Best Black Bolt Cards to Grade

The Black Bolt 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: Seismitoad at +$1,942 best-case net.

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

#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	SeismitoadBlack Bolt #105 · 16.4% gem rate	$240	$2,310	$128	+$1,942	+$220
2	Zekrom exBlack Bolt #172 · 51% gem rate	$596	$1,600	$121	+$884	+$383
3	VictiniBlack Bolt #171 · 48.9% gem rate	$605	$1,421	$119	+$697	+$278
4	DwebbleBlack Bolt #129 · 17.3% gem rate	$58	$740	$87	+$594	+$54
5	VolcaronaBlack Bolt #100 · 4.3% gem rate	$62	$722	$87	+$572	−$65
6	SnivyBlack Bolt #87 · 11.4% gem rate	$34	$685	$87	+$564	−$9
7	CinccinoBlack Bolt #153 · 13% gem rate	$31	$585	$86	+$468	−$12
8	LilligantBlack Bolt #92 · 12.2% gem rate	$58	$595	$86	+$451	−$27
9	KrookodileBlack Bolt #137 · 15.1% gem rate	$58	$535	$85	+$392	−$6
10	TirtougaBlack Bolt #106 · 14.1% gem rate	$40	$450	$74	+$336	−$16
11	AmoongussBlack Bolt #96 · 17.3% gem rate	$47	$440	$74	+$319	−$13
12	MinccinoBlack Bolt #152 · 15.6% gem rate	$26	$415	$74	+$314	−$16
13	ConkeldurrBlack Bolt #127 · 12.1% gem rate	$41	$415	$74	+$300	−$31
14	PidoveBlack Bolt #148 · 18.1% gem rate	$38	$408	$74	+$296	−$3
15	AudinoBlack Bolt #151 · 17.5% gem rate	$43	$375	$74	+$258	−$20
16	EelektrossBlack Bolt #115 · 20% gem rate	$29	$350	$73	+$247	−$10
17	SolosisBlack Bolt #118 · 18.1% gem rate	$32	$345	$73	+$240	−$15
18	KarrablastBlack Bolt #94 · 22.2% gem rate	$18	$330	$73	+$239	+$0
19	AxewBlack Bolt #145 · 20.3% gem rate	$22	$330	$73	+$235	−$6
20	FraxureBlack Bolt #146 · 25.4% gem rate	$34	$335	$73	+$227	−$1
21	BeheeyemBlack Bolt #121 · 14.5% gem rate	$8	$300	$73	+$219	−$24
22	ServineBlack Bolt #88 · 19% gem rate	$20	$286	$73	+$193	−$21
23	LarvestaBlack Bolt #99 · 19.2% gem rate	$15	$281	$73	+$193	−$16
24	UnfezantBlack Bolt #150 · 17.6% gem rate	$35	$290	$73	+$182	−$32
25	EmolgaBlack Bolt #112 · 20% gem rate	$19	$265	$73	+$173	−$23
26	ThrohBlack Bolt #128 · 20.4% gem rate	$10	$255	$73	+$172	−$18
27	HaxorusBlack Bolt #147 · 38% gem rate	$75	$320	$73	+$171	+$10
28	CobalionBlack Bolt #144 · 25% gem rate	$32	$276	$73	+$171	−$13
29	PalpitoadBlack Bolt #104 · 16.7% gem rate	$16	$255	$73	+$167	−$31
30	GolurkBlack Bolt #123 · 25.2% gem rate	$15	$250	$72	+$162	−$9
31	MusharnaBlack Bolt #117 · 18.1% gem rate	$13	$229	$72	+$144	−$30
32	MaractusBlack Bolt #93 · 13.3% gem rate	$8	$222	$72	+$142	−$37
33	GolettBlack Bolt #122 · 16.2% gem rate	$12	$225	$72	+$141	−$29
34	SimisageBlack Bolt #90 · 21% gem rate	$12	$225	$72	+$141	−$22
35	DarumakaBlack Bolt #97 · 20.1% gem rate	$17	$229	$72	+$140	−$25
36	CrustleBlack Bolt #130 · 15.3% gem rate	$8	$220	$72	+$140	−$33
37	SimipourBlack Bolt #102 · 19.9% gem rate	$14	$225	$72	+$138	−$24
38	Zekrom exBlack Bolt #166 · 61.5% gem rate	$288	$510	$85	+$137	+$44
39	GurdurrBlack Bolt #126 · 9.4% gem rate	$12	$220	$72	+$136	−$48
40	TympoleBlack Bolt #103 · 18% gem rate	$16	$216	$72	+$128	−$35
41	LandorusBlack Bolt #131 · 21.6% gem rate	$33	$230	$72	+$125	−$36
42	MunnaBlack Bolt #116 · 19.9% gem rate	$21	$218	$72	+$124	−$33
43	WhirlipedeBlack Bolt #133 · 21.6% gem rate	$8	$195	$72	+$115	−$26
44	EscavalierBlack Bolt #138 · 30.3% gem rate	$18	$204	$72	+$114	−$13
45	ElgyemBlack Bolt #120 · 17.7% gem rate	$15	$200	$72	+$113	−$37
46	TimburrBlack Bolt #125 · 22.7% gem rate	$20	$196	$72	+$104	−$30
47	PawniardBlack Bolt #142 · 19.3% gem rate	$9	$180	$72	+$99	−$34
48	PansageBlack Bolt #89 · 15.7% gem rate	$20	$190	$72	+$98	−$42
49	TynamoBlack Bolt #113 · 18.4% gem rate	$20	$190	$72	+$98	−$41
50	PanpourBlack Bolt #101 · 19.7% gem rate	$16	$185	$72	+$97	−$37

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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