Best Brilliant Stars Cards to Grade

Ranked by expected profit 14

Brilliant Stars cards worth grading, ranked by expected grading profit

#	Card	Raw	PSA 9	PSA 10	Cost	Best case	Gem rate	Expected	Sample
1	Charizard VBrilliant Stars #154 · Current (2020–) Expected +$167 per submission: 50.1% of 31,972 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($860), and only a PSA 10 covers the $424 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$315	$296	$860	$109	+$437	50.1%	+$167	31,972 high
2	Pikachu VBrilliant Stars #157 · Current (2020–) Expected +$41 per submission: 53.5% of 4,072 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($232), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$28	$38	$232	$72	+$132	53.5%	+$41	4,072 high
3	Arceus VBrilliant Stars #166 · Current (2020–) Expected +$27 per submission: 55.2% of 11,873 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($230), and only a PSA 10 covers the $131 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$59	$75	$230	$72	+$99	55.2%	+$27	11,873 high
4	Charizard VBrilliant Stars #153 · Current (2020–) Expected +$19 per submission: 54.3% of 7,748 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($200), and only a PSA 10 covers the $111 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$39	$50	$200	$72	+$89	54.3%	+$19	7,748 high
5	Charizard VSTARBrilliant Stars #174 · Current (2020–) Expected +$4 per submission: 53.8% of 23,324 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($222), and only a PSA 10 covers the $152 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$80	$85	$222	$72	+$70	53.8%	+$4	23,324 high
6	Mimikyu VMAXBrilliant Stars #69 · Current (2020–) Expected +$2 per submission: 66.5% of 1,655 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($113), and only a PSA 10 covers the $83 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$12	$31	$113	$71	+$30	66.5%	+$2	1,655 high
7	Charizard VBrilliant Stars #17 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$2 per submission: 35.1% of 2,537 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($176), and only a PSA 10 covers the $80 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$8	$31	$176	$72	+$96	35.1%	−$2	2,537 high
8	Raichu VBrilliant Stars #158 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$17 per submission: 55.2% of 956 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($91), and only a PSA 10 covers the $78 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$7	$26	$91	$71	+$13	55.2%	−$17	956 high
9	Arceus VBrilliant Stars #165 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$17 per submission: 59% of 1,099 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($93), and only a PSA 10 covers the $82 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$11	$28	$93	$71	+$11	59%	−$17	1,099 high
10	Charizard VSTARBrilliant Stars #18 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$20 per submission: 42.4% of 2,704 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($110), and only a PSA 10 covers the $83 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$12	$33	$110	$71	+$27	42.4%	−$20	2,704 high
11	Arceus VSTARBrilliant Stars #184 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$20 per submission: 58.3% of 3,504 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$19	$31	$100	$71	+$10	58.3%	−$20	3,504 high
12	Galarian Zapdos VBrilliant Stars #182 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$21 per submission: 54.3% of 2,667 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($99), and only a PSA 10 covers the $87 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$16	$28	$99	$71	+$12	54.3%	−$21	2,667 high
13	Galarian Articuno VBrilliant Stars #181 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$24 per submission: 54.8% of 2,626 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($90), and only a PSA 10 covers the $86 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$15	$30	$90	$71	+$4	54.8%	−$24	2,626 high
14	Arceus VSTARBrilliant Stars #123 · Current (2020–) Expected loss −$28 per submission: 42.4% of 1,715 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($86), and only a PSA 10 covers the $77 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample.	$6	$27	$86	$71	+$9	42.4%	−$28	1,715 high

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 2026-08-26). 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.