ($340) still clears the $778 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $68 | $340 | $9,143 | $710 | +$8,365 | 10.1% | +$850 | 612 high |
| 2 | Expected +$659 per submission: 6.4% of 233 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($300) still clears the $739 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $300 | $10,000 | $719 | +$9,261 | 6.4% | +$659 | 233 high |
| 3 | Expected +$530 per submission: 2.3% of 964 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($21,850), and a PSA 9 ($810) still clears the $1,392 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $154 | $810 | $21,850 | $1,238 | +$20,459 | 2.3% | +$530 | 964 high |
| 4 | Expected +$461 per submission: 31% of 3,808 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,280), and only a PSA 10 covers the $641 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $399 | $480 | $2,280 | $242 | +$1,639 | 31% | +$461 | 3,808 high |
| 5 | Expected +$405 per submission: 13.6% of 59 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,720), and only a PSA 10 covers the $414 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $8 | $58 | $3,720 | $406 | +$3,306 | 13.6% | +$405 | 59 medium |
| 6 | Expected +$376 per submission: 7.1% of 154 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,850), and a PSA 9 ($293) still clears the $426 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $293 | $4,850 | $418 | +$4,425 | 7.1% | +$376 | 154 high |
| 7 | Expected +$357 per submission: 9.9% of 253 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,200), and a PSA 9 ($100) still clears the $420 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $100 | $4,200 | $411 | +$3,780 | 9.9% | +$357 | 253 high |
| 8 | Expected +$231 per submission: 59.2% of 9,611 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,050), and only a PSA 10 covers the $585 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $475 | $469 | $1,050 | $110 | +$465 | 59.2% | +$231 | 9,611 high |
| 9 | Expected +$191 per submission: 1% of 840 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($15,500), and a PSA 9 ($810) still clears the $1,251 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $77 | $810 | $15,500 | $1,174 | +$14,249 | 1% | +$191 | 840 high |
| 10 | Expected +$182 per submission: 0.6% of 178 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,093), and a PSA 9 ($2,000) still clears the $568 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $168 | $2,000 | $3,093 | $400 | +$2,525 | 0.6% | +$182 | 178 high |
| 11 | Expected +$146 per submission: 31.5% of 6,335 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($771), and only a PSA 10 covers the $173 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $85 | $128 | $771 | $88 | +$598 | 31.5% | +$146 | 6,335 high |
| 12 | Expected +$111 per submission: 39.8% of 736 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($576), and only a PSA 10 covers the $150 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $64 | $53 | $576 | $86 | +$427 | 39.8% | +$111 | 736 high |
| 13 | Expected +$105 per submission: 49.1% of 2,133 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($690), and only a PSA 10 covers the $339 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $252 | $235 | $690 | $87 | +$351 | 49.1% | +$105 | 2,133 high |
| 14 | Expected +$98 per submission: 42.8% of 3,587 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $180 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $95 | $126 | $500 | $85 | +$320 | 42.8% | +$98 | 3,587 high |
| 15 | Expected +$77 per submission: 0.5% of 219 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($30,000), and a PSA 9 ($900) still clears the $2,621 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $302 | $900 | $30,000 | $2,319 | +$27,379 | 0.5% | +$77 | 219 high |
| 16 | Expected +$70 per submission: 62.2% of 870 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($275), and only a PSA 10 covers the $116 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $40 | $275 | $83 | +$159 | 62.2% | +$70 | 870 high |
| 17 | Expected +$66 per submission: 39.8% of 4,092 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($630), and only a PSA 10 covers the $306 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $220 | $230 | $630 | $86 | +$324 | 39.8% | +$66 | 4,092 high |
| 18 | Expected +$49 per submission: 56.7% of 321 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($222), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $10 | $40 | $222 | $82 | +$130 | 56.7% | +$49 | 321 high |
| 19 | Expected +$30 per submission: 54.1% of 8,534 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($420), and only a PSA 10 covers the $283 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $199 | $189 | $420 | $84 | +$137 | 54.1% | +$30 | 8,534 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$18 per submission: 25.1% of 3,053 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($276), and only a PSA 10 covers the $140 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $57 | $76 | $276 | $83 | +$136 | 25.1% | −$18 | 3,053 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 59.2% of 6,972 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($150), and only a PSA 10 covers the $131 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $50 | $60 | $150 | $81 | +$19 | 59.2% | −$19 | 6,972 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$21 per submission: 61.6% of 12,102 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($102), and only a PSA 10 covers the $98 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $17 | $35 | $102 | $81 | +$4 | 61.6% | −$21 | 12,102 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$66 per submission: 0% of 17 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,240), and only a PSA 10 covers the $410 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence low on that sample. | $9 | $55 | $3,240 | $401 | +$2,829 | 0% | −$66 | 17 low |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | $200 | — | $12,350 | $1,143 | +$11,008 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 25 | $35 | — | $600 | $86 | +$479 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 26 | $17 | — | $145 | $81 | +$47 | — | — | 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 Reshiram ranking
Every Reshiram card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 26 Reshiram printings pass. 23 of them (88%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 19 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 Reshiram from Black & White, gems 10.1% of the time across 612 graded copies: +$850 is what a long run of submissions would average, $8,365 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Reshiram cards is 31%. Roughly one submitted copy in 3 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 23 ranked cards, 8 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 15 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 21 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
3 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Reshiram & Charizard-GX from SM Black Star Promos at +$11,008.
Before you submit a Reshiram 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 Reshiram card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.