Best Dragon Cards to Grade

The Dragon 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: Charizard at +$16,363 best-case net.

Best cards to grade, ranked by risk-adjusted grading profit
#	Card	Raw	PSA 10	Cost	Net (best)	Risk-adj.
1	CharizardDragon #100 · 5.6% gem rate	$740	$17,700	$597	+$16,363	+$619
2	Dragonite exDragon #90 · 4.5% gem rate	$553	$15,000	$570	+$13,877	+$348
3	Rayquaza exDragon #97 · 4.3% gem rate	$210	$13,000	$550	+$12,240	+$440
4	Ampharos exDragon #89 · 3.9% gem rate	$236	$9,000	$510	+$8,254	−$64
5	Latios exDragon #94 · 3.6% gem rate	$278	$9,000	$510	+$8,212	−$40
6	Latias exDragon #93 · 4.1% gem rate	$177	$7,200	$492	+$6,531	−$6
7	Kingdra exDragon #92 · 9.5% gem rate	$85	$3,000	$225	+$2,690	+$124
8	CharmeleonDragon #99 · 8.7% gem rate	$51	$2,381	$129	+$2,201	+$155
9	CharmanderDragon #98 · 10.1% gem rate	$232	$2,425	$129	+$2,064	+$145
10	Muk exDragon #96 · 10.1% gem rate	$45	$2,075	$126	+$1,904	+$139
11	AbsolDragon #1 · 9.7% gem rate	$165	$1,982	$125	+$1,693	+$126
12	AltariaDragon #2 · 11.5% gem rate	$61	$1,740	$122	+$1,557	+$106
13	MinunDragon #7 · 13.8% gem rate	$92	$1,764	$123	+$1,550	+$139
14	PlusleDragon #8 · 14.1% gem rate	$92	$1,684	$122	+$1,470	+$201
15	Golem exDragon #91 · 8% gem rate	$79	$1,650	$121	+$1,450	+$60
16	SalamenceDragon #10 · 14.2% gem rate	$234	$1,775	$123	+$1,419	+$115
17	SalamenceDragon #19 · 27.4% gem rate	$186	$1,557	$121	+$1,251	+$256
18	Magcargo exDragon #95 · 12.2% gem rate	$46	$1,250	$117	+$1,086	+$93
19	FlygonDragon #15 · 14.6% gem rate	$102	$1,230	$117	+$1,011	+$57
20	FlygonDragon #4 · 15.6% gem rate	$64	$1,077	$116	+$897	+$75
21	MudkipDragon #65 · 36.3% gem rate	$10	$900	$89	+$801	+$253
22	GolemDragon #5 · 14.7% gem rate	$44	$898	$89	+$765	+$68
23	RoseliaDragon #9 · 8.7% gem rate	$14	$848	$88	+$745	−$2
24	ShedinjaDragon #11 · 11.6% gem rate	$40	$784	$88	+$655	+$31
25	TorkoalDragon #12 · 16.7% gem rate	$29	$770	$88	+$653	+$95
26	CrawdauntDragon #3 · 10.4% gem rate	$10	$600	$86	+$504	−$7
27	GyaradosDragon #32 · 26.6% gem rate	$15	$516	$85	+$416	+$73
28	GrumpigDragon #6 · 17.1% gem rate	$18	$396	$74	+$304	+$6
29	HoundoomDragon #34 · 31.1% gem rate	$12	$175	$72	+$91	+$0
30	DragonairDragon #14 · 23.8% gem rate	$10	$128	$71	+$47	−$24
31	WhiscashDragon #48 · 33.3% gem rate	$7	$125	$71	+$46	−$25

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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