Best Sceptile Cards to Grade
The Sceptile 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: Sceptile ex δ (Crystal Guardians) at an expected +$1,427.
Ranked by expected profit 18
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sceptile ex δCrystal Guardians #96 · Classic (2004–2010)Expected +$1,427 per submission: 5.4% of 613 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($26,079), and a PSA 9 ($1,183) still clears the $2,530 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $250 | $1,183 | $26,079 | $2,280 | +$23,549 | 5.4% | +$1,427 | 613 high |
| 2 |  Sceptile exTeam Magma vs Team Aqua #93 · Classic (2004–2010)Expected +$983 per submission: 4.9% of 780 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($10,000), and a PSA 9 ($2,977) still clears the $1,039 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $320 | $2,977 | $10,000 | $719 | +$8,961 | 4.9% | +$983 | 780 high |
| 3 |  SceptileGreat Encounters #8 · Classic (2004–2010)Expected +$776 per submission: 25.3% of 324 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,120), and a PSA 9 ($385) still clears the $430 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $385 | $3,120 | $400 | +$2,690 | 25.3% | +$776 | 324 high |
| 4 |  SceptileRuby & Sapphire #11 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected +$660 per submission: 2.3% of 882 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,100), and a PSA 9 ($2,900) still clears the $770 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $100 | $2,900 | $5,100 | $670 | +$4,330 | 2.3% | +$660 | 882 high |
| 5 |  SceptileEmerald #10 · Classic (2004–2010)Expected +$577 per submission: 13.3% of 413 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,999), and a PSA 9 ($344) still clears the $440 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $344 | $3,999 | $409 | +$3,559 | 13.3% | +$577 | 413 high |
| 6 |  Sceptile-EXAncient Origins #84 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$483 per submission: 20.8% of 664 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,700), and a PSA 9 ($230) still clears the $449 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $53 | $230 | $2,700 | $396 | +$2,251 | 20.8% | +$483 | 664 high |
| 7 |  SceptilePrimal Clash #9 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$353 per submission: 9.9% of 101 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($4,500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $426 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $12 | $54 | $4,500 | $414 | +$4,074 | 9.9% | +$353 | 101 high |
| 8 |  M Sceptile-EXAncient Origins #85 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$282 per submission: 21.2% of 1,548 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,795), and a PSA 9 ($230) still clears the $349 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $112 | $230 | $1,795 | $237 | +$1,446 | 21.2% | +$282 | 1,548 high |
| 9 |  Sceptile-GXLost Thunder #196 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$194 per submission: 31.1% of 289 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($806), and only a PSA 10 covers the $108 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $80 | $806 | $88 | +$698 | 31.1% | +$194 | 289 high |
| 10 |  Sceptile-EXAncient Origins #7 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$94 per submission: 40.9% of 259 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($396), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $8 | $46 | $396 | $84 | +$304 | 40.9% | +$94 | 259 high |
| 11 |  SceptilePOP Series 1 #4 · Classic (2004–2010)Expected +$55 per submission: 3.2% of 375 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($540), and a PSA 9 ($325) still clears the $110 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $325 | $540 | $85 | +$429 | 3.2% | +$55 | 375 high |
| 12 |  Sceptile-GXLost Thunder #216 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$55 per submission: 31.8% of 387 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($500), and only a PSA 10 covers the $129 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $44 | $32 | $500 | $85 | +$371 | 31.8% | +$55 | 387 high |
| 13 |  SceptileStormfront #10 · Classic (2004–2010)Expected +$54 per submission: 2.6% of 235 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($434), and a PSA 9 ($260) still clears the $110 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $26 | $260 | $434 | $84 | +$324 | 2.6% | +$54 | 235 high |
| 14 |  M Sceptile-EXAncient Origins #8 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected +$17 per submission: 24.7% of 935 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($350), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $55 | $350 | $83 | +$248 | 24.7% | +$17 | 935 high |
| 15 |  Sceptile-GXLost Thunder #22 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$10 per submission: 35.6% of 146 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($203), and only a PSA 10 covers the $96 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $22 | $203 | $82 | +$107 | 35.6% | −$10 | 146 high |
| 16 |  SceptileRuby & Sapphire #20 · Vintage (1999–2003)Expected loss −$24 per submission: 12.7% of 102 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($348), and only a PSA 10 covers the $92 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $40 | $348 | $83 | +$256 | 12.7% | −$24 | 102 high |
| 17 |  SceptilePlasma Freeze #8 · Modern (2011–2019)Expected loss −$60 per submission: 7.3% of 55 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($99), and only a PSA 10 covers the $88 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $7 | $27 | $99 | $81 | +$11 | 7.3% | −$60 | 55 medium |
| 18 |  SceptilePOP Series 4 #5 · Classic (2004–2010)Expected loss −$721 per submission: 8.2% of 49 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,254), and only a PSA 10 covers the $1,509 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence medium on that sample. | $1,267 | $690 | $2,254 | $242 | +$745 | 8.2% | −$721 | 49 medium |
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 Sceptile ranking
Every Sceptile card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 18 Sceptile printings pass. 18 of them (100%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 14 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 Sceptile ex δ from Crystal Guardians, gems 5.4% of the time across 613 graded copies: +$1,427 is what a long run of submissions would average, $23,549 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Sceptile cards is 13.3%. Roughly one submitted copy in 8 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 18 ranked cards, 9 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 9 need a 10 to break even and 4 lose money on expectation. 16 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
Before you submit a Sceptile 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 Sceptile card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.