Best Sylveon Cards to Grade
The Sylveon 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: Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX (Unbroken Bonds) at an expected +$453.
Ranked by expected profit 19
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$453 per submission: 44.8% of 3,981 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($3,600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $1,906 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,501 | $1,215 | $3,600 | $405 | +$1,694 | 44.8% | +$453 | 3,981 high |
| 2 | Expected +$326 per submission: 35.9% of 1,112 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,170), and a PSA 9 ($239) still clears the $222 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $110 | $239 | $1,170 | $112 | +$948 | 35.9% | +$326 | 1,112 high |
| 3 | Expected +$249 per submission: 3.2% of 9,209 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($9,250), and a PSA 9 ($433) still clears the $863 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $151 | $433 | $9,250 | $712 | +$8,387 | 3.2% | +$249 | 9,209 high |
| 4 | Expected +$162 per submission: 43% of 1,473 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($612), and only a PSA 10 covers the $161 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $75 | $124 | $612 | $86 | +$451 | 43% | +$162 | 1,473 high |
| 5 | Expected +$161 per submission: 3.6% of 3,660 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,700), and a PSA 9 ($295) still clears the $743 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $67 | $295 | $5,700 | $676 | +$4,957 | 3.6% | +$161 | 3,660 high |
| 6 | Expected +$161 per submission: 29.1% of 12,019 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,530), and only a PSA 10 covers the $684 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $450 | $440 | $1,530 | $234 | +$846 | 29.1% | +$161 | 12,019 high |
| 7 | Expected +$112 per submission: 40.2% of 1,293 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($630), and only a PSA 10 covers the $239 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $153 | $190 | $630 | $86 | +$391 | 40.2% | +$112 | 1,293 high |
| 8 | Expected +$89 per submission: 4.2% of 670 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($2,000), and a PSA 9 ($381) still clears the $274 you have in it. Confidence high on that sample. | $35 | $381 | $2,000 | $239 | +$1,726 | 4.2% | +$89 | 670 high |
| 9 | Expected +$82 per submission: 53.2% of 1,649 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($417), and only a PSA 10 covers the $193 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $109 | $116 | $417 | $84 | +$224 | 53.2% | +$82 | 1,649 high |
| 10 | Expected +$76 per submission: 72.3% of 19,061 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($594), and only a PSA 10 covers the $446 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $360 | $360 | $594 | $86 | +$148 | 72.3% | +$76 | 19,061 high |
| 11 | Expected +$63 per submission: 48.9% of 4,025 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($360), and only a PSA 10 covers the $154 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $70 | $84 | $360 | $84 | +$206 | 48.9% | +$63 | 4,025 high |
| 12 | Expected +$28 per submission: 51.7% of 13,373 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($408), and only a PSA 10 covers the $264 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $180 | $174 | $408 | $84 | +$144 | 51.7% | +$28 | 13,373 high |
| 13 | Expected +$24 per submission: 35.1% of 1,013 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($270), and only a PSA 10 covers the $102 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $60 | $270 | $83 | +$168 | 35.1% | +$24 | 1,013 high |
| 14 | Expected loss −$1 per submission: 72.4% of 11,717 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($177), and only a PSA 10 covers the $147 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $65 | $70 | $177 | $82 | +$30 | 72.4% | −$1 | 11,717 high |
| 15 | Expected loss −$10 per submission: 56.9% of 9,107 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($360), and only a PSA 10 covers the $299 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $215 | $200 | $360 | $84 | +$61 | 56.9% | −$10 | 9,107 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$19 per submission: 52.8% of 8,293 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($180), and only a PSA 10 covers the $147 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $65 | $74 | $180 | $82 | +$33 | 52.8% | −$19 | 8,293 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$21 per submission: 66.4% of 2,875 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $36 | $100 | $81 | +$1 | 66.4% | −$21 | 2,875 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$27 per submission: 11% of 670 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($335), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $20 | $70 | $335 | $83 | +$232 | 11% | −$27 | 670 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$31 per submission: 49.3% of 1,960 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($130), and only a PSA 10 covers the $117 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $36 | $45 | $130 | $81 | +$13 | 49.3% | −$31 | 1,960 high |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $7 | — | $152 | $82 | +$64 | — | — | 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 Sylveon ranking
Every Sylveon card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 20 Sylveon printings pass. 19 of them (95%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 13 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 Gardevoir & Sylveon-GX from Unbroken Bonds, gems 44.8% of the time across 3,981 graded copies: +$453 is what a long run of submissions would average, $1,694 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Sylveon cards is 44.8%. Roughly one submitted copy in 2 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 19 ranked cards, 4 still cover raw price plus fee at PSA 9, 15 need a 10 to break even and 6 lose money on expectation. 19 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
1 card sits below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Dark Sylveon V from SWSH Black Star Promos at +$64.
Before you submit a Sylveon 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 Sylveon card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.