Best Arceus Cards to Grade

The Arceus cards where grading adds the most — ranked by net profit from raw to PSA 10 after real grading costs, with each card's estimated gem rate and risk-adjusted return. Top pick: Gengar LV.X at +$64,271 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit

#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	Gengar LV.XArceus #97	$449	$66,000	$1,280	+$64,271	—
2	CharizardArceus #1	$93	$12,068	$541	+$11,434	—
3	Salamence LV.XArceus #98 · 2.9% gem rate	$104	$9,880	$519	+$9,257	−$98
4	ArceusArceus #AR7	$44	$7,000	$490	+$6,466	—
5	PonytaArceus #SH11 · 3.5% gem rate	$195	$5,500	$475	+$4,830	−$176
6	ArceusArceus #AR5 · 5.2% gem rate	$51	$5,040	$470	+$4,519	−$170
7	Tangrowth LV.XArceus #99	$38	$5,000	$470	+$4,492	—
8	ArceusArceus #AR3	$19	$4,000	$235	+$3,746	—
9	ArceusArceus #AR4 · 5.5% gem rate	$52	$3,787	$233	+$3,502	+$61
10	Arceus LV.XArceus #95 · 3.3% gem rate	$60	$3,750	$232	+$3,458	+$33
11	ArceusArceus #AR2	$37	$3,720	$232	+$3,451	—
12	ArceusArceus #AR8	$36	$3,720	$232	+$3,451	—
13	ShinxArceus #SH12 · 2.6% gem rate	$163	$3,500	$230	+$3,107	+$7
14	ArceusArceus #AR9 · 6.2% gem rate	$40	$3,000	$225	+$2,735	−$8
15	Arceus LV.XArceus #94 · 4.2% gem rate	$62	$2,943	$224	+$2,656	+$51
16	Zapdos GArceus #12	$17	$2,760	$223	+$2,520	—
17	GengarArceus #16 · 5.6% gem rate	$43	$2,575	$221	+$2,312	−$55
18	GengarArceus #17 · 1.7% gem rate	$62	$1,888	$124	+$1,702	−$13
19	Arceus LV.XArceus #96 · 2.2% gem rate	$40	$1,830	$123	+$1,666	+$62
20	ArceusArceus #AR6	$15	$1,710	$122	+$1,573	—
21	ArceusArceus #AR1 · 8.2% gem rate	$65	$1,500	$120	+$1,315	+$118
22	BagonArceus #SH10 · 3% gem rate	$100	$1,030	$115	+$815	+$65
23	RaichuArceus #27 · 4.9% gem rate	$8	$570	$86	+$476	+$41
24	KabutopsArceus #4 · 7.4% gem rate	$18	$240	$72	+$149	−$35
25	PichuArceus #25 · 12.7% gem rate	$11	$162	$72	+$79	−$17
26	HaunterArceus #41 · 21.2% gem rate	$9	$133	$71	+$52	−$34
27	SpiritombArceus #32 · 41.6% gem rate	$6	$122	$71	+$45	−$18
28	PikachuArceus #71 · 9.9% gem rate	$7	$106	$71	+$28	−$33
29	SalamenceArceus #8 · 5.2% gem rate	$7	$94	$71	+$17	−$30
30	LopunnyArceus #21 · 8.7% gem rate	$7	$94	$71	+$16	−$57

Net (best) = PSA 10 value − raw value − grading cost (PSA fees as of 2026-06-28). Risk-adjusted weights every grade by its estimated likelihood from PSA population (cumulative and biased toward nicer copies — a guide, not a guarantee).

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